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'''Arushiiaru mahjong''' 「アルシーアル麻雀 or アルシャル麻雀」 is a Japanese mahjong variant predating modern riichi mahjong.
'''Arushiiaru mahjong''' 「アルシーアル麻雀 or アルシャル麻雀」 is a Japanese mahjong variant predating riichi mahjong.
 
== History ==
Arushiiaru mahjong dates back to 1929, to the founding of the Mahjong association of Japan, <ref>[https://www.nihon-majan.org/arusiarumajyan.html Arushiiaru mahjong]. Mahjong Association of Japan.</ref> though similar rulesets were probably in use even before then. Though it fuctioned as the official standard of the time, it declined in popularity after the introduction of riichi mahjong in 1952 by [[Daizo Amano]]. <ref>[[wikipedia:jp:麻雀| 麻雀]]. Japanese Wikipedia.</ref> The Mahjong Association of Japan still considers arushiiaru as their primary variant, while riichi remains secondary, officially recognized in 2016.


== Equipment and setup ==
== Equipment and setup ==
All rules of modern riichi mahjong apply, with the following changes:
All tenbou have tenth of their usual value. Only the 500 point, 100 point and 10 point sticks are used.
 
All players start with 2000 points:
* Two 500 point sticks
* Nine 100 point sticks
* Ten 10 point sticks
== Play ==
The game is played for all 4 wind rounds.
 
[[Kuikae]] is allowed.
 
There is no [[riichi]].
 
There is no 1 han minimum; you can win without a yaku.


* All tenbou have tenth of their usual value. Only the 500 point, 100 point and 10 point sticks are used.
[[Furiten]] only affects dicarded/skipped tiles; other waits can be ronned.
* All players start with 2000 points:
** Two 500 point sticks
** Nine 100 point sticks
** Ten 10 point sticks
* Two dice casts are used during the deal.
* There are no dora. Thus, no dora indicator is flipped on the dead wall.


== Play ==
There are no noten payments, no honba, and tenpai renchan is disabled.
All rules of modern riichi mahjong apply, with the following changes:


* The game is played for all 4 rounds.
There is no [[sekinin barai]].
* There is no riichi.
* There is no iihanshibari; you can win without a yaku.
* There is no tenpai renchan or noten bappu.
** There are no honba.


== Scoring ==
== Scoring ==
There is no bazoro. Thus, different scoring tables are used:
 
=== Fu ===
Fu functions normally, except pinfu tsumo is 22 fu and open pinfu is 20 fu.
 
=== Han ===
There are no dora.
 
=== Scoring tables ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Non-dealer scoring table
|+Non-dealer scoring table
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|-
|-
!0
!0
|80
| --
(20/40)
--
|120
|120
(30/60)
(30/60)
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(240/480)
(240/480)
|1120
|1120
(280/480)
(280/560)
|1280
|1280
(320/640)
(320/640)
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|-
|-
!Mangan
!Mangan
5
5+
| colspan="8" |2000
| colspan="8" |2000
(500/1000)
(500/1000)
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|-
|-
!0
!0
|120
| --
(40)
--
|180
|180
(60)
(60)
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|-
|-
!Mangan
!Mangan
5
5+
| colspan="8" |3000
| colspan="8" |3000
(1000)
(1000)
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== Yaku ==
== Yaku ==
The list of yaku is reduced. Some yaku have differences in value and definition.
=== 1 han yaku ===
=== 1 han yaku ===


* [[Yakuhai]]
* [[Yakuhai]]
* [[Tanyao]]
* [[Tanyao]]
* [[Pinfu]]
* [[Pinfu]], open pinfu allowed, pinfu tsumo not allowed
** Open pinfu allowed. Pinfu tsumo is not allowed and is counted as 22 fu.
* [[Honitsu]]
* [[Honitsu]]
* [[Toitoi]]
* [[Toitoi]]
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* [[Tsuuiisou]]
* [[Tsuuiisou]]
* [[Chinroutou]]
* [[Chinroutou]]
* [[Chuuren]]
* [[Chuuren]], junsei only
** Junsei only.
* [[Tenhou]]
* [[Tenhou]]
* [[Chiihou]]
* [[Chiihou]], win from the dealer's first discard
** Win from the dealer's first discard.
 
== Optional and obsolete rules ==
 
=== Furiten ===
Player can declare to be in furiten, when reaching tenpai. After this call, the player can ron the discarded tile.
 
=== Honba ===
A rule similar to honba can be used:
 
* Each renchan adds 300 points to the winning hand.
* During renchan, the rule of iihanshibari is used.
 
=== Scoring ===
Fu may optionally not be rounded up. In this case, the final score can be rounded up, or 2 point sticks can be used.
 
== References ==
<references />
 
=== Other sources ===
* [https://www.nihon-majan.org/arusiarumajyanruru.html Arushiiaru mahjong rules]. Mahjong Association of Japan.
* Kanai, Shozo & Farell, Margaret. ''Mah Jong for Beginners, based on the Rules and Regulations of the Mah Jong Association of Japan.'' Tuttle publishing: 1952.
 
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 11 March 2025

Arushiiaru mahjong 「アルシーアル麻雀 or アルシャル麻雀」 is a Japanese mahjong variant predating riichi mahjong.

History

Arushiiaru mahjong dates back to 1929, to the founding of the Mahjong association of Japan, [1] though similar rulesets were probably in use even before then. Though it fuctioned as the official standard of the time, it declined in popularity after the introduction of riichi mahjong in 1952 by Daizo Amano. [2] The Mahjong Association of Japan still considers arushiiaru as their primary variant, while riichi remains secondary, officially recognized in 2016.

Equipment and setup

All tenbou have tenth of their usual value. Only the 500 point, 100 point and 10 point sticks are used.

All players start with 2000 points:

  • Two 500 point sticks
  • Nine 100 point sticks
  • Ten 10 point sticks

Play

The game is played for all 4 wind rounds.

Kuikae is allowed.

There is no riichi.

There is no 1 han minimum; you can win without a yaku.

Furiten only affects dicarded/skipped tiles; other waits can be ronned.

There are no noten payments, no honba, and tenpai renchan is disabled.

There is no sekinin barai.

Scoring

Fu

Fu functions normally, except pinfu tsumo is 22 fu and open pinfu is 20 fu.

Han

There are no dora.

Scoring tables

Non-dealer scoring table
Han/Fu 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
0 --

--

120

(30/60)

160

(40/80)

200

(50/100)

240

(60/120)

280

(70/140)

320

(80/160)

360

(90/180)

1 160

(40/80)

240

(60/120)

320

(80/160)

400

(100/200)

480

(120/240)

560

(140/280)

640

(160/320)

720

(180/360)

2 320

(80/160)

480

(120/240)

640

(160/320)

800

(200/400)

960

(240/480)

1120

(280/560)

1280

(320/640)

1440

(360/720)

3 640

(160/320)

960

(240/480)

1280

(320/640)

1600

(400/800)

1920

(480/960)

2000

(500/1000)

4 1280

(320/640)

1920

(480/960)

2000

(500/1000)

Mangan

5+

2000

(500/1000)

Dealer scoring table
Han/Fu 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
0 --

--

180

(60)

240

(80)

300

(100)

360

(120)

420

(140)

480

(160)

540

(180)

1 240

(80)

360

(120)

480

(160)

600

(200)

720

(240)

840

(280)

960

(320)

1080

(360)

2 480

(160)

720

(240)

960

(320)

1200

(400)

1440

(480)

1680

(560)

1920

(640)

2160

(720)

3 960

(320)

1440

(480)

1920

(640)

2400

(800)

2880

(960)

3000

(1000)

4 1920

(640)

2880

(960)

3000

(1000)

Mangan

5+

3000

(1000)

Yaku

1 han yaku

3 han yaku

Mangan (2000/3000 points)

Optional and obsolete rules

Furiten

Player can declare to be in furiten, when reaching tenpai. After this call, the player can ron the discarded tile.

Honba

A rule similar to honba can be used:

  • Each renchan adds 300 points to the winning hand.
  • During renchan, the rule of iihanshibari is used.

Scoring

Fu may optionally not be rounded up. In this case, the final score can be rounded up, or 2 point sticks can be used.

References

  1. ↑ Arushiiaru mahjong. Mahjong Association of Japan.
  2. ↑ 麻雀. Japanese Wikipedia.

Other sources

  • Arushiiaru mahjong rules. Mahjong Association of Japan.
  • Kanai, Shozo & Farell, Margaret. Mah Jong for Beginners, based on the Rules and Regulations of the Mah Jong Association of Japan. Tuttle publishing: 1952.
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