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===Playing===

*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 or aren't fluent in Japanese, try to look for more new player-/foreigner- friendly venues.

*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 or aren't fluent in Japanese, try to look for more new player-/foreigner- friendly venues. If you don't know Japanese and don't know mahjong, don't enter.

**If you have only played mahjong online, note the differences in gameplay. You are expected to take your turn quickly, which may be faster than you are used to. There are no automatic prompts to call chii/pon/riichi, and you'll need to know your winning tiles yourself. Also, unless the place is particularly friendly to new players, you should know how to score hands quickly. If you can't play ''quickly'' (online client's 5s/turn is just barely acceptable), then you might not be allowed to play at a jansou.

*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, which may be faster than you are used to. There are no automatic prompts to call chii/pon/riichi, and you'll need to know your winning tiles yourself. Also, unless the place is particularly friendly to new players, you should know how to score hands quickly.

*For venues 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.

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 ===Playing===
-*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 or aren't fluent in Japanese, try to look for more new player-/foreigner- friendly venues.
+*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 or aren't fluent in Japanese, try to look for more new player-/foreigner- friendly venues. If you don't know Japanese and don't know mahjong, don't enter.
+**If you have only played mahjong online, note the differences in gameplay. You are expected to take your turn quickly, which may be faster than you are used to. There are no automatic prompts to call chii/pon/riichi, and you'll need to know your winning tiles yourself. Also, unless the place is particularly friendly to new players, you should know how to score hands quickly. If you can't play ''quickly'' (online client's 5s/turn is just barely acceptable), then you might not be allowed to play at a jansou.
 *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, which may be faster than you are used to. There are no automatic prompts to call chii/pon/riichi, and you'll need to know your winning tiles yourself. Also, unless the place is particularly friendly to new players, you should know how to score hands quickly.
 *For venues 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.

Jansou: Difference between revisions

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