Good job for the special cards overview! One thing to mention though, you cannot make a pair using the one (mah jong). You mention later in the video that the Phoenix can copy a card from 2 to Ace when played in a combination, and that is correct. Also when leading with the Phoenix it's value is 1.5
I think the only thing that seemed off in these instructions was that you passed the dog and then showed it goes to the player to the left of your partners side. I believe in China, and a few other cultures like Scandinavian, they always play counter clockwise, so the game always plays to the right. Either way you play, passing the dog to a partner who is already “gone out” from the game would always pass to their right, always skipping the opponent on you right.
at about 3:07 - if you partner had any BOMB with an 8 in it, they would be forced to play on top of the 9. Same for the next player if you partner played a 10 or higher.
You are correct!!! A bomb with an 8 in it would be an example of something that can, and would need to be played if a player before you hadn't played an 8 already.
i don’t understand the phoenix as 1/2 point. if last card played is queen, only a king or ace can be played. same if phoenix played, queen1/2 , still can only lay same two cards. what’s the 1/2 point add as an advantage?
Good insight. Because of that, it is "usually" not a good idea to play the Phoenix over any card but an Ace (and I usually wait for the Dragon to be played first, then making it the highest single card left in the game). However, there are times when playing the Phoenix over something lower than an Ace is a strategic move (for instance, sometimes I hold onto the Phoenix as my last card, and then play it when it comes around to me, and I don't have to worry about whatever single card is played before me (except of course the Dragon)... there are even a rare time when I want to lay the Phoenix down to allow the other team to get the trick, and therefore the minus 25 points that comes along with it... as you play, you will see for yourself different strategic reasons to play the Phoenix over a Queen, for instance... and of course, the Phoenix is always great as a wild card played with other cards!
Good job for the special cards overview! One thing to mention though, you cannot make a pair using the one (mah jong). You mention later in the video that the Phoenix can copy a card from 2 to Ace when played in a combination, and that is correct. Also when leading with the Phoenix it's value is 1.5
I think the only thing that seemed off in these instructions was that you passed the dog and then showed it goes to the player to the left of your partners side. I believe in China, and a few other cultures like Scandinavian, they always play counter clockwise, so the game always plays to the right.
Either way you play, passing the dog to a partner who is already “gone out” from the game would always pass to their right, always skipping the opponent on you right.
Great video!! It helped me understand the use of the mahjong!!
so glad it could help!
at about 3:07 - if you partner had any BOMB with an 8 in it, they would be forced to play on top of the 9. Same for the next player if you partner played a 10 or higher.
You are correct!!! A bomb with an 8 in it would be an example of something that can, and would need to be played if a player before you hadn't played an 8 already.
i don’t understand the phoenix as 1/2 point. if last card played is queen, only a king or ace can be played. same if phoenix played, queen1/2 , still can only lay same two cards. what’s the 1/2 point add as an advantage?
Good insight. Because of that, it is "usually" not a good idea to play the Phoenix over any card but an Ace (and I usually wait for the Dragon to be played first, then making it the highest single card left in the game). However, there are times when playing the Phoenix over something lower than an Ace is a strategic move (for instance, sometimes I hold onto the Phoenix as my last card, and then play it when it comes around to me, and I don't have to worry about whatever single card is played before me (except of course the Dragon)... there are even a rare time when I want to lay the Phoenix down to allow the other team to get the trick, and therefore the minus 25 points that comes along with it... as you play, you will see for yourself different strategic reasons to play the Phoenix over a Queen, for instance... and of course, the Phoenix is always great as a wild card played with other cards!