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Hello,

I play mostly accordingly to Modern Japanese Rules (riichi/dora).

What is your opinion on the usefulness of scoring sticks? Are they
really fun to use? More convenient than a pen and a paper? Enough to
bother to order some from Japan?

Nath
 
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From: Nath Krishmaratala <mahjongmontreal@hotmail.com>

>What is your opinion on the usefulness of scoring sticks? Are they
>really fun to use?

No.

>More convenient than a pen and a paper?

Probably. Often, one person gives chips to another person and that's that
(next hand happens). If there's a scorekeeper, one person tells another what
number to add, then the scorekeeper must subtract the number for the other.
One person then has the sheet that shows everyone's current totals, rather
than each person having a drawer of chips to view at a glance.

>Enough to
>bother to order some from Japan?

No. But perhaps enough to bother to bid for some on eBay.

Cheers,
Tom
 
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i don't play the japanese mahjong but i don't use the sticks too also if i
have them, i prefer the good old pen and paper :)
"Nath Krishmaratala" <mahjongmontreal@hotmail.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:ldJsc.44214$Fk4.1919533@wagner.videotron.net...
> Hello,
>
> I play mostly accordingly to Modern Japanese Rules (riichi/dora).
>
> What is your opinion on the usefulness of scoring sticks? Are they
> really fun to use? More convenient than a pen and a paper? Enough to
> bother to order some from Japan?
>
> Nath
 
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On Tue, 25 May 2004 11:01:16 -0400, Nath Krishmaratala
<mahjongmontreal@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I play mostly accordingly to Modern Japanese Rules (riichi/dora).
>
>What is your opinion on the usefulness of scoring sticks? Are they
>really fun to use? More convenient than a pen and a paper? Enough to
>bother to order some from Japan?
>



I admit that we use pen and paper a lot, but still I prefer scoring
sticks. It gives you more feeling about your winning and losses,
whilst the figures on paper are somewhat abstract.
For a long time I have kept a website to administrate all my mahjong
games (www.martinrep.tk), but I have stopped recording the scores.
That gives me more freedom in using the scoring sticks, and now I
prefer that over the paper.
Only when playing the Chinese Classical type of rules, you better use
the paper, since you run easily out of sticks with scores of 10,000 or
20,000.
I do not think you have to order them in Japan. At least, Japanese
sticks can be bought in my country.



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Martin Rep <mrep@mahjongnews.com> writes:
> Only when playing the Chinese Classical type of rules, you better
> use the paper, since you run easily out of sticks with scores of
> 10,000 or 20,000.

I don't play Japanese, but for my (Chinese-based) games find regular
poker chips the most practical "currency." Not traditional, perhaps,
but then MJ isn't exactly ancient either. Four colors, easy to get
more, etc.

/Symeon
 
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I prefer scoring sticks. Using them you can play and score faster and
if there are mistakes in scoring each player is responsible for
himself.
The real taste of Mahjong needs scoring sticks.
Cheers,
Uwe
---
www.mah-jongg.de
German Mah-Jongg League
 
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Thank you everybody for your answers.

From what you wrote, it seems to me I would enjoy scoring sticks. Now,
it's a question of finding a way of buying them. In Montreal, the only
ones I found came with an overpriced fish bone/bamboo set. I'll try eBay
and online Japanese stores.

In the meanwhile, I'll try poker chips or even make some myself.

Have fun,
Nath
 
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Hi Nath

On 2004-05-29 06:48:19 +0200, Nath Krishmaratala
<mahjongmontreal@hotmail.com> said:

> Thank you everybody for your answers.
>
> From what you wrote, it seems to me I would enjoy scoring sticks. Now,
> it's a question of finding a way of buying them. In Montreal, the only
> ones I found came with an overpriced fish bone/bamboo set. I'll try
> eBay and online Japanese stores.
>
> In the meanwhile, I'll try poker chips or even make some myself.
>
> Have fun,
> Nath

If you are interested, I can inform for you what they cost in
Amsterdam. Cannot be too expensive.
--


|
|Martin Rep
|The Independent Internet Mahjong Newspaper
|Mahjong News:
|www.mahjongnews.com
|The Dutch Championship Riichi Mahjong:
|www.riichi.tk
|The Golden Dragon Hong Kong Mahjong Club:
|www.gouden-draak.nl
 
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Hello Martin,

> If you are interested, I can inform for you what they cost in
> Amsterdam. Cannot be too expensive.

Thank you for your graceful offer. Your opinion was already enough to
make me happy. I could have asked two Japanese members of our Mah-jong
club before they went back to Japan, but I didn't want to bother them
with a 10$ toy accessory. I don't feel it's worth your time either. I'll
find a way myself.

Have a nice day
Nath
 
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Hi Nath

On 2004-05-30 23:17:10 +0200, Nath Krishmaratala
<mahjongmontreal@hotmail.com> said:

> Hello Martin,
>
>> If you are interested, I can inform for you what they cost in
>> Amsterdam. Cannot be too expensive.
>
> Thank you for your graceful offer. Your opinion was already enough to
> make me happy. I could have asked two Japanese members of our Mah-jong
> club before they went back to Japan, but I didn't want to bother them
> with a 10$ toy accessory. I don't feel it's worth your time either.
> I'll find a way myself.

I think that's about the price we pay in Holland. Not exactly worth the
trip to Japan ;-)
--


|
|Martin Rep
|The Independent Internet Mahjong Newspaper
|Mahjong News:
|www.mahjongnews.com
|The Dutch Championship Riichi Mahjong:
|www.riichi.tk
|The Golden Dragon Hong Kong Mahjong Club:
|www.gouden-draak.nl
 
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