Category: Rules and Strategy

Waiting for Your Call – An Introduction to the Concept of Hand Speed

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You pull out your cell phone, you dial the number, hit Call and wait for it to start ringing. Sometimes it takes just a second to start ringing, but sometimes it takes 5 or even 10 seconds for it to finally start ringing. In the telecommunications industry they call this call delay. What does this […]

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Not Quite My Tempo – The Role That Claiming Tiles Has in Hand Completion

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Watching people play mahjong quickly is a thing of beauty. Even more, playing mahjong quickly is a thing of beauty. One gets into a rhythm and a tempo that makes an intimidating-looking game feel effortless. However, today’s article is about a different kind of tempo. This isn’t about music or beats per minute. This is […]

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There’s Strength in Numbers: The 5- and 10-point Patterns of Zung Jung

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“5 points? 10 points? Who really cares? If I go for those, in a few hands one of my opponents will blow me out of the water with some 40-point pattern! In fact, you just had an article all about that! What gives?!” Yes, well I did just talk about the Top Ten patterns to […]

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Basic Rules and the Payoff Scheme – Implications and Insights

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The Basic Rules and the Payoff Scheme section of the official Zung Jung rules, in addition to the patterns themselves, mold the game into what it is. Without these rules, the game wouldn’t differ much from other variants. Most are easy to follow and obvious in their impact, but a few are worth commenting on […]

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What Patterns to Start With – A Beginner’s Guide

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So you’ve learned the Common Core of Mahjong and you’re trying to up your game and break into true Zung Jung. Awesome! But then you look at the list of all these patterns and are totally overwhelmed. Not awesome. Do you go for the big patterns because they are worth a ton of points? Do […]

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