Thirteen Orphans and a Dog

[@yungfeebs]

I continue to watch NLSS richi mahjong content even though I refuse to learn what the hell is happening

[@dEvil_Yash99]

Can't blame you... I still don't know all the yakus(something you need to have in a hand to consider it proper for a win) and I've been learning thru videos for like 3 weeks now

[@Hardoczek]

My grandfathers Mahjong has no weak tiles

[@FlyPengwin]

Glad you included the build up because the revenge against the player that had just outed Apollo from 2nd makes this even better

[@thewickedtyrant8306]

Id be so pissed if i were him

[@omyyer]

Those of you who don't know what's going on, here's the first grade explanation: To win, you have to complete your hand. Normally you need four 3-of-a-kinds (or runs of 3) and one pair. Unfortunately this isn't enough and you also need something called a yaku before you can declare victory. These are just 40~ win conditions that you also have to learn. One of them is called 13 orphans and it completely disregards making sets and runs of 3 and lets you win by getting 1 and 9 of each suit, 1 of each dragon tile, 1 of each wind direction and 1 extra tile that matches any of the above. It's very unlikely and risky, therefore worth a great many points if you pull it off.

[@Adoptulous]

Absolute legend. ty

[@AmnesiacDoe]

What really kills me is how far he starts from it... When you have like five orphans and you go "hmmm, maybe it's time to go for a yakuman" that's the part of your rookie character arc where you're supposed to eat shit and learn from the mistake! The tiles reward this dog instead. Incredible.

[@ranulasheng7925]

dangFront dangSeat

[@hatefulvengeance]

So kind of like shooting the moon in Western card games?

[@nonstopdubstepman21]

What Apollo pulled off here is the equivalent of a royal flush off the flop/river, last (or second to last) card in that suite. With a pot bigger than a stimulus check. Can't imagine the amount of pressure/odds of that hand

[@gakulon]

Seeing the post on the circlejerk then seeing this to get more context has absolutely got me pogged up for some more dope mahjong playing

[@BAGELMENSK]

Damn, he attacked his life points directly.

[@terryluan2009]

I have no idea what is going on but I love it.

[@ninjacell2999]

WHAT THIRTEEN ORPHANS that's impossible, no one's ever been able to summon them before

[@liamjamesharris]

@@fenmio13370 not..... the legendary super dog

[@DensetsuVII]

THIRTEEN ORPHANS... OBLITERATE!

[@Hakasedess]

Thank you for the editing work, it made it possible for me (whomst doesn't know a thing about mahjong) to parse what's going on

[@deluxeloy]

Krindle really was on the verge of winning, and he just put this mans into the dirt. Savage.

[@moonbase19]

You know, I've been trying to get orphans every other possible run where I've been like 7-9/13 orphans, I still haven't gotten it, and a Dog gets it twice, in 2 days...

[@bitterbatterdog]

10 years and I've never got a yakuman

[@sakesaurus]

remember riichi mahjong is a game of skill

[@donnymcbride5069]

I’m going to the airport later and while I’m waiting for my flight, I’m going to learn how to play mahjong

[@Flaza54]

The only time I ever attempted this hand I started with 10 unique orphans. I didn't draw even a single one after that and had to watch as all my needed tiles slowly got discarded by other players. Never again.

[@AwesomeYears]

Never in my days would I see a member of the NLSS play Mahjong Soul but here we are, this is an extremely blessed timeline, thank you DumbDog for becoming a full time Riichi Mahjong player.

[@ThatOneSomethingg]

Absolutely pogged up for some mahjong

[@ScoutXdude]

Absolutely no clue what’s going on but hells yeah

[@DrLongWang]

I have no idea what the fuck is going on, but that’s a happy dog.

[@mrmanwithchocolate]

NL's stream snipe session made me learn Mahjong off of this very app. Thirteen Orphans is something I have never seen, what the fuck.

[@WT-uh9fh]

Just because I didn't understand anything going on here doesn't mean I didn't love it

[@Tcj333]

Poor Krindle got hit with the blue shell

[@legendhero-eu1lc]

Thank you for the video! All of you friends are super awesome! Oh, moments of this video are sad.

[@monopolyp.5060]

I'ma be honest, didn't understand a single thing, still got a laugh out of me though

[@RandomGuy-op3so]

Yo, just got a win from my first yakuman ever. I started with nine orphans and just decided to yolo it instead of calling the draw, ron'ing the dude who was in first for 48k points and ending the game right there felt sick, 10/10 would gamble again.

[@kaitengiri]

I popped into this stream for the first time in my life moments before this happened.

[@digitalunity]

13 orphans sounds like a hand out of that game from Hey Arnold that Gerald got too deep into...

[@YTDaimera]

I'm actually crying at this, holy-

[@jimbojj26]

Roses are red, violets are blue, "Omae wa mou shindeiru!"

[@ais4185]

Just wanted to reiterate how unlikely/difficult it is for this to happen. arcturus.su/wiki/Kokushi_musou

[@vasilisco564]

That's some Akagi level luck

[@bmpie23]

The sand in the depths of hell is magical sand!

[@met877]

That is one pogged gourd

[@kaiseraoi444]

Man, y'all gotta learn mahjong, it's so much fun

[@Droid15243Z]

I plan to after this. xD

[@CastafioreOnYoutube]

I finally started playing again after 7 years and man I am pogged out of my mind

[@saggyc5382]

extremely funny haha

[@eduardoxenofonte4004]

3:53 tf did he riichi for lmfao

[@SirToastyToes]

To get Ippatsu obviously

[@legg7132]

Real men riichi their yakumans

[@DensetsuVII]

Imagine you're playing a game of poker, and you win one hand with a royal straight flush. Then it happens again. Then a third time. All in a row. You now begin to comprehend the odds of completing the Thirteen Orphans Yakuman hand in mahjong - this could feasibly be a once in a lifetime event. And he captured it on film - the mad lad.

[@MordecaiXLII]

Kokushi isn't even remotely a "once in a lifetime thing" if you play riichi mahjong on a regular basis. It's like the most common yakuman (maybe with suuankou).

[@Droid15243Z]

I can't comprehend it because I haven't played poker. I just know it isn't likely. :P

[@jijonbreaker]

bro, the odds of a royal flush are 1 in 2.6 million. The odds of 13 orphans is 1 in 2500

[@lilyliao9521]

no way orphans are that rare

[@placeholder8671]

No that would be 4 kans

[@CastafioreOnYoutube]

Just to explain to anyone who doesn't know the rules of Mahjong: Thirteen Orphans is a hand of Yakuman (Special high-scoring hands) which consists of 1 of each Terminal and Honor tile in the game (1 & 9 Man, 1 & 9 Pin, 1 & 9 Sou, 1 of each Wind, and 1 of each Dragon) with one extra either drawn or Ron (called on other player's discard) to form a pair. Given the nature of this hand, it is a Menzenchin type (Closed Hand) yaku (winning hand) that, as shown in the vid, completely relies on the luck of the draw and your starting hand. So difficult is this Yakuman, that it is recommended you should never go for it unless you have a starting hand of at least 8 of the 13 orphans. Since there is only 4 of any tile in the game, if 4 of any orphan is discarded, the hand is lost, and given the stringent and weird conditions of the hand, pivoting to any other yaku is almost impossible save for an extremely rare Seven Pairs, (as Apollo mentions) but at the final stages of the hand pivoting is impossible. The fact that Apollo was able to pull off a Thirteen Orphans is frankly insane. Yakuman by themselves are few and far between, and among the 3 Big Yakuman, Thirteen Orphans is definitely on the most restrictive and committal side. He started with _5_ of the 13 orphans in his hand. I've tried Thirteen Orphans with 9 in my starting hand and not get it. Absolutely pogged out of my mind when I saw this

[@afiqh9909]

I got mine just now. Finally! It is easier to get in in 3 player mj. Man now im aiming for a triple yakuman. Difficult man. I actually helped a guy achieved it by helping him with his draw. And opening up the Dora indicator. Hehe I love 3 player mj, less headache especially in ranked. Im stuck with adept rank for 2 years or so n the closes I got was 1 win away to expert. Thn I was in a 7 losing streak which bogged me down to adept 1* lol

[@OKOK-uu5gj]

Do you plan on making a word wrong compilation? It's my favourite bit

[@SirToastyToes]

;)

[@Kenzamaka]

Let's ACTUALLY GO

[@ZDAliciae]

Part 2 when? ;)

[@DrFatihD]

Luck of this dog...

[@Random_Fanguy]

Why is he so good at every game?

[@crawmslor5943]

Counterpoint, cuphead

[@IAmJanosch]

Should have edited it like kaiji/akagi

[@ninjacell2999]

Or the first episode of Yu-Gi-Oh lol

[@AsianGamerKenji]

I WAS THERE

[@neverpure20]

So is it like a hearthstone highlight video ?

[@nicholasbeshel813]

Didn't he get 13 orphans on the 51 games version too?

[@blackjacktrial]

I love this and hate this. Mostly because I'm salty that someone 1 han'd my three dragon 4 kan tenpai yesterday. And I know most people don't know what that is, but it was a double yakuman wait.

[@nativechatter999]

haha yes i understand what this means

[@sebastianwesterlund8777]

I understand, and I can't even imagine what pain like that would feel like Edit: 4 kan is the rarest Yakuman too

[@ShadowNerd92]

I mean as someone rookie enough to understand but still struggling with the yaku, except the obvious ones, I take what I can get. It winds up being annoying if you keep doing it tho as a strategy, that's just BMing

[@blackjacktrial]

Got my revenge with a pair wait four concealed pon double yakuman. Poor guy in first place ended up losing 100 ranking points on the last hand

[@MastatmastaT]

why would you riichi

[@ace97101]

That sweet sweet yakuman ready text

[@EriconatorV2]

@@ace97101 Don't you get that anyway?

[@ace97101]

@@EriconatorV2 unsure tbh

[@Droid15243Z]

The thumbnail brought me, the content confused me. I suppose I'll google the rules later, GG.

[@dEvil_Yash99]

Get ready to sink a month of your life to get to know the rules properly... Takes about a day to understand the game... But a month to even memorise what stuff you need for a win condition

[@Droid15243Z]

@@dEvil_Yash99 I plan to, I'm hoping to rope my sister in as well! xD

[@dEvil_Yash99]

@@Droid15243Z ohhh heck yeah

[@TheSuperGCube]

Where is he playing?

[@ShadowNerd92]

Game called Majong Soul. I have it downloaded on my phone.

[@ktktktktktktkt]

There's no benefit to riichi there because once you hit yakuman, you don't get any more han. Also, you waste 1000 points in the off chance it affects the rankings and opponents know you're in tenpai so they're supposed to avoid dealing in to the ippatsu but apparently the toimen doesn't care with his shitty ass open hand with the 1-2-3 sou. I honestly don't know what's going on here.

[@chasecrocker3956]

The guy was probably in tenpai with a weak hand and didn't notice the lack of terminals and honors in the discard, so he thoughtlessly discarded, not wanting to break his tenpai.

[@domotoroOfficial]

I wish they’d pivot to American mahjong but that’s never happening

[@WaddleJrJr]

what is American mahjong?

[@foalie23]

Poker?

[@DDRFaQ]

Go Fish?

[@blehhg2961]

Uno?

[@domotoroOfficial]

@@WaddleJrJr It's a different ruleset of mahjong