Release Announcement - The wall tile on the top or the side/ Projecting the in-game chat during the game/ Live Game Archive Chat/ Viewers during the game

Today we are super excited to announce the latest improvements to the Mahjong Time's EON platform.


The wall tile on the top or the side 
The newest mahjong software is bringing players closer to the real game viewing experience. Just like in the actual mahjong game, the incoming tile from the wall can go on the upper part of your hand or the side. If you like having the tile on the right side of your hand, then you can go to game setting and uncheck "The tile from the wall on the top."

The Wall Tile on The Top of Your Hand



Game Settings



Projecting the in-game chat during the game

Mahjong Time enables players to keep their eyes on the board by projecting the in-game chat to their field of vision during the game.
Now players do not have to open the side panel to chat with their opponents and spectators during the game. You can see and reply to chat messages right from the game screen.  If like having the in-game chat as before click "U" when your keyboard is active, and the chat will disappear from the gaming screen.  To make the keyboard active click anywhere on the gaming table.




Live Game Archive Chat/ Viewers during live games

The live game archive is a new cool feature that lets the spectators chat with the players during multi deal games while the players are still playing the game. The spectators have an option to watch previous deals of the archived game with all hands open while the game is still in play, and the number of specators/viewers is displayed on the left side of the game screen. Click 'Watch' button in the game lobby and then select review and you will access the live archive.

Game Lobby/Live Archive

New Sounds - Time Limit and Wall Tile or from the Hand

Added warning sounds when a player is nearing the time limit per move. 

Also, discarding a tile from the wall or from the hand have different sounds. Thus, one can notice not only by looking at  player's hand which tile was discarded, but also by listening to the game sounds. 

Riichi Washizu Marathon 2017

Riichi Washizu Marathon 2017 (the Marathon ) is a one-year-long online tournament divided into 5 Seasons.

Starting and Ending Dates of each Riichi Washizu Marathon 2017 Season

Season 1:	February 15th - April 14th, 2017
Season 2:	April 15th - June 14th, 2017
Season 3:	June 15th - August 14th, 2017
Season 4:	August 15th - October 14th, 2017
Season 5:	October 15th - December 15th, 2017

Server Time Zone: Pacific Time; Offset: UTC: -8:00/-7:00

Prizes

For the Winners of the one-year-long competition:

First Place - Trophy, Medal on the avatar Second Place - Trophy, Medal on the avatar Third Place - Trophy, Medal on the avatar

For Winners of each Marathon Season:
First Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins
Second Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins
Third Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins

Registration and Check-in

There is no need to pre-register for this tournament as this tournament starts as soon as four players are present at the table.

Marathon Table Details

Rules:	Riichi Ari Ari
Table Name:	Marathon - Season 1
Rated:	Yes
Entry Fee:	1500 Dragon Chips
Show Game Helper:	No
Wait for Reconnect:	No
Rounds:	2
Move Time:	8 sec
Game Timer:	100 minutes
Table minimum points:	1
Player minimum belt:	White Belt

Score

a. Winner of the Season:


Score = (Average TS + Average TS Best 10 Games)/2

Average TS - the average score accumulated during the Season.
Average TS Best 10 Games - the average score of player's highest scores during 10 consecutive games.

Rank = 1000*(N-P)/(N-1)

N - the numbers of players with a minimum of 4 games in the marathon
P - players position in the marathon

b. Winner of the European Riichi Marathon 2016
The ultimate winner of the marathon is the player who scores the most Rank Points during the 3 Seasons

Ties 

When two or more players tie for a position,  the player that has more games played in the marathon ranks higher in the Marathon results.
 In the unlikely event that two or more players tie in both scores and games played, the player that has higher Mahjong Time rating is ranked higher.

Game Disqualification

At a table in which one or more player is absent for 100 or more moves is automatically disqualified and the entry fees are returned to the remaining players.

Player Disqualification

a. Temporary Suspension
The participants of the tournament receive up to two temporary 72-hour  suspensions from entering the Marathon games when the marathon players are absent from their tables for more than 100 moves during the first two rounds of the tournament match.

b. Permanent Disqualification
The participants of the competition are permanently excluded from entering the Marathon games for the whole season dues to their absence in the marathon for the third time.

Important Note: the Maraton is supported only on EON Desktop and Flash.

The Terms and Conditions of the MahjongTime account agreement apply. 

American Mah jongg Marathon 2017 Rules and Regulations

American Mah jongg Marathon 2017 (the Marathon ) is a one-year-long online tournament divided into 5 Seasons.

Starting and Ending Dates of each American Mah jongg Marathon 2017 Season

Season 1:	February 15th - April 14th, 2017
Season 2:	April 15th - June 14th, 2017
Season 3:	June 15th - August 14th, 2017
Season 4:	August 15th - October 14th, 2017
Season 5:	October 15th - December 15th, 2017

Server Time Zone: Pacific Time; Offset: UTC: -8:00/-7:00

Prizes

For the Winners of the one-year-long competition:

First Place - Trophy, Medal on the avatar

Second Place -  Trophy, Medal on the avatar

Third Place -  Trophy, Medal on the avatar

For Winners of each Marathon Season:

First Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins
Second Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins
Third Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins

Registration and Check-in

There is no need to pre-register for this tournament as this tournament starts as soon as four players are present at the table.

Marathon Table Details

Rules:	NMJL Card 2016
Table Name:	Marathon - Season 1
Rated:	Yes
Entry Fee:	1500 Dragon Chips
Show Game Helper:	No
Wait for Reconnect:	No
Rounds:	1
Move Time:	8 sec
Game Timer:	100 minutes
Table minimum points:	0
Player minimum belt:	White Belt

Score

a. Winner of the Season:


Score = (Average TS + Average TS Best 10 Games)/2

Average TS - the average score accumulated during the Season.
Average TS Best 10 Games - the average score of player's highest scores during 10 consecutive games.

Rank = 1000*(N-P)/(N-1)

N - the numbers of players with a minimum of 4 games in the marathon
P - players position in the marathon

b. Winner of the American Mah jongg Marathon 2016
The ultimate winner of the marathon is the player who scores the most Rank Points during the 3 Seasons

Ties 

When two or more players tie for a position,  the player that has more games played in the marathon ranks higher in the Marathon results.
 In the unlikely event that two or more players tie in both scores and games played, the player that has higher Mahjong Time rating is ranked higher.

Game Disqualification

At a table in which one or more player is absent for 100 or more moves is automatically disqualified and the entry fees are returned to the remaining players.

Player Disqualification

a. Temporary Suspension
The participants of the tournament receive up to two temporary 72-hour  suspensions from entering the Marathon games when the marathon players are absent from their tables for more than 100 moves during the first two rounds of the tournament match.

b. Permanent Disqualification
The participants of the competition are permanently excluded from entering the Marathon games for the whole season due to their absence in the marathon for the third time.

Important Note: the Maraton is supported only on EON Desktop and Flash.

The Terms and Conditions of the MahjongTime account agreement apply. 

European Riichi Marathon 2017 Rules and Regulations

European Riichi  Marathon 2017 (the Marathon ) is a one-year-long online tournament divided into 5 Seasons.
European Riichi  Rules are also known as RCR and Riichi EMA rules.

Starting and Ending Dates of each European Riichi Marathon 2018 Season

Season 1:	February 15th - April 14th, 2017
Season 2:	April 15th - June 14th, 2017
Season 3:	June 15th - August 14th, 2017
Season 4:	August 15th - October 14th, 2017
Season 5:	October 15th - December 15th, 2017

Server Time Zone: Pacific Time; Offset: UTC: -8:00/-7:00

Prizes

For the Winners of the one-year-long competition:

First Place - Trophy, Medal on the avatar Second Place - Trophy, Medal on the avatar Third Place - Trophy, Medal on the avatar

For Winners of each Marathon Season:

First Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins Second Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins Third Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins

Special thanks to the Russian Mahjong Federation that started the Marathon and perfected the Marathon scoring formula for the last 6 years.

Prizes for the Russian team; For Winners of each Marathon Season:
First Place - 300 Gold Coins
Second Place - 200 Gold Coins
Third Place - 100 Gold Coins

For the winners of the year -long competition:
First Place - VIP Yearly, Medal on avatar
Second Place - Premium, Medal on avatar
Third Place - Premium, Medal on avatar

Registration and Check-in

There is no need to pre-register for this tournament as this tournament starts as soon as four players are present at the table.

Marathon Table Details

Rules:	European Riichi
Table Name:	Marathon - Season 1
Rated:	Yes
Entry Fee:	1500 Dragon Chips
Show Game Helper:	No
Wait for Reconnect:	No
Rounds:	2
Move Time:	8 sec
Game Timer:	100 minutes
Table minimum points:	1
Player minimum belt:	White Belt

Score

a. Winner of the Season:


Score = (Average TS + Average TS Best 10 Games)/2

Average TS - the average score accumulated during the Season.
Average TS Best 10 Games - the average score of player's highest scores during 10 consecutive games.

Rank = 1000*(N-P)/(N-1)

N - the numbers of players with a minimum of 4 games in the marathon
P - players position in the marathon

b. Winner of the European Riichi Marathon 2017
The ultimate winner of the marathon is the player who scores the most Rank Points during the 3 Seasons

Ties 

When two or more players tie for a position,  the player that has more games played in the marathon ranks higher in the Marathon results.
 In the unlikely event that two or more players tie in both scores and games played, the player that has higher Mahjong Time rating is ranked higher.

Game Disqualification

At a table in which one or more player is absent for 100 or more moves is automatically disqualified and the entry fees are returned to the remaining players.

Player Disqualification

a. Temporary Suspension
The participants of the tournament receive up to two temporary 72-hour  suspensions from entering the Marathon games when the marathon players are absent from their tables for more than 100 moves during the first two rounds of the tournament match.

b. Permanent Disqualification
The participants of the competition are permanently excluded from entering the Marathon games for the whole season dues to their absence in the marathon for the third time.

Important Note: the Maraton is supported only on EON Desktop and Flash.

The Terms and Conditions of the MahjongTime account agreement apply. 

MCR Marathon 2017 Rules and Regulations

MCR stands for Mahjong Competition Rules also known as CO or Chinese official rules.

Starting and Ending Dates of each MCR Marathon 2016 Season

Season 1:	February 15th - April 14th, 2017
Season 2:	April 15th - June 14th, 2017
Season 3:	June 15th - August 14th, 2017
Season 4:	August 15th - October 14th, 2017
Season 5:	October 15th - December 15th, 2017

Server Time Zone: Pacific Time; Offset: UTC: -8:00/-7:00

Prizes

For the Winners of the year - long competition:
First Place - Trophy, Medal on the avatar
Second Place - Trophy, Medal on the avatar
Third Place - Trophy, Medal on the avatar

For Winners of each Marathon Season:

First Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins
Second Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins
Third Place - One Year of VIP Membership or Trophy or 10,000 Gold Coins

Special thanks to the Russian Mahjong Federation that started the Marathon and perfected the Marathon scoring formula for the last 6 years.

Prizes for the Russian team; For Winners of each Marathon Season:
First Place - 300 Gold Coins
Second Place - 200 Gold Coins
Third Place - 100 Gold Coins

For the winners of the year -long competition:
First Place - VIP Yearly, Medal on avatar
Second Place - Premium, Medal on avatar
Third Place - Premium, Medal on avatar

Registration & Check-in

There is no need to pre-register for this tournament as this tournament starts as soon as four players are present at the table.

Marathon Table Details

Rules:	MCR
Table Name:	Marathon - Season 1
Rated:	Yes
Entry Fee:	1500 Dragon Chips
Show Game Helper:	No
Wait for Reconnect:	No
Rounds:	4
Move Time:	8 sec
Game Timer:	100 minutes
Table minimum points:	8
Player minimum belt:	White Belt

Score

a. Winner of the Season:
The winners of each table convert their table scores to Table Points(TP):

First Place - 4 TP
Second Place -2 TP
Third Place -1 TP
Fourth Place -0 TP

Score = (Average TP + Average TP Best 10 Games)/2

Average TP - the average table points accumulated during the Season.
Average TP Best 10 Games - the average table points of player's highest scores during 10 consecutive games.

Rank = 1000*(N-P)/(N-1)

N - the numbers of players with a minimum of 4 games in the marathon
P - players position in the marathon

b. Winner of the MCR Marathon 2016
The ultimate winner of the marathon is the player who scores the most Rank Points of his best 4 seasons out of 5 seasons total.

Ties 

When two or more players tie for a position, the player with the highest sum of scores of player's best ten consecutive games is ranked higher. In the unlikely event that two or more players tie in both Score and the sum of table scores of player's best ten consecutive games, the player that has more games played in the marathon ranks higher in the Marathon results.
When two or more players tie for table points, the player that has won more hand during the game is ranked higher.  In the unlikely event when two or more players tie in both score and hands won, the table points are split equally.

Game Disqualification

At a table in which one or more player is absent for 100 or more moves is automatically disqualified and the entry fees are returned to the remaining players.

Player Disqualification

a. Temporary Suspension
The participants of the tournament receive up to two temporary 72-hour  suspensions from entering the Marathon games when the marathon players are absent from their tables for more than 100 moves during the first two rounds of the tournament match.

b. Permanent Disqualification
The participants of the competition are permanently excluded from entering the Marathon games for the whole season dues to their absence in the marathon for the third time.

Important Note: the Maraton is supported only on EON Desktop and Flash.

The Terms and Conditions of the MahjongTime account agreement apply. 

Riichi Washizu Beta Marathon Season Two

Riichi Washizu Beta Marathon Season Two (the Marathon ) is a one- month-long online tournament.
Rules: Riichi Ari Ari

Marathon Starting and Ending Dates 

Riichi Washizu Beta Marathon Season Two Starting and Ending Dates
Start Time: January 13th, 2016
Finish Date: February 14th, 2017

Server Time Zone: Pacific Time; Offset: UTC: -8:00/-7:00

Prizes for Season Two

First Place - One year VIP subscription, Medal on the avatar
Second Place - Premium Subscription, Medal on the avatar
Third Place -  Premium Subscription, Medal on the avatar

Prizes for the whole Marathon(season one and two results combined):

First Place - Trophy
Second Place -Trophy
Third Place -  Trophy

Registration and Check-in

There is no need to pre-register for this tournament as this tournament starts as soon as four players are present at the table.

Marathon Table Details

Rules:	Riichi Ari Ari
Table Name:	BetaWZ-Marathon
Rated:	Yes
Entry Fee:	1,000 Dragon Chips
Show Game Helper:	No
Wait for Reconnect:	No
Rounds:	2
Move Time:	8 sec
Game Timer:	100 minutes
Table minimum points:	1
Player minimum belt:	White Belt

Score

a. Winner of the Season:


Score = (Average TS + Average TS Best 10 Games)/2

Average TS - the average score accumulated during the Season.
Average TS Best 10 Games - the average score of player's highest scores during 10 consecutive games.

Rank = 1000*(N-P)/(N-1)

N - the numbers of players with a minimum of 4 games in the marathon
P - players position in the marathon

b. Winner of the Beta Washizu Marathon 2016
The ultimate winner of the marathon is the player who scores the most Rank Points during the marathon

Ties 

When two or more players tie for a position, the player that has more games played in the marathon ranks higher in the Marathon results.
 In the unlikely event that two or more players tie in both scores and games played, the player that has higher Mahjong Time rating is ranked higher.

Game Disqualification

At a table in which one or more player is absent for 50 or more moves is automatically disqualified and the entry fees are returned to the remaining players.

Player Disqualification

a. Temporary Suspension
The participants of the tournament receive up to two temporary 72-hour  suspensions from entering the Marathon games when the marathon players are absent from their tables for more than 100 moves during the first two rounds of the tournament match.

b. Permanent Disqualification
The participants of the competition are permanently excluded from entering the Marathon games for the whole season dues to their absence in the marathon for the third time.

Important Note: the Maraton is supported only on EON Desktop and Flash.

The Terms and Conditions of the MahjongTime account agreement apply.