1) The most exciting thing I could imagine happening while watching a mahjong recording would be seeing a powerful hand come together. There's as much strategy in the game as you'd find in gin rummy, basically, so any wild twists in the game would come from luck.(posted 9068 days ago)2) There's as much skill involved in playing mahjong as there would be in playing poker, or blackjack, or what have you. It's still debatable whether it's more luck than anything, though, because just like in poker, your strategy will change depending on the opponent's situation. My feeling is that you're at the mercy of the tiles no matter what you do, so it boils down to luck more often than not. So many mahjong games end with both parties looking for one single tile they need to complete their hand.
3) See 2. :)
I'm with Hisa on this issue. Mahjong games are nice to look at the naked chicks. The naughtier the better, I say. But can you imagine a mahjong video game competition? I can hear the commentary now. 'And he discards the white dragon! What an incredible gambit!' No. :) I'm all for playing those games in my spare time, and I do, but I don't see what place they have in the annals of high score history.
Cheers, Brian