Intro:
Just wanted to share my experience with the 3.5th Anniversary Streamer Battle (3P Star/Moon Table) in Riichi City.
The Event/Rules:
The Streamer Battle was an event organized by Riichi City to mark its 3.5-year milestone. Participants were required to live stream at least five hanchan (full games)or ten East-only matches, with recordings saved for verification.
The winner was who ever had the highest point total across 5 consecutive games.
My Strategy:
My strategy was pretty straight forward. Given the format being scored on 5 consecutive wins. You NEED to win all 5 games because the bonus for first place alone is +30 points.
This means winning all 5 consecutive games puts you at 150 points which is an amazing starting point.
Then every 1000 points higher you are from the starting value (35000 in the case of sanma) at the end of the game nets you an additional 1 point.
So what was my plan? What did I do? I went WHOLE HOG. Pushed every hand trying to get high points, grinded it out in ‘East Only’ since the turn around time for games was quick until I have a solid 2-3 games with a high score. Then I started playing more defensively for the final two.
Stand Out Moment:
Stand out moment for me was at crunch time, 24 hours before the event ends I think it was.
Im 5 wins in but still sitting at 5th place and I REALLY wanted that crown border for first place and 90d premium.
- 1st place - 43,000
- 1st place - 72,000
- 1st place - 75,000
- 1st place - 49,800
- 1st place - 53,200
I start crunching the numbers and I approximately 63,000 to overtake who was first at the time with 287.9 points Obviously nervous I start the game up and im praying not to be last dealer because you cant farm points.
- Game start.
- East Seat.
- Win first hand.
- Dealer repeat.
The hand I get on the dealer repeat? GODLY.
I SAW THE YAKUMAN, IT WAS TALKING TO ME LIKE THE GREEN GOBLIN
Then it happened.
The deal in.
The Yakuman animation.
The realization I just ended with 90,000 points and well above the rest leading with 316 points.
What a crazy way to end the event!!!
I was literally shaking trying to show my partner that I was first place and by a large margin. It took me way too long to click the ranking button with the shakes that I was experiencing.
Reflections on the Victory:
- Every tile is safe.
- Always riichi.
- Always hold dora.
In all seriousness getting first place in the Riichi City 3.5th Anniversary Streamer Battle (3P Star/Moon table) was a career highlight and I cant wait for more fun events to come.
