Pacific Mahjong League
The Pacific Mahjong League (PML) is a competitive riichi mahjong league with regular bi-monthly meetups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since the summer of 2013, the organization has grown with a steady group of active players. A new chapter opened up in Southern California in 2015. Additionally, the PML writes, prints and publishes books through its parent organization DoujinPress.com.
| Country | USA |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco area |
| Inception | 2013 |
| Leader | Kira N |
| Pacific Mahjong League ruleset | |
|---|---|
| Kuitan, atozuke | Ari-Ari |
| Uma (placement bonus) |
30/10 |
| Specific House rules |
Double yakuman ari |
Game rules
- Akadora-nashi
- Atamehane-nashi (including triple ron) Multiple players can win
off the same discard. Only the player nearest to the discarder wins bonus points and riichi bets, if any. Double or triple ron is okay.
- Atozuke-ari
- Ippatsu-ari
- Kandora-ari
- Kanuradora-ari
- Kuikae-nashi. The penalty for discarding an illegal tile is a dead hand.
- Kuitan-ari
- Nagashimangan-nashi
- Pao-ari
- Renchan-ari
- Renhou-ari Mangan points are awarded for renhou.
- Ryanhanshibari-nashi
- Uradora-ari
- Chombo: offender pays 2,000 to all
Events
The Pacific Mahjong League host monthly play sessions, both casual and official record.. In addition, they also hold a large event at the anime convention FanimeCon [1].