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Is riichi mahjong even that popular?

• ninjin 3y ago
  At least in my circles it is common that people play or have played, especially males. I myself play on average two tables or so per day online. Although I certainly should force myself to read up a bit more on strategy.
  • Kuraj 3y ago
    Daina Chiba's Riichi Book I is an excellent free resource for intermediate players.
• makeitdouble 3y ago
  I don't know for riichi mahjong, but "mahjong" is pretty popular, yes. But the betting aspect puts it probably closer to poker than chess or other games where money is rarely involved.
  • offices 3y ago
    "mahjong" is riichi mahjong in Japan
• raincole 3y ago
  Absolutely. According to [1], in Japan, 4.5M people play Mahjong (in Japan you can assume Mahjong means Riichi Mahjong), 5M people play Shogi, and only 1.5M play Go. Interestingly 21M (!) people play family games, which means party video games, e.g. Mario Kart. [1]: https://note.com/hasimo1000year/n/n06989a252aa2 https://note.com/hasimo1000year/n/n06989a252aa2, it's a random Mahjong player's blog, but it quotes the data allegedly from [2] [2]: https://www.jpc-net.jp/research/list/leisure.html https://www.jpc-net.jp/research/list/leisure.html