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The most common form of Japanese mahjong is called “riichi maajan” (commonly rendered in English as “reach mahjong”). Like many other things, mahjong did not originate in Japan, but the Japanese imported it (from China) and then set about improving and perfecting the game. The result was “riichi mahjong”.
Riichi mahjong has several features which are absent in the original Chinese game. For example, in the Chinese game, everybody tosses their discard tiles ... Read Full Story
The situation remains very tight indeed at the top of this year's 3-Player Mahjong table.Two weeks ago Hide enjoyed a big win in the final game of the session, largely at Noda's expense, which was a good enough result for him to come top for the evening, overtake Noda and get into second place on the Grand Accumulated Results Table for the year.David finished the evening "second and in the black" which secured his position at the top of the table for the time being.Meanwhile, at the other en... Read Full Story
The situation remains very tight indeed at the top of this year's 3-Player Mahjong table.Two weeks ago Hide enjoyed a big win in the final game of the session, largely at Noda's expense, which was a good enough result for him to come top for the evening, overtake Noda and get into second place on the Grand Accumulated Results Table for the year.David finished the evening "second and in the black" which secured his position at the top of the table for the time being.Meanwhile, at the other en... Read Full Story
My guest writer for today's post is Alan Mater. Alan is a rising Internet marketing professional who specializes in affiliate marketing, text editing/rewriting and proof reading for online marketers. Alan is fast gaining an enviable reputation for his high standards of work, his integrity and reliability.A few months ago Alan and I realized that my focus on PLR article services, and his focus on editing and rewriting meant that we had excellent JV potential. So we joined forces, and Alan now... Read Full Story
My guest writer for today's post is Alan Mater. Alan is a rising Internet marketing professional who specializes in affiliate marketing, text editing/rewriting and proof reading for online marketers. Alan is fast gaining an enviable reputation for his high standards of work, his integrity and reliability.A few months ago Alan and I realized that my focus on PLR article services, and his focus on editing and rewriting meant that we had excellent JV potential. So we joined forces, and Alan now... Read Full Story
