Announcing November's TW Madness Tournament!

The winners of $1,000 RCR Madness Tournament are: Once - $500 grand prize, runner - up: cottonton - $350, and third place: m0on7chiLd - $150! Announcing November's TW Madness Tournament! The prize pool for TW is dependant on the number of players taking part in the tournament. 4 Players - $250(Prize Distribution:1st - $150; 2d - $100 ); 8 Players - $500(Prize Distribution:1st - $250; 2d - $175; 3d - $75 ); 12 Players - $750(Prize Distribution:1st - $375; 2d - $250; 3d - $125 ); 16 Players - $1,000(Prize Distribution:1st - $500; 2d - $350; 3d - $150) Diamond, Gold, and Silver crowns can receive seats for free! After purchasing the following seats, members will receive a rebate credited to their account within 24 hours: Diamond Crown - For every 1000 Reward Points you have earned the previous month you will receive 2 free satellite seats. Gold Crown - For every 1000 Reward Points you have earned the previous month you will receive 1.5 free satellite seats. Silver Crown - For every 1000 Reward Points you have earned the previous month you will receive 1 free satellite seat. Here are the details: Madness Tournament Prize Pool: From $250 to $1,000 Rules: TW Tournament Rounds: 4 Players - One Round; 8 Players- One elimination round and a 4 player final; 12 Players - Two elimination rounds and a 4 player final; 16 Players - One preliminary round, then an 8 player elimination round and a 4 player final round. Min. Points: 6 Points Players: 4 -16 Play Time: up to 180 min. Date and Time: Saturday, November 27th at: US/Pacific(PDT) 7:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 23:00 Singapore 22:00 Europe/London(GMT) 15:00 Buy - in directly to the tournament: $67.5

Satellites Players: 4 Play Time: 30 min. Rules: TW Min. Points: 6 Points Date and Time: Mondays at: US/Pacific(PDT) 5:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 21:00 Singapore 20:00 Europe/London(GMT) 13:00 Prize: Free Entry to Qualifiers Date and Time: Thursdays at: US/Pacific(PDT) 7:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 23:00 Singapore 22:00 Europe/London(GMT) 15:00 Prize: Free Entry to Qualifiers Date and Time: Saturdays at: US/Pacific(PDT) 7:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 23:00 Singapore 22:00 Europe/London(GMT) 15:00 Prize: Free Entry to Qualifiers Date and Time: Sundays at: US/Pacific(PDT) 5:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 21:00 Singapore 20:00 Europe/London(GMT) 13:00 Prize: Free Entry to Qualifiers

Qualifiers Players: 4 Play Time: 45 min. Rules: TW Min. Points: 6 Points Date and Time: Mondays at: US/Pacific(PDT) 6:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 22:00 Singapore 21:00 Europe/London(GMT) 14:00 Prize: Free Entry to Madness Tournament Date and Time: Thursdays at: US/Pacific(PDT) 8:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 24:00 Singapore 23:00 Europe/London(GMT) 16:00 Prize: Free Entry to Madness Tournament Date and Time: Saturdays at: US/Pacific(PDT) 8:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 24:00 Singapore 23:00 Europe/London(GMT) 16:00 Prize: Free Entry to Qualifiers Date and Time: Sundays at: US/Pacific(PDT) 6:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 22:00 Singapore 21:00 Europe/London(GMT) 14:00 Prize: Free Entry to Qualifiers

Registration & Check-in: The registration closes 30 mins before the tournament starting time. The registered players are required to check-in(login to the game) 15 minutes before the tournament starts. Important Notes: If you win more than one seat to the Madness Tournament, you can use your spare seats as entry into next month's Madness Tournament! Free Seats can not be carried over to the next month. In case of a tie each player receives half of the prize or half of the credit TW and RCR satellites, qualifiers and tournament seats are interchangeable. This means that if you win a TW satellite you can choose to participate in either a TW or RCR qualifier, and vice-versa. http://mahjongtime.com/mahjong-terms-conditions.html

Happy Halloween - Compete in the Dragon Tournaments the next week and win prizes

Overview:  This is a one - week tournament. Five players who accumulate the most

Dragon Chips during the week of competition will be entitled for prizes. The Dragon Chips accumulated during the course of this tournament, also qualify for the Dragon Tournament
competition. 

Tournament Duration: The Tournament will span over one week, from  November
1st 2010 (the first tournament is Red Dragon) - November 6th 2010(the last tournament is ''All Dragons).

Prizes:

First Place:

●     one  year of VIP Membership($79.95 Value)

Second Place:

●     $1,000 RCR Madness seat($67.5 Value)

Third Place:

●     one year of Premium Membership($49.95 Value)

Fourth Place: 1,000 Golden Coins($10 Value) 

Fifth Place: 500 Golden Couns($5 Value) 

Restrictions: Only players who have an active subscription(VIP or Premium Mahjong Time
Membership) during the week of competition from November 1st through November 6th are eligible for the tournament prizes. NO EXCEPTIONS. 

Tournament Schedule and entry fees

Name	Date(2010)	Start Time	Start Time	Start Time	Entry(Dragon Chips)	Styles
Red	Nov 1st	*Time Option 1	**Time Option 2	***Time Option 3	7,500	HK; RCR: MCR;TW
White	Nov 3d	*Time Option 1	**Time Option 2	***Time Option 3	7,500	HK; EC; MCR; AM
Green	Nov 4th	*Time Option 1	**Time Option 2	***Time Option 3	7,500	AM; RCR ;TW; EC
All Dragons	Nov 6th		6:30 AM (Pacific Time )		30,000	All

 You can play in any of the three time options available:

*Time option 1 - 5:00 AM Pacific/US(PDT); 13:00
Europe/London; 20:00 in Singapore. Click here to view an example of the time option 1

**Time option 2 - 10 :30 AM Pacific/US(PDT); 18:30
Europe/London; 1:30 in Singapore. Click here to view an example of the time option 2

***Time option 3 - 20:00 PM Pacific/US(PDT); 4:00
Europe/London; 11:00 in Singapore. Click here to view an example of the time option 3

You may cancel your entry into the
tournament and receive a refund of your entry fee as long as you cancel at least 6 minutes prior to the beginning of seating for the tournament, which is usually 15 minutes before the start of
the tournament. 

Rounds

Number of rounds depends on the number of players that sign up for the tournaments in the schedule above.

4 Players - One 40 min round.

8 Players - One elimination round and 4 players who accumulate the most points(score) proceed to the 4 player final.

12 or more players - One preliminary round, then and an 8 player elimination round and a 4 player final round.

32 or more players - One preliminary round, then a 12 player elimination round, then an 8 player elimination round and a 4 player final round.

Each round consists of 40 min. of play.

Table Details: 
Rated:No

Game Helper: Yes

Timeto discard: 8 sec.

RCR -Min points: 1 yaku ; Flowers: No

MCR -Min points: 8 ; Flowers: Yes

HK -Min points: 8 ; Flowers: Yes

AM -Min points: 0 ; Flowers: Yes

EC -Min points: 0 ; Flowers: No

TW -Min points: 6 ; Flowers: Yes

Winnings

The 3 best scorers at the final round win the dragon chips that are at stake.

1st place - 50%

2nd place - 35%

3rd place - 15%

Please note that winnings are raked:

VIP members - 0% Rake

Premium - 5% Rake

Free Players - 15% Rake(Free players are not eligible for this tournament prizes)

Scoring

At the end of each round, players that have the best scores at their tables move to the next round.

If two  (or more) players tie for a position, the player that won more hands in the game will be ranked higher. In the unlikely event that two players are tied in both scores AND hands won, the player

that has a higher belt will be ranked higher.

Qualifying Dragon Chips

1. The Dragon Chips won at Dragon Tournaments (White Dragon; Green Dragon; Red Dragon and All Dragons) during the tournament’s duration (from November 1st untill November 6th 2010)
qualify for the tournament prizes 

REPORTING PROBLEMS

Tournament administrators shall be contactable via support@mahjongtime.com.
All complaints will be filed and saved. Tournament administrators reserve the final right to every decision including, without limitation, the decision to disqualify any participant due to
complaints. Participants must strictly adhere to all game play guidelines or risk the possibility of disqualification. Participants are required to file all questions, comments, disputes, no-show
claims, schedule conflicts, or other Tournament related issues through the Website with the appropriate subject. Be sure to explain your situation thoroughly and include any details necessary to
assist the Tournament administrator in making a decision. Administrators, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to change the score of a Tournament match. This decision could be made based
on administrator's judgment that the game reported the result incorrectly or the participants tampered with the game software or hardware to manipulate the reported score.

Mahjong Time reserves the right to alter the rules and make final decisions
on all tournament related issues as they arise, and at our sole discretion.

Win the Golden Tile - the next Dragon Tournament announced!

Overview:  The Dragon Tournament is a three - month long competition with a
12 player final. Mahjong rules for the final table are appointed by the player that wins the most dragon chips during the three -  month period.

Tournament Duration: The Tournament will span over 3 months, from  November 1st 2010 - January 31st 2011

Prizes:

First Place:

●     The winner can  exchange the dragon chips won during the course of the tournament for a uniquely designed solid silver, gold plated tile of a green dragon

●     Dragon Tournament T-shirt

●     Medal on player’s avatar

Dimensions: 37 x 27 x 19 mm

Weight: ~ 170g

Second Place:

●     The winner can exchange the dragon chips won during the course of the tournament for a Mahjong set.

●     The first runner up also receives  the Dragon Tournament T-Shirt

●     One Year VIP membership

●     Medal on player’s avatar

Third Place:

●     The winner can exchange the dragon chips won during the course of the tournament for a travel size Mahjong set

●     One Year Premium membership

●     The second runner up also receives the  Dragon Tournament T-Shirt

●     Medal on player’s avatar

Fourth Place:

●     The winner can exchange the dragon chips won for golden coins with a rate of 10 dragon chips for one golden coin

●     Receives the Dragon Tournament T-Shirt

●     Medal on player’s avatar

5th - 12th Place: Can exchange the dragon chips for golden coins with a rate of 10 dragon chips for one golden coin

Dragon
Tournament Final The 12 players who accumulate the most Dragon Chips during the course of the tournament will play at the final tournament, which will have 2 elimination rounds and a 4 player final. Final Dragon Tournament placment will be dependant on the outcome of the final event.

Date and Time: The final table will be played on Saturday, Feb 5th 2011 at 7:00 AM
US/Pacific time

Play Time: 60 min per each round; In the event that one or more player does’t
connect  for the final event the missing player forfeits the prize and he/she will be replaced by a player in the lobby

Rules: The rules are appointed by the player that wins the most Dragon Chips
by Jan 31st 2011

Dragon Tournament Details

Schedule and entry fees

Name	Date	Start Time	Start Time	Start Time	Entry(Dragon Chips)	Styles
Red	Nov 2010: 1st;10th;18th	*Time Option 1	**Time Option 2	***Time Option 3	7,500	HK; RCR: MCR;TW
White	Nov 2010: 3d;11th;15th;24th	*Time Option 1	**Time Option 2	***Time Option 3	7,500	HK; EC; MCR; AM
Green	Nov 2010: 4th;8th;17th;25th	*Time Option 1	**Time Option 2	***Time Option 3	7,500	AM; RCR ;TW; EC
All Dragons	Saturdays		6:30 AM (Pacific Time )		30,000	All

You can play in any of the three time options available:

*Time option 1 - 5:00 AM Pacific/US(PDT); 13:00
Europe/London; 20:00 in Singapore. Click here to view an example of the time option 1

**Time option 2 - 10 :30 AM Pacific/US(PDT); 18:30
Europe/London; 1:30 in Singapore. Click here to view an example of the time option 2

***Time option 3 - 20:00 PM Pacific/US(PDT); 4:00
Europe/London; 11:00 in Singapore. Click here to view an example of the time option 3

You may cancel your entry into the tournament and receive a refund of your entry fee as long as you cancel at least 6 minutes prior to the beginning of seating for the tournament, which is usually 15 minutes before the start of the tournament.

Rounds

Number of rounds depends on the number of players that sign up for the tournaments in the schedule above.

4 Players - One 40 min round.

8 Players - One elimination round and 4 players that accumulate the most points(score) proceed to the 4 player final.

12 or more players - One preliminary round, then and an 8 player elimination round and a 4 player final round.

32 or more players - One reliminary round, then a 12 player elimination round, then an 8 player elimination round and a 4 player final round.

Each round consists of 40 min. of play.

Table Details:

Rated: No

Game Helper: Yes

Time to discard: 8 sec.

RCR - Min points: 1 yaku ; Flowers: No

MCR - Min points: 8 ; Flowers: Yes

HK - Min points: 8 ; Flowers: Yes

AM - Min points: 0 ; Flowers: Yes

EC - Min points: 0 ; Flowers: No

TW - Min points: 6 ; Flowers: Yes

Winnings

The 3 best scorers at the final round win the dragon chips that are at stake.

1st place - 50%

2nd place - 35%

3rd place - 15%

Please note that winnings are raked:

VIP members - 0% Rake

Premium - 5% Rake

Free Players - 15% Rake

Scoring

At the end of each round, players that have the best scores at their tables move to the next round.

If two (or more) players tie for a position, the player that won more hands in the game will be ranked higher. In the unlikely event that two players are tied in both scores AND hands won, the player that has a higher belt will be ranked higher.

In the event that two or more players are tied at the end of the Dragon Tournament by the Dragon Chips won, the player that has won more Dragon Tournaments will be ranked higher, in the unlikely event that two or more players are tied in both dragon chips won and number of tournaments won, the player that has a higher rating(the sum of all ratings in all styles) will be ranked higher.

Qualifying Dragon Chips

1. The Dragon Chips won at Dragon Tournaments (White Dragon; Green Dragon; Red Dragon and All Dragons) during the tournament’s duration (from November 1st till January 31 2011) qualify for the tournament prizes

2. The Dragon Chip winnings at Guild competitions from November 1st till January 31st 2011 also qualify for the tournament prizes

3. The Dragon Chip winnings at Global Mahjong Tournaments (GMTs) from November 1st 2010 until Janauary 31 2011 qualify for the tournament prizes

REPORTING PROBLEMS

Tournament administrators shall be contactable via support@mahjongtime.com.
All complaints will be filed and saved. Tournament administrators reserve the final right to every decision including, without limitation, the decision to disqualify any participant due to
complaints. Participants must strictly adhere to all game play guidelines or risk the possibility of disqualification. Participants are required to file all questions, comments, disputes, no-show claims, schedule conflicts, or other Tournament related issues through the Website with the appropriate subject. Be sure to explain your situation thoroughly and include any details necessary to assist the Tournament administrator in making a decision. Administrators, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to change the score of a Tournament match. This decision could be made based on administrator's judgment that the game reported the result incorrectly or the participants tampered with the game software or hardware to manipulate the reported score.

Mahjong Time reserves the right to alter the rules and make final decisions
on all tournament related issues as they arise, and at our sole discretion.

Mahjong Time Members win second and third places in World Mahjong Championship 2010!

Starting on August 27 the second official World Mahjong Championship of MCR, lasting 9 sessions of two hours over three days, was held in Utrecht, Netherlands. 208 Players went not for prizes(but specially designed plaques), but mostly for fun and meeting acquaintances from all over the world. The spirit is the same as in the MCR fun section of Mahjong Time: a friendly
community of players with a passion for playing mahjong. The best Mahjong Time player, also being the best European player, turned out to be  Olivier Boivin (username: 0liv) from France, finishing second to Linghua Jiao from China. 0liv has been sucessful in many tournaments including: Winner of the Tile-Hog tournament -  June, 2008; Second place - International Paris Tournament, April 2009. Third place was also taken by Mahjong Time Member Elisabeth Frischenschlager(username: Elifri1) from Austria. 

Mahjong Time player a3geffen (Adrie van Geffen) was found wearing a specially designed T-shirt during the tournament with a list of the top 20 rating of some months ago, when he was number 1. The T-shirt proved to be a good way to start conversations. Rankings always do. Adrie: ‘More than half of the list on the front was attending the tournament. People would come over and point out their nickname to show others who they were. Most disregarded that their was a real live person in the T-shirt: either they pricked their finger in my chest or stomach or they tickled me. A good thing Bo Lang (better known as Roxan), also wearing a MJT-shirt on Sunday, had a different front.’ 

Both a3geffen and Roxan, players found to be in the top ranking at Mahjong Time MCR, had a disastrous start in the tournament, and it didn’t improve much. It made it apparent that luck isn’t only important when you finish, but also when you start a hand of mahjong. Roxan, being the best European player since the Championship in Baden in 2009 and number 1 at Mahjong Time, didn't get higher than place 172, while a3geffen ended at place 186.