Riichi Washizu Beta Marathon

Riichi Washizu Beta Marathon (the Marathon ) is a ten-day-long online tournament.
Rules: Riichi Ari Ari

Marathon Starting and Ending Dates 

Start Time: December 28th 2016
Finish Date: January 7th 2017

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

Prizes

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

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 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. 

Compete in 'All Dragon' Tournaments and win Mahjong sets!

Overview:  For the next five weeks Mahjong Time will offer additional prizes to the winners of 'All Dragon' Tournaments. Everyone can participate in the tournament but only Premium and VIP Members will be eligible to convert the Dragon Chips won at the tournament for Mahjong sets.
 

Tournament Schedule and Time:
First week(Jan 29th, 2011):  MCR - 'All Dragons' Tournament

Time: 6:30 AM (Pacific Time ); 14:30 Europe/London; 22:30 in Singapore

Second week(Saturday, Feb 5th 2011) RCR - 'All Dragons' Tournament

Time: 6:30 AM (Pacific Time ); 14:30 Europe/London; 22:30 in Singapore

Third week(Saturday, Feb 12th 2011) TW - 'All Dragons' Tournament

Time: 6:30 AM (Pacific Time ); 14:30 Europe/London; 22:30 in Singapore

Fourth week(Saturday, Feb 19th 2011) HK - 'All Dragons' Tournament

Time: 6:30 AM (Pacific Time ); 14:30 Europe/London; 22:30 in Singapore

Fifth week(Saturday, Feb 26th 2011) AM - 'All Dragons'  Tournament

Time: 6:30 AM (Pacific Time ); 14:30 Europe/London; 22:30 in Singapore

Prizes:

First Place:

●     The winner can exchange the dragon chips won at the tournament for an authentic Mahjong set

Second Place:

●      The runner- up will be able to exchange the Dragon Chips won for a travel size Mahjong set.

Restrictions: Only players who have an active subscription(VIP or Premium Mahjong Time Membership) are eligible for the tournament prizes. NO EXCEPTIONS. 

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 who sign up for the tournament

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

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

TW - Min points: 6 ; Flowers: Yes

Dragon Chip Winnings

The 3 best scorers at the final round win the dragon chips which 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 who 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 rating will be ranked higher.

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.