Riichi Reporter Hosting WRC Salt Lake Qualifier Scores
[UPDATED] Rankings page is live and the Salt Lake qualifier for WRC 2020 has begun!
Monthly Archive: June 2019
RMC’s National Mahjong Day Marathon
National Mahjong Day (U.S.A.) is just around the corner! August 1st has been entered onto the National Day Calendar as National Mahjong Day thanks to the effort of Riichi Mahjong Central. To celebrate and...
5th ERMC Shows Europe Stronger Than Ever
The fifth European Riichi Mahjong Championship. Let’s take a moment to appreciate that. It is an outstanding community achievement that an event that takes such labour and passion has become a mainstay of our...
WRC 2020: Dates Announced!
In an unscheduled announcement today at the European Riichi Mahjong Championship, Gemma Sakamoto, Chairwoman of the World Riichi Championship, and Lena Weinguny, president of the Vienna club, Kasu, has released the planned dates for...
ERMC’s Photo Scavenger Hunt Makes Buzz
If you weren’t able to get to ‘s-Hertogenbosch this week, and you’ve been trying to keep up with the 2019 European Riichi Mahjong Championship (going on through Sunday), you have probably noticed that the...
Rosti’s Riichi Lexicon (Part 2)
If you’ve missed Riichi Lexicon Part 1, go back and make sure you’ve done your homework! I’ll wait…
Meeting Manuel
Gemma is on the run to ERMC today, so our scheduled post is a bit late getting out! Meet Manuel! He’ll be your head ref for the weekend, so do say hello!
Philly Takes on Doragon no Taikai!
Philadelphia’s PRMC has another tournament report, this time from Doragon no Taikai 2! The club traveled to Lockport, N.Y. last weekend to compete, and test their training efforts against East Coast players. By Taylor...
Framing Our Experience With Artificial Intelligence
An academic paper has been circulating recently summarizing an artificial intelligence deep learning model that attempts to improve upon the subjective accuracy of AI decision making in imperfect information games, in this case using...
Rosti’s Riichi Lexicon (Part 1)
A common complaint often seen from new and aspiring players in mahjong is the terminology. “It’s like I have to learn a whole new language just to play this sodding game!” they cry, “Why can’t you guys just use English?!”