Ruleset

Our standard ruleset is based on the Mahjong Soul ranked ruleset, with modifications for fairness and in-person gameplay. See the final section for a comparison with the WRC 2025 Ruleset.

Major Modifications

These are the changes that commonly affect gameplay.

Abortive draws are off.
Kiriage Mangan is on.
Agariyame and tenpaiyame are off.
Leftover riichi bets are lost.
South/West Extension is off (game ends upon rotating out of East 4/South 4).

We follow the WRC 2025 Ruleset for any rules specific to in-person play, including the definition of chonbo and dead hand under the “lower penalties” variation, with the following exception:

chonbo penalty is -10 to the player’s score, instead of -20.

Chonbo penalty is not enforced on beginners.

If we find that a player has intentionally committed chonbo, we will issue discretionary severe penalties, including banning the player from Queen City Riichi.

Uma

Yonma Hanchan: +16/+6/-6/-16
Yonma Tonpuu: +8/+3/-3/-8
Sanma Hanchan: +16/0/-16
Sanma Tonpuu: +8/0/-8

Minor Modifications

These are very specific changes that rarely affect gameplay.

Renhou is a 7-han yaku.

Clarifications

Nagashi Mangan payment will void tenpai payments. All other game progression stays unchanged (i.e., riichi sticks stay in the center, honba counter +1, dealership rotates if dealer is not tenpai).

Comparison with the WRC 2025 Ruleset

WRC 2025 Rules (without modification) that are different from the QCR ruleset:

Core rules (page 6)

No red fives (changeable with Mod.2.1)
30k start
Uma is 15/5/-5/-15; split in case of tie
Atamahane (Head Bump)

Riichi (page 6)

Can riichi with <4 tiles remaining
Can riichi below 1000 points

Scoring (page 7):

suttan/daisuushi/kukoshi 13/chuuren 9 are all only single yakuman

Yaku and minipoints (page 7)

Renhou is a special mangan yaku
Cannot chankan concealed kan for kokushi
No nagashi mangan (changeable with Mod.3.2)
Double wind pair is 2 fu

Miscellaneous (page 7)

No busting (changeable with Mod.5.3)