Mahjong variant comparisons
Riichi, MCR, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Sichuan — all five are called mahjong, but they barely play the same game. These side-by-side comparisons break down hand structure, scoring math, signature mechanics, and when to pick each one.
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Riichi and MCR are the two most precise competitive mahjong rulesets — Riichi dominates Japan and online play, MCR is the international tournament sta…
Hong Kong (Cantonese / 港麻) and MCR (Chinese Official / 国标) are both Chinese-origin mahjong variants — but they could hardly score more differently. HK…
Hong Kong and Taiwanese are both casual home-table variants — but they evolved on different islands with different rules. The biggest difference: Taiw…
Riichi and Hong Kong are the two most popular casual mahjong variants in the world — Riichi via Japanese culture export (anime, online apps), Hong Kon…
Riichi and Taiwanese diverge on the most fundamental level: they don't even use the same hand size. Riichi is 14 tiles (4 melds + pair), Taiwanese is …
MCR is the international tournament code; Taiwanese is the family-table tradition of Taiwan. Both are Chinese-origin, both use chow/pung/kong melds — …
Both Sichuan (血战麻将) and MCR (国标) are Chinese mahjong variants — but they hail from opposite ends of the spectrum. Sichuan is the variant 100 million m…
Sichuan and Hong Kong are both casual Chinese mahjong variants with exponential scoring — they look similar at first glance. The real differences are …
Sichuan and Taiwanese sit at opposite ends of casual Chinese mahjong. Sichuan strips the game down: no honors, no chi calls, smaller hand, fast rounds…
Riichi and Sichuan represent two extremes of mahjong design. Riichi adds depth: fu calculation, riichi declarations, dora, ippatsu, ura dora. Sichuan …