rip

i'm sad for you but i'm extremly proud of vath deftarm

it do indeed not get much higher than that

vath deftarm upgraded from journeyman adventurer to journeyman mahjong player

i still don't understand this game

the core concept is that you're trying to make a winning hand with the tiles that you have + the tiles that you pick up or that other players discard. it's a lot like trying to form a straight or flush in card games. I don't have a good link to a more detailed explanation (I'm sick in bed rn) but if someone else has one that would be great

oh. i think i was somehow under the impression you just had to throw away the tiles you didn't like

which. I suppose. is technically true

you do need to throw away the tiles you don’t like, but watch out that the tiles you don’t like aren’t also tiles your opponent does like!

On balance though I’d say the card game closest to Riichi Mahjong is gin rummy.

i see, i see