Northwestern University Riichi Mahjong

Northwestern University Riichi Mahjong ruleset
Kuitan, atozuke	ari-ari
Starting points	25,000
Ending points; (Target)	30,000
Negative score	Game Ends
Oka; (total ante)	20000 (5000 per player)
Multiple win cases	Double Ron Ari
Call precedence	Pon overrides Chii
Dora settings	All
Renchan setting	Tenpai-Renchan
Abortive draws	All
Specific; House rules	Any variable rules, upon agreement

Northwestern University Riichi Mahjong
Country	USA
Location	Evanston, IL
Inception	April 2018
Leader	鳥星雨; Founder

Northwestern University Riichi Mahjong (NURM), is a Riichi mahjong club within the Chicagoland area, based in Evanston, Illinois at Northwestern University. Regular meetups are held at Northwestern University's Evanston campus on a weekly basis during the academic school year and during the summer. The group has been active since its inception in April 2018, and is supported by Chicago Area Mahjong.

Any and all players who are interested are welcome to join, regardless of skill level. While NURM is built around NU students, we also regularly host non-NU players. Information about events, transportation and parking, and other details are freely available by contacting 鳥星雨.

Meetup Information

Meetup Schedule: Weekly, Wednesdays 6pm-12am

School Year Session (September to June) - Norris University Center (1999 Campus Dr. Evanston, IL 60208)
Summer Session (June to September) - Starbucks (1734 Sherman Ave. Evanston, IL 60208)

Tenhou Schedule: Weekly, Fridays 6pm-10pm

Lobby 3003, voice chat on Discord

Game Records

Northwestern University Riichi Mahjong records stats of final points and placements of all 4-Player full hanchans completed during club play. Rankings of players and statistics are available to view upon request by club members. Matches played for fun (using other rule sets), and those played with beginner players (chombo off) are excluded from league records.

Game Rules

Primary Usage of Tenhou Rules

Main article: Rule variations

Akadora - Ari. Nashi, if requested.
Agariyame - Ari
Chombo - Casual, Variable
Double ron - Ari
Double yakuman - Nashi
Kazoe yakuman - Ari
Kokushi ankan - Nashi
Kuikae - Nashi
Multiple yakuman - Ari
Open riichi - Nashi
Ryanhan shibari - Nashi
Sekinin barai to daiminkan - Nashi
Sekinin barai to yakuman - Ari
Shaakyoku - Ari
Tochuu ryuukyoku - Ari
Triple ron - Nashi
Yakitori - Nashi
Yaku - Standard list

As a rule of general rule of thumb, any rule set is allowed as long as there is agreement among all four players at a given table. This includes any house rules, and any other defined rule sets, such as the Saki rule set. Note that any hanchan played without strict adherence to the official NURM rule set precludes induction into the league records. We respectfully request not to bring in newer players into these games, as this may confuse them from learning the game properly.

Notable Members/Alumni

Class	Name	Tenhou Rank	Status	Role	Description	Favorite Yaku	Favorite Saki Character
2014	D.Sierra	五段	Inactive	Alumni	Founder of the first iteration of NURM. Now plays with LAPOM.	Pinfu 平和	N/A
2018	鳥星雨	二段	Active	Administrator	Founder of the current iteration of NURM. Current representative and administrator. Host of NURM Friday night Tenhou sessions.	Sanankou 三暗刻	Tsuruta Himeko 鶴田姫子
2021	YuukiTheFlash	四段	Active	Summer Club Leader	Club member, ran the club during 2018 Summer Session. Created/designed the Northwestern University Riichi Mahjong wiki.	Ippatsu 一発	Onjouji Toki 園城寺怜

Yakuman List

The following is a list of all yakuman scored during club play or tournaments hosted by NURM. Though the yakuman must be scored within a NURM meeting or event, all attendees, including those who are not NU students, are eligible for this list.

Real Tiles