About us
Trying to get more games of Mahjong going in Newcastle (UK) and North East England
All main kinds of Mahjong covered - with focus on Hong Kong style and Japanese Riichi rules, and all interests from casual beginners up to competitive tournament play.
There will be plenty of beginner sessions as we build up numbers, so please do consider joining in.
Main group is on Facebook, please search "North East UK Mahjong" or use link below. Please consider using the Facebook group to see who else is near to you and keen to start a group - we don't have to always play in Newcastle!
Also covering: Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland, Teesside, etc.
Upcoming events
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Intro to Japanese Riichi Mahjong
Bally’s Casino, Bally’s Casino, The Gate, Newgate Street, Newcastle, NE1 5TG,, Newcastle, GBLet's do some more Japanese Riichi Mahjong.
The core ideas are similar to Hong Kong style, but there are a few refinements which improve the balance of attack and defence. There are a few new (non-gratuitous) scoring patterns, more ways to react to opponents' play, and real incentives to keep your hand closed. It works well as a more competitive version of Mahjong.
If you've not tried this style much before, no worries, we can go over the key ideas and differences, before getting into real play. And if you've played Riichi before, please come along and help!
As before, we'll be off to the side of Freya's Bar (main floor) in Bally's casino. We'll be the ones using smaller tiles and a bit of square plastic in the middle of the table!
For a quick taster, try this student film project - both a short thriller and a decent tutorial! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cr7Rn86E2s
(NB date may need to change if the Casino has other events that day - but it looks clear for now.)
PS - 31st March - anyone going to "Psydoll" in Trillians - https://www.facebook.com/events/877291821583370/ - and want to get some Riichi in before it? I'm free that afternoon as well, so could do 3pm onwards in the casino?
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Past events
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