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Thirteen Orphans
Dec 2, 2012

I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.
I learned to play Mahjong from a Taiwanese friend, so the rules are a little different. I've been told it is similar to Filipino mahjong. Biggest difference is the hand is bigger, requiring 5 sets and a pair.

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Thirteen Orphans
Dec 2, 2012

I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.
Any good iOS ways to play Mahjong?

Thirteen Orphans
Dec 2, 2012

I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.
Sorry for the double post, does anyone here have any experience with Mahjong Time?

Thirteen Orphans
Dec 2, 2012

I am a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist and a theoretical philosopher. But above all, I am a man, a hopelessly inquisitive man, just like you.
I found some excellent Mahjong software that I've been using recently. It's called Four Winds Mahjong and its has a ton of different rule sets, which it explains both on their website, or if not there then in the software itself. I find it helpful to experiment with different rule sets. The software purports multiplayer but I've never gotten a multiplayer game going, but that hasn't been a problem. The UI is best if you use an integrated board meaning the tiles will lay out like a regular game, and it helps to know you can click after a discard to move to the next tile, but otherwise it's pretty intuitive. It's priced as 30EUR but is readily available for NA purchase. Even if you solely want to play Richii mahjong it's a great investment. It even has the option to list the hand patterns beside the game board for beginners or people like me who are experimenting with rulesets.

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