Madness Tournament Announcement

Madness Tournaments are back and better than ever! Starting this Thursday, you have the chance to compete in Satellites and Qualifiers, all leading up to the main Madness Tournament event on April 25th! Heres how it works: Winning Satellite tournaments gives you seats in Qualifier tournaments, and Qualifier tournaments give you the chance to win seats to the main event. Its that easy! With Satellite and Qualifier tournaments being held twice a week, every week, you have plenty of chances to get into the main event and possibly win your share of the main event's $500 Prize pool! Feeling lucky? You can skip the Satellites and buy a seat in the Qualifiers or even the Madness Tournament itself! With this many ways to win, how can you miss out? 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: $500; 1st - $250; 2d - $175; 3d - $75 Rules: RCR Tournament Rounds: 1 elimination round and a 4 player final. Each round consists of one hour of play. Min. Points: 1 Yaku Players: 8 Play Time: 120 min. Date and Time: Sunday, April 25th at: US/Pacific(PDT) 5:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 21:00 Singapore 20:00 Europe/London(GMT) 12:00 Tournament Schedule: click here Buy - in directly to the tournament: $67.5 Click Here to register Satellites Players: 4 Play Time: 30 min. Rules: RCR Min. Points: 1 Yaku Date and Time: Thursdays at: US/Pacific(PDT) 5:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 21:00 Singapore 20:00 Europe/London(GMT) 12:00 Tournament Schedule: click here Prize: Free Entry to Qualifiers Click Here to register Date and Time: Sundays at: US/Pacific(PST) 7:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 23:00 Singapore 22:00 Europe/London(GMT) 14:00 Tournament Schedule: click here Entry Fee: $4.5 Prize: Free Entry to Qualifiers Click Here to register Qualifiers Players: 4 Play Time: 45 min. Rules: RCR Min. Points: 1 Yaku Date and Time: Thursdays at: US/Pacific(PDT) 5:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 21:00 Singapore 20:00 Europe/London(GMT) 12:00 Tournament Schedule: click here Prize: Free Entry to Madness Tournament Click Here to register Date and Time: Sundays at: US/Pacific(PST) 7:00 AM Tokyo(UTC+9) 23:00 Singapore 22:00 Europe/London(GMT) 14:00 Tournament Schedule: click here Buy - in directly to the tournament: $17.5 Prize: Free Entry to Madness Tournament Click Here to register 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

New Mahjong Time Features!

Dear Mahjong Time Players,

We are bringing to your attention that soon we will have our system improved with multiple interesting features and a new game interface!
We would like to introduce our players to the changes before the release and "listen" to their opinions via our Blog. You can discuss and bring new thoughts by posting your comments on the feature to the corresponding post.

Dragon Chips and Golden Coins

With the new system we are introducing an internal currency consisted of: Dragon Chips (DC) and Golden Coins (GC).
Dragon Chips are a type of currency used within the game. Dragon Chips are used as entry fee for Fun Games.
All the players receive Dragon Chips daily if the amount of Dragon Chips in their accounts is less than 1000 Dragon Chips. Free Players receive 1000 Dragon Chips per day. Premium Users receive 1000 Dragon Chips 3 times a day and VIP members receive Dragon Chips 5 times per day! You can also Convert Golden Coins to Dragon Chips at a conversion rate of 1 Golden Coin for 100 Dragon Chips.
The Fun Games require an amount of Dragon Chips to be joined: 100, 200, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 5000, 10000
For example: The Prize Fund for a 100 DC Fun game wil be: 100*4=400-% depending on the membership type of the winner.
Each type of member has a certain rake that is applied to his winning pot.
Rake from Dragon Chips is taken from the winner(s) as follows:

The rake for Free Players is 15% so if the game had an entry fee of 100 Dragon Chips – and you won while being a Free Player – you will receive 340 Dragon Chips. If you are a Premium Player you would get 380 Dragon Chips – a 5% rake applied to the pot. A VIP Player would receive the full winning pot of 400 Dragon Chips – with no rake applied to it!
Golden Coins are a type of internal currency that can be used to enter certain tournaments and purchase unique avatars. You can play Fun Games by converting Golden Coins to Dragon Chips, also you can prove your uniqueness by creating your custom avatar in the Virtual Shop.
Golden Coins can be purchased in the Cashier menu at a rate of 100 Golden Coins=$1

The conversion table between Dragon Chips and Golden Coins is:

New Jackpot structure

The new Jackpot will be available for the following Mahjong styles: Hong Kong, Riichi Competition and Taiwanese Mahjong.
The Jackpot for each style is divided by entry fees into 5 levels each covering games with certain entry fees:

Note: Each level of Jackpot is separate. You can participate in multiple levels!
For example if you play one $1 cash game and one $5 cash game as result you become participant in two levels of Jackpot (Copper and Bronze).
Choose a level, play games in that entry fee range and win – all it takes is to be active for just a few hours!
Jackpots for each style and level last for 6 hours. The Schedule is as follows:

You can play for and win multiple Jackpots in just a few hours!

Reward Points System

Similar to our old Cash Rewards Program, the Reward Points System is a reward counter for Cash players. For each dollar spent playing cash games/tournaments you receive 1 Reward Point. Only games with $1 entry fee and higher are counted.

The Reward Points you accumulate all count towards your Crown – every cash game you play – with entry fees from as low as $1 – all take you closer to your next crown tier. All your Reward Points go towards your crown and they do not expire.

Each Tier level has unique benefits for players including special promotion offers, tournament registration discounts, and other exclusive offers for the higher tiers:

At the end of each month, the accrued Reward Points are converted to either Golden Coins or Cash(Converting to cash option is only available within 14 days after the end of the month in which you accrued the Reward Points. After 14 days the accrued Reward Points can only be converted to Golden Coins). As soon as you gather 1000 points or more you can credit your Reward Points to either Cash or Golden Coins by using the Redeem Points button in the My Account section.You can get additional benefits for monthly achievements:

Play Cash Games – Earn Reward Points – and get free money and Golden Coins when you need them!