If you're looking for f2p friendly gacha, then this is definitely not it.
But if you're looking for a solid online riichi mahjong app with great UI & graphics, in english, and a lot of active players; then this game is for you.
The UI is easy to navigate.
The matchmaking is fast (usually under a minute).
Calling for a tile or declaring riichi is drawing attention but brief enough to not too distracting.
The clicking tile sounds is nice.
There is a tile set with numbers and wind direction written on the corner of each tile, perfect for beginners and people that can't read the characters.
The gacha sucks, but who cares? Why gamble with gacha when you can play Riichi Mahjong? (i still want Nadeshiko tho)
I think the tutorial isn't enough for the beginners. If you're a beginner then i recommend learn how to play from somewhere else and then play this if you're ready. I recommend Kemono Mahjong for learning Riichi Mahjong. It has short tutorial but covers the basic mahjong and important things in Riichi Mahjong (dora, riichi, furiten, tenpai, etc). It also has a list of well-explained yakus with illustration. And you can train your skills facing AIs with different tactics and no time limit.
This game is quite good for killing time or for someone who try to learn mahjong. the size is around 900mb.
i had been playing this game since first release, it's okay and easy to learn. back then, i didn't even know how to play.
The tutorial really good at explaining the basic. then i realise that there's a whole lot of "yaku" on the winning hand list and each "yaku" has their own value.
there's a strategy where you pay attention on other player discard pile to predict what "yaku" they made. sometimes i know that "this player had the tile that i need!" or "this player must be need this tile that i have." but most of the time, i just focus on my own hand and hoping to avoid giving tiles that other player want.
The game doesn't have storyline. there are 2 currency that i know : first is the one you get by playing the game, you can use it to buy gift in store to increase bond with the character to unlock certain voice lines and clothes. the second is for gatcha to unlock character, special effect even theme song but it's NOT really affecting the gameplay such as luck, spd, atk, ect....
Peeps don't complaint about lack of free currency. If you wanna complaint, go to Hime Mahjong and play it.
At least there's Newbie gift and way to earn freemium which is friendlier than this one xD.
And, you guys might know or might not, but you can go buy gift, donate it until you earn 50 so you can buy the summoning tool. (Kind of a hassle, but at least there's a way)
This game is all about your strategy and luck. If you have good luck, go attack, if it's bad, then fold. Read your opponent dropped tiles and determine safe and unsafe tile with your own judgement. Don't complaint if your luck is sh*tty cause I have even got Yakuman with sh*tty starting tile (Kokushi musou lol)
I know some of you are addicted to chi/pon/kan and there is even some who can't resist calling riichi everytime riichi button appears, but always pay attention to Yaku! without yaku, you can't win and if it's little, your win will be sh*tty. Don't forget about Dora tiles. I see some peeps entirely ignore dora like a king and earn hurtful ron with lots of dora *yikes*
Anyway, if you earn big, you can fold anytime you want. If you on losing, then desperately attack for a chance to win or lose with a pride xD.
In mahjong, even the sh*ttiest luck can win the game forcing peeps with Yakuman to lose.
(Go for Tanyao man)
this game follow the rules of richi mahjong. if you're on tenpai(missing 1tiles to win round) this game tell you which tile you need to win also this game will tell you if you want to call chi, pon, kan, or ron. in match there's also option to automaticaly arrange your tiles, automatic call for winning if you're in tenpai. also skip chi,ron,kan call and option to auto discard tile you draw from wall.
prepare to learn if you want to play this game because mahjong have steep learning curve if you dont want to learn better stop and play something else. and dont forget to turn on the tiles number indicator in setting if you're new.
edit;
after reaching Adept, we can farm bronze coin from match silver room and spend it on gift item. dont use gift item for gift, instead we donate those item to get dust and trade it for summon ticket.
Mahjong Soul is really a "what you see is what you get" kind of deal. It's simply a mahjong client with optional gachas in which you can roll for cosmetics. There are events sometimes which can get you some goodies but I don't play enough to know what they are.
Mahjong itself can be quite a time consuming game and it's not something I put much time into. Before this app was a thing, I used to play on tenhou, which is practically the same thing, but Mahjong Soul has a few options in its UI which can help new players learn the game.
It's worth checking out if you're into mahjong, or even if you're just someone who's looking to learn. The playing field is always the same so there's no harm in starting late.
Huweee I hope they will add more tutorial or maybe game with bot and more explanation. I am a real super mega ultra newbie (super stupid too) at mahjong. I don't know what I do hahaha but I like it because I really want to know how to play mahjong.
Solid online mahjong. Just straight mahjong with cute anime girls. Haven't had any problem with connectivity or anything. I do wish you got for premium currency to get different avatars, but that's ultimately neither here nor there. Good time, keeps me sharp between my mahjong rounds with mu friends irl
takes way too much time to learn how to play and even when you learn, people still win over you by luck, you cant buy character with f2p currency, leaving the player to just play the game for a few mins and leave after losing 10 times in a row, the graphics are neutral, sound effects are not annoying but the voices are like holy shit, if you wanna play go ahead and do it but i would not recommend it.
Pretty fun i dont really care about the waifus because of just how fun it is to play with people beating or you beating them in game overall ill edit if i see any problems
You must have a strong dedication if you want your oshi without paying. You should grind forever for getting "gift" and donate it for some dust and then you can pull the gacha :"
overall I love the game
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