The ‘Mahjong News WMC2010 Special’
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- Created on Sunday, 03 October 2010 16:52
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 November 2012 18:00
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The ‘Mahjong News WMC2010 Special’ contains all the articles which were published on this website during the third World Mahjong Championship 2010 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, plus some additional features.
You can download this memory of three terrific days. A great document for all who were there and even more for all those mahjong lovers who could not be there, but whished they could have.
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IMO, kuitan nashi will be the most problematic point for a world championship.
To shorten my point, kuitan-nashi Mahjong is like Formula 1 racing with 3 tires. It's probably a great learning exercise (good) that they turned into the only form of testing (bad). If that was the only problem, most people could live with that. The bigger problem for EMA Mahjong is their tolerance for a type of call that would be considered cheating anywhere else: tolerating the pick-and-switch for the same tile. (chi 78+9, throw nine; pon 11+1, throw one)
For a WC-Riichi event to succeed, that last point needs to be addressed once and for all. As for the rest of the rules, it will most likely be a take it or leave it scenario. There's nothing we can do about it.
But i appreciate the current changes cuz they minimize the luck factor a bit.