The new league will begin on 23 June 2018. The aka-ari ruleset will be utilised. See below for the summary. There will be a total of 10 sessions for this league.
A gentle reminder to this evening’s players to include the aka dora into the set before commencement of the games!
Aka-ari rules
| Atozuke (Claim a winning tile that gives a yaku to a yakuless hand) |
Yes | Agari Yame (Last dealer get to choose to end han-chan upon topping the game) |
No |
| Kuitan (Open Tanyao) |
Yes | Kuikae (Swap Calling) |
No |
| 3 Aka Dora (Red Dora) |
Yes | Shanyu (West Round) |
No |
| Kazoe Yakuman (Counted Yakuman) |
No | Nagashi Mangan (Discards of terminals/honours till exhaustive draw) |
No |
| Daburu Riichi (Double Reach) |
Yes | Tochuu Ryuukyoku (Mid-game draw) |
No |
| Furiten Riichi (Discard Foul Reach) |
Yes | Open Riichi (Open Reach) |
No |
| Double/Triple Ron (Dealing into 2/3 players) |
No | Multiple Yakuman (Score of >48,000) |
No |
| Sekinin-barai (Pao for Daisangen and Daisuushii ONLY) |
Yes | Kiriage Mangan 7700 rounded up to 8000 and 11600 rounded up to 12000 |
Yes |
| Renhou (Winning on a discard in the very first un-interrupted set of turns, before the player has had his first turn) |
5 han | Buttobi (End of han-chan once a player has less than 0 points) |
No |
League Summary
- Aka dora (red dora) will be used.
- There will be no Kazoe Yakuman (counted yakuman). Any hand with 13 or more han is treated as a sanbaiman.
- There will be no Nagashi Mangan.
- There will be no mid-game draws.
- There will be no multiple ron. The player closer to the discarder will win the hand.
- There will be no multiple yakuman.
- All kan declared will open a new kan dora indicator immediately.
League Points (LP) system
The league point system for this league will be as such:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| +35 | +15 | 0 | -50 |
Chombo Penalty: -30 LP , 4000 point payment to all other players, hand is redealt.
Missing sessions: No penalty
Attending the 9th and 10th session: +10 LP for the next league.
LP will be halved after the 8th session of the league.
Side League
The main league consists of 10 sessions which will have two side leagues consisting of 5 sessions each. In each of the side league, the same LP system will be used, and the winner of each side league will be entitled to waivers for one session.
Attendance Points (AP) system
The attendance points system for this league will be as such:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Sit-out/ Spectator | Missing sessions |
| +8 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +5 | -5 |
All player’s attendance points will be reduced to 10% at the start of the WRC league. Newcomers, this is the best opportunity to get higher AP than the veterans to avoid sitting out for your first game!
Note that most of these rules follow WRC rules, with the exception of the Aka-Dora.
That’s all for the aka-ari league! Be sure to attend so that you do not miss out on all the fun!
Feel free to ask any questions regarding this league’s rules if you’re unsure.
Eric Quek
Riichi Mahjong in Singapore 