The next league will begin this coming Saturday, 30 March 2019. This time, we will be using the Aka-Nashi ruleset. The summary is given below. This league consists of 10 sessions.

Remember to remove the Aka-Dora before commencing your games this weekend!

Aka-Nashi rules

League Summary

• There will be no 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, total score accumulation with uma will be utilised. See below for details:

Uma:

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.

Example

Player A will get +10 LP for having 10000 points above 25000 and +15 LP for achieving first place, for a total of +25 LP.

Player B will get +5 LP for having 5000 points above 25000 and +5 LP for achieving second place, for a total of +10 LP.

Player C will get -6.5 LP for having 6500 points below 25000 and -5 LP for achieving third place, for a total of -11.5 LP.

Player D will get -8.5 LP for having 8500 points below 25000 and -15 LP for achieving fourth place, for a total of -23.5 LP.

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.

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:

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.

This ruleset is the same as the previous league’s ruleset with the Aka Dora removed.

That’s all for the Aka-Nashi 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

Attention to all participants of the NSSCC SMC session tomorrow, 9th March 2019:

Tomorrow’s playing venue will be temporarily relocated to the Mandai and Chay Kay rooms (#03-05/A). These rooms are the classrooms in the middle of the block on the way from the lift lobby to the toilets.

Please do not go to the usual Heng Lee Pah and Bah Soon Pah rooms, as those would be used for another group/event tomorrow!

The shifting of equipment will commence at 3pm or so. You may wish to come early to help. We may also play a short game or two if there is time before commencement of the session.

Eric Quek

Over the years, we have been trying to come up with various awards to reward players who commit into regular session as well as those who have performed well. But most of the time, the players who perform well are players who have been playing for a long time, making the new players harder to catch up or having few opportunities to earn rewards despite the regular commitment. We have been looking into this, thinking about how to encourage growth better, something that is more important than the result.

We are pleased to announce the following additional achievements that will award you $10 voucher of your choice! But current year League Winners are exempted from these awards. In addition, a player can ONLY claim 1 of the 3 awards. If there are more than 1 player that are eligible to claim more than 1 award, we will determine the unique winner based on the date and time.

For example, if player X has most number of Yakuman won and also the highest score achieved, player X will claim the Yakuman award if the latest Yakuman achieved is earlier than the highest score achieved. 

Hall of Fame (HOF) Award for the current year

These awards are given at the end of the year during the year-end tournament.

List of award winners of 2019

The year award winners will also be updated here for everyone’s reference. This is accessed via Ranking > Award Winners. Or click here

Feng

Hello all! The playing venue will be available for use this Sunday, 24 February. As such, we have decided to have a learning session for our players!

Our club has been going on for more than 5 years. Throughout the 5 years, players change, improve and also came out with new strategies and techniques. Many of our players want to improve and learn new strategies, but there aren’t enough avenues for one to learn from. Fret not! The opportunity for you to learn is here!

During this session, players will get to play casual games with each other. Experienced players who attend this session can volunteer to give 1-to-1 guidance to any player who requests for it. The aim of this session is to help our players bring their game to the next level by understanding some strategies and techniques the experienced players use during their games. The details are as follows:

Date: 24 February 2019
Time: 11.00am to 6.00pm
Fees: $1 for the entire session
– Players should be able to play independently (Players who attended SMCRM before automatically fulfill the requirements).
– Players who have zero experience in riichi and would like to learn the game are also welcomed, but will have to learn the rules first before joining the games. (You may read the rules here.)

This session will be a rather informal one. As we are still trying to get the organisational work in order, interested parties are to contact me (via WhatsApp or Telegram) at (number removed) indicating your interest for this learning session. You may also indicate the role (player/guider/any) you are interested in in the message (Subject to our needs. A guider may still have to be a player if there are too many guiders.). If you are unable to make it for the entire duration, please also indicate the time which you can attend this session.

Please note that this session will be cancelled if there are not enough participants. Spaces are also limited, as we cannot exceed the maximum capacity of the room. Priority will be given to SMCRM players in the event of exceeding the maximum capacity.

Registration deadline for this session is Saturday, 23 February, at 2200 hours.

Even though this is an informal/casual session, player etiquette is still expected. The MCR side is also having their practice games, so noise level still has to be controlled.

Eric Quek

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

We shall start the year with aka-ari league, with 1st place emphasis and ranking by total score! This year, we will place a bit more emphasis on total-score ranking instead of position. Only 1 aka-nashi league will use solely on position for league ranking. Other 3 leagues will be based on total score

Aka-Ari rules

League Summary

• There will be 3 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

The league point system for this league will be your net score/1000 + the following points based on your position:

Example

A player finish in 1st place with 35k.

Net score = 35k-25k = 10k.

Total LP = 10k/1k + 45 = 55 LP.

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.

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:

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!

Feel free to ask any questions regarding this league’s rules if you’re unsure.

Feng

Its been 4 years since we last played pair Riichi! Since we have leftover 2 sessions before the year ends, we decided to bring it back. This time, each session’s winner will win $10 voucher!

What is Pair Riichi?

Inspired by manga-adaptation drama, Tohai, pair riichi is played with you and your partner sitting opposite of each other. If either you or your partner gets last place, your pair lose! There’s no signalling or communication that is related to how your partner should play. I.e Telling your partner to discard certain tile is considered cheating. The teamwork here is based on the strategic aspects of the game and how much you can read your partner during the game.

Rule to be played

• Session 1 – Aka-ari
• Session 2 – Aka-nashi

Ranking

Pairing

Not everyone has a pair and there is only 1 winner per session so we will be testing on how adaptable players are to their partners. Therefore, ONLY for game 1, players are allowed to choose their pairs. For remaining players with no pairs will be paired up by drawing lots. For game 2 & 3, all pairs will be based on draw lots and the matching of pairs will also be based on draw lots.

Tie-breaker

If there are multiple winners amongst the top winners, their total score will be used as tie-breaker.

If within a game, 2 players have the same score in 4th place, the partner who has the higher score will be used as the tie-breaker.

Registration

For these sessions, there will be NO sit-outs. So it is like a 1 session “mini tournament”. So there will be some changes to our usual registration protocol.

Registration to start on every Monday 12pm. Players who register after Wednesday 12pm will be treated as first register first serve. Will accept registration in groups of 4.

How Pair Riichi is different from usual Riichi

1. Damaten (Waiting without riichi) can be common as you wouldn’t want to win from your partner. Even for tsumo win, you will have to be careful not to do so when your partner is the dealer, especially when your hand is of high value. However it is still viable as long as your partner has enough points to handle your tsumo win. The ideal situation is to have both of you achieve 1st and 2nd.
2. Skipping ron (Discard win) can be common as well. So you might want to discard any dangerous tiles right after your opponent has discarded. Late by 1 turn can be even more disastrous.
3. Sashikomi (Intentionally playing into someone’s hand) can be more prominent in this tournament. For example, if you have a large lead as 1st, and your partner who is struggling at 4th declared riichi, you might want to do your best to spare him some of your points to save him from 4th. But there is always the risk of playing into your partner’s hand that is too expensive and you lose your advantageous position. Remember, you must not get 4th place. The balance here is like another ball game.