Mahjong Enjoyment Test
Here is a litmus test in the form of just one question to determine if you truly enjoy mahjong: Can you take a 4th in a game, and still look back at the game fondly? If yes, then you truly enjoyed the game and mahjong overall. Every mahjong player has lost a chunk of games. Even the good players have produced a loss rate (4th place) of 20% or more. In general, losing is not fun. It's even worse when there is a string of them. However, a game can be played for pure enjoyment regardless of result. For example, here is a kazoe yakuman - just note the dora and uradora indicators. I dealt the 3pin right into it, thinking that I can set up my hand and hit him for houtei. Yes, that was my plan. It did not work. I remember him saying, "Ron. 48." My immediate reply as I look at the hand, "Hey, that doesn't look like it's worth 4800." Then he repeated, "48,000." "Oh," I said. Then I laugh. Even now, I can thin...