Riichi City
Riichi City is an online Japanese mahjong 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 logo | |
| Publisher | Lancelot Tech LTD |
|---|---|
| Developer | Lancelot Tech LTD |
| Platform | iOS/Android/PC |
| Year | 2022 |
History
On January 19, 2022, Riichi City was released with 8 characters to choose from.
Free characters (obtained after completing the tutorial): Isshiki Seibi, Miyake Kanna
Gacha characters (obtainable via Gacha): Toho Nagi, Kuki Renshin, Igarashi Saeko, Amami Shiotsuki, Tenmiya Kenichi, Jan Maru
Exclusive 7-Day Check-in reward from the Launch Celebration: Miyake Kanna’s Outfit - Cartoonist
On February 2, 2022, Riichi City invited the famous professional mahjong player Shibukawa Nanbo to join a No Bugs Challenge in-game. After playing for hours and checking the whole game, he declared "No bugs were found".
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.
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).
On April 4, 2022, Riichi City held the second Monthly Team Event.
On April 14, 2022, Riichi City launched the Friendly Match function. Friendly Match supports in-game voice chat, Open Riichi, Yakitori and Shugi.
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).
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.
On May 26, 2022, 3-Player mode went live in Riichi City.
On June 23, 2022, the Custom Tournament function was optimized. 3-Player mode, points customization, seating assignment, manager settings and various other features added.
On June 30, 2022, the Summer Live event was launched.
New Gacha characters: Saotome Yurika and Akabane Athena
New exclusive outfits: Beach Date (for Isshiki Seibi), Summer Break (for Miyake Kanna), Sound of Waves (for Saotome Yurika), Summer Undercover (for Akabane Athena).
Ladder
Game rules
- Hanchan or Tonpuusen
- Start points: 25,000
- Target points: 30,000
- Uma (30, 10, -10, -30) With Oka (+20 to 1st)
- Ari-ari
- Yaku (Standard list)
- Yakuman (Full scoring)
- (e.g. Suuankou tanki = double)
Ranking system
| Letter ranks | Dan ranks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novice | 0 -> 20 | 1dan | 0 -> 200 | |
| D3 | 0 -> 20 | 2dan | 0 -> 400 | |
| D2 | 0 -> 20 | 3dan | 0 -> 600 | |
| D1 | 0 -> 20 | 4dan | 0 -> 800 | |
| C2 | 0 -> 20 | 5dan | 0 -> 1100 | |
| C1 | 0 -> 40 | 6dan | 0 -> 1400 | |
| B2 | 0 -> 40 | 7dan | 0 -> 1700 | |
| B1 | 0 -> 60 | 8dan | 0 -> 2000 | |
| A2 | 0 -> 80 | 9dan | 0 -> 2300 | |
| A1 | 0 -> 100 (to dan ranks) | 10dan | 0 -> 2700 | |
| Legend | ||||
Rating
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.
Lobbies
| Star | Moon | Sun | Galaxy |
In game currency
Tournament
The tournament format utilizes iikyokusen. Players only play a single hand to determine an outcome. Players finishing 1st or 2nd move on to the next ladder of the tournament.