Chess just lacks the drama and excitement of mahjong.
Managing to fork a queen and a king is nothing to the feeling of breaking a massive hand in tempai because you just picked up a white dragon and sense that it’s cursed, only to see the guy next to you deal into a dealer baiman with that same tile on the very next discard.
my first yakuman ever (it was a suu an kou, and it was in real life) I had to leave the room for about 20 minutes. I don’t smoke but I was offered a cigarette and nearly took it. High point of my life honestly.
Chess just lacks the drama and excitement of mahjong.
Managing to fork a queen and a king is nothing to the feeling of breaking a massive hand in tempai because you just picked up a white dragon and sense that it’s cursed, only to see the guy next to you deal into a dealer baiman with that same tile on the very next discard.
my first yakuman ever (it was a suu an kou, and it was in real life) I had to leave the room for about 20 minutes. I don’t smoke but I was offered a cigarette and nearly took it. High point of my life honestly.