I came here from that 2.5min video. What I learned from it, is that you make pairs. This is such a digestible video. I went from "What am I even looking at?" to "I could play a game right now and not have any questions". May have to use that cheat sheet for the chinese characters, but other than that, completely understand how to play.

I used to sleep to the tile shuffling as a kid when my parents and relatives would play mahjong late at night all the time

@ai9479

2 жыл бұрын

Wow sounds super cozy

@devpac7861

Жыл бұрын

same here i saw a set in PH and picked one up, in my 40s now and I miss that sound, I think I'm at that age to learn this game

@devpac7861

Жыл бұрын

thanks for this vid, it's alot easier than I thought lol

@jennifer1621

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I’ve been “playing” since I was 4 ☺️.

@Jennifer-so2zz

Жыл бұрын

I've been falling asleep to tiktok lives of Mahjong playing. I love the clackety clacks

Hands down, the easiest, most useful beginners tutorial for newbies. Thanks so much

this lady's voice needs to be on a guided meditation app!!! So calming and natural!

@dragonwing4

Жыл бұрын

I know right! Her voice is so soothing 😂

@Quazimo

Жыл бұрын

idk i dont like it for some reason, im about to stop watching just bc of it

@grugbob

Жыл бұрын

@@Quazimo thats not very nice

@Quazimo

Жыл бұрын

@@grugbob i seriously did exit off this vid. never finished, felt like her voice was scratching my ears off.

@grugbob

Жыл бұрын

@@Quazimo please grow and change as a person

Allow me to explain the meaning of the Chinese character in Mahjong: 東->east 南->south 西->west 北->north 中->middle 發->send fortune 一萬->ten thousand 二萬->twenty thousand 三萬->thirty thousand 四萬->fourty thousand 伍萬->fifty thousand 六萬->sixty thousand 七萬-seventy thousand 八萬->eighty thousand 九萬->ninety thousand

@gamerfoxy7051

3 жыл бұрын

Tonks

@jhoezt5108

2 жыл бұрын

A little correction: 發 should meant "Fortune" in this context.

@new2nc51

2 жыл бұрын

YAKOKE 👍🏾

@xxxexcutionxxx

2 жыл бұрын

發你是直接丟翻譯吧 怎麼想都不可能是send啊

@andrewchan902

2 жыл бұрын

I know pong, what is chow?

You really are able to put yourself in other peoples' shoes and understand just what exactly they're confused about, even though it already makes sense to you. That takes talent.

Your video gave the best explanation of mahjong in internet. Seriously I can't thank you enough for this!

@AlpacaAlix

3 жыл бұрын

😊😊

@munnak3695

Жыл бұрын

@@AlpacaAlix can I ask... you say we start with 13 tiles. But how do we get tk 14 tiles by the end ? 4 sets of 3 = 12 tiles. 1 pair = 2 tiles. Total 14 tiles.

@composthog4332

Жыл бұрын

​​@@munnak3695 I'm not sure this is right but I remember hearing that on your last turn you're not allowed to discard. Oh she says it at about 10:43! I don't know how to put the time stamp thing in cuz I'm old 😊

@zomsum

Жыл бұрын

@@munnak3695 you draw a tile at the beginning of the round or you take one from others before your round

I AM SO FASCINATED BY THE TILES THEY JUST LOOKS SO PRETTY AND THE SHUFFLING IS SO SATISFYING. THEY JUST LOOK AND SOUND LIKE ICE CUBES. THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS IS THE ONLY TUTORIAL WHERE I DIDN'T GET CONFUSED HALFWAY!

@glubiix.

2 жыл бұрын

same bro!

@LaurieCannon

Жыл бұрын

omg- exactly! As a child I was fascinated by the looks, sounds and playing with my Moms set. I NOW finally have my own set,, I had the 'cards' made and laminated and now just need to convince some friends to play

@AM-xo7lr

Жыл бұрын

The way I learned it is that the tile-shuffle is called 'chattering the sparrows'. It's a magical and nostalgic sound for sure.

Instructions TOO clear. Got me too confident and now I'm also $3 million in debt and 3 fingers down 😂😂 This was a genuinely fantastic explanation. Both simple and beginner focused. Amazing video, Alix!

@AlpacaAlix

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam! Glad that you found it easy to understand 😁

@ermalbalaj4758

2 жыл бұрын

Kaiji reference?

@intercakefederation

2 жыл бұрын

@@ermalbalaj4758 i don't think so

@thepants1450

2 жыл бұрын

@@ermalbalaj4758 Akagi is my guess lol made by the same guy

@ermalbalaj4758

2 жыл бұрын

@@intercakefederation The Kaiji Manga has a Mahjong Arc

Thank you so much for this, I’m hosting my first game after inheriting my grandmother’s set. None of us know how to play so we’ll be watching your tutorial together to learn 🖖

@jade8568_VR

2 жыл бұрын

How did your game go? Did you continue playing?

Your teaching method is solid. Please teach more random things. Edit: tile shuffling is not the relaxation I wanted but it was the relaxation I never knew I needed.

Perfect video and you have a relaxing voice.

@3oI8kinG

Жыл бұрын

Profile pic checks out

I have always wanted to play this game since the first time I saw the "old ladies" (and now I AM one!) playing it in the movie "Driving Miss Daisy". When I once again saw it being played in the movie "Crazy Rich Asians", I totally want to get a set and make my family learn it with me! You explained it beautifully and it is totally understandable for beginners!

If you came here because of yakuza/like a dragon, Don't worry, we are on the same boat.

Alix stepped up her editing game with this 😍 I’m glad you took the extra time :)

@AlpacaAlix

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thank you for noticing 🥰 I thought I would try something different this time 😊

THANK YOU OMG THIS WAS THE BEST TUTORIAL IVE SEEN😭 you broke it down so well! my grandma tried teaching me but it was kinda confusing. but now i can play with her and other family members without being lost the whole time! 😁

Simple and clear. So easy - after 72 years, now I know. 😍

Thank you for this tutorial! I've always loved the "solitaire" version of this game, but never ventured to learn the "real" way to play. For some reason all the tiles just seemed so overwhelming. Haha. Thank you again! Also, your voice and the sound of the tile shuffling are total ASMR!

Thanks for the explanation, Im only here because of a side mission from Yakuza 2 and ended up having a really good introduction to mahjong 👍

@aaronb.8838

9 ай бұрын

Same

@CrazedFloridaMan

6 ай бұрын

I just loaded this video up because of that substory

@Snarfcakes

5 ай бұрын

At this rate that guy is gonna be in debt forever. I've lost every game lmao

@AlkappaMelon

2 ай бұрын

yeah i just got pulled into that like 5 minutes ago

@bryry1257

3 күн бұрын

Came here from Judgment 😂

Incredible tutorial. I feel like I actually understand the goal of the game now and how to plan a turn, whereas other "how to" videos I previously watched were just overloaded with laying out all the jargon.

I wanted to add my praise of this VERY APPROACHABLE tutorial in mahjong but also to share how soothing your voice is. Perfect combination. I also find it incredibly comforting that you haven't memorized all the characters. I have a beautiful set that doesn't have the arabic numbers or the latin letters for the winds and I'm a little intimidated. However, the chinese characters are so beautiful that I'm starting to be able to memorize. Thank you for making this video!!! 🙏🙏🙏

This video was so relaxing, clear, and informative !! Thank you

Where has this tutorial been all my life?! :D I'm not sure how I ran into this video, but I'm very glad I did. Huge props for identifying the game's most confusing elements and using that knowledge to break down some of Mahjong's common learning hurdles. From someone who thoroughly enjoys practical explanations - thank you and stay awesome!

Clearest instruction EVER! I tried to learn this and was totally scared away from it initially. I absolutely understand what you've explained. Thank you so much!

This is so much better then the other tutorials... Thanks so much! Now I want to order a set because it sounds fun.

This is the best tutorial of Mahjong that I've seen. I believe I can play now!

Wow, don't I wish I had this video when I was teaching myself a couple years back. Good job keeping it simple for the novice player! I look forward to your next video where you explain proper terminology for melds and tiles as well as the flower tiles and special hands! Great work.

Thank you so much for this video. I watched so many videos including the one you mentioned in the beginning and it was so confusing still. Your explanation was incredibly helpful.

Thank you for a super chill breakdown. Very concise and well put together!

Thank you for this tutorial-so well explained that I feel I can really begin to play!

Amazing! Every single time your explanation would leave something out, or vague on something, and a question appeared in my head, you would literally answer it within the next minute. Very well done explanation and it left me with no questions.

I have looked at a few dozen tutorials and only became more confused. Yours is by far the best and actually makes the game understandable to a beginner. Well done and with many many thanks !🤟

Just got a set today, thank you for the tutorial. I'll be watching this on repeat for a couple of days. Now if I can sucker some ppl around me to play

Thank You!…Finally a video tutorial where Mahjong felt a little easier than building a time machine.

Thank you so much for this video. I have been so confused in watching others and trying to understand. You explained everything simply, completely and so organized that I am feeling much better about trying it!

Finally a video that really goes in depth for beginners! Thank you! I kept trailing to grasp why my hands didn't count as winning, but now itt makes sense!

I award this video four and a half tissue boxes out of five deducting half a tissue box for the brevity of the shuffling sequence at the end

Amazingly simple and well-explained video! Thank you so much for the fine details as well as a really good quality mic!

I'm so glad I got such a concise and easy to understand explanation so quickly, I'm intrigued

Thank you for this really ... I've always been interested and just did the match mahjong until I actually played actual mahjong and was blown away. You simplified it and I now want to dip into this new addiction. And thank you for the satisfying ending haha. Appreciate you very much.

First of all, you have the most wonderful voice, soothing and encouraging. Thank you. I’m a retired teacher and now have lots of friends that play Mahjong. I’m very intimidated by this game, but your detailed explanation gives me hope. Take care, María 🌷😊👏🏼

@jade8568_VR

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! I've been seeing some ladies in my area planning games on the neighbors app...& I really want to join in but had no clue how to play..thank you for this easy to follow tutorial 😊👍

@kathydavies4589

Жыл бұрын

Yes yr soothing voice helps very much too.i agree

Awesome explanation, thank you!!! 😍👏 (Your voice is really comforting lol). Now i can FINALLY start to understand what's going on in Akagi instead of just admiring his badassery; and hopefully i will start playing soon, so i can feel like an evil genius too.

@Aj2xLLT

2 жыл бұрын

Akagi is really good but confusing when you don’t know how to play lol

Thank you for this. This is the most comfortable tutorial I've ever watched, your voice is so soothing and the language is easy to understand lol. Thanks so much!

I love hearing your voice, very gentle and happy to enter the teachings

I looked at a couple other videos to try to explain the game but yours was super simple and really easy to follow. I actually started playing last week and just sat in to watch but will be joining in the game tomorrow so this explanation made it easy for me to remember how to play. There are lot of other plays that they played which included the four winds and flowers etc. But for a beginner, as I said, this was fantastic. You explained it all so well. Loved the comment from Adam Fouad lol.

@AlpacaAlix

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm so glad you found this video helpful! 😊

Final Fantasy XIV got me playing not too long ago, but I figured it was time to actually learn the game rather than just playing randomly. This was the most informative video I've seen on the basics, and I really appreciate how simple you made it. Thank you!

@vapor99

2 жыл бұрын

Same haha

@Eli-iw4kb

2 жыл бұрын

Samee

@ashleydavis3318

2 жыл бұрын

That's why I'm here as well lol

Playing a game tomorrow with one of my friends from Beijing and two others who have never played--this was super helpful and the best video out there! Thanks for the great explanation and for sharing!

This was by far the best guide ever, I've been playing on Steam's Mahjong and after watching this video it's completely helped me slowly understand the game. Still a beginner, but NOW I'm enjoying it. Other tutorials feel as if they're reading off a manual. This felt like a normal person explain the rules of the game. Thank you so much!

So I recently tried to play Mahjong in Final Fantasy XIV, I was really confused and kept losing. This tutorial has helped me understand the mechanics and I believe I won't lose as much now lol! Thank you!

@3dreamsequence

Жыл бұрын

I have also come here from FFXIV... thats too funny! Also, I see you're a laughing man of culture.

@tammyads

Жыл бұрын

Also from FFXIV haha!

@Prod_Ayesian

8 ай бұрын

Laughs in yakuzer

@CrazedFloridaMan

6 ай бұрын

Yakuza series:

i want to know the percentage of viewers watching this because of the yakuza games

@adorbsdrama2752

Ай бұрын

Like, a year late but here because of the games 💀

@colinroop2690

Ай бұрын

@@adorbsdrama2752same lmao

@kinggroucho9

Ай бұрын

Aye same Yakuza 4 rn

This is the first guide I've seen that actually manages to properly explain, fantastic work!

Thank you for teaching me this cool game! Your teaching is so clear and I love your calm soothing voice and I am looking forward to get a set and learn and teach others to play with me! Thanks!!!

In oder to count 'doubles'/''tai', you must know what is the current wind and which wind will count as 2 doubles. 🀄Red dragon 發Green dragon 🚪White dragon 東 East Wind 南 South Wind 西 West Wind 北 North Wind Pong takes precedence over Chow. You are only allowed to chow when the player on your left discard the tile.

@es330td

2 жыл бұрын

If Pong gets preference over Chow, why would you not say "Pong" every time? Is "Chow" required if the previous person discarded the tile?

@dontan9637

2 жыл бұрын

@@es330td Chow is taking the tile (discarded from the player on your left only) to form a series of 3 tiles. Pong is the taking of the same tile (discarded by any player) to form 3 of a kind. Chow is chow and pong is pong, which are 2 different actions.

@es330td

2 жыл бұрын

@@dontan9637 So if I have 5,6 of dots and the player to my left discards the 7 of dots I say “Chow” but if I have two 4 of sticks and a third 4 is discarded I say “Pong” and now have 4,4,4?

@dontan9637

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, both examples you given are correct. For that 7 dots (discarded by the player on your left), if another player say Pong, you cannot chow to make (5,6,7). Pong takes precedence. For the 4 sticks, you are right to Pong. But if another is calling for '4 sticks', you will have to give way. Coz Win take precedence over Pong. In summary: (lowest) Chow, Pong, Gong, Win (highest)

@user-pm8nj3mb6q

10 ай бұрын

@@es330td A Pong is more valuable because it has less options. If you have two "Green Dragon"s, there are only two other stones in the game that will let you complete them: the other two "Green Dragon"s. If you have 4 of Bamboo and 5 of Bamboo, there are four 3 of Bamboo or four 6 of Bamboo, that will complete that combination as a Chow. Thus, a Pong is considered more valuable. Why would you not Pong? Well, if you Pong, you reduce your options. Suppose you have 3 of Bamboo, through to 5 of Bamboo, and another 5 of Bamboo through to 7 of Bamboo. If you now Pong a 5 of Bamboo, you are left with 3 of Bamboo and 4 of Bamboo and 6 of Bamboo and 7 of Bamboo. Good luck in getting something decent out of that. (Not the best example, but I hope you get they idea.) Is a "Chow" required? If you want to take the tile the previous player discarded, you have to say "Chow". You are not required to make the Chow, however. If nobody Pongs or Kangs, you can just take the next blind stone from the wall.

Here for yakuza

The noise of the shuffling reminded me of my childhood. Hearing it again was very evocative. I used to hear it from my bed when my parents (my dad especially) would invite people over to our house in Sai Kung in HK to play after dinner. Just hearing it made me remember the warm air, the smell of the vegetation and hearing the cars going past on Tai Mong Sai road

Wow, one of the best tutorials I have ever watched in ANY category! You are a wonderful teacher, thank you!!

Just for other people : this is for chinese rules, cause yes, mahjong has multiple rules (and even more when you include house rules)

tip: make sure you put your titles in order like example if you have 3 4 5 7 bamboos like that making it easier to read so you dont get confused. Another example is 1,3,6,8 dots. make sure they are in the same suits too! :)

Actually the only instructional video of which I was able to make sense of the game play. Thank you!

Wow, really clear presentation! I've read the rules over the years from different sources and never managed to understand ... But your short video was really clear regarding the basics and it's got me ready to have a go!! Well done, thank you for sharing your knowledge !

Great ASMR voice. Please do more! And thank you for the easy to understand instructions.

Hey this video’s awesome!! I always wondered what that game was, but now it’s awesome to know!

oh my god THANK YOU You are the best! This is the most coherent explanation of mahjong i've seen so far, Thank you thank you!

Brilliant! The other videos confused the heck out of me but this one made me confident. You are an excellent teacher. I am going to show this to my family after I give my brother a mahjong set for Christmas. 😁👍

Learning this for Yakuza 0

Big thanks for such a lovely, simple, and detailed explanation. And for ASMR voice as well :) Actually, 🀄 - Red Dragon (someone might remember this symbol from the Red Dragon movie with Hannibal Lecter), 🀅 - Green Dragon, 🀆 - White Dragon. And the Winds: 🀀 - East Wind 🀁 - South Wind (these both winds are quite important, since they influence the whole process) 🀂 - West Wind 🀃 - North Wind There are also the extra tiles in some variations of Mahjong: Flowers: 🀢 - Plum 🀣 - Orchid 🀤 - Bamboo 🀥 - Chrysanthemum And Seasons: 🀦 - Spring 🀧 - Summer 🀨 - Autumn 🀩 - Winter

@jade8568_VR

2 жыл бұрын

Holy cow they are so small I can't even see them with my reading glasses on lol 🤓

@msqunhua

Жыл бұрын

How did you do that? It's definitely important to know the winds and which wind you are.

@user-pm8nj3mb6q

10 ай бұрын

Just, that depending on the set, the "White Dragon" may be completely white, or may be a blue frame around an otherwise empty stone. That's why some USAnians call them "Blue Dragon". But Alix is right: All you NEED to know is that they can only combine with equals.

These are the clearest instructions I have ever heard for this game. Thank you so much.

Thanks so much for this simplified tutorial...enormously helpful.

Came here from Yakuza lol

@XiaNaphryz

3 жыл бұрын

Yakuza uses Japanese riichi rules, which is more complicated than what is presented here. Knowing the wind honor tiles matters since depending on what seat you're in and what round it is will determine if you can use them for certain hands, there's a whole hand value system where you need yaku to qualify a winning hand, a points system, etc. You'll want to look up riichi mahjong tutorial videos.

POV: Your grandma just destroyed you in mahjong/goes lightspeed with her other grandma friends

Thanks so much for this. You've done an exceptional job of making this easy and clear for new players.

Thanks for the cool video! You made it so easy to learn this game. And your soft way of speaking makes it a lot easier to follow than other videos.

Pong = 3 identical tiles Chow = 3 sequence tiles. Kong = 4 identical tiles. Got it will try soon. Thank yu for the tutorial.

Thanks for the vid. Question: Does ponging change the order of play in anyway? In other words, if you pong, does the person to your right play again, or does the turn continue as normal?

@argonwheatbelly637

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, play picks up with the player to your right.

so helpful! i am playing for the 1st time tomorrow and i also came from the 2.5 minute video with more questions than answers. thanks so much for the very thorough explanation!

Clear instruction, well paced, easy to understand and digest. Thank you for making this, it was way more helpful than some of the other stuff I googled =)

Thank you so much for the easy to understand guide to Mahjong. Now I can try and get some wins in FFXIV that also has Mahjong as a mini game 🙂

@AdrianRodriguez-xb3wi

2 жыл бұрын

I´m learning so I can play it on Yakuza

@mrmustard-mp6ij

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing brought me here. =) More MGP!

This is SO helpful! Question on Pong and Chow-- is the only difference between those two that Chow can only be used when the desired tile is discarded by the person to your left, and you use Pong for everybody else?

@krislane9074

2 жыл бұрын

My question as well! I think chow is to the left only? But...Is pong for everyone else at any time, or just to the person on the right( the person who goes after you)

@daveshif2514

2 жыл бұрын

Thats something i didnt understand also, like why is there that distinction if the rules seem to only be different if the player is on the left of you? Like does chow take precedent over pong if both are called or something? If theres no actual difference then why have two different calls?

@oxiepidge

2 жыл бұрын

Chow (chii) is specifically for sequence calls from your left like 123 and pong (pon) is only for calling the 3rd tile for a triplet and can be called from any seats discard that turn

@kudosbudo

2 жыл бұрын

@@oxiepidge With the pong call being made for any discard in theory this could conflict with another players chow call? if so who gets the tile?

@user-pm8nj3mb6q

10 ай бұрын

The Chow is a row of three tiles, each of the same suit, with each a number one higher than the previous. Those could be 3 of Rings, 4 of Rings and 5 of Rings.You can only make a Chow on the table if the player before you discarded it, or making the Chow will Win you the game. The Pong is a series if three tiles, all three with the same image. Those could be 7 of Wan, 7 of Wan, and 7 of Wan. You can make a Pong regardless of what other player discarded the tile. As a Pong is more difficult to make, it has right of way over a Chow. Yet, a Win is even more difficult, so a Chow Winning the game will take priority. A Pong winning the game will take prioriy over that, but a Closing Pair will have priority over that again.

Thanks for making this video.I've been trying on and off for years to grasp this game and couldn't until now : )

this is wonderful, mahjong has always been a mystery until now. Thanks

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Has anyone come here because of Yakuza Games.

Best beginner video Ive watched for mah Kong so far. Great work!

At my 8th year in China, and I needed your video to fully understand this game!!!!! A genuine thank you!

Yakuza fans are here

Thank you SO much for explaining this wonderful game that I can understand. I have watched and read many different versions and no one is as clear as you are.

Thank you! A very concise explanation of the rules. Mahjong games can get quite boisterous, especially when gambling is involved.

Thank you! this this a wonderful introduction! Can't wait to play

You're an EXCELLENT teacher for the way you break down the information and give it in the correct order. This is crucial for the student's retention of the information. Thank you so very much 💯

I cannot tell you how much I have to thank you for! this is brilliantly made!! thankyou very kindly!!

For a beginner like me, this is the best introduction one can find. Thank you.

Sincerely a very good beginner and even the best tutorial, I remember in the 2000 internet to search the rules and learn trough mistakes. I forget the basics, thank you very much!

after years of playing the Yakuza games and having no idea how to play Mahjong, I finally decided to figure out how to play, and this video was perfect!

This is by far such agreat soothing , hypnotic way to keep me focused on learning Mahjong! I don't want anyone else 😀teaching me !👌

This is low-key one of the best KZread tutorials I've seen on anything.

Definitely the best & most clear tutorial for Japanese Mahjong, so many of the other videos used such confusing terms, especially for being "beginner friendly". Thanks very much.

@user-pm8nj3mb6q

10 ай бұрын

Considering that Mahjong is Chinese, there might be a reason you got confused.

@itzYonko

10 ай бұрын

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Not only is this the best video I've found to help me learn Mahjong but it's also the most relaxing too, could add "ASMR" to the title

The best explanation so far of all the tutorials on KZread.

Really enjoyed the video; very informative and nicely detailed. I liked that you explained the flow of the game first and the limitations of what each player can do, because it can get confusing when you try to learn the rules all at once. Thank you. Now I can start watching Akagi 🤓

So glad to have found this video. Excellent explaination for beginner without the excess! Thank you so much!