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===The Opponents===
===The Opponents===
[[File:Opponent Selection Screen - Yakuman DS.png|frame|The opponents selection screen.]]
[[File:Opponent Selection Screen - Yakuman DS.png|frame|The opponents selection screen.]]
*[[Goomba]]: The easiest opponent, but may win sometimes.
The difficulty of each opponent is shown in the game with stars; The more stars that opponent has, the harder he/she is. Every opponent has different stats of Attack (Effort on winning the hand), Luck, Skill (Good strategy), Speed (Speed on declaring ron (ロン) or tsumo (ツモ)and Defense (Effort on preventing others to win). They all have different AI, and their style of play is described briefly behind the character's picture in the upper screen (while in the character selection screen). The opponents are:
*[[Princess Daisy]]: Normal opponent; she never melds her tiles, unless if it is a "closed kan".
*[[Goomba]]: 1 Star. Still doesn't understand mahjong very well but he may sometimes win the game.
*[[Shy Guy]]: An easy opponent; he melds his tiles frequently.
*[[Princess Daisy]]: 3 Stars. She will try to use riichi to add an extra yaku and also do a closed tsumo. She will always look for a win.
*[[Koopa Troopa]]: An easy opponent; he melds his tiles frequently, unaware of getting a yakuless hand.
*[[Shy Guy]]: 1 Star. He will try to win by melding.
*[[Boo]]: Normal opponent; he may win with a concealed or melded hand.
*[[Koopa Troopa]]: 2 Stars. Being a very aggresive opponent, he will try to win as fast as possible. He likes Chii and Pon.
*[[Birdo]]: Normal/Easy opponent; she likes "riichi" but she sometimes melds her tiles.
*[[Boo]]: 3 Stars. Thinking on a skillful way to win, he will end up having good amounts of yaku.
*[[Diddy Kong]]: Normal/Easy opponent; plays similar to Birdo.
*[[Birdo]]: 3 Stars. She will play almost in a balanced way, but she has skill as her best stat.
*[[Toad]]: Easy opponent; he normally likes having a concealed hand.
*[[Diddy Kong]]: 3 Stars. With a main intention on doing Chiitoitsu (Seven Pairs), he will find many ways to win.
*[[Princess Peach]]: Normal opponent; she uses a lot of defense and melds her tiles, but she knows when her hand has a yaku.
*[[Toad]]: 2 Stars. He will get tenpai (Near victory) and declare riichi when he is able to do so. He will keep dora tiles to boost his yaku.
*[[Mario]]: Normal opponent; he has balanced skills.
*[[Princess Peach]]: 3 Stars. Her main intentions are not to win, but to prevent losing. She will never declare riichi.
*[[Hammer Bro.]] (challenge unlockable)
*[[Mario]]: 4 Stars. He will either try to win or prevent to lose depending on the situation.  
*[[Luigi]]: Normal/Easy opponent; he can play in many ways.
*[[Luigi]]: 3 Stars. At his own pace he will get waiting in some tiles and declare riichi.
*[[Yoshi]]: Easy opponent; he never declares "riichi", but he can get lucky enough to get the "13 unrelated tiles" yakuman.
*[[Yoshi]]: 3 Stars. His speed is his strongest stat. He will never declare riichi.
*[[Donkey Kong]]: Normal/Hard opponent; plays in many ways.
*[[Donkey Kong]]: 4 Stars. Very commonly he will aim for a powerful Chinitsu or Honitsu hand (A single suit).
*[[Toadette]]: Normal/Hard opponent; she is speedy and she can win the hand faster.
*[[Toadette]]: 4 Stars. She will put all her efforts on winning and has very good speed.
*[[Toadsworth]] (secret character): Hardest opponent in the game; he plays in many ways, may use "Open riichi" if on.  
*[[Toadsworth]] (secret character): 5 Stars. He will look at all the odds and will prevent at all costs losing a hand. He's hardly Furikomi (Opponents rarely declare "ron" on him).
*[[Wario]] (secret character): Hard opponent; he plays in an offensive way and he likes "Open riichi".
*[[Wario]] (secret character): 5 Stars. According to his stats, he will do whatever he can to win the round, and also get a good score if he does.
*[[Waluigi]] (secret character): Hard opponent; he can win the hand faster.
*[[Waluigi]] (secret character): 4 Stars. Being the speediest character in all the game, he can win rounds very quickly.
*[[Petey Piranha]] (secret character): Hard opponent; plays in many ways.
*[[Petey Piranha]] (secret character): 5 Stars. Petey Piranha is a very skillful opponent and will try to boost the yaku on his hand as much as possible.
*[[Bowser]] (secret character): Hard opponent; likes "Open riichi" and he acts offensively.
*[[Bowser]] (secret character): 5 Stars. In his strong way of playing, he will try to boost the hand's yaku and win quickly.
*[[Bowser Jr.]]: Hard/Normal opponent; unlike Bowser, he is skillful, not offensive.
*[[Bowser Jr.]]: 4 Stars. He will skillfully wait in an unexcepted tile.
Naturally, the character the player has chosen will not be available as an opponent.
Naturally, the character the player has chosen will not be available as an opponent.


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Template:Infobox Yakuman DS is a mahjong game for the Nintendo DS produced by Nintendo. Yakuman DS is based on the Chinese game Mahjong, featuring various Mario characters. The game was released in 2005 by Nintendo. One year later, Nintendo released the game again with an online mode, with the name of Wi-Fi Taiō Yakuman DS. Neither version of the game was released outside Japan.

Characters

Playable

The Opponents

Opponent selection screen
The opponents selection screen.

The difficulty of each opponent is shown in the game with stars; The more stars that opponent has, the harder he/she is. Every opponent has different stats of Attack (Effort on winning the hand), Luck, Skill (Good strategy), Speed (Speed on declaring ron (ロン) or tsumo (ツモ)and Defense (Effort on preventing others to win). They all have different AI, and their style of play is described briefly behind the character's picture in the upper screen (while in the character selection screen). The opponents are:

  • Goomba: 1 Star. Still doesn't understand mahjong very well but he may sometimes win the game.
  • Princess Daisy: 3 Stars. She will try to use riichi to add an extra yaku and also do a closed tsumo. She will always look for a win.
  • Shy Guy: 1 Star. He will try to win by melding.
  • Koopa Troopa: 2 Stars. Being a very aggresive opponent, he will try to win as fast as possible. He likes Chii and Pon.
  • Boo: 3 Stars. Thinking on a skillful way to win, he will end up having good amounts of yaku.
  • Birdo: 3 Stars. She will play almost in a balanced way, but she has skill as her best stat.
  • Diddy Kong: 3 Stars. With a main intention on doing Chiitoitsu (Seven Pairs), he will find many ways to win.
  • Toad: 2 Stars. He will get tenpai (Near victory) and declare riichi when he is able to do so. He will keep dora tiles to boost his yaku.
  • Princess Peach: 3 Stars. Her main intentions are not to win, but to prevent losing. She will never declare riichi.
  • Mario: 4 Stars. He will either try to win or prevent to lose depending on the situation.
  • Luigi: 3 Stars. At his own pace he will get waiting in some tiles and declare riichi.
  • Yoshi: 3 Stars. His speed is his strongest stat. He will never declare riichi.
  • Donkey Kong: 4 Stars. Very commonly he will aim for a powerful Chinitsu or Honitsu hand (A single suit).
  • Toadette: 4 Stars. She will put all her efforts on winning and has very good speed.
  • Toadsworth (secret character): 5 Stars. He will look at all the odds and will prevent at all costs losing a hand. He's hardly Furikomi (Opponents rarely declare "ron" on him).
  • Wario (secret character): 5 Stars. According to his stats, he will do whatever he can to win the round, and also get a good score if he does.
  • Waluigi (secret character): 4 Stars. Being the speediest character in all the game, he can win rounds very quickly.
  • Petey Piranha (secret character): 5 Stars. Petey Piranha is a very skillful opponent and will try to boost the yaku on his hand as much as possible.
  • Bowser (secret character): 5 Stars. In his strong way of playing, he will try to boost the hand's yaku and win quickly.
  • Bowser Jr.: 4 Stars. He will skillfully wait in an unexcepted tile.

Naturally, the character the player has chosen will not be available as an opponent.

Other characters

  • Lakitu (hosts the tutorial mode of the game and provides in-game hints and advice)

Play Mode

  • Free mode- In free mode the player can freely choose CPU opponents to play against, The players can use their own rules.
  • Challenge mode- Win by fulfilling a given set of conditions with a given set of opponents. Easy, normal, hard and expert challenges are available, with Wario and Waluigi being unlocked after completing all the Easy challenges, Petey Piranha unlocked after completing all the normal ones, Bowser unlocked after completing all the hard ones and Toadsworth unlocked after completing all the expert ones.
  • Ranking mode- The character chosen starts at rank 20. They play against the other characters to ascend and possibly become rank 1 (top 3 opponents are Petey Piranha, Bowser, and Toadsworth in ascending order). Note that the ranking system works by winning points from beating other players; thus, the top opponents do not need to be unlocked in order to ascend above them.
  • Local multiplayer- A game for multiple players (up to 4), all within range of the DS wireless radio, DS Download play is available.
  • Online multiplayer- Like online multiplayer for other DS games, with the same Friend Code system. Voice chat is available.

Staff

Main article: List of Yakuman DS staff

References to Other Games

Gallery

Artwork

Screenshots

Sprites

  • Mario medal

    Mario medal

  • Luigi medal

    Luigi medal

  • Donkey Kong medal

    Donkey Kong medal

  • Yoshi medal

    Yoshi medal

  • Toad medal

    Toad medal

  • Princess Peach medal

    Princess Peach medal

  • Animated Yakumario.gif
  • Wario Yakuman DS.gif
  • ToadYakumanDS.gif
  • ToadetteYakumanDS.gif

Trivia

  • The game is named after the rare winning hands (役満/Yakuman) that are worth 32000 (48000 if east/dealer).

External links

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Nintendo DS games
Super Mario franchise Super Mario 64 DS (2004) • Mario Kart DS (2005) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006) • Mario Party DS (2007) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010)
Donkey Kong franchise Diddy Kong Racing DS (2007) • DK: Jungle Climber (2007)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi Touch & Go (2005) • Yoshi's Island DS (2006)
Wario franchise WarioWare: Touched! (2004) • Wario: Master of Disguise (2007) • WarioWare: D.I.Y. (2009)
DSiWare Bird & Beans (2008) • Dr. Mario Express (2008) • Paper Airplane Chase (2008) • WarioWare: Snapped! (2008) • Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (2009) • Mario Calculator (2009) • Mario Clock (2009) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009) • Donkey Kong Jr. (2009) • Mario's Cement Factory (2009)
Other Yakuman DS (2005) • Super Princess Peach (2005) • Tetris DS (2006) • Game & Watch Collection (2006) • Itadaki Street DS (2007)

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