Author Archives: Jellicode

While playing or watching mahjong, sometimes you get to witness events, decisions and scenarios that don’t happen very often. In the 9th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, we saw some unusual events like a rare yaku, a ron denial and avoiding 4th by tying for 3rd place. We also had our usual assortment ofContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 9: Unusual”

When you have the ability to make four identical tiles into a group, you call “Kan.” You take the four tiles, set them aside, have the dora flipped and then draw from the dead wall, hoping to get your winning tile. In the 8th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, players called kan and bothContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 8: Kan”

From the game that wins the championship to the meaning behind each individual tile, mahjong is full of significance and significant events. In the 7th week of the M-League 2022-23 season, we had many significant moves in the standings and hands with symbolic significance. Also this week, we had a few back-to-back wins, fun damasContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 7: Significance”

Mahjong is volatile. With a single bad hand, a player’s rank can change in an instant. In a single game, a team can drop or rise by many ranks. In the sixth week of the M-League 2023-24 season, this volatility was clear. Half of the teams that played this week changed their rank by threeContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 6: Volatility”

Mahjong is a series of battles. The best tacticians know when to push and fold, finding the ideal times to gain the advantage. In the 5th week of the M-League 2023-24 season, we saw many of these battles and the best plays play out, from three riichi calls within the last ten draws to SouthContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 5: Battles”

Mahjong consists of a series of unlikely events converging together to create a beautiful game. Four players from different places coming to a single spot, sometimes hoping for a 1% miracle to happen. In the fourth week of the M-League 2023-24 season, a single tile beat a two-sided wait, two furiten wins and four handsContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 4: Unlikely”

When streaks keep going, they are unbroken. When you win a hand within the first go-around of your riichi call (with no calls interrupting), your win is unbroken. In the third week of the M-League 2023-24 season, both these senses of unbroken were on display. From teams and players continuing their wins, to players quicklyContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 3: Unbroken”

Sometimes the wall is generous. It gives you the right tiles at the right time, giving you comebacks, big hands and rare yaku. In the second week of the M-League 2023-24 season, we saw all that and more. From waiting patiently with damas leading to epic improvements, to perfect uradora flips, the wall provide allContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 2: Gifts”

When the 2022-23 season ended, we sat patiently, waiting for M-League to return. Now, after months of waiting, we are back for a new season of M-League! This week, we had a team and multiple players making their debut, new graphics and new goods for fans. We also had some classic M-League plays of sneakyContinue reading “M-League 2023-24 Week 1: A New Season Begins”

The M-League 2023-24 season officially begins next week! With the new season about to start, let’s take a look back and see my picks for the top 5 plays of last season.