These are the clubs and organizations that play and promote riichi mahjong outside of Japan. Clubs are both indexed in a relative order and geographically to aid with sorting. Geographical sorting may occur based on a standard geographical classification used in the country, state, postal code, or following a general direction. If none are available, a generic direction should be used (North, South, East or West).
Argentina
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Geo.
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Location
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Name
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Description
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Contact
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Buenos Aires
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Club Argentino de Mahjong (CAM)
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https://camr.com.ar/
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Australia
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Geo.
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Location
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Name
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Description
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Contact
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Sydney
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Australian Riichi Mahjong Association
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Sydney area club, equipped with an autotable
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riichi.australia@gmail.com
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Brazil
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Geo.
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Location
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Name
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Description
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Contact
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São Paulo
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Riichi Mahjong São Paulo
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São Paulo based club
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FB
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Canada
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Geo.
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Location
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Name
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Description
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Contact
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QC
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Montréal
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Club Riichi de Montréal
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We meet regularly every 14 days on Sunday from 12:00 to whenever (17:00 to 20:00) in Montreal. The club consists of a dozen of people, mostly skilled players who have been playing for the last 5 to 10 years. Beginners welcome, we do teach. Basic website and e-mail up, more coming soon.
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riichi.ca
Facebook page
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ON
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Waterloo
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Riichi Canada-Waterloo Division
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We meet weekly, currently 7:00 PM on Mondays at the UW Graduate House. Players are all relatively new, but some are experienced. No website yet; for inquiries, contact User:Coppro.
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N/A
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BC
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Vancouver
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UBC Mahjong Club
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We meet daily on weekdays, a few dozen people playing, with usually a couple tables up and running at any time.
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N/A
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Chile
Czech Republic
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Location
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Group Name
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Description
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Contact
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Ostrava
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USMA Ostrava
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Meetings on Saturdays depending on persons' avaliability
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pbajgar@seznam.cz , mahjonguppersilesia@gmail.com
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Finland
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Location
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Group Name
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Description
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Contact
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Otaniemi, Espoo
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アールト大学麻雀部 Aalto Daigaku Maajanbu
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Aalto Daigaku Maajanbu ry (or アールト大学麻雀部) is an Espoo-based association founded in September 2013 to bring together players of Riichi mahjong and promote mahjong at Aalto University.
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http://mahjong.ayy.fi/ and #aaltomahjong on IRCNet
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France
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Dept.
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Location
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Name
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Description
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Contact
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33
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Bordeaux, France
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FuritenYa - Club de Mahjong Bordelais
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https://furitenya.wordpress.com/
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94
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Sucy en Brie
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Fédération Française de Mah-Jong
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92
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Puteaux
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Tri Nitro Tiles (TNT)
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Host of the 2014 World Riichi Mahjong Competition
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TNT
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75
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Paris
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Red Eyes Riichi
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34
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Montpellier
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Nanikiru
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"We gather twice or 3 times per month on saturday afternoon. The club consists of about 10 people, mostly begginers that are learning the game for a few months now and a couple of experienced players. Hence, novice and skilled players are welcome."
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http://nanikiru.fr/
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13
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Marseille
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Chuuren potos Marseille
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We gather 4 times a week in two venues: every friday, saturday and sunday at our jansō in La Plaine area, and every thursday in a game bar called Le Nain Jaune. There are about 15 regulars and a few players that come from time to time, with all ranges of level. We are always happy to teach mahjong and help players get stronger so no need to be shy!
Ari-ari rules.
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Germany
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Group Name
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Description
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Contact
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Frankfurt a.M.
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ron⁵
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ronronronronron on #osamuko@irc.rizon.net
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Cologne
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Kölner MAHJONGista
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"We gather and play around twice a week (mostly on Mondays and Thursdays). We welcome people at any level of experience - Don't worry, we can even teach you how to play!"
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maajanbu@yahoo.de
Facebook page
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Göttingen
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Simon N.
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"We play live games using the EMA ruleset. I also like kuitan ari, akadora nashi. We're always happy to meet new players!"
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Website with email address
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Cologne / Köln
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Rinshan Kaihou Cologne
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Young Mahjong group in Cologne consisting of players learning up to challenging tournament players across europe. We meet up at least twice a week at our home and play. Mahjong nights accompagnied with beverages and food are held weekends. New players with any play level are very welcome. We teach the game to a high level and proper manners. We want to expand our club and make Riichi Mahjong more popular in the region of Cologne/Bonn. Even if you are here from a different country, we are multilingual (German, French, English, Dutch, Japanese). We even have japanese players playing. So come up and attend this fantastic game.
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rinshan_kaihou_cologne@outlook.de
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Indonesia
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Location
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Group Name
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Description
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Contact
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Jakarta
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Asosiasi Riichi Mahjong Jakarta Raya
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Riichi Mahjong club for Jabodetabek area. We play to improve ourselves at mahjong and most importantly have fun. Newcomers welcome!
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Calvin Adiputra / adiputra.calvin@gmail.com
Komunitas Riichi Mahjong Indonesia - riichi.id
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Jakarta
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Karasuma Riichi Mahjong Club Jakarta
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Session on Sundays at Universitas Negeri Jakarta.
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Putu Witra Pratama / kaitoyuki2010@gmail.com
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Malang
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Malang Mahjong Community (MMC)
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We play and have fun at Online or IRL mahjong or even tournament, anyone new at mahjong is welcome to join here and learn together. Just join us at HD'R Comic Cafe bunga coklat street no 11 and have fun.
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MMC FB groups / MMC FB page
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Bandung
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Mahjong Bandung
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Bandung mahjong club with a flexible schedule and location depending on the players' availability.
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Mago Hanafi / mago@student.upi.edu
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Surabaya
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Riichi Mahjong Surabaya
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Meetup every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at Tabletoys Board Game Store & Library.
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Maria Wenny / mariawennyy@gmail.com
David Lee / zeroclover92@gmail.com
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Bali
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Balinese Mahjong Federation
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Flexible location depending on players' votes. Mostly new players still learning how to play.
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Indra Yudhihartana / indrayhartana@gmail.com
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Yogyakarta
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Jogja Mahjong-Bu
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Full of wibu. Playing online on L5757, irl meetup anytime anybody wants to snuggle.
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Jambu / General Riichi Indonesia
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México
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Contact
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Mexicali, Baja California.
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国士無双 KOKUSHI MUSOU
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We play japanese mahjong at events.
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Site
Facebook
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Poland
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Group Name
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Warsaw
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Szymon
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"We have Mahjong Club in Poland, Warsaw, with meetings every sunday to play and learn Mahjong. In case anyone would like to come and play: we welcome everyone."
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archalv@gmail.com
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Katowice
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USMA GZM Metropolis
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We play regularly every Wednesdays and Saturdays sometimes on Sundays and Fridays as well
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mahjonguppersilesia@gmail.com
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Bielsko-Biała
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USMA Bielsko
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Fledging club, meetings 1-2 times per month
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mahjonguppersilesia@gmail.com
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Russia
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Moscow
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Reach Mahjong Club "Tesuji" (Риичи-маджонг клуб «Тесудзи»)
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Entrance fee is 250 RUB [about 8 USD].
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http://tesuji-club.ru/en
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Singapore
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Geo.
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Location
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Name
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Description
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Contact
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Nee Soon South C.C
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Sport Mahjong Club Riichi Maajan (SMCRM)
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WRC Rules. Session on every Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon. Competitive Environment. Players rating and ranking system included.
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http://sgriichimahjong.wordpress.com
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Spain
Sweden
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Group Name
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Contact
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Linköping
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Linköping Riichi Mahjong Association (LiRMA)
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EMA rules. "We gather to play on sundays at 16:00, in Colosseum in C-huset on Campus Valla. Anyone is welcome to come and participate, or just come by and visit us." There are players willing to play with kuitan ari and kuikae nashi if desired.
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LiRMA Website
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Växjö
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drob
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"We’ve a budding mahjong club"
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mahjong@azaz.se
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Enköping
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mikolan
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Two roommates with a take set looking for people to play with.
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mikolan@gmail.com
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Ukraine
United Kingdom
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Group Name
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Contact
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Belfast, N.Ireland
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Belfast Mahjong Dojo
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Beginner-orientated group focused on learning and playing Riichi Mahjong. Happy to teach newcomers!
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Meetup Group Facebook page
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Cardiff
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"Feel free to come along even if you don’t know how to play, I’m happy to teach you."
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alexevans2002004+mahjong@googlemail.com
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Leeds
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Leeds Riichi Mahjong
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Oxford, London, Reading
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"Occasionaly have a bunch of Japanese/English people that can play if you fancy, feel free to join."
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forced.sage@Gmail.com
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London
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Pingu
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"I’m based in London UK, would love to find some players for a regular live game. I’m a 5Dan player on Tenhou with 600+ Hanchans logged and a rating high of 19XX."
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londonreachmahjong@gmail.com
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Manchester
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Manchester Japanese Mahjong Club
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Manchester Japanese Mahjong Club
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United States
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Description
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Contact
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Atlanta area
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Greater Atlanta Mahjong
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Austin, Texas
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UT Riichi Players
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We teach and play Riichi! We hold weekly meetings as well as sporadic gatherings. Join our Discord server for more information!
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Discord Server Invite
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Austin, Texas
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Texas Mahjong Club (no longer active)
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This club is no longer active; see below for "UT Riichi Players"
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Texas Mahjong (no longer active)
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Chicago area
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Chicago Area Mahjong Players
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C.A.M.P. Mahjong group representing the Chicagoland area. Sessions held weekly in Schaumburg. We center around Chicago and other Midwestern based anime conventions, especially Anime Central.
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CAMP FB Page
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Colorado Springs, CO
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Colorado College Mahjong Club
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A mahjong club at Colorado College. Active during school year.
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Mahjong at CC
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Crestview, FL
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Panhandle Mahjong
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Riichi group within the Florida panhandle
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Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
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DFW Riichi Mahjong Community
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Riichi group for the Dallas-Fort Worth area
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DFW FB page
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Dekalb, IL
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NIU Mahjong
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Riichi group at Northern Illinois University
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NIU Mahjong
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Detroit area
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Southeast Michigan Mahjong
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Meetup page
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Evanston, IL
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Northwestern University Riichi Mahjong
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Sessions held weekly at the University during the academic school year. Check page for more details.
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NURM FB Page
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Los Angeles, CA
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Los Angeles Pride of Mahjong
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Facebook Page
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Midwest US
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DDRMTU
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Milwaukee area
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Milwaukee Mahjong Group
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New York City, NY
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Nippon Club
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New York City, NY
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USPML
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USPML Home
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Portland, OR
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Portland Area Mahjong
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Rochester, NY
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Nine Gates Mahjong Club
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Club page
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San Francisco, CA
(Bay Area)
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Pacific Mahjong League
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We meet every other week in Danville, CA.
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PacificML.com
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Southern California
(Torrance)
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Pacific Mahjong League - SoCal Chapter
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We meet monthly in or near Torrance, CA.
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PacificML.com
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Seattle area
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Seattle Mahjong Group
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Seattle area
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NSC Mahjong Club
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Club based at North Seattle College
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[3]
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Tennessee
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Middle Tennessee Riichi Club
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Nashville based club
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[4]
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Washington DC
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Washington MahJong Meetup
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DC area group
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[5]
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External links