Mahjong Match at the Toy Factory

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The Mahjong Match at the Toy Factory is a Match in the Akagi manga series, taking place in Chapter 32.

Context

The seniors at the factory Akagi is working at challenge him to a mahjong match on pay day, betting their salaries. Since Akagi refuses, they bully another co-worker, Osamu, into joining the match instead. Akagi comes back later that evening and watches the end of their game.

Players

  • Osamu Nozaki

Tricks

  • In order to disguise the fact that they are colluding in order to cheat Osamu out of his money, the seniors designate one of them, Kawashima, to lose the match. Afterwards, all three split the winnings among themselves.
  • The seniors speak in a pre-arranged code in order to let each other know what tile they are waiting on.
  • Kawashima uses a trick called "bukkonuki", where he places two unwanted tiles from his hand on the left side of his wall while taking two new tiles from the right side.
  • In order to end his dealer turn and by extension the game, Kawashima breaks up his tenpai right before the round ends in an exhaustive draw. Even though by doing this he forgoes the points he would get by ending in tenpai, it avoids giving Osamu another chance to win his money back.

Outcome

Osamu loses his entire pay to the seniors, and even when they try to return a little of his money he refuses to take it. Akagi then challenges the seniors to a new gamble using the money he won from Hirayama earlier.

Winners

  • Seniors

Losers

  • Osamu Nozaki