Riichi City

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

Riichi City is an online Japanese mahjong platform developed and published by Lancelot Tech Ltd. It was released on January 19th, 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 available on Google Play Store, Apple App Store, Windows PC and Linux in four languages: English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.

Ranking system

Rank Upgrade

Rank		Starting	Upgrading	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)
Room	Required Rank	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

Room	Rank		4P East				4P Hanchan				3P East			3P Hanchan
Room	Rank		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			-5	-10			-15	-20			-10			-15
		A1			-10	-15			-15	-30			-15			-20
	Dan	1st			-10	-20			-30	-45			-25			-40
		2nd			-20	-30			-30	-60			-30			-45
		3rd			-20	-40			-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			-59
		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
	Legend		3	0	-2	-6	4	0	-3	-9	3	0	-3	4	0	-4
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
	Legend		4	0	-2	-6	6	0	-3	-9	4	0	-4	6	0	-6
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
	Legend		6	0	-2	-6	9	0	-3	-9	5	0	-5	8	0	-8

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

Characters

Main article: List of Riichi City characters

Riichi City Characters
Name	Gender	Launch Day	Catch Phrase	CV
Isshiki Seibi	F	2022.01.19	Sparkling Isshiki	Ogura Yui
Miyake Kanna	F	2022.01.19	Dreamer with Perfect Mahjong Sense	Arai Satomi
Toho Nagi	F	2022.01.19	Talented Mahjong Lady	Ogura Yui
Igarashi Saeko	F	2022.01.19	Mind Reader & Queen of Cocktails	Hasegawa Reina
Kuki Renshin	F	2022.01.19	Mahjong Berserker	Arai Satomi
Amami Shiotsuki	F	2022.01.19	Statistics Enthusiast	Hasegawa Reina
Tenmiya Kenichi	M	2022.01.19	Prince of the Eccentrics	Morishima Shuuta
Jan Maru	M	2022.01.19	Master of Sichuan mahjong	Morishima Shuuta
Saotome Yurika	F	2022.06.30	Angel Melody	Ishikawa Yui
Akabane Athena	F	2022.06.30	Valkyrie of Justice	Ishikawa Yui
Natsuumi Marin	F	2022.09.26	The Queen of Beasts	Suguta Hina
Saotome Naoya	M	2022.09.26	Burning Fist	Namikawa Daisuke
Fukase Alice	F	2022.12.21	Tactics Goddess	Numakura Manami
Menia	F	2022.12.21	The Silent Task Executor	Yuuki Aoi
AU.RO.RA	F	2023.01.17	Immortal Vampiress	Onishi Saori

Awakening

Bonding Stage
Level		Mahjong Senses		Notable Rewards
Level		Upgrading	Total Required	Notable Rewards
Bond	🔋	100	100
	🔋🔋
	🔋🔋🔋
	🔋🔋🔋🔋
	🔋🔋🔋🔋🔋
Awakened		Awakening with required resources		* Awakened skin * Extra emotes x2

Each character has two preferred gifts as well as two disliked gifts. When gifting preferred gifts, each incrases mahjong sense by +50 more, with a 10% chance to double the base stat. When gifting disliked gifts, only 50% of the mahjong sense 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 +15 / Custom +0
Friendly Match: +0

Items

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 to 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

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
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

Official Tournaments

Official Tournaments are created by the Riichi City official team. Tournaments will start when a preset number of players have registered.

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

Custom Tournaments

Custom Tournaments are created by players. Each player is allowed to create one casual tournament for free. (Limited time offer)

References

Notes

↑ Sun's Rating requirement Rate > 1700 is cancelled since December 16th, 2022.
↑ Galaxy's Rating requirement was Rate > 2000 before December 16th, 2022.

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> Twitter: 麻雀一番街【公式】 <JP> / 마작일번가 【한국 공식계정】 <KR> Bilibili: 麻雀一番街 <CN>
Community	Discord: 《麻雀一番街》Riichi City-Japanese Mahjong