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'''Riichi City''' is an online [[Japanese mahjong]] [[List of mahjong video games|platform]] developed and published by Lancelot Tech Ltd. It was released on January 19, 2022, with the slogan "Conquer the challenges to be No.1". The game features an urban-style design and fast-paced in-game competition, and encourages players to fight to the top to become the mahjong champion. It offers basic game modes for free, while also providing Gacha mechanics where players can obtain new items and characters via top-up. Riichi City is now available on Google Play Store, Apple App Store and PC in four languages—English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
'''Riichi City''', or '''Maajan Ichibangai''' {{kana|麻雀一番街}} is an online [[Japanese mahjong]] [[List of mahjong video games|platform]] released in January 2022, developed and published by Lancelot Tech Ltd. The game offers mahjong for free, with a [[wikipedia:gacha game|gacha system]] used for unlocking characters and other cosmetics. Riichi City is available on Google Play Store, Apple App Store, Windows PC and Linux in four languages: English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.


== Characters ==
== Game rules ==
{| class="wikitable"
=== Ranked Match Rules ===
|+Riichi City Characters
!Name
!Gender
!Launch Day
!Catch Phrase
!CV
|-
|Isshiki Seibi
|F
|2022.1.19
|Sparkling Isshiki
|Ogura Yui
|-
|Miyake Kanna
|F
|2022.1.19
|Dreamer with perfect mahjong sense
|Arai Satomi
|-
|Toho Nagi
|F
|2022.1.19
|Talented mahjong lady
|Ogura Yui
|-
|Igarashi Saeko
|F
|2022.1.19
|Mind reader & queen of cocktails
|Hasegawa Reina
|-
|Kuki Renshin
|F
|2022.1.19
|Mahjong berserker
|Arai Satomi
|-
|Amami Shiotsuki
|F
|2022.1.19
|Statistics enthusiast
|Hasegawa Reina
|-
|Tenmiya Kenichi
|M
|2022.1.19
|Prince of the eccentrics
|Morishima Shuuta
|-
|Jan Maru
|M
|2022.1.19
|Master of Sichuan mahjong
|Morishima Shuuta
|-
|Saotome Yurika
|F
|2022.6.30
|Angel Melody
|Ishikawa Yui
|-
|Akabane Athena
|F
|2022.6.30
|Valkyrie of Justice
|Ishikawa Yui
|}
[[File:Riichi City Characters.png|thumb|329x329px|Riichi City Characters]]
 
 
==Game rules==
===Ranked Match Rules===


==== 4-Player ====
==== 4-Player ====
* Starting Points: 25,000
* Starting Points: 25,000
* Kaeshi: 30,000
* Kaeshi: 30,000
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* Kuitan & Atozuke allowed
* Kuitan & Atozuke allowed
* Min. Pts to Win: 30,000
* Min. Pts to Win: 30,000
* Extension into South (for East Only Match) / West (for Hanchan Match)  allowed.  
* Extension into South (for East Only Match) / West (for Hanchan Match)  allowed.
* Tochuu Ryuukyoku allowed (including Kyuushu Kyuuhai, Suufon Renda, Suukaikan, Triple Ron, Suucha Riichi)
* Tochuu Ryuukyoku allowed (including Kyuushu Kyuuhai, Suufon Renda, Suukaikan, Triple Ron, Suucha Riichi)
* Rinshan Pao allowed
* Rinshan Pao allowed
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* No Renhou
* No Renhou


===== 3-Player =====
==== 3-Player ====
 
* Starting Points: 35,000
* Starting Points: 35,000
* Kaeshi: 40,000
* Kaeshi: 40,000
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* Kita: On (North tile as Nuki Dora, no Furiten and Chankan, break Ippatsu)
* Kita: On (North tile as Nuki Dora, no Furiten and Chankan, break Ippatsu)
* Scoring: Tsumo-loss
* Scoring: Tsumo-loss
* Extension into South (for East Only Match) / West (for Hanchan Match)  allowed.  
* Extension into South (for East Only Match) / West (for Hanchan Match)  allowed.
* Tochuu Ryuukyoku allowed (including Kyuushu Kyuuhai, Suukaikan)
* Tochuu Ryuukyoku allowed (including Kyuushu Kyuuhai, Suukaikan)
* Yakuman Pao allowed
* Yakuman Pao allowed
* No Renhou
* No Renhou


== Items ==
=== Friendly Match Settings ===
[[File:In-game currency.png|thumb|377x377px|In-game currency]]
* Players: 4 Players / 3 Players
* Round: Hanchan / East Only / 1-Round Only
* Action Time: 3+5s / 5+10s / 5+20s / 60+0s / 300+0s
* Starting Points: 25000 <small style="color:#999">(4P)</small> / 30000 <small style="color:#999">(4P)</small> / 35000 <small style="color:#999">(3P)</small>
* Kaeshi Points: 25000 <small style="color:#999">(4P)</small> / 30000 <small style="color:#999">(4P)</small> / 40000 <small style="color:#999">(3P)</small> / 50000 <small style="color:#999">(3P)</small>
* Min Pts to Win: 25000 <small style="color:#999">(4P)</small> / 30000 <small style="color:#999">(4P)</small> / 40000 <small style="color:#999">(3P)</small> / 50000 <small style="color:#999">(3P)</small>
* Uma: [+15/+5/-5/-15] <small style="color:#999">(4P)</small> / [+30/+10/-10/-30] <small style="color:#999">(4P)</small> / [+10/0/-10] <small style="color:#999">(3P)</small> / [+20/0/-20] <small style="color:#999">(3P)</small>
* Oka: On / Off
* Red Tiles: None / 2 <small style="color:#999">(3P)</small> / 3 <small style="color:#999">(4P)</small> / 4
* More Options: On / Off (Limited-time free)
** Kuitan: On / Off
** Minimum Han <small style="color:#999">(3P)</small>: 1 Han Shibari / 2 Han Shibari / 4 Han Shibari / Mangan Shibari / Menzen Shibari
** Wareme <small style="color:#999">(3P)</small>: On / Off
** Tips: On / Off
** Animations: On / Off
** Hand: On / Off
** Yakitori: On / Off
** Open Riichi: On / Off
** Shuugi: On / Off
** Chat: On / Off


===In game currency===
== Ranking system ==
Voucher: Rare currency. Can be used to Gacha and purchase a variety of items.


Coin: General currency. Can be used to join in match, exchange items and awaken characters.
=== Rank Upgrade ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table; margin-right:8px; white-space:nowrap;"
=== Gifts ===
|-
Gifts can be given to a character to increase points to their mahjong sense.
! colspan=2 | Rank !! style="white-space:normal;" | Start !! style="white-space:normal;" | Rank Up !! Rank Down
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+Gifts
| rowspan=10 | '''Letter'''
!Gifts
| Novice || rowspan=9 | 0 || rowspan=4 | 40 || rowspan=11 style="text-align:center; color:#999; background:#eee;" | ×
!Description
|-
| D3
|-
| D2
|-
| D1
|-
| C2 || 50
|-
|-
|Mask
| C1 || 60
|Must-have face mask. Give it to a character to increase 10 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Cola
| B2 || 70
|Ice-cold cola. Give it to a character to increase 10 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Milk
| B1 || 80
|Sweet milk. Give it to a character to increase 20 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Ramen
| A2 || 100
|Ramen from a century-old restaurant. Give it to a character to increase 20 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Sushi
| A1 || 140 || 280
|Delicious sushi. Give it to a character to increase 30 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Milk Tea
| rowspan=10 | '''Dan'''
|Popular milk tea. Give it to a character to increase 30 pts to their mahjong sense.
| 1st || 200 || 400
|-
|-
|Green Tea
| 2nd || 400 || 800 || rowspan=9 style="text-align:center;" | ✓
|Invigorating green tea. Give it to a character to increase 40 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Cap
| 3rd || 600 || 1200
|Low profile cap. Give it to a character to increase 40 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Shoes
| 4th || 1000 || 2000
|Retro shoes. Give them to a character to increase 50 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Sukiyaki
| 5th || 1400 || 2800
|Hot sukiyaki. Give it to a character to increase 50 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Necklace
| 6th || 1800 || 3600
|Limited edition necklace. Give it to a character to increase 60 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Figurine
| 7th || 2300 || 4600
|Exquisite figurine. Give it to a character to increase 60 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Perfume
| 8th || 2800 || 5600
|Elegant perfume. Give it to a character to increase 70 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Barbecue
| 9th || 3300 || 6600
|Sizzling barbecue steak skewers. Give them to a character to increase 70 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Camera
| 10th || 3800 || 7600
|Portable camera. Give it to a character to increase 80 pts to their mahjong sense.
|-
|-
|Laptop
| colspan = 2 | '''Legend''' || 7600
|The latest laptop. Give it to a character to increase 80 pts to their mahjong sense.
| style="color:#999; background:#eee;" | -
| style="text-align:center; color:#999; background:#eee;" | ×
|}
|}


=== Awakening items ===
=== Rating ===
The following items Can be used to awaken a character.  
Players begin with a rating of 1500.  Players gain or lose rating points based on the Game's variance: Final points / 3.50 - R0 .  R0 is tied to opponent ratings.  Maximum possible is +30, while the minimum is set to -20.
 
=== Lobbies ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|Book of Wisdom
|-
|-
|Book of Luck
! rowspan=2 | Room !! rowspan=2 | Required Rank !! colspan=2 | Required Coins<br/>(Entry Limit / Entry Fee)
|-
|-
|Book of Choice
! 4P !! 3P
|-
|-
|Book of Attitude
| Star || From Novice to 3rd Dan || 0 / 0 || 0 / 0
|-
|-
|Book of Judgement
| Moon || 1st Dan or above || 3000 / 500 || 3000 / 500
|-
|-
|Book of Focus
| Sun || 4th Dan or above <ref group="note">Prior to Dec. 16th, 2022, Sun required Rating > 1700.</ref>
| 5000 / 1000 || 7000 / 1000
|-
| Galaxy || 7th Dan or above & Rate > 1800 <ref group="note">Prior to Dec. 16th, 2022, Galaxy required Rating > 2000.</ref>
| 10000 / 2000 || rowspan="2" | 14000 / 2000
|}
|}


==Ranking system==
{| class="wikitable riichi-city-rank-table"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ Ladder point system
|+ Rank Point Gains/Losses
|-
! rowspan=2 | Room !! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Rank
! colspan=4 | 4P East !! colspan=4 | 4P Hanchan
! colspan=3 | 3P East !! colspan=3 | 3P Hanchan
|-
! 1st !! 2nd !! 3rd !! 4th !! 1st !! 2nd !! 3rd !! 4th
! 1st !! 2nd !! 3rd !! 1st !! 2nd !! 3rd
|-
! rowspan=13 | '''Star'''
| rowspan=10 | '''Letter'''
| Novice
| rowspan=13 | +40 || rowspan=13 | +20 || +10 || 0
| rowspan=13 | +60 || rowspan=13 | +30 || +15 || 0
| rowspan=13 | +30 || rowspan=13 | 0 || 0
| rowspan=13 | +45 || rowspan=13 | 0 || 0
|-
| D3 || +10 || 0 || +15 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| D2 || +10 || 0 || +15 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| D1 || +5 || 0 || +10 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| C2 || +5 || 0 || +10 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| C1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| B2 || 0 || -5 || 0 || -5 || 0 || 0
|-
| B1 || -5 || -10 || -5 || -15 || 0 || 0
|-
| A2 || -10 || -15 || -15 || -20 || -10 || -15
|-
| A1 || -10 || -20 || -15 || -30 || -15 || -20
|-
| rowspan=3 | '''Dan'''
| 1st || -20 || -30 || -30 || -45 || -25 || -40
|-
| 2nd || -20 || -40 || -30 || -60 || -30 || -45
|-
| 3rd || -30 || -60 || -45 || -90 || -35 || -55
|- style="border-top-style:double;"
! rowspan=10 | '''Moon'''
| rowspan=10 | '''Dan'''
| 1st
| rowspan=10 | +70  || rowspan=10 | +35 || -20 || -30
| rowspan=10 | +105 || rowspan=10 | +50 || -30 || -45
| rowspan=10 | +50  || rowspan=10 | 0 || -25
| rowspan=10 | +75  || rowspan=10 | 0 || -35
|-
| 2nd || -20 || -40 || -30 || -60 || -30 || -45
|-
| 3rd || -30 || -60 || -45 || -90 || -35 || -50
|-
| 4th || -40 || -100 || -60 || -150 || -50 || -75
|-
| 5th || -45 || -105 || -70 || -160 || -60 || -90
|-
| 6th || -50 || -110 || -75 || -165 || -70 || -105
|-
| 7th || -60 || -185 || -90 || -280 || -80 || -120
|-
| 8th || -70 || -190 || -105 || -285 || -90 || -135
|-
| 9th || -75 || -200 || -115 || -300 || -100 || -150
|-
|-
!colspan=2| Letter ranks !!rowspan=12| !!colspan=2Dan ranks
| 10th || -80 || -220 || -120 || -330 || -110 || -165
|- style="border-top-style:double;"
! rowspan=7 | '''Sun'''
| rowspan=7 | '''Dan'''
| 4th
| rowspan=7 | +130 || rowspan=7 | +50 || -40 || -100
| rowspan=7 | +195 || rowspan=7 | +75 || -60 || -150
| rowspan=7 | +90 || rowspan=7 | 0 || -60
| rowspan=7 | +135 || rowspan=7 | 0 || -90
|-
|-
| Novice || 0 -> 20 || 1dan || 0 -> 200
| 5th || -45 || -105 || -65 || -155 || -70 || -105
|-
|-
| D3 || 0 -> 20 || 2dan || 0 -> 400
| 6th || -50 || -110 || -75 || -165 || -80 || -120
|-
|-
| D2 || 0 -> 20 || 3dan || 0 -> 600
| 7th || -55 || -140 || -85 || -210 || -90 || -135
|-
|-
| D1 || 0 -> 20 || 4dan || 0 -> 800
| 8th || -60 || -150 || -90 || -225 || -100 || -150
|-
|-
| C2 || 0 -> 20 || 5dan || 0 -> 1100
| 9th || -65 || -160 || -100 || -240 || -110 || -165
|-
|-
| C1 || 0 -> 40 || 6dan || 0 -> 1400
| 10th || -70 || -170 || -105 || -255 || -120 || -180
|- style="border-top-style:double;"
! rowspan=4 | '''Galaxy'''
| rowspan=4 | '''Dan'''
| 7th
| rowspan=4 | +200 || rowspan=4 | +65 || -85 || -185
| rowspan=4 | +300 || rowspan=4 | +100 || -130 || -280
| rowspan=4 | +160 || rowspan=4 | 0 || -150
| rowspan=4 | +240 || rowspan=4 | 0 || -225
|-
|-
| B2 || 0 -> 40 || 7dan || 0 -> 1700
| 8th || -90 || -190 || -135 || -285 || -160 || -240
|-
|-
| B1 || 0 -> 60 || 8dan || 0 -> 2000
| 9th || -95 || -200 || -140 || -300 || -170 || -255
|-
|-
| A2 || 0 -> 80 || 9dan || 0 -> 2300
| 10th || -100 || -220 || -150 || -330 || -180 || -270
|- style="border-top-style:double;"
! Moon
| rowspan=3 colspan=2 | '''Legend'''
| 3 || rowspan=3 | 0 || rowspan=3 | -2 || rowspan=3 | -6
| 4 || rowspan=3 | 0 || rowspan=3 | -3 || rowspan=3 | -9
| 3 || rowspan=3 | 0 || -3
| 4 || rowspan=3 | 0 || -4
|-
|-
| A1 || 0 -> 100 (to dan ranks)|| 10dan || 0 -> 2700
! Sun
| 4
| 6
| 4 || -4
| 6 || -6
|-
|-
|colspan=2| ||colspan=2| Legend
! Galaxy
| 6
| 9
| 5 || -5
| 8 || -8
|}
|}


===Rating===
== Characters ==
Players begin with a rating of 1500.  Players gain or lose rating points based on the Game's variance: Final points / 3/5 - R0.  R0 is tied to opponent ratings.  Maximum possible is +30, while the minimum is set to -25.
{{main|List of Riichi City characters}}


===Lobbies===
=== Awakening and Affection ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Bonding Stage
|-
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Level !! colspan=2 | Friendship / Affection Points !! rowspan=2 | Notable Rewards
|-
! Upgrading !! Total Required
|-
| rowspan=5 | '''Bond'''
| Lv.1 || 100 || 100
| rowspan=5 |
|-
| Lv.2 || 400 || 500
|-
| Lv.3 || 500 || 1000
|-
|-
| Star || Moon || Sun || Galaxy
| Lv.4 || ||  
|-
| Lv.5 || 5000 ||
|-
| colspan=2 | '''Awaken'''
| colspan=2 | Awakening with required resources
|  * Awakened skin <br/><!--
--> * Extra emotes x2 <br/>
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''Affection'''
| Lv.1 || || || * Avatar frame of character
|-
| Lv.2 || || || * Title of character
|}
|}


==Tournaments==
Each character has two preferred normal gifts, one preferred special gift and two disliked normal gifts.
* When gifting preferred normal gifts, each increases points by +50 more, with a 10% chance to double the base stat.
* When gifting preferred special gifts, each increases points by +50 more, with a 100% chance to double the base stat.
* When gifting disliked gifts, only 50% of the points will be awarded.


=== Official Tournaments ===
Mahjong sense can also be earned by playing games.
Official Tournaments are created by the Riichi City official team. Tournaments will start when a preset number of players have registered.
* Ranked match: 4P East +15 / 4P Hanchan +25 / 3P East +10 / 3P Hanchan +25
* Tournament: Official (+2/+3/+5/+15) / Custom +0
* Friendly Match: +0


In general, only the first and/or second place(s) of each match will advance to the next match.
== Items ==


=== '''Custom Tournaments''' ===
=== In game currency ===
Custom Tournaments are created by players. Each player is allowed to create one casual tournament for free. (Limited time offer)
[[File:In-game currency.png|thumb|377x377px|In-game currency]]


== History ==
==== Main currency ====
On January 19, 2022, Riichi City was released with 8 characters to choose from.  
* Coins: General currency. Can be used to join in match, exchange items and awaken characters.
* Vouchers: Rare currency. Can be used for gacha and purchase a variety of items.
* Outfit Token: Can be used to exchange alternative outfits.


'''Free characters (obtained after completing the tutorial):''' Isshiki Seibi, Miyake Kanna
==== Alternative currency ====
* Lucky Token: Performs a free gacha draw.
* Stamp: Reward from Weekly Top Player Ranking. Can be used to exchange various items.
* TP: Reward from Official Tournaments by Riichi City Committee. Can be used to exchange various items.
* Gacha Stamp: Acquired automatically from each Gacha draw. Can be used to redeem characters and exchange most of the in-game items.


'''Gacha characters (obtainable via Gacha):''' Toho Nagi, Kuki Renshin, Igarashi Saeko, Amami Shiotsuki, Tenmiya Kenichi, Jan Maru
=== Gifts ===
Gifts can be given to a character to increase points to their mahjong sense.


Exclusive 7-Day Check-in reward from the Launch Celebration: Miyake Kanna’s Outfit - Cartoonist
{| class="wikitable sortable"
[[File:Riichi City Lobby.jpg|thumb|254x254px|Riichi City Lobby]]
|+ Gifts
! Gifts !! Type !! class="unsortable" | Description !! Mahjong Sense
|-
| Mask || Green || Must-have face mask. || +10
|-
| Cola || Green || Ice-cold cola. || +10
|-
| Milk  || Green || Sweet milk. || +20
|-
| Ramen || Green || Ramen from a century-old restaurant. || +20
|-
| Sushi || Green || Delicious sushi. || +30
|-
| Milk Tea || Green || Popular milk tea. || +30
|-
| Green Tea || Green || Invigorating green tea. || +40
|-
| Cap || Blue || Low profile cap. || +40
|-
| Shoes || Blue || Retro shoes. || +50
|-
| Sukiyaki || Blue || Hot sukiyaki. || +50
|-
| Necklace || Purple || Limited edition necklace. || +60
|-
| Figurine || Purple || Exquisite figurine. || +60
|-
| Perfume || Purple || Elegant perfume. || +70
|-
| Barbecue || Purple || Sizzling barbecue steak skewers. || +70
|-
| Camera || Gold || Portable camera. || +80
|-
| Laptop || Gold || The latest laptop. || +80
|- style="border-top-style:double;"
| Omurice || Special || Nutrient-rich omurice. || +100
|-
| Sailor Uniform || Special || A lovely sailor uniform. || +100
|-
| Lolita Dress || Special || An elaborate Lolita dress. || +100
|-
| Tempura || Special || Crispy homemade tempura. || +100
|-
| Sakura Hand Fan || Special || A fan to breeze into spring. || +100
|-
| Matcha Pudding || Special || Bittersweet matcha pudding. || +100
|-
| Lipstick || Special || A luxury lipstick. || +100
|-
| Cat Doll || Special || The best cuddle buddy. || +100
|-
| Strawberry Cake || Special || Sweet strawberry cake. || +100
|}


Alternatively, Gift Fragments can be obtained by recycling gifts. It can be used to exchange for Lucky Token and awaken a character.


On February 2, 2022, Riichi City invited the famous professional mahjong player Shibukawa Nanpa to join a No Bugs Challenge in-game. After playing for hours and checking the whole game, he declared "No bugs were found".
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Gift Fragments
! style="text-align:left;" | Gift Type
| Green || Blue || Purple || Gold || Special
|-  
! style="text-align:left;" | Fragments Reward
| 1 || 5 || 10 || 30 ||
|}


On February 28, 2022, Riichi City held its first Monthly Team Event in which players could team up with professional mahjong players and compete against each other. The winning team was decided according to their total scores in Ranked Matches.
=== Awakening items ===
The following items can be used to awaken a character.


On March 14, 2022, Riichi City launched the event Fight for the Shimmering Snowflake and made available two new exclusive outfits: Bunny (for Toho Nagi) and Sweet Girl (for Amami Shiotsuki).  
* Books: General awakening item. Most of the characters require them to awaken. Currently there're 6 types of Books:
** Book of Wisdom
** Book of Luck
** Book of Choice
** Book of Attitude
** Book of Judgement
** Book of Focus
* Item Fragment: Duplicate decorations will be converted automatically to Item Fragments. Can also be acquired by Gacha Stamps.
* Outfit Coupon: Duplicate characters will be converted automatically to Outfit Coupons. Can also be acquired by Gacha Stamps.


On April 4, 2022, Riichi City held the second Monthly Team Event.
== Tournaments ==


On April 14, 2022, Riichi City launched the '''Friendly Match''' function. Friendly Match supports in-game voice chat, [[Open riichi|Open Riichi]], [[Yakitori]] and Shugi.
=== Iikyokusen tournaments ===
[[File:Riichi City Friendly Match.png|thumb|328x328px|Riichi City Friendly Match]]
Available at all times, players may participate in short tournaments centered around [[Ikkyokusen|ikkyokusen]] games.  These are short tournament brackets with just one hand per round.  The shortest is a two-stage bracket, where 1st and 2nd continue into a final. The longer one is a three-stage bracket.


On April 28, 2022, Riichi City held the event Secret Trip and made available two new exclusive outfits: Tipsy (for Igarashi Saeko) and Secret Memory (for Kuki Renshin).
=== Grand prix tournaments ===
{{main|Riichi City Grand Prix}}


On May 13, 2022, Riichi City invited players to join testing for 3-Player Mahjong. Participants who sent feedback and reported bugs to the team in the Twitter, Discord and LINE groups were given rewards such as a special avatar frame.
A daily grand prix is setup for a much longer tournament process. Players can register via the automated tournament system to play for either Tournament Points (daily) or for Gacha Summon Tickets (weekend).


On May 26, 2022, '''3-Player mode''' went live in Riichi City.
=== Custom tournaments ===
Custom Tournaments are created by players. Each player is allowed to create one casual tournament for free.


On June 23, 2022, the Custom Tournament function was optimized. 3-Player mode, points customization, seating assignment, manager settings and various other features added.
== References ==
<!-- <references/> -->


[[File:Riichi City Event- Summer Live.png|thumb|326x326px|Riichi City Event - Summer Live]]
'''Notes'''
On June 30, 2022, the Summer Live event was launched.
<references group="note"/>


New Gacha characters: Saotome Yurika and Akabane Athena
== External links ==
 
==== General ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Server || Global
|-
! Game Sites
| Main Page: https://www.mahjong-jp.com/ <br/> Game Entry: [https://apps.apple.com/app/id1578816591 App Store] / [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riichicity.happywoods Google Play] / [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1954420/_/ Steam] / Windows PC / Linux
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! Social Media
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New exclusive outfits: Beach Date (for Isshiki Seibi), Summer Break (for Miyake Kanna), Sound of Waves (for Saotome Yurika), Summer Undercover (for Akabane Athena).
==== Other Links ====
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* [https://sites.google.com/view/howtoriichicity/home Guide to Riichi City]
: Guide written by [https://twitter.com/experimilk Experimilk]


==External links==
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* [https://www.mahjong-jp.com/home Official Site]
*[https://www.facebook.com/Riichi-City-107331518266065 Official Facebook]
*[https://discord.com/invite/5z3Nw2rPNx Official Discord]
*[https://twitter.com/RiichiCity_JP Official Twitter (Japanese)]

Latest revision as of 09:03, 10 October 2024

Riichi City, or Maajan Ichibangai 「麻雀一番街」 is an online Japanese mahjong platform released in January 2022, developed and published by Lancelot Tech Ltd. The game offers mahjong for free, with a gacha system used for unlocking characters and other cosmetics. Riichi City is available on Google Play Store, Apple App Store, Windows PC and Linux in four languages: English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.

Riichi City

Riichi City logo
Publisher Lancelot Tech LTD
Developer Lancelot Tech LTD
Platform iOS/Android/PC
Year 2022

Game rules

Ranked Match Rules

4-Player

  • Starting Points: 25,000
  • Kaeshi: 30,000
  • Uma: [1st +30, 2nd +10, 3rd -10, 4th -30]
  • Oka: On
  • 3 Red Tiles, Uradora, Kandora, Ippatsu allowed
  • Kuitan & Atozuke allowed
  • Min. Pts to Win: 30,000
  • Extension into South (for East Only Match) / West (for Hanchan Match)  allowed.
  • Tochuu Ryuukyoku allowed (including Kyuushu Kyuuhai, Suufon Renda, Suukaikan, Triple Ron, Suucha Riichi)
  • Rinshan Pao allowed
  • Yakuman Pao allowed
  • No Renhou

3-Player

  • Starting Points: 35,000
  • Kaeshi: 40,000
  • Uma: [1st +20, 2nd +0, 3rd -20]
  • Oka: On
  • 2 Red Tiles, Uradora, Kandora, Ippatsu allowed
  • Kuitan & Atozuke allowed
  • Min. Pts to Win: 40,000
  • Kita: On (North tile as Nuki Dora, no Furiten and Chankan, break Ippatsu)
  • Scoring: Tsumo-loss
  • Extension into South (for East Only Match) / West (for Hanchan Match)  allowed.
  • Tochuu Ryuukyoku allowed (including Kyuushu Kyuuhai, Suukaikan)
  • Yakuman Pao allowed
  • No Renhou

Friendly Match Settings

  • Players: 4 Players / 3 Players
  • Round: Hanchan / East Only / 1-Round Only
  • Action Time: 3+5s / 5+10s / 5+20s / 60+0s / 300+0s
  • Starting Points: 25000 (4P) / 30000 (4P) / 35000 (3P)
  • Kaeshi Points: 25000 (4P) / 30000 (4P) / 40000 (3P) / 50000 (3P)
  • Min Pts to Win: 25000 (4P) / 30000 (4P) / 40000 (3P) / 50000 (3P)
  • Uma: [+15/+5/-5/-15] (4P) / [+30/+10/-10/-30] (4P) / [+10/0/-10] (3P) / [+20/0/-20] (3P)
  • Oka: On / Off
  • Red Tiles: None / 2 (3P) / 3 (4P) / 4
  • More Options: On / Off (Limited-time free)
    • Kuitan: On / Off
    • Minimum Han (3P): 1 Han Shibari / 2 Han Shibari / 4 Han Shibari / Mangan Shibari / Menzen Shibari
    • Wareme (3P): On / Off
    • Tips: On / Off
    • Animations: On / Off
    • Hand: On / Off
    • Yakitori: On / Off
    • Open Riichi: On / Off
    • Shuugi: On / Off
    • Chat: On / Off

Ranking system

Rank Upgrade

Rank Start Rank Up Rank Down
Letter Novice 0 40 ×
D3
D2
D1
C2 50
C1 60
B2 70
B1 80
A2 100
A1 140 280
Dan 1st 200 400
2nd 400 800
3rd 600 1200
4th 1000 2000
5th 1400 2800
6th 1800 3600
7th 2300 4600
8th 2800 5600
9th 3300 6600
10th 3800 7600
Legend 7600 - ×

Rating

Players begin with a rating of 1500. Players gain or lose rating points based on the Game's variance: Final points / 3.50 - R0 . R0 is tied to opponent ratings. Maximum possible is +30, while the minimum is set to -20.

Lobbies

Room Required Rank Required Coins
(Entry Limit / Entry Fee)
4P 3P
Star From Novice to 3rd Dan 0 / 0 0 / 0
Moon 1st Dan or above 3000 / 500 3000 / 500
Sun 4th Dan or above [note 1] 5000 / 1000 7000 / 1000
Galaxy 7th Dan or above & Rate > 1800 [note 2] 10000 / 2000 14000 / 2000
Rank Point Gains/Losses
Room Rank 4P East 4P Hanchan 3P East 3P Hanchan
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Star Letter Novice +40 +20 +10 0 +60 +30 +15 0 +30 0 0 +45 0 0
D3 +10 0 +15 0 0 0
D2 +10 0 +15 0 0 0
D1 +5 0 +10 0 0 0
C2 +5 0 +10 0 0 0
C1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B2 0 -5 0 -5 0 0
B1 -5 -10 -5 -15 0 0
A2 -10 -15 -15 -20 -10 -15
A1 -10 -20 -15 -30 -15 -20
Dan 1st -20 -30 -30 -45 -25 -40
2nd -20 -40 -30 -60 -30 -45
3rd -30 -60 -45 -90 -35 -55
Moon Dan 1st +70 +35 -20 -30 +105 +50 -30 -45 +50 0 -25 +75 0 -35
2nd -20 -40 -30 -60 -30 -45
3rd -30 -60 -45 -90 -35 -50
4th -40 -100 -60 -150 -50 -75
5th -45 -105 -70 -160 -60 -90
6th -50 -110 -75 -165 -70 -105
7th -60 -185 -90 -280 -80 -120
8th -70 -190 -105 -285 -90 -135
9th -75 -200 -115 -300 -100 -150
10th -80 -220 -120 -330 -110 -165
Sun Dan 4th +130 +50 -40 -100 +195 +75 -60 -150 +90 0 -60 +135 0 -90
5th -45 -105 -65 -155 -70 -105
6th -50 -110 -75 -165 -80 -120
7th -55 -140 -85 -210 -90 -135
8th -60 -150 -90 -225 -100 -150
9th -65 -160 -100 -240 -110 -165
10th -70 -170 -105 -255 -120 -180
Galaxy Dan 7th +200 +65 -85 -185 +300 +100 -130 -280 +160 0 -150 +240 0 -225
8th -90 -190 -135 -285 -160 -240
9th -95 -200 -140 -300 -170 -255
10th -100 -220 -150 -330 -180 -270
Moon Legend 3 0 -2 -6 4 0 -3 -9 3 0 -3 4 0 -4
Sun 4 6 4 -4 6 -6
Galaxy 6 9 5 -5 8 -8

Characters

Awakening and Affection

Bonding Stage
Level Friendship / Affection Points Notable Rewards
Upgrading Total Required
Bond Lv.1 100 100
Lv.2 400 500
Lv.3 500 1000
Lv.4
Lv.5 5000
Awaken Awakening with required resources * Awakened skin
* Extra emotes x2
Affection Lv.1 * Avatar frame of character
Lv.2 * Title of character

Each character has two preferred normal gifts, one preferred special gift and two disliked normal gifts.

  • When gifting preferred normal gifts, each increases points by +50 more, with a 10% chance to double the base stat.
  • When gifting preferred special gifts, each increases points by +50 more, with a 100% chance to double the base stat.
  • When gifting disliked gifts, only 50% of the points will be awarded.

Mahjong sense can also be earned by playing games.

  • Ranked match: 4P East +15 / 4P Hanchan +25 / 3P East +10 / 3P Hanchan +25
  • Tournament: Official (+2/+3/+5/+15) / Custom +0
  • Friendly Match: +0

Items

In game currency

 
In-game currency

Main currency

  • Coins: General currency. Can be used to join in match, exchange items and awaken characters.
  • Vouchers: Rare currency. Can be used for gacha and purchase a variety of items.
  • Outfit Token: Can be used to exchange alternative outfits.

Alternative currency

  • Lucky Token: Performs a free gacha draw.
  • Stamp: Reward from Weekly Top Player Ranking. Can be used to exchange various items.
  • TP: Reward from Official Tournaments by Riichi City Committee. Can be used to exchange various items.
  • Gacha Stamp: Acquired automatically from each Gacha draw. Can be used to redeem characters and exchange most of the in-game items.

Gifts

Gifts can be given to a character to increase points to their mahjong sense.

Gifts
Gifts Type Description Mahjong Sense
Mask Green Must-have face mask. +10
Cola Green Ice-cold cola. +10
Milk Green Sweet milk. +20
Ramen Green Ramen from a century-old restaurant. +20
Sushi Green Delicious sushi. +30
Milk Tea Green Popular milk tea. +30
Green Tea Green Invigorating green tea. +40
Cap Blue Low profile cap. +40
Shoes Blue Retro shoes. +50
Sukiyaki Blue Hot sukiyaki. +50
Necklace Purple Limited edition necklace. +60
Figurine Purple Exquisite figurine. +60
Perfume Purple Elegant perfume. +70
Barbecue Purple Sizzling barbecue steak skewers. +70
Camera Gold Portable camera. +80
Laptop Gold The latest laptop. +80
Omurice Special Nutrient-rich omurice. +100
Sailor Uniform Special A lovely sailor uniform. +100
Lolita Dress Special An elaborate Lolita dress. +100
Tempura Special Crispy homemade tempura. +100
Sakura Hand Fan Special A fan to breeze into spring. +100
Matcha Pudding Special Bittersweet matcha pudding. +100
Lipstick Special A luxury lipstick. +100
Cat Doll Special The best cuddle buddy. +100
Strawberry Cake Special Sweet strawberry cake. +100

Alternatively, Gift Fragments can be obtained by recycling gifts. It can be used to exchange for Lucky Token and awaken a character.

Gift Fragments
Gift Type Green Blue Purple Gold Special
Fragments Reward 1 5 10 30

Awakening items

The following items can be used to awaken a character.

  • Books: General awakening item. Most of the characters require them to awaken. Currently there're 6 types of Books:
    • Book of Wisdom
    • Book of Luck
    • Book of Choice
    • Book of Attitude
    • Book of Judgement
    • Book of Focus
  • Item Fragment: Duplicate decorations will be converted automatically to Item Fragments. Can also be acquired by Gacha Stamps.
  • Outfit Coupon: Duplicate characters will be converted automatically to Outfit Coupons. Can also be acquired by Gacha Stamps.

Tournaments

Iikyokusen tournaments

Available at all times, players may participate in short tournaments centered around ikkyokusen games. These are short tournament brackets with just one hand per round. The shortest is a two-stage bracket, where 1st and 2nd continue into a final. The longer one is a three-stage bracket.

Grand prix tournaments

A daily grand prix is setup for a much longer tournament process. Players can register via the automated tournament system to play for either Tournament Points (daily) or for Gacha Summon Tickets (weekend).

Custom tournaments

Custom Tournaments are created by players. Each player is allowed to create one casual tournament for free.

References

Notes

  1. Prior to Dec. 16th, 2022, Sun required Rating > 1700.
  2. Prior to Dec. 16th, 2022, Galaxy required Rating > 2000.

External links

General

Server Global
Game Sites Main Page: https://www.mahjong-jp.com/
Game Entry: App Store / Google Play / Steam / Windows PC / Linux
Social Media Facebook: Riichi City <EN> / 麻雀一番街 <CHT>
Twitter: 麻雀一番街【公式】 <JP> / 마작일번가 【한국 공식계정】 <KR>
Bilibili: 麻雀一番街 <CHS>
Weibo: 麻雀一番街 <CHS>
Community Discord: 《麻雀一番街》Riichi City-Japanese Mahjong

Other Links

Riichi City in Japanese Wikipedia
Guide written by Experimilk