Archive for the ‘Columns’ Category
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
Posted in Columns, Gemma's Journal |
Jenn’s Corner: Pressure
Jan 15th, 2010
by jenn
For the first time since I joined JPML, I feel like I am playing well. It feels great, but it also feels horrible. The potential there is huge, and I feel like knowing me, I’ll get really close and then lose it. (more…)
Posted in Columns, Jenn's Corner |
Delicious Sanshoku – Garthe’s Back!
Jan 10th, 2010
by garthe
Greetings, Happy New Year, long time no write and all that!
Yes it’s been a while since I’ve written here at Reachmahjong.com. I’ve been slogging it out in the trenches, trying to figure out how the heck to play this silly game and I think I may finally have some new insights to share with you.
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Posted in Columns, In Garthe's Hands |
Mahjong Travel Journal : Leaving the comfort zone
Jan 10th, 2010
by jamie
Greetings everyone, Jamie here with the tale of my trip to Tokyo! For the New Year’s holiday, I decided to venture out beyond the impeccable boundaries of my small, cold island and make the long Journey to hang out with Jenn and Kirk in Tokyo. While this would mark my 3rd trip to Tokyo, it was the first time I ever had the pleasure of experiencing it with a native.
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Posted in Mahjong Travel Journal |
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
Posted in Columns, Gemma's Journal |
Konno`s Kolumn – Obaka Miko
Jan 6th, 2010
by admin
For all those who enjoyed Konno’s column and may not have come across Obaka Miiko before, read on…
Benjamin Boas emailed me to let me know that he has translated some of this excellent manga himself with the permission of the artist. If you want to get hold of the English script, contact him via the forums or email him directly (you will need to remove the extra spaces added into that email address).
Tags: Konno's Kolumn, mahjong, Obaka Miko, Shintaro Konno
Posted in Konno's Kolumn |
Konno’s Kolumn #9: Masayuki Katayama
Jan 1st, 2010
by admin
Hello Mahjong players of the world, this is Shintaro Konno. Last I wrote about, “Golden One-Away,” the word created by the comic artist Masayuki Katayama, but it seems like the fact that I mentioned Masayuki Katayama was noticed by the readers. I asked Jenn, “Why do people outside of Japan know about Mr. Katayama?” She said it was because they read Obaka Miiko.
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Tags: Konno's Kolumn, Masayuki Katayama, Shintaro Konno
Posted in Konno's Kolumn |
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
Posted in Columns, Gemma's Journal |
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
Posted in Columns, Gemma's Journal |
