📖 Rules
Mahjong can be played with slightly different rules.
In Sweden we mainly play two different variants, en som bygger på kinesisk tradition – MCR (Mahjong Competition Rules) och en som bygger på japansk tradition – Riichi – RCR (Riichi Competition Rules).
MCR – Mahjong Competition Rules
'The Green Book' – the original rules for MCR adopted by WMO (World Mahjong Organization) in 2006. The 2006 version is still used in competitive play, even though WMO adopted a revised version of the MCR rules in 2014. The European organisation EMA (European Mahjong Association) adopted a supplement to the rules in 2010 for use in European tournaments. EMA also adopted in 2009 an overview of various infractions and their consequences.
📚 Rule documents
MCR Green Book (2006):
Link on EMA's website |
Local copy on VMS website (PDF)
MERS - Tournament Regulations:
Link on EMA's website |
Local copy on VMS website (PDF)
MCR Penalties (2009):
Link on EMA's website |
Local copy on VMS website (PDF)
Scoring in MCR:
Available here on the VMS website
Riichi – RCR
The first version of EMA's rules for Riichi in Europe was adopted in 2008, but after the World Championship in Paris 2014 they were revised to the current version adopted in 2016.
📚 Rule documents
Riichi - Rules for Japanese Mahjong (2016):
Link on EMA's website |
Local copy on VMS website (PDF)
Scoring in Riichi:
Available here on the VMS website
