We will be starting League 1 of 2020 early this time round due to Nee Soon South CC’s closure in mid-2020. The rules will be similar to the aka-ari rules we have been playing so far, except with custom uma.
Aka-Ari Custom uma 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
- There will be Aka Dora (red dora) used for this ruleset.
- 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, regardless of the type of kan (kakan, daiminkan, ankan).
League Points (LP) system
For this league, final score and uma will be considered. See below for details:
Uma:
| If only one player has final score of 25000 or more | |||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| +36 | -3 | -9 | -24 |
| If only two players have final scores of 25000 or more | |||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| +24 | +12 | -12 | -24 |
| If three players have final scores of 25000 or more | |||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| +24 | +9 | +3 | -36 |
Score:
For every 100 points above 25000 at the end of the game, 0.1 LP will be awarded.
Likewise, for every 100 points below 25000 at the end of the game, 0.1 LP will be deducted.
Chombo Penalty: -30 LP , 4000 point payment to all other players, hand is redealt
Example 1
| Player | Final score | Position |
| A | 35000 | 1st |
| B | 30000 | 2nd |
| C | 18500 | 3rd |
| D | 16500 | 4th |
Player A will get +10.0 LP for having 10000 points above 25000 and +24 LP for achieving first place, for a total of +34.0 LP.
Player B will get +5.0 LP for having 5000 points above 25000 and +12 LP for achieving second place, for a total of +17.0 LP.
Player C will get -6.5 LP for having 6500 points below 25000 and -12 LP for achieving third place, for a total of -18.5 LP.
Player D will get -8.5 LP for having 8500 points below 25000 and -24 LP for achieving fourth place, for a total of -32.5 LP.
Example 2
| Player | Final score | Position |
| E | 41200 | 1st |
| F | 24400 | 2nd |
| G | 23600 | 3rd |
| H | 10800 | 4th |
Player A will get +16.2 LP for having 16200 points above 25000 and +36 LP for achieving first place, for a total of +52.2 LP.
Player B will get -0.6 LP for having 600 points below 25000 and -3 LP for achieving second place, for a total of -3.6 LP.
Player C will get -1.4 LP for having 1400 points below 25000 and -9 LP for achieving third place, for a total of -10.4 LP.
Player D will get -14.2 LP for having 14200 points below 25000 and -24 LP for achieving fourth place, for a total of -38.2 LP.
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.
The winner of the Main League will be awarded $40 vouchers which will be presented in the next tournament.
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 fee waivers for one session.
Bonuses from the previous league will not be added to the Side League. Also, LP from the Side League will not be halved after the 8th session.
However, penalties from chombo will still be deducted from the Side League.
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!
This ruleset is the same ruleset used in WRC 2017, with the exception of aka dora and the custom uma.
That’s all for the final league of the year! Be sure to attend to have a shot at the League Champion title!
Feel free to ask any questions regarding this league’s rules if you’re unsure.
Eric Quek
