Minute Cryptic - 24 May, 2026 "Swimming group’s pool cleared of pee after second such evacuation?" (6) ⚪️⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏋 2 hints – 1 over the community par (1,435 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

No platypus today except a piece of wood 🪵 that looked like a small croc 🐊

Minute Cryptic - 23 May, 2026 "Odd, even, odd, even… never-ending game" (4) ⚪️⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🤝 2 hints – matched the community par (5,033 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 22 May, 2026 "Midrange van crashed into circular intersection?" (4,7) ⚪️⚪️⚪️🟡🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏋 4 hints – 1 over the community par (3,095 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

This chicken (coward) hand won because of the bonus capture animal tiles, when I was a couple of tiles away from 13 Orphans.

Mixed Orphans Hand Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Mahjong Club App 🀄️ I call this an “All Terminals & Honour” hand. In the “Western Mahjong” tradition it is called “All Honours” as Terminals are considered minor Honour Tiles.

Crashed & Burned

Slippery Slopes 📉📈📊

Mixed Orphans

Minute Cryptic - 20 May, 2026 "Caught up in plot, he’ll overreact!" (7) ⚪️⚪️⚪️🟡🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏋 4 hints – 2 over the community par (1,503 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Ah failing…

Challenge Match HKNS 🀄️with Wu conditions being greater than 3 Faan ~ No Flowers Bonus.

C0 / MCR Mahjong Variant 🀄️ ~ I had to ask & look up what a “Tile Hog” meant in this variant.

Unique Wonder ~ Thirteen Orphans 🀄️ So I started with 7 Orphans (no dragons 🐉 in the dealt hand.

Minute Cryptic - 14 May, 2026 "Rocking moccasins? Corporate style guides might consider it unprofessional" (5,4) ⚪️⚪️⚪️🟡🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏁 Early solver! Just 920 people so far – I solved it with 4 hints. www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

Minute Cryptic - 11 May, 2026 "Boundless fun awaits in lively ballroom as couples leave for dance" (5) ⚪️⚪️🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏁 Early solver! Just 780 people so far – I solved it with 2 hints. www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

One day I will have to look up the history of how exactly “red 5s” & “Dora’s” became part of Japanese 🇯🇵 Riichi 🀄️ Mahjong. Not to mention the whole “Furiten” thing 🤔….