Registration is Open
Cost to enter: $55 through March 15, then $65. Registration closes in early April.
Location
Hammergirl Anime, 376 Jefferson Road, Jefferson Plaza, Rochester, NY 14623 (currently at Hammergirl instead of RIT due to complications/costs with RIT room reservation. subject to change to RIT if it works out, but I don’t think that’s happening)
Prizes
Awaiting approval to be an official Qualifier for the ARA allocation of WRC 2028 seats (rules may change slightly to accomodate once they figure them out)
Trophy/medals for 1st-8th
ACTUAL PRIZES!
1st place: $200 Hammergirl Anime Gift Certificate
2nd/3rd/4th place: $100/$60/$40 Hammergirl Anime Gift Certificate
EVERYONE: Raffle Tickets for the PRIZE WALL! 2, +2 for every 4 players you beat!
PRIZE WALL is a bunch of anime and mahjong stuffs. submit your ticket(s) to the prize or prizes you want, 1 ticket drawn for each prize, some prizes automatically received if you put in the tickets for it!
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Registration Opening Announcements 1st Hanchan Break 2nd Hanchan Lunch 3rd Hanchan Break 4th Hanchan Open Play Begins Venue Closes |
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Check-in 5th Hanchan Break 6th Hanchan Lunch Finals Begin Closing Ceremonies Open Play Begins Venue Closes |
Confirmed Players
| Jeff Tran Yicheng Zhang Kate Li Justin Fontano Lenny Bobinski James Chen Kate F Sam Feerick Jian Aja Bryce Wyckoff |
Ruleset
:: Saikouisen Rules 2025 (click here)
:: Modifications: direct wind draw setup, Red 5s, WRC Lower penalties
:: 90 minutes + 0 hands
:: Overview: 4 and 30 is a mangan, all yakuman are single yakuman, yakuman stack, 13+ han is sanbaiman, no swapcalling (ex: can’t chi 1 and discard 4), late reach is allowed (reach with 3/2/1 tiles in the wall), head bump, open tanyao, game ends at when deal passes beyond South 4 or if hand ends after time call, no bustout, no nagashi, next hand starts at the ron/tsumo/tenpai call of last hand
Pairing / Format
: 6 game Scramble + 2 game Top 4 on autotable
Players play 6 games with shuffled pairings, then for Top 4 a points reset and a 2 game playoff. Others may participate in Free Play + side events as appropriate.
Click for pairing details
Hotel Info
: Hotels near the tournament location
Click for Local Hotel List
Cost
: Cost to enter: $55
: Group discounts available for clubs / playgroups, join discord and ping Luke for details
Registration Instructions
Registration Open!
***STEP ONE, signup here: Google Signup Form *** << click there
STEP TWO, complete this payment form and pay on the next page (Don’t forget to type your name in on that page too!):
| Click here to pay |
STEP THREE, join the discord for further instructions. If you don’t have discord, make sure to respond promptly to emails.
Discord Link: https://discord.gg/VPWPEBZzyc (change the last letter to a lowercase q, like in “Queen”)
Amenities
: Bottled water
: Granola bars available for players under duress due to blood-sugar issues
: Tons of food everywhere nearby, in-plaza alone is a Banh Mi place, a dumpling place, a chicken place, with a dozen more places 1 min away + grocery stores and gas station
Etiquette / Tourney Details
: Give exact point counts in-between hands when asked, keep points neat so it is easier
: No looking at tiles not revealed through legal game action (no chasing rabbits)
: Respect masking requests if applicable
: No spectating / commenting on other games
: Note that event is taking place in a bookstore’s cordoned-off gaming area: If you smoke / vape, please air yourself out well before re-entering the location, and wash your hands upon entering.
: No bullying or otherwise upsetting other players outside of game action through behavior / odor / talking to yourself / etc
: Call a judge right away if something needs to be fixed – if you don’t call a judge, you are saying there isn’t a problem
: Judge calls get their time back. If this means the schedule slips, so be it. Plan travel appropriately
: Try to be 10 minutes early for things so we don’t run too late
: all details subject to change in case of unforseen complications
: Be nice
Results: Later