Northwestern University Riichi Mahjong
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| Country | USA |
|---|---|
| Location | Evanston, IL |
| Inception | April 2018 |
| Leader |
Mitchell Smith President |
| 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 (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 had been active since its inception in April 2018, was disbanded in 2021 due to COVID-19, and was restarted in January 2023.
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.
Meetup Information
- Norris University Center (1999 Campus Dr. Evanston, IL 60208)
- Active September to June annually
Game Rules
Ruleset strictly adheres to Tenhou L0 Rules.
- Akadora - Ari. Nashi, if requested.
- Agariyame - Ari
- Chombo - Ari. Nashi, if requested.
- 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
The complete ruleset can be found here. As a general rule of thumb, any ruleset is allowed as long as there is unanimous agreement at a given table.
NU Tournaments
Offline
| Date | Event | Type | Players | Results | Ruleset | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/04/13 | NURM 2019 Spring Open | Individual | 17 | First: Steve Augustin Second: Aaron Ebejer Third: Hirotaka Takeuchi |
NURM Modified Official Ruleset |
[1] |
Netplay
| Date | Event | Type | Players | Results | Ruleset | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/10/12 | NURM Invitational | Individual | 8 | First: Mitchell "mwsmws22" Smith Second: incertia Third: Kon Aoki |
NURM Modified Official Ruleset |
[2] |
| 2018/11/02 | NURM Team Tournament | Team | 12 | First: Yuuki, Mitchell "mwsmws22" Smith, Izuho Suzuki | Saki Teams Modified Official Ruleset |
[3] |
Notable Members/Alumni
| Class | Name | Role | Description | Favorite Yaku |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | KyuuAA | Alumni | Head of Chicago Area Mahjong. Club regular attendee. Honorary class of 2002. | Chankan 搶槓 |
| 2014 | D.Sierra | Alumni | Founder of the first iteration of NURM. Now plays with LAPOM. | Pinfu 平和 |
| 2018 | 鳥星雨 | Alumni | Founder of the current iteration of NURM. Former president and admin. Now plays with LAPOM. | Menzentsumo 門前清自摸和 |
| 2019 | incertia | Alumni | Regular participant within the NURM online community. Active within USPML. | Riichi リーチ |
| 2021 | Mitchell Smith mwsmws22 |
Alumni | Club President. Two time winner of NURM tournaments. | Sanshoku doukou 三色同刻 |
| 2021 | Yuuki | Alumni | Regular participant online and in person. Team ace, and summer session leader. Created this wiki page. | Ippatsu 一発 |