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** there's kind of a dispute about what to name it, isn't there? I figured "japanese mahjong" was the most neutral of the two (hence wiki name). Also I think this article should be split up into multiple ones eventually, though, so there is no actual article called "Japanese mahjong" (and it just has a paragraph or two on the Main page explaining what exactly it is instead, with lots of links) --[[User:Bps|Bps]] ([[User talk:Bps|talk]]) 03:41, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
** there's kind of a dispute about what to name it, isn't there? I figured "japanese mahjong" was the most neutral of the two (hence wiki name). Also I think this article should be split up into multiple ones eventually, though, so there is no actual article called "Japanese mahjong" (and it just has a paragraph or two on the Main page explaining what exactly it is instead, with lots of links) --[[User:Bps|Bps]] ([[User talk:Bps|talk]]) 03:41, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
**I think it's best to stick to "Japanese Mahjong" since that is the name of the wiki and it's rather silly to use different names throughout the wiki. --[[User:Osamu|Osamu]] ([[User talk:Osamu|talk]]) 09:36, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
**I think it's best to stick to "Japanese Mahjong" since that is the name of the wiki and it's rather silly to use different names throughout the wiki. --[[User:Osamu|Osamu]] ([[User talk:Osamu|talk]]) 09:36, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
== Prevailing wind marker versus dealer position ==
From this article: (as of 2013-10-09)
<blockquote style="border-left-width: 1em;" class="toccolours">
This dealer marker is an east-south prevailing-wind marker used in games to indicate the round and the current dealer.
</blockquote>
EMA 2012 rules: (from section ''2.2 Prevailing wind'')
<blockquote style="border-left-width: 1em;" class="toccolours">[...]
A wind marker should be placed permanently by the player who begins as East, and when this player becomes East again after the first (east) round of the game, the marker is flipped to indicate the new prevailing wind, south.
</blockquote>
-- ''and'' -- (from section ''2.8 The Deal'')
<blockquote style="border-left-width: 1em;" class="toccolours">[...]
The dice are placed at East’s right; in this way it is always clear to all players which player is East.
</blockquote>
So EMA says (and how we play at LiRMA is) that the prevailing wind marker is placed at the dealer's right hand side in east 1, and stays there throughout the game. It is there to show who was first dealer, so we know when we are to switch to south (i.e. when the dealer once again gets to the position with the wind marker). The ''current'' dealer is indicated by placing the dice at the dealers right hand side after breaking the wall.
...So, is the EMA way the norm in this regard? (Otherwise seems to be indicated by the current reading of this article, quoted at the top.) I can write the change to this article, but I'd like some input first, since the current text is quiet contrary to what I would write. [[User:2Flwrs|2Flwrs]] ([[User talk:2Flwrs|talk]]) 09:56, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

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  • Needs general editing, pictures, etc..
  • Fault regarding price of autotables, ¥2000, or roughly $2000 .... am currently too lazy to edit/check prices
  • Suggestion: rename to Riichi mahjong?
    • there's kind of a dispute about what to name it, isn't there? I figured "japanese mahjong" was the most neutral of the two (hence wiki name). Also I think this article should be split up into multiple ones eventually, though, so there is no actual article called "Japanese mahjong" (and it just has a paragraph or two on the Main page explaining what exactly it is instead, with lots of links) --Bps (talk) 03:41, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
    • I think it's best to stick to "Japanese Mahjong" since that is the name of the wiki and it's rather silly to use different names throughout the wiki. --Osamu (talk) 09:36, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Prevailing wind marker versus dealer position

From this article: (as of 2013-10-09)

This dealer marker is an east-south prevailing-wind marker used in games to indicate the round and the current dealer.

EMA 2012 rules: (from section 2.2 Prevailing wind)

[...]

A wind marker should be placed permanently by the player who begins as East, and when this player becomes East again after the first (east) round of the game, the marker is flipped to indicate the new prevailing wind, south.

-- and -- (from section 2.8 The Deal)

[...]

The dice are placed at East’s right; in this way it is always clear to all players which player is East.

So EMA says (and how we play at LiRMA is) that the prevailing wind marker is placed at the dealer's right hand side in east 1, and stays there throughout the game. It is there to show who was first dealer, so we know when we are to switch to south (i.e. when the dealer once again gets to the position with the wind marker). The current dealer is indicated by placing the dice at the dealers right hand side after breaking the wall.

...So, is the EMA way the norm in this regard? (Otherwise seems to be indicated by the current reading of this article, quoted at the top.) I can write the change to this article, but I'd like some input first, since the current text is quiet contrary to what I would write. 2Flwrs (talk) 09:56, 9 October 2013 (UTC)