While juggling classes, scanlation projects, and general housekeeping, there comes a time when people just need a break, and what better way to spend a Friday night than playing mahjong? (Hmm……learning to make fresh ramen comes to mind.)
Anyway, last night was the 4th mahjong session for us, and this time, dealer antes (tsumi) were incorporated into play. Basically what a tsumi does is that for each time the same person is dealer, the dealer puts out a counter using 100-pt sticks each consecutive time that person is dealer. If the dealer wins with counters out, the dealer gets an extra 300pts total for each counter. If someone else other than the dealer wins, the dealer just takes the sticks back and no extra amount is paid. Reverse doras were also observed this session unlike the previous session.
Player: Ruka (South in East-1, top in pictures), Caleb (West in East-1, left in pictures), Josh (West in East-1, camera man), Kyle (East in East-1, right in pictures)
Game Type: Half Han Chan (AKA Half Deal)
Casual Rules: Open Tan Yao is possible, temporary furiten is not observed, dead hands are not observed.
Wind Round: East
Starting Score: 26000