These are the special flower tiles of the OEMC2011
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- Created on Thursday, 23 June 2011 08:03
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 November 2012 18:00
- Written by Martin Rep
VENICE - No European championship without a special mahjong set. For the OEMC2011, the organizers have a set designed with flower tiles that depict some icons from the countless monuments and artefacts from the Italian history.
On four of the flowers (or seasons - the difference used in mahjong is never quite clear), the blue ones, monuments are displayed.
On the red flower tiles, icons are displayed that have a connection with Venice. (The OEMC2011 takes place at Mestre, which is just opposite Venice, on the 'Italian mainland'.)
The special sets are usually highly in demand. For the mahjong players, they mean a unique souvenir of the championship. For the organizers, the sets are a way to try and balance the books. The price of the mahjong set edition 2011 is not known yet.
The special flowers and how they look in real life
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| Colosseum (Colosseo) of Rome. | |
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| Cathedral (Duomo) of Milan. | |
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| Cathedral (Duomo) of Florence. |
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| Leaning tower (Torre) of Pisa. | |
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| Gondola of Venice. | |
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| Rose window (rosone) of the Ca' d'oro (Golden House) in Venice. | |
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| Rowlock (forcóla) of the Venetian gondola. | |
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| The lion of the Saint Marc church in Venice. The picture on the mahjong tile is rotated a quarter turn. |
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Maybe not for the OEMC referees, but Mahjong News sure needs to do some investigation.
I don't know why Rui Manuel Machado and Ombretta Tassinari didn't show up, and it seems the article's author didn't know either.
It's unbelievable that a newspaper shows only one point of view without the opinions of the concerned parties, while lacking to present essential fact like why did the players have not shown up.
Excuse me Adrie if I seem aggressive, I understand your griefs, but it looks like you didn't know what you're talking about.
As I said on the first morning, I had come to win, and I did. I was very strong, because I wanted to win for my country, for my association and for my club. I really felt the love from everybody, and that helped me a lot!
It was lovely to play with you all!
Thank you!
Thanks to the Organizing Committee for a great and well planned tournament.
Last of all: Thanks to all of the players, for respecting the referees and making it a joyful experience to judge.