Riichi Rules
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The rules we use are the EMA (European Mahjong Association) Riichi Rules from April 2016. You can download the rules here: Riichi Competition Rules 2016
Besides the official rules played at tournaments, we like to make use of house rules like:
- 4x Aka-dora (2x 5-pin, 1x 5-sou und 5-man), without open tanyao
- Ryan Han Shibari, after the fifth tsumibo / when in fifth honba round, one needs 2 han to declare a win
- Changed kan-dora-hyouji timing (Ankan-declaration –> instant flip of kan-dora-hyouji, Dai- or Shōminkan–> flip after discard)
- Tōchūryūkyouku (Abortive Draws) at
- same for winds discarded at an undisrupted first go-around (Sūfontsurenta)
- nine different 1/9 and wind/dragon tiles in ones haipai in the first go-around (Kyūshūkyūhai)
- four player riichi (Sūcha-Riichi)
- four kantsu, at least one from a different player
