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Japanese Riichi Mahjong Pro Training and Strategy

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  • Rules and Information

    This section of the website is relatively short, in comparison. It will cover the types of questions asked in the first parts of the Saikouisen Pro Exam. The first few sections of the exam are knowledge questions, covering rules, yaku, current top players, Saikouisen as an organization, and so on. Rules For rules, the current…

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I Play Riichi

I went pro. You can too. Select The Pro Exam for details.

If you are looking for other good strategy articles, resources, a background on the author and purpose of the site, or a way to reach them, try the other sections listed.

Recent Posts:

  • Placement Comparison

    Knowing what score you need – both with self-draw and from other players – to move up in placement gives you the requirements needed to build effective hands in the late game. On the exam, you will be given situations where you have to look at the game state and scores to determine the minimum…

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  • The Essay

    The second part of the test is 1-2 essay questions, with a time limit of 50 minutes. Usually, you are given a board state, and asked questions about that state. Sometimes it will be open-ended, sometimes there will be specific focus points you are to comment on. These are the guidelines given: This is an…

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  • Etiquette and Manners

    Rather than put a comprehensive list, here are two SPM (Saikouisen Pro Mahjong) players’ etiquette video, including Kenji, one of the first Americans to pass the Pro Exam, and was also instrumental in opening the West up to the Pro organizations (yay Kenji!). Also included are videos showing discarding techniques to avoid fumbling tiles or…

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