Goldsaucer Minion Game

[_Pigzig]

For me it's mahjong. The game is everywhere in asian media but I tune out everytime it comes up. The whole thing seems esoteric, so much mahjong terminology, for me it's like looking at a mechanics manual when I take a glance at the rules. I thought I'd give it a shot in Gold Saucer but nope, couldn't even get through one game.
Tables are always empty on my server too, hope they didn't spend too much time on that.

[Breakbeat]

I tune out everytime it comes up. The whole thing seems esoteric, so much mahjong terminology, for me it's like looking at a mechanics manual when I take a glance at the rules.

It's literally like Gin Rummy; you just make pairs and suits and runs.

There's many excellent YouTube videos for people that A) Don't read Chinese characters, and B) don't know thing 1 about mahjong. Like myself, a couple months ago.

This one is perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pka0nVIahb0 ("A Chill Mahjong Tutorial for Beginners"). Starting from absolute zero I left this video with a solid understanding of the basics and enough knowledge to get into it in FFXIV. If you can see and match shapes, and count groups of shapes, you can grasp Mahjong to the extent needed to play casually, here in FFXIV or in real life.