Author Archives: Jellicode

Sometimes you fall behind early on. Sometimes a player calls an early riichi. Sometimes you are sitting outside of a playoff spot. But that’s when the excitement begins. The adrenaline rush of going after something just within your grasp. The pursuit riichi to throw your hat into the ring. The chase. In the 18th weekContinue reading “M-League 2022-23 Week 18: Chase”

It is early February and we turn on our computers to watch M-League. As we see the dim studio lights casting shadows on the automatic table, we knew that there is just over 6 more weeks of the M-League regular season. In the 17th week of the M-league 2022-23 season, we saw many predictions thatContinue reading “M-League 2022-23 Week 17: Foresight”

Last week, a documentary was released that highlighted the connection between physical exercise (such as running) and better performance in mind sports. In the 16th week of M-League 2022-23, we saw what running looks like at the mahjong table. Multi-game winning streaks. Steady and consistent wins eventually leading to 1st place. Endurance games lasting overContinue reading “M-League 2022-23 Week 16: Run”

Baimans. Dealer hanemans. Ura 3. An ankou of dora. Thse are the hands we live to see. In the 15th week of M-League 2022-23, we were treated to such a spectacle. This week, we saw three baimans, big ura draws and four limit hands in a row. We also saw big gambles, big comebacks andContinue reading “M-League 2022-23 Week 15: Expensive”

When you’re living on your knees, you rise up. In the 14th week of M-league 2022-23, players who were down got back on their feet and fought back. Whenever they got hit with a big hand, they would get one themselves. Whenever they were in 4th place, they were fighting even harder and getting bigContinue reading “M-League 2022-23 Week 14: Rise Up”

The new year is a time when people make changes in their life, usually a small change that they can carry through the rest of the year. However, in the 13th week of M-League 2022-23, the first week of 2023, big wins and changes in the standings were dominating the new year. This week, weContinue reading “M-League 2022-23 Week 13: New Year’s Revolution”

We’re just past the halfway point of the season and the fight for the top is getting hot! Today, we’ll look at the progress of each team and what they need to do going forward to succeed.

Through the holiday season, people are filled with hope. M-Leaguers are no exception. In the 12th week of M-League 2022-23, M-Leaguers took their chances and had hope that they would triumph. Players passed rons hoping that they would tsumo their winning tile. Players taking wins and hoping for uradora. Teams winning games and being hopefulContinue reading “M-League 2022-23 Week 12: Hope”

There is always room for improvement, whether short-term or long-term. In the short-term, it is sometimes better to wait dama to try to improve your hand’s value. It is sometimes better to reject tenpai to improve your hand’s shape. In the long-term, a change in strategy could bring your team from the bottom and intoContinue reading “M-League 2022-23 Week 11: Improvement”

Things can change drastically near the end. Near the end of a hand, players can have the opportunity to get to tenpai and win on haitei or houtei. Near the end of the game, a fortuitous win can put one into 1st place. Even a simple noten declaration at an exhaustive draw could have bigContinue reading “M-League 2022-23 Week 10: Last Minute Opportunity”