What is riichi mahjong?
Riichi mahjong is the Japanese variant of the popular Asian game, where four players take turns drawing and discarding tiles to complete hands and compete for points
What’s so great about it?
Fun social interaction meets psychological mindgames in a sport that’s equal parts strategy and chance – and did we mention it’s been found to reduce the risk and impact of dementia and Alzheimer’s?
How do I learn to play?
We’re always happy to teach new players at any of our local meetups, but if you’d like to read up on the game on your own time, we have a collection of resources designed to kickstart your journey
What’s new
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Australian Hopefuls Interview Series | Jaymond “Jaycakes” He
Continuing our look at previous WRC participants, we now chat to Jaymond from Sydney. Jay has a long history with…
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Australian Hopefuls Interview Series | Aaron “Cheez” Chee
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Australian Hopefuls Interview Series | Seungwoo(Justin) “Ani”
Continuing our journey across the country, we now look at a player based out of NSW. Australia’s first Wednesday night…
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Australian Hopefuls Interview Series | Daniel “warmestRain” Bell
Continuing our series, we work our way across the various states, this time visiting South Australia where we have Daniel…
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Australian Hopefuls Interview Series | Charles “Kataru”
Next up in our interview series is a player based out of Melbourne Victoria. Charles or better known in the…
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Australian Hopefuls Interview Series | Shikin “Murasaki” Sasaki
The WRC 2025 Tokyo Qualification season is well underway. The first Australian to qualify was Trevor Yau who won the…