Archive for the ‘Gemma’s Journal’ Category
Teaching Mahjong – Again
Oct 14th, 2011
by Gemma
It’s been a long time since I taught Mahjong. First time was in Taiwan when I was still a student. Second time was when I was back in the UK. Third time was last year in Frankfurt. I’ve had mixed successes and failures but I think overall people have enjoyed themselves (or at least they still return my calls…).
After hauling my Mahjong table up to the fourth floor where my new apartment is, I thought it was finally time to get playing on it. Not having any mahjong-playing friends close, my only option was to make some.
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Teaching Mahjong
Sep 14th, 2010
by Gemma
It’s been a long time since I could anticipate that I would be anywhere for longer than six months so I have shyed away from teaching people mahjong, knowing that I would probably have to leave them just as they really got into it. However, I finally have a proper job and a place with a decent table to play mahjong on so I figured it was time to give something back to the community.
Posted in Columns, Gemma's Journal |
UK Open Riichi is Tomorrow
Jun 25th, 2010
by Gemma
Sitting in the Premier Inn in Guildford waiting for the tournament… It seemed like a good time to write about pre-tourney rituals.
Posted in Columns, Gemma's Journal, Tournaments |
Tournament Deposits?
Jun 7th, 2010
by Gemma
…Whatever next…!
Mahjong Time have just introduced a system to try and discourage non-attendance at online tournaments; a deposit that will be refunded upon completion of the tournament. If you fail to turn up, that deposit is forfeit. Awesome idea or a tax on the muddle-minded?
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Gemma’s Journal: New Site!
May 19th, 2010
by Gemma
Well I hope everyone thinks our new site is as sharp as we hoped it would be! Still a few kinks to work out but at least they’re only kinks and not the mountains we had to surmount with the previous site!
Posted in Columns, Gemma's Journal |
Tournament Evolution?
Feb 5th, 2010
by Gemma
As in my previous article there was a new time system tested at the Red 5s tournament and a player arrangement system. Tournament formats are notoriously difficult.
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Tags: Gemma Collinge, reach mahjong, Riichi
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Mahjong 2010 Resolutions
Jan 8th, 2010
by Gemma
The major news outlet columnists are publishing their New Year resolutions for 2010 and I didn’t want RM.com to be left out.
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Tags: Gemma Collinge, mahjong, reach mahjong, Riichi
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Back in the Saddle
Dec 15th, 2009
by Gemma
A while back I wrote that I was finding it difficult to get excited about mahjong. That period of my life is over and I am playing everyday again!
I’m not sure exactly what changed. Perhaps it was while making my travel preperations for the Red 5s tournament and the Cherry Blossom tournament. Or perhaps it was my mother asking me to teach her mahjong over the Christmas period. Either way, there hasn’t been many days recently when I haven’t played some mahjong.
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Tags: Gemma Collinge, mahjong, reach mahjong, Riichi
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The Chairman’s Opinion of Mahjong
Dec 11th, 2009
by Gemma
Diverting snippet for those of you with an interest in mahjong and/or China’s history.
Not the most exciting commentary you’ll ever read in your life but… I thought it curious.
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Tags: Gemma Collinge, mahjong, reach mahjong, Riichi
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Tournament Structure
Dec 1st, 2009
by Gemma
For those of you who haven’t attended an EMA tournament it’s based on total score. There aren’t knockouts as in the World Series of Mahjong. But is it the best way?
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