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Opponent Watching
Jul 14

Jul 14 Opponent Watching

Gemma
discardreads

Build a habit into your games to boost your discard reading skill!

Not Using Suji
Jul 11

Jul 11 Not Using Suji

Gemma
discardreads

Takeaway: Use suji judiciously!

WRC's Annus Horribilis
Jul 8

Jul 8 WRC's Annus Horribilis

Gemma
theriichilife
MCR
Jul 25

Jul 25 MCR

Gemma
theriichilife

Another week….Another full day travel to get to a tournament.

Senki Suji
Jul 23

Jul 23 Senki Suji

Gemma
discardreads

Honestly, you don’t need to read this. This is where things get totally batshit.

Community over Competition?
Jul 22

Jul 22 Community over Competition?

Gemma
theriichilife

I’ve traveled to tournaments for over a decade. I know the routine, but teaching and discussion is new.

Suji Sheet
Jul 14

Jul 14 Suji Sheet

Gemma
theory

Want a downloadable suji cheat sheet? I made one!

Aida4Ken in Action
Jul 11

Jul 11 Aida4Ken in Action

Gemma
theory

The best way to understand something is to see a real life example. Here is one taken from ron2.

Aida4Ken
Jul 10

Jul 10 Aida4Ken

Gemma
theory

Not some new weird Japanese internet slang. It’s another version of suji!

Answer July 9th 2019
Jul 9

Jul 9 Answer July 9th 2019

Gemma
handbuilding

Thanks for commenting! It wasn’t a non-trivial question…

Quiz: Tomotake-pro
Jul 8

Jul 8 Quiz: Tomotake-pro

Gemma
handbuilding

I know some of my readers like going fast to tempai… So, what would you discard in this situation?

Riichi and Omote Suji Safety
Jul 7

Jul 7 Riichi and Omote Suji Safety

Gemma
playingsafe

The riichi call changes everything on a table. You cannot trust omote suji on a tile used to declare riichi.

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