Rules & Etiquette

House Rules

Our standard game for 2025 uses a ruleset that's nearly the standard EMA ruleset. Rules that differ from the EMA ruleset are shown below.

Tobi (Bankruptcy) No Play continues even if a player has less than 0 points
13+ han scores Yakuman
Double yakuman
— Daisuushi (Big Four Winds) Yes

For reference, the remainder of the ruleset which aligns with EMA is shown below.

Open tanyao Yes
Starting points 30,000
Uma 15/5
Kiriage mangan No Mangan requires at least 4 han and 30 fu, or 3 han and 70 fu
Ryanhan shibari No There is no minimum han to win a hand
Double wind pair scores 4 fu
Agariyame No If a dealer wins in all last, play continues
Nagashi mangan No
Renhou (Blessing of Man) Mangan
Kan-dora reveal on Minkan Before discard
Double ron Yes
Triple ron Yes
Stacked yakuman No
Double yakuman
— Suuankou tanki No Single-wait Four Concealed Triplets
— Chuurenpotou, 9-sided wait No True 9 Gates, 9-sided wait
— Kokushimusou, 13-sided wait No 13 Orphans, 13-sided wait
Abortive Draws
— 4x Same wind discard in first round No
— 4x Riichi No
— 4x Kan, not all by same player No
— 9 Terminals and Honors No
— Triple ron No
Sekininbarai / Pao A player that confirms another's yakuman pays a liability penalty
— Daisangen Yes Three Big Dragons
— Daisuushi Yes Four Big Winds
— Suukantsu No Four Concealed Triplets

House Etiquette

We encourage all players to follow our etiquette to ensure everyone feels welcome and has a fun time with us!

Coming soon.

Yaku Reference

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