Japanese mahjong, also called riichi mahjong, is a variant of mahjong that shares the basic rules of other mahjong variants but adds its own distinctive rules. Riichi is a declaration that a hand will win without being altered further, and dora are randomly selected tiles that score bonus points. It is one of the few styles in which discarded tiles are kept in order rather than in a disorganized pile, mainly because the furiten rule takes a players own discards into account. The variant has grown in popularity thanks to anime, manga and online platforms. Its Japanese name is written with the characters for mahjong and is read Majan.
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Playing Time Game Category Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Minimum Players Maximum Players Classification
Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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1. Basic Introduction to Japanese Mahjong (Tampere University Playlab)
Tile Game section, second row
Mahjong is a game played with tiles consisting of three suits
Number of Players section
Mahjong is ideally played with four players on a square table
View the Source2. Riichi Mahjong (BoardGameGeek)
- Origin Year: 1920
- Playing Time: 120
- Designer: (Uncredited)
- Publisher: (Public Domain)
- Game Category: Abstract Strategy
- Game Mechanic: Betting and Bluffing
- Game Mechanic: Hand Management
- Game Mechanic: Set Collection
- Minimum Players: 3
- Maximum Players: 4
View the SourceJapanese mahjong (Wikipedia)
Derived From: Mahjong, Lead, first sentenceQuote, Derived From: Mahjong, Lead, first sentence
is a variant of mahjong
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