Academy
Our Trainers host various academy sessions to help you get familiar with offline Riichi play and increase your odds of winning the game! Communications are done on telegram and discord. Invite links will be sent to you after you have join Sgriichi here.
Monthly Schedule
| Name | When | Time | Level | Venue | Trainer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1st Saturday | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Intermediate Offline Session | 2nd Saturday | 1230~1930 | Intermediate | Host’s House (Central, North, West) | Boon Wei, Travis, Yen Sean, Zhen Yao |
| Online Naga Game Review | 3rd Saturday | G1: 1400~1600 G2: 1600~1800 | Basic-Intermediate | Discord | Travis |
| Basic Offline Session | 4th Saturday | 1230~1930 | Basic | Host’s House (Central, North, West) | Travis, Yen Sean, Zhen Yao |
| TBA | 5th Saturday | TBA | Advance | Discord | Feng |
| Online Riichi Tuition Hub | Weekday Nights | Refer to the group chat | Basic-Intermediate | Discord | Filbert |
Registration
Every month a poll will be set up in SgRiichi to register for the session. Interested players just need to poll by pressing the button of the poll.
How are Sessions conducted?
Offline Mahjong Sessions (Basic & Intermediate)
Students are to have their lunch beforehand and arrive on time at the host’s place. Trainers will give a lecture based on selected topics (the syllabus list can be found below) for 30-60 minutes. Players will then play a game while receiving guidance on the application of the concepts taught. Depending on players’ speed, there will either be 2-3 games played. For new players, there will be some introduction to Sgriichi and a walkthrough on rules and table manners.
Note: There is a $5 fee to be paid to the trainers only at the start/end of session
Online Naga Game Review Session
Play 3 Sgriichi players online (possibly with the trainer as well), followed by a free game analysis done by AI Naga! The trainer will facilitate the discussion and it will take place on SgRiichi discord channel. Naga is an online paid AI game analysis tool. Naga has reached 10 dan on Tenhou which is top 99.5th percentile Riichi mahjong population. Players can register for 1 or 2 games and be on time for the game to start at 2pm and 4pm. Players who get to play are selected on a first come first serve basis during registration. Players who have played for game 1 will have a lower priority to play for game 2. An unlimited number of players can watch the gameplay and join the discussion during the review.
Online Riichi Tuition Hub
The lesson schedule will be shared in the telegram group, and students will have the opportunity to vote on the topic they’d like to review in discord. Once the session begins, the focus will be on the most popular topic, addressing all questions comprehensively. The approach is similar to receiving extra support after regular academy sessions. If students request to cover slightly advanced topics ahead of schedule, adjustments will be made based on the trainer’s availability.
What you will learn in Basic Sessions
| Main Topic | Sub-Topic |
|---|---|
| Intro to Sgriichi | Intro to Sgriichi, akako, rating, table manners, chat groups |
| How to play | How to play riichi mahjong through a trial tonpuu game (conversion from sg mahjong) – introduce basic yakus (riichi, tanyao, toitoi, pinfu) |
| Hand shape | 5 block theory |
| Hand shape | Basic 6 block theory |
| Defence | Intro to defence, why it is impt |
| Defense | How to defend using genbutsu and suji |
| Defense | How to defend using kabe and 1 chance |
| Hand Shape | Different quality of Ryanmen, Kanchan, Penchan and Pairs |
What you will learn in Intermediate Sessions
| Main Topic | Sub-Topic |
|---|---|
| Sakigiri | Number of turns to riichi -> when to sakigiri (kanzen 1shanten) |
| Hand Shape | Different strength of 4-tiles shape and pair-finding |
| Hand Shape | What bad shape to take (Ryankan, Shanpon, Kanchan) |
| Hand Shape | 1 Shanten Peak Theory |
| Riichi | Riichi/Dama Situations (First to riichi, 4-6 han, 5.2 bad wait mid game) |
| Riichi | Managing Menzen Tenpai against a Riichi |
| Yaku | Pinfu 1 dora vs Sanshoku |
| Melding | When to Kan? |
| Melding | Cheap hands meld balance |
| Melding | When to meld 1-shanten hands for tenpai? |
| Melding | When to meld for Keiten? |
| Defense | How to defend when there is no 100% safe tiles? |
| Sakigiri | Keep lone tile for value or wait improvement or both |
| Hand Shape | 5 Blocks vs 6 Blocks |
| Hand Shape | Common efficiency mistakes by even advanced players |
| Push-Pull | Push-pull using Suji Counting method |
| Push-Pull | Open Tenpai hand push-pull |
| Defense | Danger level of different suji |
| Discard Reading | Early Discards wall reading |
| Discard Reading | Yaku Reading (Open Hand) |
| Discard Reading | Chiten, Ponten read for tenpai and/or wait |
| Melding | When to Pon Yakuhai, when not to. |
| Melding | Usages of melding – Ippatsu, Kuinobashi and Haitei shift, Keiten to Keiten |
| Yaku | Chiitoi vs Toi-Toi – Quality of pairs, No. of pairs, Value of pairs, No. of Ankou Assessment |
| Yaku | Chiitoi vs Normal Hand Balance |
| Yaku | Honitsu vs Normal hand |
| Score Distribution | Riichi/Dama when Top position in S3 |
| Dora | Handling Otakaze Dora – How to use & when to throw |
| Dora | Handling Terminal Dora – How to use & when to throw |
| Dora | Handling Yakuhai Dora – How to use & when to throw |
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