Mahjong parlors mahjong parlors jansou in japan are one of the best ways to see just how good you really are with real stakes on the line, the cream rises to the top. Count up all the han and fu that the hand should score, then calculate the payments that should be made. These rules are described in detail in mahjong competition rules the world mahjong organization, 2006, also known as the green book. Mahjong helper scoring calculator app for smartphones. Riichi competition rules scoring riichi competition rules. While the basic rules to the game are retained, the variation features a unique set.
Mahjong club along with the world series of mahjong and mahjong australia are very proud to present the japanese mahjong championship. Unlike the other mahjong book, gemma totally loves this title. When you win, you receive points based on scoring patterns yaku in your hand. Nearly every mahjong hand has a value in terms of han and fu, the two scoring factors. Mahjong time provides japenese modern scoring methods such as hong kong mahjong scoring, japenese mahjong scoring. Select normal,pinhu and 7paies from the option buttons. It is permissible to declare riichi when a player is furiten. The scoring is more or less exponential combine patterns for huge. Basic scoring elements riichi mahjong guide youtube. Mahjong can be played for points, cash, coins, or chips, but one of the most popular and traditional ways to play is with scoring sticks, also known as bones. The general rules for the competition of chinese mahjong. This booklet describes the standard riichi rules of the european mahjong.
The winner of the hand receives the score from the player who discard the winning tile, plus 8 basic points from each player. Mahjong tensuu calculation japanese riichi mahjong tools. Riichi is the most distinguishing aspect of riichi mahjong from other variants, hence the name. It had all the info about setup, gameplay, scoring, and the yaku except yakuman on one page in convenient pdf format. What are the main differences between mahjong played in. Japanese mahjong scoring rules japanese mahjong wiki. World riichi championship rules 433 1 preface the world riichi championship rules cannot be called to be a worldwide rule if not based on competition rules used by major organizations around the. We play regularly on monday nights in redmond, and are trying to start a 2nd meetup in the seattle area. The han and fu are plugged into an equation to derive the value of the hand. How to run a successful tournament where the winds blow. If this discard is claimed for mahjong, the riichi.
Japanese riichi mahjong set, white tiles with black vinyl. This modern variant is commonly played in europe and used with the european mahjong association. It has 2 big differences which make the game much more interesting in my opinion. Here you see the mahjong titans version of mahjong solitaire with the very beginning of the crab layout. Reach mahjong of new york japanese riichi mahjong for. A guide to mahjong chinese official international rules 6 introduction to mahjong mahjong is a four player game of skill, originating in china. This event will start on december 15, 2017 and end on january. If a player went mah jong with a special hand or a player was calling on a special hand at mah jong, the scores in the special hand table apply. In japanese riichi mahjong, yaku is a condition that determines the value of the players hand. The rules were organized in the taisho to showa period as the game became popular. The singaporean mahjong scoring rules are similar to that of the chinese old style hong kong system, but accounts for the different set of tiles used. Japanese mahjong features a very complex scoring system. Japanese mahjong scoring rules are used for japanese mahjong, a game for four players common in japan.
Each player pays the extra and basic points to the winning player. A minimum of one yaku is needed to call for mahjong. Does not combine with all pungs, outside hand, pung of terminals or honors and. In this episode of riichi mahjong guide, we go over the details of the scoring system.
If scoring is not computerized, sometimes east a remains at the same table throughout the tournament, while others rotate around them. In this video, i cover all of the ways a hand can gain fu minipoints. Mahjong competition rules mcr, also known as competition mahjong and guobiao majiang is an international standard of rules and scoring criteria for. We are a community of japanese aka riichi mahjong players in the greater seattlebellevue area. This means that to get a high score, you must choose your moves wisely, go for the highest scoring tiles early. Riichi mahjong registration form first timers who wish to register for their 1st session, please fill up the form below.
It has been adopted either wholly or with minor variations by international organizations including the japan professional mahjong. After winning add up all the minipoints and yaku then convert the values using the charts below. Interest form optional there is actually another group of players whom we share the. Riichi declarers that win, always get their riichi bet back. I remember seeing on here a great cheat sheet for riichi once. When scoring is done with sticks, players are obliged to count up their sticks when asked to by opponents.
Remember that you dont have to count fu when there. Scoring formula and scoring tables riichi mahjong guide. World riichi rules conform to commonlyaccepted modern riichi rules. This form of mahjong uses all of the tiles of the most commonly available sets, includes no exotic complex rules, and has a relatively small set of scoring setshands with a simple scoring system. Hand type points 12468 12 16 24 32 48 64 88 dragon pung, prevalent wind, seat wind 2 dragons big 3 winds little 4 winds, little tree dragons, all. Until recently, the rules of mahjong varied from region to region of vast china, be it beijing, tianjin. Mahjong chinese international rules mil, the mahjong. It is as close and yet far from chinese mahjong as. Rarely seen in the united states, this game set is for the japanese version of mahjong.
A minimum of eight points is needed to call for mahjong. The first edition of the ema riichi rules was established in preparation of the first european riichi. In this episode of riichi mahjong guide, we go over the basic elements that are used to determine the score of a hand. It is essential to know the yaku for game strategy, although the knowledge is not mandatory. When scoring is done with sticks, players should put the sticks on the table where all players can see them during the exchange. Mahjong scoring betting sticks american and japanese. A guide to mahjong chinese official international rules 2. There are 6 different layouts i have personally found that the crab layout is the. In a standard game of mahjong, there are 144 playing tiles, the aim of the game is to remove all the playing tiles in the fastest time, while trying to achieve the highest score. It occurred to me that i never posted about my mahjong scoring app to reddit so although its late, im doing so now. When i was learning mahjong, i felt like there werent many good ways to learn the simple but important keys to the game, so i made this video.
We begin with limit hands and the scoring formula, then discuss how to pull the scores from a scoring table. Japanese mahjong championship is decided to be held. The han and fu are plugged into an equation to derive the. The app is mahjong helper, and its available for ios, android, windows phone and. Ron and tsumo scoring are left intactcalls for chi are not removedno tedious drawing and discarding for dummy playersa unique score table that accounts for the lack of a 4th player. Certain yaku are instead given a value of yakuman or sometimes double yakuman, the highest scoring hands under usual rules, above 4 han, the score is capped. If a player has an entirely closed hand he hasnt called any tiles from other players, and is in tenpai can win with just one more tile, then they have the option to declare riichi. Mahjong on selfdraw tsumo a player who has at least one yaku, can always declare mahjong, even if he is furiten. Riichi competition rules rcr european mahjong association.
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