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November Kimchi Tournament

Sunday, November 10th, 2013. Korean mahjong league tournament. My individual account of each hanchan. 半荘一 [南] First hand toimen riichi’d. I was 1 shanten yakuhai on nan. Also had three W tiles. I knew I wasn’t playing against akagi, so I played defense. Toimen was waiting for 14p,

rants

Maybe I was wrong...

about keeping track of progress. Brief history. I didn’t really care about what happened from hanchan to hanchan. First or last place. I just wanted EXP. More EXP, more EXP, means more EXP. However, my past week’s hanchans at a jansou have made me realise, that I need

Mahjong Parlor

Mahjong in Korea

Mahjong isn’t really a popular game in Korea. Actually it’s not popular at all. People recognize the game when they hear it, or when they see the tiles, but it is very hard to find a person who actually plays unless they are Chinese or Japanese. I went