Updated: 10/31/2010; This reflects the final standings - The final event will be held on November 6th 2010 at 7:00 AM US/Pacific time click here to view the Dragon Tournament Standings.

Overview:  The Dragon Tournament is a three - month long competition with a 4 player final, Mahjong rules for the final table are appointed by the player that wins the most dragon chips during the three -  month competition

 

Tournament Duration: The Tournament will span out over 3 months, from  August 1st - October 31

 

Prizes:

First Place:

●     The winner can  exchange the dragon chips won during the course of the tournament for a uniquely designed solid silver, gold plated tile of a white dragon

●     Dragon Tournament T-shirt

●     Medal on player’s avatar

Dimensions: 37 x 27 x 19 mm

Weight: ~ 170g

 

Second Place:

●     The winner can exchange the dragon chips won during the course of the tournament for a Mahjong set.

●     The first runner up also receives  the Dragon Tournament T-Shirt

●     One Year VIP membership

●     Medal on player’s avatar

 

Third Place:

●     The winner can exchange the dragon chips won during the course of the tournament for a travel size Mahjong set

●     The second runner up also receives the  Dragon Tournament T-Shirt

●     Medal on player’s avatar

 

Fourth Place:

●     The winner can exchange the dragon chips won for golden coins with a rate of 5 dragon chips for one golden coin

●     Receives the Dragon Tournament T-Shirt

●     Medal on player’s avatar

 

5th - 10th Place: Can exchange the dragon chips for golden coins with a rate of 10 dragon chips for one golden coin

 

Dragon Tournament Final Round

Date and Time: The final table will be played on Saturday, Nov 6th 2010. at 7:00 AM US/Pacific time

Play Time: 90 min; In the event if one or more player won’t connect  for the final round the missing player forfeits the prize and he/she will be replaced by a player in the lobby

Rules: The rules are appointed by the player that wins the most dragon chips by Oct 31st 2010

 

Dragon Tournament Details

Schedule and entry fees

Name	Week Day	Start Time	Start Time	Start Time	Entry(Dragon Chips)	Styles
Red	Mondays	*Time Option 1	**Time Option 2	***Time Option 3	5,000	HK; RCR: MCR;TW
White	Wednesdays	*Time Option 1	**Time Option 2	***Time Option 3	5,000	HK; EC; MCR; AM
Green	Thursdays	*Time Option 1	**Time Option 2	***Time Option 3	5,000	AM; RCR ;TW; EC
All Dragons	Saturdays		6:30 AM (Pacific Time )		20,000	All

 

You can play in any of the three time options available:
*Time option 1 - 5:00 AM Pacific/US(PDT); 13:00 Europe/London; 20:00 in Singapore. Click here to view an example of the time option 1
**Time option 2 - 10 :30 AM Pacific/US(PDT); 18:30 Europe/London; 1:30 in Singapore. Click here to view an example of the time option 2
***Time option 3 - 20:00 PM Pacific/US(PDT); 4:00 Europe/London; 11:00 in Singapore. Click here to view an example of the time option 3

 

You may cancel your entry into the tournament and receive a refund of your entry fee as long as you cancel at least 6 minutes prior to the beginning of seating for the tournament, which is usually 15 minutes before the start of the tournament.

 

 

Rounds

Number of rounds depend on the number of players that sign up for the tournaments in the schedule above.

 

4 Players - One 40 min round.

8 Players - One elimination round and 4 players that accumulate the most points(score) proceed to the 4 player final.

12 or more players - One preliminary round, then and an 8 player elimination round and a 4 player final round.

 

Each round consists of 40 min. of play.

 

Table Details:

Rated: No

Game Helper: Yes

RCR - Min points: 1 yaku ; Flowers: No

MCR - Min points: 8 ; Flowers: Yes

HK - Min points: 8 ; Flowers: Yes

AM - Min points: 0 ; Flowers: Yes

EC - Min points: 0 ; Flowers: No

TW - Min points: 6 ; Flowers: Yes

 

Winnings

The 3 best scorers at the final round win the dragon chips that are at stake.

1st place - 50%

2nd place - 35%

3rd place - 15%

Please note that winnings are raked:

VIP members - 0% Rake

Premium - 5% Rake

Free Players - 20% Rake

 

Scoring

At the end of each round, players that have the best scores at their tables move to the next round.

 

If two (or more) players tie for a position, the player that won more hands in the game will be ranked higher. In the unlikely event that two players are tied in both scores AND hands won, the player that has a higher belt will be ranked higher.

 

In the event that two or more players are tied at the end of the Dragon Tournament by the Dragon Chips won, the player that has won more Dragon Tournaments will be ranked higher, in the unlikely event that two or more players are tied in both dragon chips won and number of tournaments won, the player that has a higher belt will be ranked higher.

 

Qualifying Dragon Chips

1. The Dragon Chips won at Dragon Tournaments (White Dragon; Green Dragon; Red Dragon and All Dragons) during the tournament’s duration (from August 1st till October 31) qualify for the tournament prizes

2. The Dragon Chip winnings at Guild competitions from August 1st till October 31st also qualify for the tournament prizes

3. The Dragon Chip winnings at Global Mahjong Tournaments (GMTs) from August 1 until October 31 qualify for the tournament prizes

REPORTING PROBLEMS

Tournament administrators shall be contactable via support@mahjongtime.com. All complaints will be filed and saved. Tournament administrators reserve the final right to every decision including, without limitation, the decision to disqualify any participant due to complaints. Participants must strictly adhere to all game play guidelines or risk the possibility of disqualification. Participants are required to file all questions, comments, disputes, no-show claims, schedule conflicts, or other Tournament related issues through the Website with the appropriate subject. Be sure to explain your situation thoroughly and include any details necessary to assist the Tournament administrator in making a decision. Administrators, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to change the score of a Tournament match. This decision could be made based on administrator's judgment that the game reported the result incorrectly or the participants tampered with the game software or hardware to manipulate the reported score.

 

Mahjong Time reserves the right to alter the rules and make final decisions on all tournament related issues as they arise, and at our sole discretion.