> Apparently (transparently?) a new fad in Japan is Transparent Mahjong... where 3/4 of > the tiles are transparent. > > Ahhhh... veddy veddy interesting. > > > EDIT: Can anyone confirm this for me... > > Transparent Mahjong is called Akira Tooru (麻雀 透明. > > True or False. And if true can you explain why the phrase Akira Tooru refers to > transparent mahjong, since those two words translate to names not adjectives.
After 10 minutes in google i got this:
1. As you know the game is called Transparent Mahjong. 麻雀 stands for mahjong and 透明 (toumei) for transparent.
2. The game is also called "Washizu Mahjong". It's a fictional mahjong game variant from a manga titled Akagi. Character Washizu Iwao created the game.
3. According to this article the fictional game is gathering popularity because of the anime and manga. For that reason, it's starting to get official rules.
Interesting, in the manga the currency for bet is blood. The more you lose, the more your blood gets drained till your own death.
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3/4 transparent mahjong! I never knew such things existed!
