Riichi City

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.

Riichi City

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

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

Ranking system

Rank Upgrade

Rank Start Rank Up 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)
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
Rank Point Gains/Losses
Room Rank 4P East 4P Hanchan 3P East 3P Hanchan
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 -10 -15 -15 -20 -10 -15
A1 -10 -20 -15 -30 -15 -20
Dan 1st -20 -30 -30 -45 -25 -40
2nd -20 -40 -30 -60 -30 -45
3rd -30 -60 -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 -50
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
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
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
Moon Legend 3 0 -2 -6 4 0 -3 -9 3 0 -3 4 0 -4
Sun 4 6 4 -4 6 -6
Galaxy 6 9 5 -5 8 -8

Characters

Awakening and Affection

Bonding Stage
Level Friendship / Affection Points Notable Rewards
Upgrading Total Required
Bond Lv.1 100 100
Lv.2 400 500
Lv.3 500 1000
Lv.4
Lv.5 5000
Awaken Awakening with required resources * Awakened skin
* Extra emotes x2
Affection Lv.1 * Avatar frame of character
Lv.2 * Title of character

Each character has two preferred normal gifts, one preferred special gift and two disliked normal gifts.

  • When gifting preferred normal gifts, each incrases points by +50 more, with a 10% chance to double the base stat.
  • When gifting preferred special gifts, each incrases points by +50 more, with a 100% chance to double the base stat.
  • When gifting disliked gifts, only 50% of the points 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 (+2/+3/+5/+15) / Custom +0
  • Friendly Match: +0

Items

In game currency

 
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
Omurice Special Nutrient-rich omurice. +100
Sailor Uniform Special A lovely sailor uniform. +100
Lolita Dress Special An elaborate Lolita dress. +100
Tempura Special Crispy homemade tempura. +100
Sakura Hand Fan Special A fan to breeze into spring. +100
Matcha Pudding Special Bittersweet matcha pudding. +100
Lipstick Special A luxury lipstick. +100
Cat Doll Special The best cuddle buddy. +100
Strawberry Cake Special Sweet strawberry cake. +100

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 Special
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

Iikyokusen tournaments

Available at all times, players may participate in short tournaments centered around ikkyokusen games. These are short tournament brackets with just one hand per round. The shortest is a two-stage bracket, where 1st and 2nd continue into a final. The longer one is a three-stage bracket.

Grand prix tournaments

A daily grand prix is setup for a much longer tournament process. Players can register via the automated tournament system to play for either Tournament Points (daily) or for Gacha Summon Tickets (weekend).

Custom tournaments

Custom Tournaments are created by players. Each player is allowed to create one casual tournament for free.

References

Notes

  1. Sun's Rating requirement Rate > 1700 is cancelled since December 16th, 2022.
  2. 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> / 麻雀一番街 <CHT>
Twitter: 麻雀一番街【公式】 <JP> / 마작일번가 【한국 공식계정】 <KR>
Bilibili: 麻雀一番街 <CHS>
Weibo: 麻雀一番街 <CHS>
Community Discord: 《麻雀一番街》Riichi City-Japanese Mahjong

Other Links

Riichi City in Japanese Wikipedia
Guide written by Experimilk