There are many legends about the origin and evolution of Mahjong, but most of them are difficult to verify or are suspected of being fabricated.
Fortunately, with this book, we don’t have to worry about these difficult-to-argument issues. We can just say "This is Dashu", and the storyteller like me has the final say.
Therefore, we can tentatively think that the current mahjong matchup between Sun Yixie and Murong Ji is a game with rules close to Japanese mahjong, but there are no such rules as active tiles and standing uprights.
The number of games they want to play is a "half village", that is, four games each in the East Court and South Court, for a total of eight games.
The winning and losing rules are also very simple. Each of the four people starts with 2,000 points. By the end of the eight rounds, whichever side has more points in total will win. .
If the total scores of both sides are the same in the end, then look at the comparison of the personal scores of the two "chief generals" Sun Yixie and Murong Ji; if their personal scores are also the same, then look at the comparison between the two of them. How many points were directly obtained by the opponent in these eight rounds; and if these are the same, then it will ultimately depend on what the biggest tricks they each made in these eight rounds.
Of course, there is a special situation where the winner can be determined immediately, that is, before the eight rounds are over, one of Sun Yixie or Murong Ji has already lost all the chips, but Tang Weizhi With Liu Ming as an assistant, losing all can be counted as a negative to continue.
It is not difficult to see from these rules that what Murong Ji wants is a "short to medium-term contest with a certain error tolerance rate."
This is also very reasonable, because no matter from the point of view of "the gambling environment is arranged by the other party" or from the point of view of "our apparent hard power is higher", Murong Ji is not suitable Long battle.
As time passes, changes will occur.
Although Murong Ji believed that no matter how high Sun Yixie's level was, he could not be on the same level as him, the eldest son of a family that specializes in gambling, just like there is an indispensable line between amateur and professional. The Gap to Be Crossed
However, this was a battle involving reputation, interests, and dignity, and Murong Ji never wanted to lose.
Furthermore, in the short eight-game process, there was no extra time to slowly test the opponent's strength. Therefore, from the first game, Murong Ji followed the principle of "a lion fights a rabbit, but also uses The principle of "go all out" and be prepared to attack without mercy.
Some people may have something to say after seeing this. In the final analysis, mahjong is not about looking at the cards. What can you do if you are "merciless"? It's just about playing more aggressively, stealing more, and being more greedy.
This statement is okay as long as it does not violate the "card theory" and "game rules". .
But this is not ga, but gabe. When it comes to the "gambling table", if it is still limited to "card theory" and "rules", how can it be called real gambling? Where are the disciples
Even today, if you walk into a mahjong parlor or chess and card room, there is a chance that you will meet thousands of people, although most of them are very skilled.It is clumsy, but in most cases it is more than enough to deal with ordinary people. Who would believe it if no one played tricks at the gambling table where huge interests are really involved
Since Murong Ji dares to call himself the "Gambling Overlord", then He is quite accomplished in this aspect.
So, he will definitely make a fortune.
The most common way to gamble on the mahjong table, with the most cost-effective risk and return, can be roughly divided into two categories
First, playing tricks on the gambling equipment to control Match the cards or master the opponent's cards.
To do this, the easiest way is to use an automatic mahjong table; the advantage of this method is that it is fully automatic and can be done in one step. A friend can do it with a remote control from a distance, but the disadvantage is that the tiles and tile mountain controlled by the automatic mahjong machine cannot be adjusted after the start. If the rhythm is disrupted by bumping bars, it may still overturn.
The more complicated method is to make some marks on the mahjong that can only be seen by the master, and then use techniques to control and fine-tune the game when manually shuffling the cards; the advantages of this method During the game, you can also know what cards the opponent has in his hand at any time, and you can also know what cards are on the card mountain. The disadvantage is that it requires high on-the-spot reaction and technology.
Two, give a secret signal.
That is, two or even three people at the poker table collude together to exchange information through some small movements or sounds that have been agreed in advance and are not easily noticed by others, to squeeze out the remaining two or one person. money.
This is a seemingly simple but very profound technology.
Even children can know the simplest "sign code"; in places like mahjong parlors, chess and card rooms or typhoon shelters, there are often groups of two or three young crooks who use this trick to kill passers-by. Project It’s not limited to mahjong, but also Landlord.
In Jianghu slang, the person who handles this kind of work is called "Lao Yue", which belongs to the same category as "the trickster generally refers to those who engage in lottery-type gambling fraud on the street"; this group of people Well, they are not really real crooks, because real crooks have to have a "job" in their hands, while Lao Yue and Huang Tiao'er actually have little technical content, and usually several people need to work together to make fake bets. .
The "secret codes" used by people at this level are nothing more than lighting a cigarette, scratching the ears, and touching the nose. Touching the chin, rubbing the eyes, and scratching the forehead have similar meanings. If you are more detailed, just use your hands. The placement combined with the number of fingers seemingly casually extended when making small movements can convey more specific information.
Some people may ask, can such a simple password not be used to help others?
As I said before, at least it is more than enough to deal with ordinary people.
For example, if you are sitting opposite a person who plays mahjong with his right hand, his left hand is usually placed naturally on the left side of the row of mahjong tiles in front of him. Sometimes he will move his fingers while looking at the tiles and thinking. Gently resting on top of the cards on the left side and touching the cards is a habitual action that many people have. Do you think there is anything unusual about this?
But if I tell you, the position of his hand, a little forward, a little behind, or parallel to the card, represents three suits respectively, and the hand he placed on the card represents three suits. Fingers, thumb, index finger and middle finger, as well as the first to third cards on the left corresponding to these three fingers respectively, correspond to the nine numbers from one to nine. Will you suddenly find that every movement he makes is When making secret signals, with just one hand, you can convey the information of tubes, ten thousand, strips, one to nine, a total of 394,108 cards
What I mentioned are just common and simple techniques. , a truly clever code will be much more concealed, and the information it can convey will be more complex.
A well-trained gambler can instantly convert these signals that have "turned seven or eight turns" into the original information, and react immediately to play the next card without any hesitation. Show signs of observation and reflection.
Compared with other techniques, "signing" has the biggest advantage. Even if you are discovered, as long as you don't admit it, others will most likely be unable to do anything to you.
Because this method usually does not require the use of any props, and the information transmitted is also "encrypted". No matter how rough the encryption of those poor passwords is, as long as you insist that you like to touch your nose or chin , so what if you are caught doing it?
What's more, if there are really experts present, after the experts see that you are using secret codes, they will not expose you on the spot, but will pretend not to know and wait until they are cracked. After your secret code, we will use the information you gave us to give you a fatal blow at the critical moment.
So which method are Murong Ji and Liu Ming using now?
The answer is that they used both.
Today, Murong Ji not only marked the mahjong he brought, but also checked the password with Liu Ming in advance.
We won’t explain the secret code, let’s talk about the mark
The symbols of this pair of mahjong are hidden in the patterns on the back of the cards, although they cannot be so detailed that each card is clear. However, it can be confirmed that the suit of each card is marked using a unique method. Usually, all 136 cards are not clearly marked, because if it is done to that extent, everyone can see that each card has It's different, and besides, for those who have reached a certain level of mahjong skills, being able to see the suit of the opponent's hand is almost as advantageous as showing the cards.
As for this "marked mahjong set", it is obviously not a temporary work. It is a "special gambling set" specially made in the Murong family's private workshop.
Just like a magician's magic props, the Murong family's carefully crafted cheating gambling tools are even if they are not necessarily used, they will always take a few with them when they go out, just in case of emergencies.
Gu Chen
This shows that Murong Ji is not so unintelligent. The projects and rules he chose this time seemed to be decided quickly, but they were all carefully considered. of.
Eastern Bureau.
In this first gameFrom the beginning, Tang Weizhi's expression showed that he was very good at playing cards.
From the perspective of Murong Ji and Liu Ming, the marks behind the cards also prove that this guy named Tang really can't hide anything on his face when gambling
On the other hand, Sun Yixie was holding a bowl of soy milk, drinking and beating leisurely.
His small eyes always seemed to be smiling but not smiling, darting here and there, giving people an unpredictable feeling.
Of course, this feeling is not so scary under the premise of "I know what suits and how many cards you have in your hand".
In this way, after several rounds, the game ended with Tang Weizhi's self-touch.
Murong Ji and Liu Ming did not show any annoyance about this. In fact, they had tried their best to cooperate in defense in this round. The two used various tricks to change the order of drawing cards to prevent Tang Weizhi from making more changes. It's a big game, but this guy's starting hand is really good. With multi-faceted listening, they can't stop Tang Wei's wild cards. They can only say that this hand makes him less wild, which is considered a success.
East Second Bureau.
Tang Weizhi's strong luck is still continuing. Although it is not 100% sure just from the color of his back, combined with the expression on his face, it can be seen that 90% of his hands are the foundation of the big three yuan.
That’s what luck is like. Sometimes it will follow a certain person inexplicably, and you never know how long it will take before it leaves.
However, experienced gamblers all know that there is a saying about "bad luck" at the gambling table.
A choice, a hesitation, a defeat or even an inadvertent action of the lucky person may cause the goddess of luck to leave him.
After a good "luck" dissipates, it is often followed by astonishing bad luck.
Some people say that this matter is metaphysics, while others say that this phenomenon can be explained in psychology and probability. We will not go into this in detail. In short, here, Murong Ji and Liu Ming He chose a very simple "luck-breaking" method to deal with Tang Weizhi's robbery.
Although Big Three Dollars is good, it is relatively heavy. It is not that easy to win this kind of card, especially when your opponent knows what card you want.
It’s true that Tang Weizhi’s hand is a big three-yuan card, but it takes at least three or four consecutive rounds to get valid cards before he can draw the cards.
As long as Murong Ji and Liu Ming play tricks before he hears the cards, Tang Weizhi's big three yuan hand will be like the moon in the mirror, and the bamboo basket will be empty.
The two of them already know the suit of each hidden card. On this basis, their "secret code" can also be more concealed and streamlined. The code above is as follows: For example, if both parties in the communication already know the suit of the card, a step can be omitted. Therefore, after a simple communication, Murong Ji knew that Liu Ming's hand was a form that could be used to quickly attack and draw cards, and then they began to operate.
After four rounds, although Tang Weizhi, who was lucky, had already drawn two valid cards,Liu Ming has already heard the cards.
Bullshit, listen in both directions, and one of the cards you listen to is an invalid card in Tang Weizhi's hand.
As a result, when Tang Weizhi got the third valid card, he played that card and fired Liu Ming
Although the points lost were not many, Tang Weizhi saw that The depressing feeling of having the big three elements in your hand that you are about to listen to come to nothing, is just like when you took a full-scoring test paper and got zero marks because you forgot to write your name. It is worse than if you failed to pass the exam from the beginning. It's a big blow.
East Third Bureau.
The "bad luck" operated by Murong Ji and Liu Ming was undoubtedly successful.
The cards had just been shuffled, and before they even started to look at their opponent's cards, they saw Tang Weizhi's bitter face.
When a person picks up a deck of cards that he knows he can basically discard just by looking at them, he will most likely want to put on this face.
Of course, there are exceptions
Sun Yixie is an exception.
You have to listen to the words that come out of his mouth like this
I suffered a loss = I took advantage.
I was injured = I lost some blood.
I was tricked = I tried to trick someone, but it was a pity that I didn’t get it.
And when he said this, the expressions on his face and body movements were all matching, which was more real than real.
For example, right now, he had just finished his second bowl of soy milk, and while he was asking the waiter to get a bowl of sour plum soup, he had finished counting his cards, but he saw him bending one leg and stepping on the corner of the stool. , sitting crookedly, looking at the all-white background in front of him, curling his mouth and yelling, "What the hell is this chicken? It's still hairy!"
Obviously, when the fortune begins, After the transfer, the next person to be favored was Sun Yixie.
Looking at this guy's cards and his face, Murong Ji and Liu Ming could hardly hold their nerve. They had seen a lot of gamblers, both those who liked to pretend and those who liked to bluff. Yes, and it's quite common, but it's really rare to see someone as natural and unbeatable as Sun Yixie.
It is as if in this guy’s perception, he has really lost money; except for Tianhu cards, the others are “difficult to win” and “a hair loss.”
In the end, the third round ended with Sun Yixie's Hu card.
Similar to the first game in the East, Murong Ji and Liu Ming tried their best to minimize losses when they were unable to defend their opponents; when Sun Yixie was about to touch himself in two rounds, Liu Ming deliberately let go The blunderbuss not only reduced Sun Yixiehu's number of plays, but also prevented Murong Ji's points from falling.
Then we came to the East Fourth Bureau.
And this round was also the one where Murong Ji and Liu Ming began to crush.