Mahjong Game Rules
Welcome to eMahjong.net, where you can play and interact with other Mahjong players all over the world
First you need to download our free software. Visit the download page for more information.
When you have downloaded the free software, installed and logged in to Mahjong Club you will be able to choose to play for fun or for real money.
If playing for real money you will need to deposit funds into your account.
You can choose to play at our single hand tables with 2, 3 or 4 players, Full Games or multi table tournaments. Join a table or tournament with the denomination that suits you best.
We offer
Chinese Classic,
International and
Riichi
rules. You can play either with real money or for fun.
We offer the following types of games:
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eMahjong.net is a mahjong room, not a casino. That means that you play against other players over the internet, not against the house. We receive compensation by taking a "commission", which is a small amount of money defined as a fixed fee or a percentage of the gross win depending on game type.
| Single hand | 10% of gross win/pot* |
| Full Game | 15% of gross win/pot* |
| Multi table tournament: | Fee for each tournament, which is 10% of the buy-in up to a buy-in of $500, after which it becomes a fixed fee. |
This game mode is a quick one-hand game where the monetary settlement is done at the end of each hand. Single hand games can be played by 2, 3 or 4 players. 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 declares mahjong first wins the amount paid by the other players, and a new hand begins. For each new hand, the fee for the table is paid again 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:
The player that declares mahjong wins the combined table wager. Players pay their bet if the win is on self-draw. In case of a win on discard, the discarding player pays double and the other players pay half.
If the player gets disconnected or fails to take any action for two consecutive rounds the player will automatically be deactivated. This means that you will sit out as long as you are disconnected. When a disconnected player's connection is reinstated the player can continue to play.
If a game is cancelled or freezes we refund each player his bet.
All decisions made by eMahjong.net regarding any aspects of a tournament are regarded as final.
In this mode a full game of mahjong, which stretches over several hands, is played. 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. This 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. When all players have been seated, the game starts with the first of a series of hands and at the end of each hand the points are settled between the players.
When the game has ended, the player with most points receives the pot that is paid by the other players, minus the commission (rake).
If the player gets disconnected or fails to take any action for two consecutive rounds the player will automatically be deactivated. This means that you will sit out as long as you are disconnected. When a disconnected player's connection is reinstated the player can continue to play.
If a game is cancelled or freezes we refund each player his bet.
All decisions made by eMahjong.net regarding any aspects of a tournament are regarded as final.
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.
To participate in a multi-table tournament you click on Register to sign up. The tournament fee is withdrawn from your account when a sufficiently large number of players have signed up to the tournament. 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 numbers of games have been played, and the tournament ends. After the tournament has finished, the final placements are shown in the tournament information tab.
At the end of 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 have managed to accumulate the highest total number of points will receive the tournament prizes 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 tiebreaker.
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.
The rules used in multi-table tournaments are the same as is used in a Full Game 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.
If the player gets disconnected the player will automatically be deactivated. This means that you will sit out as long as you are disconnected. When a disconnected player's connection is reinstated the player can continue to play.
If there is a cancellation of a tournament for any reason, we make a concerted effort to compensate players in the fairest and best way possible.
If a tournament is "rolled back" (meaning that the tournament has not started yet), any players that had already registered for the tournament will be refunded any fees and buy-ins.
If a tournament is cancelled after it has started it is called a "roll forward". In such cases each player his is refunded his entry fee. The prize pool is distributed according to the following formula:
For freerolls and money that has been added by the house there will be no payout to the players if a tournament is cancelled.
If you have any questions or feedback regarding our cancellation policy please contact us at .
The payout structure in a tournament depends on the number of players. The larger the overall pool of money available for splitting, the more opportunities will exist for finishing "in the money" (i.e. with profit). The tournament is settled after finishing the tournament and the money will be paid out to each player. The payout structure can be seen in the tournament lobby in the client. Click here to view tournaments.
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