Mahjong question. Explain Riichi mechanics please.

[Dark Elven Male]

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Why cant I call Riichi? I am one tile from winning clearly (tenpai).

1) 6 Sou
2) 5/8 Pin

[jojosmojojo]

Just from looking at the screenshots, even with all the modifiable rule combinations, your hands look fine for declaring riichi. It's a closed tenpai and the 2 han minimum requirement hasn't started yet.

So your buttons may not be working? Check the button/key, or the mapping.

[G&L]

I need an answer too, I don't understand why I can't call Riichi missing only one tile and its annoying af.

[Dark Elven Male]

Just in case 2 han is off.

Buttons are fine because I could call Chii and Pon previously in both these rounds or Ron/Tsumo in the other games.

[Packie]

I'm also curious because I played tons of mahjong games and was able to call riichi only 3 times.

[jojosmojojo]

Originally posted by < blanka >:

Just in case 2 han is off.

Buttons are fine because I could call Chii and Pon previously in both these rounds or Ron/Tsumo in the other games.

Right. From the screenshot you should be able to call riichi.

If the hand is a closed tenpai, the only times we can't call riichi is:
-when we have less than 1000 points
-during the 2 han minimum when the hand has no other yaku other than riichi
-when there are no tsumo left for you

[G&L]

I think i figured it out, when you sure you can call Riichi you have to press the left mouse button couple of times it doesn't pop up automaticaly like pon and such, It actually worked for me 2 times in a row.

[Dark Elven Male]

Originally posted by Kingtheft:

I think i figured it out, when you sure you can call Riichi you have to press the left mouse button couple of times it doesn't pop up automaticaly like pon and such, It actually worked for me 2 times in a row.

Hmm. I will try. Thanks for advice.

[Rekta]

From my understanding it’s 123 456 789 of the same suit or you can go any number in the same suit with triples but you have to have at least one pair it’s the way I understand it

You can have one suit with 2,3,4 then another with 6,7,8 etc.

Just finish full straight on mahjong on Yakuza Kiwami 1 and when I don’t have to do werid stuff like a full straight I was actually going out pretty easy with Ritchi I wouldn’t always get win but I was getting a lot better when I follow this I know they have more complicated hands but this is what made me really understand it you can also go out with all pairs

[Dark Elven Male]

Originally posted by Stephen Bowman:

From my understanding it’s 123 456 789 of the same suit or you can go any number in the same suit with triples but you have to have at least one pair it’s the way I understand it

You can have one suit with 2,3,4 then another with 6,7,8 etc.

Just finish full straight on mahjong on Yakuza Kiwami 1 and when I don’t have to do werid stuff like a full straight I was actually going out pretty easy with Ritchi I wouldn’t always get win but I was getting a lot better when I follow this I know they have more complicated hands but this is what made me really understand it you can also go out with all pairs

I guess you didnt quite understand what I asked :)

[jojosmojojo]

Originally posted by < blanka >:

Originally posted by Kingtheft:

I think i figured it out, when you sure you can call Riichi you have to press the left mouse button couple of times it doesn't pop up automaticaly like pon and such, It actually worked for me 2 times in a row.

Hmm. I will try. Thanks for advice.

Wait a minute, so the entire question was how to physically declare riichi?

Then it's the square button if you're using a controller.

[Dark Elven Male]

I know the corresponding button. The entire question was why the ~~~ I couldn't call Riichi in shown situations. I thought the option of declaring would pop automatically. Guess not, like Kingtheft said?

Also, I read, idk where/when, that if you discard tiles that could be your winning condition you can't call Riichi. Like on first screenshot - I had discarded 2,3,4 Man tiles. Is it true? Or I just making things up?

[Rekta]

Originally posted by < blanka >:

Originally posted by Stephen Bowman:

From my understanding it’s 123 456 789 of the same suit or you can go any number in the same suit with triples but you have to have at least one pair it’s the way I understand it

You can have one suit with 2,3,4 then another with 6,7,8 etc.

Just finish full straight on mahjong on Yakuza Kiwami 1 and when I don’t have to do werid stuff like a full straight I was actually going out pretty easy with Ritchi I wouldn’t always get win but I was getting a lot better when I follow this I know they have more complicated hands but this is what made me really understand it you can also go out with all pairs

I guess you didnt quite understand what I asked :)

My bad was half a sleep when I read this lol

[jojosmojojo]

Originally posted by < blanka >:

I know the corresponding button. The entire question was why the ~~~ I couldn't call Riichi in shown situations. I thought the option of declaring would pop automatically. Guess not, like Kingtheft said?

No, it's not automatic. Manually declare riichi when you meet the condition. Same goes for kan/kong after a draw. If you can call things after a draw, you need to manually call it.

Originally posted by < blanka >:

Why cant I call Riichi? I am one tile from winning clearly (tenpai).

OP question should have been "how can I call riichi." You sounded like you couldn't call riichi, while this whole time you could have.

Originally posted by < blanka >:

Also, I read, idk where/when, that if you discard tiles that could be your winning condition you can't call Riichi. Like on first screenshot - I had discarded 2,3,4 Man tiles. Is it true? Or I just making things up?

If you are talking about furiten, then yes you can riichi. It's just you can't ron/rung if you did a furiten. No, you didn't furiten in either of the screenshots. Your winning condition is a 6 bamboo for the first post, and 5,8 circles for the second. You haven't discarded those tiles.

[Dark Elven Male]

I knew conditions for Riichi and the situation bugged me. I kinda thought it would automatically bring an option to the screen. Welp I was dump C: Now all is good. Got all CP challenges done exept Riichi Ippatsu.
Thanks jojosmojojo and Kingtheft for help.

[Razzee]

I'm not a Mahjong specialist (just learned while playing this game and watching a related anime), but with this hand you can't call Riichi because you would need a Sou-6, is not it? Your Pin-7 would be alone, hindering your sequence. Also, Wind tiles (black) require at least three to be a sequence, contrary to Dragon tiles (colored), if I'm not mistaken.

I found myself in some situations where I think I should be able to steal tiles or call Riichi/Tsumo, but the game did not let me do so. Mahjong is very complex, I'll never memorize all sequences playing casually.