Play Mahjong at our in-person meetups!

We host Mahjong meetups in-person every week, and sometimes more! We are more than happy to walk you through the rules and teach you how to play. We welcome everyone from beginners to advanced players.

The Encorepreneur Cafe

A player happily ponders which tile to discard from their hand.
  • Website: https://encorepreneurcafe.com/
  • Address:
    1548 NE 15th Ave
    Portland, OR 97232
  • Dates:
    .
  • Fee: The fee is sliding scale ($5 - $10), and you may pay using cash. It will be used to help pay for the space and keep this meetup going.
  • Styles: Riichi, Zung Jung.

Water, soda, coffee, tea, and chips are provided by the venue.

We primarily play riichi mahjong (Japanese variant) but we are open to playing other variants and we are flexible on the game rules. We tend to mix-and-match rules from popular digital clients like Mahjong Soul and official tournament rules like World Riichi Championship.

If you would like to play another style other than riichi mahjong, you may need to be able to explain the rules and it is recommended that you bring helpful resources with you such as printed cheatsheets and rules.

Riichi rules
Game Length
Hanchan
East-South games
Akadora
ON
3 red fives
Starting points
30,000
Tenbou
Point Sticks
(1) 10,000 10000 point tenbou (point stick)
(2) 5,000 5000 point tenbou (point stick)
(9) 1,000 1000 point tenbou (point stick)
(1) 500 500 point tenbou (point stick)
(5) 100 100 point tenbou (point stick)
Honba value
300 points per repeat.
Tobi
ON
Game does not continue if a player goes under 0 points.
Agariyame
ON
Game does not continue if the dealer is in first.
Headbump
OFF
Double and triple rons allowed.
Nagashi Mangan
ON
Mangan at draw.
Kiriage Mangan
ON
3 Han, 60 Fu - Mangan
4 Han, 30 Fu - Mangan
Abortive Draws
OFF
This includes 9 terminal draw, 4 riichi, 4 kan, etc.
Kandora
Flip IMMEDIATELY before discard.
If there is chankan (robbing a kan), the dora indicator is NOT flipped for scoring.
Multiple yakuman
ON
Counted (kazoe) yakuman
ON
13+ Han.
Local yaku
OFF
West rounds
No extension
Game ends after South round.

The Paladins League

  • Website: https://www.thepaladinsleague.com/
  • Address:
    4765 NE Fremont St
    Portland, OR 97212
  • Dates: . , though make plans and coordinate ahead of time as we do not normally show up unless we know we will have enough people.
  • Fee: $5.
  • Styles: Riichi and Chinese (MCR).

Food and drinks are available for purchase at the location.

There are two automatic tables available: one is ready to use for riichi or Chinese (no flowers) and the other is set up for only Chinese with flower tiles included.

Other groups

These are other groups that are not organized by this group, however, we want to provide a directory of active clubs and meetups in the area.

Vertigo Brewing

  • Website: https://www.vertigobrew.com/
  • Address:
    8130 NE Nicholas Ct
    Ste D-6 & D-7
    Hillsboro, OR 97124
  • Dates: .
  • Fee: None.
  • Styles: Hong Kong and Riichi.

Drinks are available for purchase at the location.

The Hong Kong mahjong variant is primarily played here.

The riichi variant is not commonly played here as there is no riichi-specific equipment available. If you would like to play riichi, please bring your own equipment.