Resources
Reference sheets
Discord servers
TORI Tenhou lobby
TORI plays in lobby 1416 on Tenhou.
Learning resources for beginners
- How to Play Japanese Mahjong - A Comprehensive Walkthrough by HanaYoriUta [YouTube]
- Light Grunty’s riichi mahjong guide videos [YouTube]
- General mahjong basics [Mahjong Wiki]
- Japanese mahjong basics [mahjong.guide]
- Japanese mahjong basics [Riichi Wiki]
- List of yaku [Riichi Wiki]
- Furiten [Riichi Wiki]
- FAQ [Reddit, /r/mahjong]
Strategy resources for intermediate players
- Daina Chiba’s Riichi Book I [dainachiba.github.io]
- Just Another Japanese Mahjong Blog [justanotherjapanesemahjongblog.blogspot.com]
General learning
- Comprehensive list of terminology [USPML]
- Japanese Mahjong Wiki [Riichi Wiki]
Practice and testing tools
- Mahjong efficiency trainer [euophrys.itch.io]
- Riichi proficiency test (“Am I fit to play in a tournament?”) [chuuren.fr]
Social
- Mahjong subreddit [Reddit, /r/mahjong]
Blogs
- Osamuko’s Mahjong Blog [osamuko.com]
- The Mahjong Guide [mahjong.guide]
- Mahjong Stars [mjstars.net]
Places to play
Online
- Gamedesign (single-player only, great for beginners) [gamedesign.jp]
- Mahjong Soul (anime-style graphics, HTML5)
- Tenhou (Multiplayer, HTML5. Highly recommended.) [tenhou.net]
- Unofficial English documentation [Arcturus]
- Unofficial English add-on (Chrome) [Chrome Web Store]
- Unofficial English add-on (Firefox) [Firefox Add-ons]
- Unofficial tracker [nodocchi.moe]
Apps
- Kemono Mahjong (paid, Canadian made) [Cyberdog Software]
- Maujong (free) [Ishihata Tech]
- Tenhou (free, same as the Tenhou Web version) [tenhou.net]
Helper tools
- Mahjong Tracker (free, EMA-aligned, Internet access required, remote result access available) [mahjongtracker.com]
- Android [Google Play]
- JhongCalc (offline, free version can save one game per day)
- iOS [App Store]
- Mahjong Helper (paid) [mahjonghelper.com]
- Online Hand Calculator [mahjong.onevis.net]
RiichiOut!
TORI is a member of RiichiOut, “a group of Riichi Mahjong clubs, from North America and beyond, that promote friendship, learning, and inter-club activities!”