Early Discard Efficiency - Terminals - Riichi Mahjong Strategy

[@imSoCalamari]

I hadn't watched a video of yours in quite a while. Hearing the change in your voice was a very pleasant surprise. Wishing you all the best going forward! 🏳️‍⚧️

[@Ace-rg2ic]

Exactly the kind of thing I've been looking for as a new Riichi player living in some random town in the US. Thanks for this stuff. Such a fun game.

[@Crow77]

Good to hear! If you're looking to make connections with nearby cities, send me a DM- I'm very active in the community and may be able to find you some nearby people!

[@iamjorj]

@@Crow77 where can we dm you?

[@Crow77]

I'm crow_77 on discord, or crow.mahjong at gmail dotcom

[@jordanmaggi8773]

Love this kind of guides, pls keep doing

[@Crow77]

More are in the works! I was focusing on a tournament in August, but that's over now, so I hope to get some more content posted soon.

[@azer67]

Cool video! If I remember right, the 1 in 1-2-4 is indeed weak, but the 1 in 1-3-4 is a bit stronger than an isolated 1 iirc, mostly because the 1 in 1-3-4-5 is quite decent (better than a completely isolated 2!). 1-2-3-4 is also good when the hand has no pair yet as you explained later in the video. This stuffs can be quite hard to remember though (especially this 1-3-4 shape which has both combos and overlaps). Another good thing to remember when you still have a choice between several seemingly useless terminal tiles to discard, is that 1-5 is okay if both are isolated. These isolated tiles cover many tiles in the suit, and drawing the 3 gives the ryankan 1-3-5. Also, about the first exception, maybe it's a bit better to discard the 4m instead of the 7m? You might be able to get sanshoku instead if ittsuu doesn't happen.

[@Tony6491]

Great video Crow, keep em coming!

[@Redymare]

My gut reaction to seeing the example hand would be to go for a Chanta (possibly Junchan). And discard the 4-sou first.

[@Bruniaru]

Hi, in the sou example, how come we don't discard the 4 sou before the 9 sou since our head would be 1 man, 9 sou and we already have a 4 sou, it would be harder to be a pair. Also we could keep the 9 sou as a potential safe tile if nothing goes our way. Thank you

[@Crow77]

As far as the scope of the video goes, I was not considering safe tiles, so much as efficiency and value for these hands, purely for training purposes. Incidentally, with this sort of situation, keeping the 4s over the 9s for tanyao chances seems to win out in value in the long run. I kind of assumed it when making the video, but I ran through a simulator to be sure, and it also came up with 9s as being the most efficient discard, followed by the 1m - again, for tanyao chances. i.imgur.com/FuZ07xp.png for a screenshot of the simulator scores, if you're interested.

[@karasutsuki1733]

for the first example, if im sitting on East, why wouldnt I discard the 2 Wests assuming it isnt West Round? Am I not unable to form a Yaku with them unless its West Round or im sitting on West? Would they still count as pair Triplet even tho they dont count as a yaku themselves?

[@laurasanya]

You could still keep them as a pair for Riichi + Pinfu and if not keep them as safe discards in case someone calls Riichi before you and your hand isn’t close to finishing.

[@akusen9]

me waiting on a 5 pin toitoi for the very slim chance of a red 5 pin

[@hazelora]

so where is your donation link or patreon or kofi?

[@Crow77]

Hey! Sorry I'm just getting to this. I don't have a dedicated link at this point, but I did just implement membership tiers through YT if you would like to show support ❤️

[@makecowsnotwar]

Back to basics. Lol.

[@Skwnf12987]

Wait i thought you were a dude

[@Crow77]

Nope! Just a girl with a really shitty voice problem. It's amazing what happens when health insurance actually starts paying for the stuff they should.

[@Skwnf12987]

@@Crow77 Wow really glad for you!