User:KyuuAA/sandbox
Panel notes
These are notes for the Japanese mahjong panel to Anime Central.
Panel 1
- Completed hands
- Diagram of completed hands
Description
An introduction to Japanese Mahjong, regarding its inclusion into anime/manga and basic gameplay. A game demonstration is featured to show how the game works. No previous experience in mahjong is necessary. All player levels invited.
Purpose
The purpose of this panel is to allow new players a chance to experience the game first hand, especially if they have no prior exposure to the game. As for players familiar to the game, they will be given the opportunity to show and to teach new players the game.
Setup
The number of sets and/or mats will dictate the number of people able to play the game simultaneously. If extra people are interested observing, they may certainly do so.
Panel 2
- Game setup
- Review and explanation of how the game is setup
- Game rules and procedures
- Open calls
- Wind seating
- Noting wind assignments
- Dealer position
- Completed hands
- Overview of what completed hands look like
- Yaku requirement
- Emphasis on the need of specific hand patterns
- Brief mention on some yaku
Panel 3
- Rule review
- Tactics and strategies
- Various strategies, like damaten
- Uncommon, but standard, rules
- Pao
- Sekinin barai
- Optional rules
- Pointing out the existence of optional rules
- Modifications to various rules
- Some vocabulary
- Spreading vocabulary terms throughout the panel
- Highlighting specific terms
- Breakdown of Fu
- Breakdown of the scoring table
Two player rules
Sample paifu
| A : A | Point exchange | |
| Start hand |         
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Start points 25000 Point exch 0 Honba pts 0 Riichi pts 0 Score update 25000 |
| Tile calls |
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| Tile draws/claimed |
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| Discards | 
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| Finish hand |
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Tile display tables
Some tile display tables noted on this page: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/振聴
Display table
Jikaze
| 東 2 局 | 西家 24500 点 |
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| 北家 24000 点 |
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南家 25500 点 |
| 東家 26000 点 |
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