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'''Jansou''' {{kana|雀荘}} | '''Jansou''' {{kana|雀荘}}, known in English as "mahjong parlors", are commercial venues where people can play [[mahjong]]. Customers may enter these parlors to play the game at a specific rate. | ||
==Useful Info== | |||
===Payment=== | |||
*Players pay a specific rate in order to play, either a set amount per game or per hour. | |||
*In addition, games are often played for stakes. There are two major variations on this: | |||
**Rate: People earn/lose money based on the amount of points gained, e.g. 100 yen = 1000 points. While [[gambling in mahjong|gambling]] is illegal in Japan, because these stakes are so small, law enforcement usually doesn't mind. | |||
**No rate: No money is earned from points. Instead, placement determines your table fee - placing 1st/2nd/3rd gives you a discount. | |||
**Alternatively, there are places where you can rent out a table and just pay by the hour/game. | |||
===Gameplay=== | |||
*Knowledge of Japanese and the rules of Japanese mahjong are obviously important. At the absolute ''minimum'', being fluent at one or the other is critical. If you don't know Japanese, try to look for more new player-/foreigner- friendly venues. | |||
*As with any place where you can play mahjong physically, you should have good manners. See [[Etiquette in mahjong]] for more details. | |||
*If you have only played mahjong online, note the differences in gameplay. You are expected to take your turn quickly; there are no automatic prompts to call chii/pon/riichi. | |||
*For places with rate mahjong, you can expect an "average" player to be around [[tenhou.net ranking|5-dan]] (Master 3 in [[Majsoul]]). So don't think you are a mahjong genius just because of your online mahjong ranking. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://osamuko.com/tokyo-jansou-experience/ Tokyo Jansou Experience] | * [http://osamuko.com/tokyo-jansou-experience/ Tokyo Jansou Experience] | ||