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Osamu’s WRC 2014 report
Hiroshi Yakai Yamai is the first world champion of riichi mahjong. Congrats, おめでとう，恭喜, insertotherlanguageshere, to him! Because I bombed, there will be no report. End post. Is that good enough for...
View ArticleWRC Videos / 第１回リーチ麻雀世界選手権準の動画
The JPML Youtube channel has published a few videos from the WRC in Paris. These are recordings from what was streamed on nicovideo (in better quality). By the way, our Mahjong Wiki has some general...
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Tenhou Event List for August
[Event Name] Theories from the Demon of Tenhou [Description] Shibukawa Namba-pro (kyoukai) streams for Tenhou players [Date] 16/08/2014 20:00 – 22:00 Demonic gameplay & game analysis [Broadcast]...
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Edewecht 2014 tournament report, possible EMA rule changes
I (Simon) am very happy to have won the EMA 4-hanchan tournament at Edewecht, 2014-10-25. Edewecht is considered the German mahjong capital. Many proliferous tournament players from Germany, the...
View ArticleHappy 2015 from Osamuko.com
We want to wish you a happy new year. We’ve lots of ideas for blog posts in 2015, so hopefully at least 3 or 4 of them will materialize into an article once every few months. Stay tuned!
View ArticleWinter 2015 Online Mahjong Initiatives
Quick reminders of what is going on, since the completion of the Bugmoney tournament. Light Mahjong Club: Info via reddit and IRC, Saturday January 24, 18:00 UTC and ongoing. 2015 WAML Season 1: Info...
View ArticleTournament rulesets must be simple
This article of mine was well-received on #osamuko this afternoon. As recommended by osamu, I’ll cross-post it here. :-) Why game rulesets for tournament play must be simple This post was inspired by a...
View ArticleInterview with Simon from Chuuren Potos Jansou (Marseille [FR])
Last November, Simon proceeded to open a business: a jansou in Marseille, France. We had a chance to interview him back in November, and are releasing the content of the interview on osamuko.com. Our...
View Articleranking.pl update – accurate rank/pt now available
As some of you who use Tenhou may have noticed, the ranking.pl (“Tenhou ranking tool”) service is finally living up to its name. I have added estimation of player rank/pt according to the current...
View ArticleSurvey
We’re conducting a survey for a comprehensive Mahjong Club Database as well as getting an idea of how many people would be interested in online Mahjong Leagues and Tournaments, complete with prizes for...
View Article[Montreal (QC), Canada] 1st North American Riichi Open
Welcome to all, I am proud to present to you the 1st North American Riichi Open that will be held in Montreal! Date: June 13 and 14, 2015. Time: 0900 to 1730, Saturday and Sunday. Location: Collège de...
View ArticleA silly update post with news…
You might be aware of the leagues and tournaments we’re hosting, as well as what’s going on with mahjong internationally, but I I’m here to bring you the smaller updates that didn’t make the front...
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TOHAI Episode 1 (English Subs)
I’ve finally finished subing the first episode of manga-based mahjong live action dorama TOHAI. Never heard of it? From AnimeNewsNetwork: Gōki Maeda (Gakko ja Oshierarenai!) will star in the film as K,...
View ArticleEnglish Online Mahjong Events
PML Mugboney Mug After 4 long months the PML Mugboney Mug Team tournament finally ended, the winner was Team ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ (Pronounced ‘keiyaku’). The tournament had 20 3 player teams, and was sponsored...
View ArticleUnified Mahjong Terminology
Every time a new mahjong site pops it, it seems a new set of terminology is invented. To stop confusion we at Osamuko have created a new set of terminology for Japanese Mahjong. We will be updating all...
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Easter Riichi Mahjong at Southend-on-Sea’s Rendezvous Casino
Planned a group trip for the Easter weekend to go to the Rendezvous casino in Southend. The manager said we could bring our own Mahjong tiles. The casino is open 24 hours, despite it saying they close...
View ArticleBenjamin Boas Leads in First Session of Good Players Club Tokyo Chomeijin
About GPC Good Players Club is run by Katayama Masayuki and Baba Hirokazu and organizes public leagues and tournaments throughout Japan. Anyone who is a ‘productive member of society’, not a Jangoro...
View ArticleNA/EU Super Weekend: June 13/14 – Mahjong Study Session in Paris by Moriyama...
Great news on both continents! (Shameless plug) In North America, the first North American Riichi Open is taking place in Montreal, Qc. (Canada). Registrations are still ongoing, contact...
View ArticleFree-to-use tile images!
I found some free time to make minimalistic tile images that are free to use and edit for any purpose you want! (Books, articles, websites, you name it) Here’s a preview: Set Full size tile Do as you...
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Results of the 1st North American Riichi Open, in Montreal [CA]
Hello there! Running a tournament for the first time is really a special experience. While I have been busy with stuff, I did want to get the first article out as soon as possible. MONTREAL (QC),...
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