Riichi City
 Riichi City logo | |
| Publisher | Lancelot Tech LTD |
|---|---|
| Developer | Lancelot Tech LTD |
| Platform | iOS/Android/PC |
| Year | 2022 |
Riichi City, or Maajan Ichibangai 「麻雀一番街」 is an online Japanese mahjong platform released in January 2022, developed and published by Lancelot Tech Ltd. The game offers mahjong for free, with a gacha system used for unlocking characters and other cosmetics. Riichi City is available on Google Play Store, Apple App Store, Windows PC and Linux in four languages: English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
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 | - | × | |
Lobbies[note 1]
| Room | Required Rank | Required Coins (Entry Limit / Entry Fee) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4P | 3P | ||
| Star | Novice to 2nd Dan | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Moon | 1st Dan to 4th Dan | 3000 / 500 | 3000 / 500 |
| Sun | 4th Dan to 7th Dan | 5000 / 1000 | 7000 / 1000 |
| Galaxy | 7th Dan or above | 10000 / 2000 | 14000 / 2000 |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | +45 | 5 | 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 | ||||||||||
| Moon | Dan | 1st | +70 | +35 | -20 | -30 | +105 | +50 | -30 | -45 | +50 | 5 | -25 | +75 | 5 | -35 |
| 2nd | -20 | -40 | -30 | -60 | -30 | -45 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | -30 | -60 | -45 | -90 | -35 | -50 | ||||||||||
| 4th | -40 | -100 | -60 | -150 | -50 | -75 | ||||||||||
| Sun | Dan | 4th | +130 | +50 | -40 | -100 | +195 | +75 | -60 | -150 | +90 | 5 | -60 | +135 | 5 | -90 |
| 5th | -45 | -105 | -65 | -155 | 5 | -70 | 5 | -105 | ||||||||
| 6th | -50 | -110 | -75 | -165 | 5 | -80 | 5 | -120 | ||||||||
| 7th | -55 | -140 | -85 | -210 | 0 | -90 | 0 | -135 | ||||||||
| 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
Main article: List of Riichi City characters
Awakening and Affection
| 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 increases points by +50 more, with a 10% chance to double the base stat.
- When gifting preferred special gifts, each increases 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
Main currency
- Coins: General currency. Can be used to join in match, exchange items and awaken characters.
- Vouchers: Rare currency. Can be used for 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 | 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 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
Main article: Riichi City Grand Prix
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
- ↑ When the game launched: Sun required > 1700 Rating and Galaxy required > 2000 Rating. After the update on Dec 16, 2022: the Rating requirement for Sun was removed. After the update on Dec 24, 2024: Rating was removed entirely from the game, and greater restrictions were put in place to prevent high rank players from joining lower lobbies.
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