Dear all, there will be no SMC sessions in January and the first week of February. The next session will be on 15 February 2020. See you after Chinese New Year!
Eric Quek
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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
This coming Sunday, 330pm, there will be an AORMA session, the last for the year.
For the first 2 games, it will be the league as usual. Next two games will be for the top 4 players and they will be streamed online.
If you would like to join, check it out here
https://sgriichimahjong.com/2019/06/09/less-than-2-hour-left-to-end-of-registration-for-aorma-league-2/
The tenhou lobby link will be updated soon though, it is expired.
Feng
Some of you are already aware of this.
Nee Soon South CC will be undergoing renovation in somewhere end of Q1 of 2020. Even after the renovation, there’s no guarantee that things will be the same as before because there will be change in management.
Meanwhile, we have been trying to reach out to other CCs to explore the possibility of relocation. However, it is a bit problematic as quite a few CCs either renovating or will be renovating in 2020 as well. We will update again once we manage to find a new venue.
What’s left for the remaining time in NSSCC is, an 8-han chan tournament in 7-8 December, a league with new uma system and lastly a tournament with the unusual rules (like pair, team, or whatever)
The December tournament is a 1.5 day tournament. It will start with 2 han-chan from 5:30pm and 6 han-chan on Sunday. Details to be out after i finish my reservist…
So please mark your calendar first!
Feng
Once in a while, I will advertise Asean-Oceania Riichi Mahjong Association here.
This Sunday 3:30pm, is our AORMA 2nd last league for the year. Leagues are held every 2nd Sunday of the month.
For the final league, only 1st 2 games will league games, then top 4 players of the league will play off with each other for 2 han-chan.
Click here for details to join the league ! Registration ends by Sunday 2pm.
Feng
For the final league of the year, we will be playing Aka-Nashi. See the table below for a summary of the ruleset.
Remember to remove the aka dora before starting your games this Saturday!
Aka-Nashi 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) |
No | 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 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, only your final position matters. See below for details:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| +15 | +5 | -5 | -15 |
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:
| 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.
This ruleset is the same as the previous league’s ruleset with the only exception that the aka dora is removed.
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
As mentioned in the last session, all players who register for sessions will be guaranteed at least two games per session. See the schematic below for an example:
In Game 1, the session started off with Player C sitting out.
Since Player B acquired a 4th place in Table 3 for Game 1, he will sit out Game 2 while Player C will start at Table 3 for Game 2.
Since Player C acquired a 4th place in Table 3 for Game 2, under the old rules, he will sit-out Game 3. However, as Player C has already sat-out in Game 1, under the new rules, he will not sit-out again. Instead, Player D, who acquired a 3rd place in Table 3 for Game 2, will sit-out in Player C’s place instead.
If you have any queries, feel free to contact any of the organisers to clarify.
Eric Quek
This is a reminder that the registration date for the coming 2 days Riichi tournament held in SMU during 14/15 Sept, will be closed on 8th sept 2359.
For details can be found here: https://sgriichimahjong.com/2019/08/04/14-15-september-smu-i-sports-10-han-chan-tournament/
Feng
Australia will be a holding a tournament on 7,8 December, a 8 han-chan tournament.
All players will play for 6 han-chan and the top 4 players will play with each other for 2 han-chan to determine the champion.
The champion will get a slot in WRC 2020, which is held in August 2020, in Vienna.
Details can be found here: http://armo19.riichimahjong.com.au/
Registration can be done directly on your own via the website but It’s better to let me know so that I can coordinate and loop all interested players together so we can make accommodation planning together.
Some simple breakdown on the cost based on my estimation
Flight: Cheapest is scoot, currently at $500
Accommodation: $40 per person ($80 per night)
Expenses: $200
Entry fee: $50
Total: Basically around $1000, if you are not intending to travel.
Regarding WRC Quota for Singapore, I’ve no idea how many we are getting. I’m still waiting for the WRC Organiser to get back to me. But because they are shrinking the number of participants, we probably have fewer quota than the last time.
Depending on how many Singaporean players participate in this Australia Riichi Mahjong Open, I may or may not change the date of our local tournament that is tentatively scheduled on 7,8 December, pending venue confirmation.
Feng
Riichi Mahjong in Singapore 