Patch Notes (2017-04-04) The following changes are effective as of 2017-04-04: American Mahjong (NMJL) - The new NMJL card 2017 was released

Patch Notes (2017-03-27) The following changes are effective as of 2017-03-27: Mahjong Time Platform - Upgade Facebook purchases subscriptions with upgrade, downgrade, cancellation - Enabled Android and Apple purchases - Fixed the issue with Online Players status

Patch Notes (2017-03-07) The following changes are effective as of 2017-03-07: Mahjong Time Platform - Game Archive Update - allow switching tile style from non-numbered to numbered (Classic/Tournament) - List of hand combinations from the Score Table translated to Russian, French, Spanish, Chinese - Fixed the visual representation of the concealed Kong - Returned proper animation for the last tile of the wall American Mah Jongg (NMJL) - Created the ability to steal the Joker using the "J" key on the keyboard - Fixed the issue with hand tiles not loading completely after a winning deal in American Marathon - Proper indication for the Green and Red Dragon in American tile styling. Riichi Ari Ari, EMA - Riichi bets counters now stack bets from multiple deals

Patch Notes (2017-02-15) The following changes are effective as of 2017-02-15: Riichi Ari Ari - Washizu Ari Ari one year long Marathon available to EON users Riichi EMA - Riichi EMA one year long Marathon available to EON users Mahjong Competition Rules - MCR one year long Marathon available to EON users American Mah Jongg (NMJL) - AM one year long Marathon available to EON users

Patch Notes (2016-12-28) The following changes are effective as of 2016-12-28: Mahjong Time Platform - New Game Archive - New Table Theme setting Riichi Ari Ari - Beta Washizu Ari Ari 10 days long Marathon available to EON users only

Patch Notes (2016-08-11) The following changes are effective as of 2016-08-11: Mahjong Time Platform - Improvements related to Facebook features and application - Improvements to the new games archive for streaming American Mahjong (NMJL) - Fixed the issues related to the Mah jongg button

Patch Notes (2016-07-27) The following changes are effective as of 2016-07-27: Mahjong Time Platform - Improvements to the action menu logic - Improvements to the disqualified Marathon tables, reason of disqualification notifications - Improvements to the streaming on the homepage - Fixed the issue with time synchronization Riichi Competition Rules (EMA) - Chombo voiding in case of a valid Mahjong at the same time - Riichi bet stacking depending on the position of the winner, discarder and other bet holders - Ippatsu and Daburu stacking properly - Noten Riichi determined and scored by itself at Exhaustive draw

Patch Notes (2016-06-30) The following changes are effective as of 2016-06-30: Mahjong Time Platform - New Action Menu - Safe Discard Help for VIP and Premium subscribers - New Hot Keys allow playing the game solely using the keyboard - New Hint and Tip pop-ups - New Game View Presets - Fixed the issue with selecting dates in the Archive window - Fixed the issue with the Join button from Table Info section for Marathon tables

Patch Notes (2016-06-14) The following changes are effective as of 2016-06-14: Mahjong Time Platform - Tournament results page improvements Riichi Competition Rules (EMA) - The EMA-Marathon half-year long competition started on June 15th American Mahjong (NMJL) - The AM-Marathon half-year long competition started on June 15th

Patch Notes (2016-05-17) The following changes are effective as of 2016-05-17: Mahjong Time Platform - Fixed the issue with Changing Tile Themes - Terms and Conditions update (2.4 Promotional Activities) Riichi Competition Rules (EMA) - RCR European School Games improvements - Fixed the issue with Riichi and Furiten in RCR European games American Mahjong (NMJL) - NMJL card 2016 School Games improvements - NMJL card 2016 School Games added separate table per each card section - NMJL card 2016 disabled false Mah jongg option

Patch Notes (2016-04-06) The following changes are effective as of 2016-04-06: American Mahjong (NMJL) - The new card 2016 was released Riichi Competition Rules (EMA) - The most significant modifications of the rules are listed below: Red Fives/akapai tiles - removed Abortive draw rules - removed Five counters rule - removed Nagashi Mangan rule - removed All Simples/ Open Tanyao; Kuitan rule - added Swap-calling not allowed/Kuikae Nashi rule- added Blessing of Man/Renho payment - Mangan (not a yakuman) Big Four Winds /Dai suushii payment - yakuman (not a double yakuman) Hand with 13+ fan payment/Kazoeyakuman - sanbaiman (not a yakuman) Uma payments - 15,000/5,000/-5,000/-15,000 Temporary Furiten ends when the player draws or claims a tile

Patch Notes (2016-03-16) The following changes are effective as of 2016-03-16: Mahjong Time Platform - Increased usability and comfort for the Action Menu in all styles (Beta) - Fixed the issue with showing wrong tile in the game after a discard (Beta) - Additional time (2 seconds) in case of Multiple Chows, Riichi claim and Joker-related actions American Mahjong (NMJL) - American Mahjong Auto-Pass table improvements to speed up game-play (Beta) - Fixed the issue with Mahjong claim after a Joker exchange (Beta) - Disabled the ability to start a game with 3 real players and JerryBot Riichi Competition Rules (EMA) - Enabled minipoints in Hand Details - Fixed the issue with no available Mahjong option on Promoted Kong - Fixed the issue with Open Pinfu - Disabled the ability of robot players to claim Riichi at the start in official and sit and go tournaments Guilds system - Fixed Accept/Decline waiting requests issue when guild has 6 members

Patch Notes (2016-02-09) The following changes are effective as of 2016-02-09: Mahjong Time Platform - The MCR-Marathon yearly competition started on February 15th - Tournament results page improvements

Patch Notes (2015-12-09) The following changes are effective as of 2015-12-09: Riichi(EMA) - The "EMA" table was renamed to "European" American Mahjong(NMJL) - Fixed the dropping off the table issue when merging tables happen

Patch Notes (2015-10-14) The following changes are effective as of 2015-10-14: Mahjong Time Platform - Improved the withdrawals system - when the request is processed the player receives an auto message with details Riichi(EMA) - Improved the winning on 13 Orphans during self-concealed Kong process Riichi(Ari Ari) - Improved Temporary Furiten rule - Fixed the issue with auto-discard when Ready Riichi(Sanma) - Fixed the issue with Red Fives

Patch Notes (2015-09-16) The following changes are effective as of 2015-09-16: Mahjong Time Platform - Profanity filter improvement, automatic account suspension lifter and players will now see explicit language as nonsensical characters in chat - Wall Animation improvement - Terms and Conditions improvement - Fixed the Maximization of the downloadable EON version in Mac OS American Mahjong(NMJL) - Fixed the "Play Again" feature in games created by player - Fixed after Wrong Mahjong or Dead Hand declaration the Auto Pass was enabled

Patch Notes (2015-08-20) The following changes are effective as of 2015-08-20: American Mahjong(NMJL) - Fixed issue with Consecutive Run #4 - Implemented the merging tables feature Riichi Competition Rules(RCR) and JM(Ari Ari) - Fixed multiple Riichi declarations by the same player in case of concealed Kong - Counters bonus for East side

Patch Notes (2015-07-24) The following changes are effective as of 2015-07-24: Mahjong Time Platform - Loading screen design American Mahjong(NMJL) - New Auto Pass designed especially for NMJL games Riichi Competition Rules(RCR) - Fixed UMA bonuses issue at tournaments because of game time expiration - Fixed double scores issue in total score window

Patch Notes (2015-06-17) The following changes are effective as of 2015-06-17: Mahjong Time Platform - Report a Problem option improved - possibility to edit the email address before sending a report American Mahjong(NMJL) - Fixed the issue related to the hand #3 from 2015 section on NMJL 2015 Card Taiwanese 16 tiles(TW) - Fixed the issue related to the rule 7 Flowers and Seasons, robbing the 8th Riichi Competition Rules(RCR) - Fixed the issues related to table rotation and tiles opening at the end of the game - Fixed the issue related to the delay when Furiten and Riichi on the table

Patch Notes (2015-05-06) The following changes are effective as of 2015-05-06: Mahjong Time Platform - Fixed the issue related to Pass All option American Mahjong(NMJL) - Fixed the issue related to the hand #4 from 13579 section on NMJL 2015 Card

Patch Notes (2015-04-28) The following changes are effective as of 2015-04-28: American Mahjong(NMJL) - American Mahjong has been updated to the newly released NMJL 2015 Card

Patch Notes (2015-04-14) The following changes are effective as of 2015-04-14: Mahjong Time Platform - Added Auto Pass feature for NMJL style (Ignore Pungs, Ignore Kongs, Ignore Sextets, Ignore Quints, Ignore Jokers, Pass All) - Auto Pass feature visibility improvements - Auto Sort fixes, tiles sort right after discarding

Patch Notes (2015-03-02) The following changes are effective as of 2015-03-02: Mahjong Time Platform - Loading screen design - Table and Total Score screen design improvements - Added Auto Pass feature used to speed up the game and not reveal tiles when it is your turn to move (Ignore Chows, Ignore Pungs, Pass All) - Posts on Facebook wall about winnings and achievements

Patch Notes (2015-01-27) The following changes are effective as of 2015-01-27: Mahjong Time Platform - Loading screen design - Table design improvements - Fixed multiple Chow options issue - Changes for the Russian Marathon 2015 NMJL Style - Fixed NMJL Consecutive hand issue

Patch Notes (2014-12-23) The following changes are effective as of 2014-12-23: Mahjong Time Platform - Table design improvements - Winter loading screen - Mobile: sign up and sign in as guest issues fixed Guild Play update - Create a Guild can be done within the game - Send Request button for non-guild players and Waiting list for guild leaders - Guilds penalties: If a guild member leaves a guild he cannot join it again during 30 days; if two or more guild members leave their guild during the same week, the next players(2nd, 3rd, ..., etc) who join this guild will start earning points 24 hours after they have joined.

Patch Notes (2014-10-31) The following changes are effective as of 2014-10-31: Mahjong Time Platform - Enter key is now available to send a message in chat besides the Send button - User messages archive improvements Guild Play update - Accrued score counts on EON and mobile devices only - Different prizes for each style speficially distributed between members of the winning guild - Guild leader bonus is 500 Golden Coins - Daily allowance is 4 hours - 6 members limit - Create Guild button added to the Guilds page NMJL Style - It is now visible who stopped the Charleston

Patch Notes (2014-06-29) The following changes are effective as of 2014-06-29: Mahjong Time Platform - The declaration graphics for all styles has been updated. - Wrong Mahjong for Cash Games has been disabled. - Game Backgrounds setting has been added. - Time Bank issue has been fixed. NMJL Style - The Dead Hand declaration option is now available in NMJL games. To declare dead hand: Double click on an opponent's melded/exposed tiles. Riichi Style - Riichi declaration sounds have been improved. - Setting to change declaration buttons to Japanese.

Patch Notes (2014-02-26) The following changes are effective as of 2014-02-26: Mahjong Time Platform - MCR - Fixed the bug with the exchange tile going to Flowers instead of the hand - EON - Guild member's logos added to the Community Section - Mobile - Tournaments section activated!

Patch Notes (2013-12-25) The following changes are effective as of 2013-12-25: Mahjong Time Platform - Member players are not allowed to claim Wrong Mahjong in cash games. - EON - Unregistering from tournaments fixed. - Mobile - Improved response time in joining a game.

Patch Notes (2013-11-30) The following changes are effective as of 2013-11-30: Mahjong Time Platform - Improved Official, Madness and Dragon Tournaments pages: http://mahjongtime.com/mahjong-official-tournaments.aspx?lang=eng&tab=4 - EON - Remove Friend confirmation pop-up added Riichi Ari Ari style - Improved Ari Ari Rules and Scoring sections: http://mahjongtime.com/mahjong-ariari-rules.html http://mahjongtime.com/mahjong-ariari-scoring.html Riichi EMA style - In case of a drawn game, the Riichi bet stays on the table to be claimed by the next player to win a hand. - Only the winning hand is shown at the end of a deal and in case of a draw only the hands with Tenpai are opened (hand that need 1 tile for mahjong but not necessary to be ready hand), in all other cases (Noten) the hand is not opened.

Patch Notes (2013-08-28) The following changes are effective as of 2013-08-28: Mahjong Time Platform -Improved the Archived games -Newly registered users have EON setting enabled by default Riichi style -Added Sanma rules to the site http://mahjongtime.com/Mahjong-sanma-rules.html

Patch Notes (2013-07-25) The following changes are effective as of 2013-07-25: Mahjong Time Platform -Added a setting to the in-browser platform that enables EON version Riichi Ari Ari and EMA styles -When a Riichi claim is set the discarded tile is turned on the side -The Tsumo tile is placed on the right side of the hand -Added Sanma rules set and a Practice Table for it to the Riichi games in EON

Patch Notes (2013-04-27) The following changes are effective as of 2013-04-27: Mahjong Time Platform - Passing on a wrong mahjong claim. - New Tournament type - Dragons Treasure Riichi Ari Ari and EMA styles - Winning with a self-drawn tile + riichi didn't correctly affect the wind rotation. - Riichi tile regained availability for combination use.

Patch Notes (2013-04-11) The following changes are effective as of 2013-04-11: Mahjong Time Platform - Various improvements to offers and promotions Riichi Ari Ari and EMA styles - Kyushu Kyuhai available for Riichi using EON. - Ari Ari and Riichi-specific fixes relating to indicators and end-game states. American Mahjong(NMJL): - American Mahjong has been updated to the newly released 2013 NMJL Card

Patch Notes (2013-02-13) The following changes are effective as of 2013-02-13: Mahjong Time Platform - Various improvements to offers and promotions - Fixed the issue with the video panel on the waiting screen Riichi Ari Ari and EMA styles - Riichi Ari Ari games added to Fun Games section - Riichi tile placed sideways - Fixed the issue with Temporary Furiten - Fixed the issue with 4-Riichi bets (does not end on the 4th discard thus causing a Chombo instead of an Abortive Draw)

Patch Notes (2013-01-15) The following changes are effective as of 2013-01-15: Mahjong Time Platform - Various improvements to offers and promotions - Restored Quick Login via Facebook option - New EON user interface launched as downloadable version

Patch Notes (2012-12-11) The following changes are effective as of 2012-12-11: Mahjong Time Platform - Various improvements to offers and promotions - MoneyBookers payment option removed Japanese Modern - Ari Ari Style - Kazoe Yakuman rule implemented - 5 Counters Rule removed - Kyushu Kyuhai rule implemented

Patch Notes (2012-11-21) The following changes are effective as of 2012-11-21: Mahjong Time Platform - Various improvements to offers and promotions. - Paysafecard payments will be temporarily available for US card owners only - Credit card expiration dates are now inclusive Japanese Modern - Ari Ari Style - The Nagasi Mangan rule was implemented

Patch Notes (2012-10-30) The following changes are effective as of 2012-10-30: Mahjong Time Platform - Removed the rating button from the Facebook application - Created notifications via email system about current promotions - Added a penalty of -1,000 Game points to Tournament results if the player hasn't played 95%-100% of the game within 1 lap European Classical Style Added Limit Hands details for European Classical: http://mahjongtime.com/european-classical-mahjong-scoring-3.html Japanese Modern - Ari Ari Style - The Uma Bonus was increased from 12,000 to 15,000 points. - In one/two-round games, players receive 20,000/25,000 points. When a player reaches a negative score - the game ends. - Players with a score lower than 1,000 points are not allowed to set a Riichi claim. - To avoid endless repeated deals, when the game is at the final distribution, if the dealer is leading the scoreboard - the game ends. - If all 4 players have set riichi bets the game will run until the wall ends, or someone claims Mahjong. - An additional Yakuman hand consisting of seven consecutive pairs from 2 through 8 of the dots suit.

Patch Notes (2012-10-11) The following changes are effective as of 2012-10-11: Mahjong Time Platform - Fixed banners on Community, Guilds and JackPot tabs - JackPot improvements - created a system of congratulatory messages to regular Jackpot players - Added Guilds Time Allowance of 12 hours limit within each 24 hours - if the player reaches this limit, no scores are added to the "Total Score" of the guild until the timer is reset - In-game messages improvement - added the ability to send an in-game image with URL

Patch Notes (2012-09-19) The following changes are effective as of 2012-09-19: Mahjong Time Platform - Number of maximum winners in Jackpots increased to 3 - Various tweaks to the Mahjong Time home page - Improved "tournaments" tab for Russian, French, and Spanish languages - Introduced a special offer for the downloadable version of Mahjong TIme - Youtube videos synchronized with the waiting screen - Improved in-game messages Zung Jung Style - Added a complete game info menu. Links: http://mahjongtime.com/Mahjong-WSOM-Rules.html http://mahjongtime.com/Mahjong-WSOM-Scoring.html

Patch Notes (2012-07-25) The following changes are effective as of 2012-07-25: Mahjong Time Platform - Various improvements to offers and promotions. NMJL Style - Global Mahjong Tournament (GMT) Master Points® events results will now be sorted by Game Points instead of Tournament Points. Japanese Modern Style - Fixed issues with Japanese Modern style archived games.

Patch Notes (2012-05-30) The following changes are effective as of 2012-05-30: Mahjong Time Platform - Email verification upon registration: All players are now required to verify emails upon registering or changing their email. - The offers system has been expanded and improved to allow for new types of promotions. Other offers and promotions have been upgraded to be automated.

Patch Notes (2012-05-10) The following changes are effective as of 2012-05-10: Multiple Tables policy change: A change in the Multiple Tables rule has established the policy that players can no longer play for the same Jackpot at two different tables at the same time. Playing multiple tables for different Jackpot levels and/or styles is still permitted. American Mahjong(NMJL) fixed a flaw in the "You can declare Mahjong" hint. Flash loading changes - the new minimum requirement Flash 10 or higher. Users with Flash 9 and lower are required to update their Flash Player to the latest one.

Patch Notes (2012-04-19) The following changes are effective as of 2012-04-19: Mahjong Time Platform - Guild Prizes are now fully automatic American Mahjong(NMJL): - American Mahjong has been updated to the newly released 2012 NMJL Card - Jokers no longer need to be declared to declare Mahjong.

Patch Notes (2012-03-14) The following changes are effective as of 2012-03-14: Mahjong Time Platform - The simplified style of tiles has been added. Available in the settings menu. - The in-game items description has been changed in the FAQ. http://mahjongtime.com/mahjong-help-faq-community.html#2-1 American Mahjong(NMJL): - The time for each pass in the Charleston from has been shortened from 1.5 minutes to 1 minute

Patch Notes (2012-02-15) The following changes are effective as of 2012-02-15: Mahjong Time Platform - Improved the sales and promotions system, giving players more convenient access to offers. Players can now take advantage of sales in-game, with reduced prices available instantly in the "Cashier" menu. American Mahjong(NMJL) - Players can now claim a Pung/Kong/Quint/Sextet with undefined Jokers.

Patch Notes (2012-01-18) The following changes are effective as of 2012-01-18: Mahjong Time Platform - Players that are in games in which only the host can seat players will no longer be shown in the invitation list. Said players' online status will now appear as "Playing". Hong Kong(HK) - Earthly Hand is now fixed. It will now apply when all criteria are met with a valid HK hand. Mahjong Competition Rules (MCR) - No changes have been made to MCR. Riichi Competition Rules(RCR) - A player who has not set Riichi will become Temporary Furiten after passing on waiting tile, even for a valueless hand. (i.e. Player A has a waiting hand and did not set Riichi, Player B discards the waiting tile for Player A, Player A passes, Player C discards the waiting tile for Player A, Player A claims mahjong. Player A becomes Temporary Furiten in this case). - If Riichi and non-Riichi players are both waiting for the same tile and both claim mahjong on a discard, all Dora Indicators will be opened. - South Round seating repeats the one from the East Round, with the prevalent wind changing from East to South. - The dealer is only allowed to claim Blessing of Earth CHIHO at the first self-draw. Taiwanese Rules(TW) - A player claiming Concealed 3 Chows of One Suit will now be awarded 10 tai instead of 5 tai. - The wind rotation will now end after the South round is played in a 2 Round game. American Mahjong(AM) - Players may no longer claim a "369 #6 Hand" with an invalid hand. European Classical(EC) - No changes have been made to EC.

Patch Notes (October 2011) Riichi Competition Rules(RCR) - Rare Pinfu miscalculations Mahjong Competition Rules(MCR) - The Nine Gates Hand Hong Kong(HK) - Heavenly Hand