Multiplayer Mahjong Game Modes

[vc_row inner_container=”true” no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” parallax=”true” bg_video=”” class=”” style=”” bg_image=”5″][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner inner_container=”true” no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” bg_video=”” class=”” style=””][vc_column_inner fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][custom_headline level=”h3″ looks_like=”h3″ id=”” class=”” style=””]Multiplayer Mahjong Game Modes[/custom_headline][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner inner_container=”true” no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” bg_video=”” class=”” style=””][vc_column_inner fade=”true” fade_animation=”in-from-left” fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/2″ id=”” class=”” style=””][custom_headline level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ id=”” class=”” style=””]Single Hand Games[/custom_headline][text_output]This game mode is a quick one-hand game where the monetary settlement is done at the end of each hand. In single hand games, the goal is to form a valid Mahjong hand as quickly as possible. The value of the hand has no influence on who wins.

To play a single hand game, you pay the fee for the table which will let you join the table and start the first hand. The player that first go mahjong wins the amount paid by the other players, and a new hand begins. For each new hand, the fee for the table is paid to form a new pot.

Some rules that are only sensible for complete games of mahjong, are not used for single hand games. These differences are:

Prevailing wind is not used.
The deal is always rotated regardless of how the previous hand ended.
No riichi or counter sticks are left on the table between hands (only applicable for riichi rules). The value of the sticks go back to their owners.

[/text_output][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner fade=”true” fade_animation=”in-from-right” fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/2″ id=”” class=”” style=””][custom_headline level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ id=”” class=”” style=””]East Only Games[/custom_headline][text_output]East only is our new four player fast game where all players play one round as the east wind. East only is a faster version of the Full Game mode – it takes about 15 minutes to play.

Only the east round will be played, meaning that the game consists of four hands, unless the rule set is Riichi and the east player wins or there is a draw in which case another hand is played. On Riichi Full Game and East Only tables, house settlement rules are used. This means that placement bonuses are used, where the player scoring the least will pay a sum to the winner, and the player scoring second least will pay a smaller sum to the runner-up. Also, the buy-in is divided amongst the players based on their final scores.[/text_output][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner inner_container=”true” no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” bg_video=”” class=”” style=””][vc_column_inner fade=”true” fade_animation=”in-from-left” fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/2″ id=”” class=”” style=””][custom_headline level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ id=”” class=”” style=””]Full Game[/custom_headline][text_output]In this mode a full game of Mahjong is played, which stretches over several hands. The game is divided into a number of rounds (two for Riichi, and four for classical and competition rules.) During a round, the winds are rotated from player to player, until all players have played in all winds, which signifies that the round has come to an end.

Each round has a prevailing wind. The first round is the east round, and the following is the south round. For Riichi, there are only these two rounds, while the classical and the international competition rules also have a west and a north round.

To play in a full game, you pay the bet for the table which will let you join the table with a set amount of points. After all players have been seated, the game starts with the first of a series of hands, and at the end of each hand points are settled between the players. When the game has ended the player with the most points receives the amount paid by the other players, minus a small fee collected by the game provider.[/text_output][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner fade=”true” fade_animation=”in-from-right” fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/2″ id=”” class=”” style=””][custom_headline level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″ id=”” class=”” style=””]Multi-table Tournaments[/custom_headline][text_output]In a multi-table tournament, a large number of players sign up and play against each other in a series of games. A game in a multi-table tournament is as many hands as the participants can play in a predefined amount of time, so the game may end in mid-hand. After each game, the player receives table points according to their positions in the game, and the totals of these points are used to determine the winner of the tournament.[/text_output][accordion id=”” class=”” style=””][accordion_item parent_id=”” title=”Tournament progression” id=”” class=”” style=””]To participate in a multi-table tournament you click on “Register” to sign up for the tournament and pay the tournament fee. Some time before the tournament starts, the registration will close, and beyond that point, no further registration will be accepted.

When the tournament starts, you will automatically be placed at your first table, and the game will begin. It is important that you are logged in when the tournament starts, otherwise you will lose your place in the tournament and your entrance fee will be lost. After the time allocated for a game is over there is a short pause, and then you will automatically be seated at your next table, where you will meet new opponents in the following game.

This process continues until the pre-determined number of games have been played, and the tournament ends. After the tournament has finished, the final placements are shown in the tournament information tab.[/accordion_item][accordion_item parent_id=”” title=”Table Points” id=”” class=”” style=””]After each game in a tournament, a total of 7 table points are distributed among the players according to their placement in the game. When the tournament ends, the players that has managed to accumulate the highest total number of points will receive the tournament prices according to their positions. In case of a tie in table points, the total number of “regular” points accumulated during all the games is the tie-breaker.

The table point distribution is done the following manner: the high scorer receives 4 table points; the second highest scorer receives 2 table points; the third highest receives 1 table point; and the fourth player receives 0 table points.

If two players’ scores are equal, they split table points between them. In case of a tie for highest score, both players receive 3 table points each, and the third and fourth player 1 and 0 table points respectively. In case of a tie for second-highest score, the first player receives 4 points, the tied players 1,5 points each, and the fourth player 0 points. In case of a tie for third-highest score, the first player receives 4,5 points, the second 2,5 points, and the tied players 0 points each – and so on in logical fashion, for the remaining possible cases.[/accordion_item][accordion_item parent_id=”” title=”Rules” id=”” class=”” style=””]The rules used in multi-table tournaments are the same as is used in sit-and-go tournaments, with the only exception being how a game is finished. A multi-table tournament game ends after a set amount of time, regardless of how many hands have been played, and what round the game is in. The last, interrupted hand of the game is ignored and is not included in the final scoring of the game.[/accordion_item][/accordion][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]