I finally did it! I won exactly one game against real people!
mahjongposting
allowing open tanyao feels weird but I do like red 5s. really gives you a reason to try to work a 5 into your hand
I absolutely do not understand the subtleties of when you’re allowed to call on an opponent tile, though. there have been a few situations where I expected to be able to call a tile, but it didn’t give me a prompt
re: mahjongposting
@gardevoir one that we miss sometimes is that you're not allowed to call on an opponent's tile if you've previously discarded another copy of that tile, could that be it?
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re: mahjongposting
@gardevoir it's hard to remember to keep track of all the stuff you've discarded
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re: mahjongposting
@gardevoir it's an important part of play though because a big part of the game is figuring out what your opponents are going for and the possibility that someone might steal a tile you discard plays into what you discard--you don't want to be the one to give someone else a full hand
but if the relevant opponent has previously discarded, say, a 2 of coins, you know that you're safe to discard that 2 of coins in your hand
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re: mahjongposting
@Felthry hmm! that might be it, actually, which would explain why it’s fairly rare