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July 5th 2008

Enter the Mah Jong Time July Drawing!

Congratulations to player Chazy who was the winner of Mah Jong Times' $1,000 June deposit drawing!

For their July deposit drawing, they are offering three separate cash prizes for three lucky depositors!

  • $500 drawing

  • $350 drawing

  • $150 drawing

The # of entries you can receive depends on your deposit(s) amount! Now you have THREE chances to win, as your entries will go into our three drawings!

Here's the details:

Make a deposit of $20 or more during the month of July for your chance at one of the cash bonuses! The more money you deposit, the more drawing entries you can get to win! For example, you get 1 entry by depositing $20, 10 entries for depositing $100 and 150 entries for deposits of $500 or more!

They will complete the drawings August 4th and notify the winners via email. They will also announce the winners on their site!

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May, 16th 2008

Register for WSoM & OFMC - Online 2008

Registrations Still Open for Upcoming Mahjong Time Online Tournaments!

Registration for The World Series of Mahjong Qualifiers 2008 is still open! Mahjong Time members are invited to compete online for WSoM seats (worth $5000 each), and a chance to win $1 million!. The Grand Prize for each 2-day WSoM Online Qualifier tournament is a seat at the World Series of Mahjong 2008, air ticket to Macau for the tournament, and full accommodations! The next four highest ranked players in the online qualifier tournament receive a seat at The World Series of Mahjong! Also, a seat at WSoM will be given to the player with the best hand in the qualifier tournament. That is a total of six chances to win $1 million! Don't miss this exclusive million dollar opportunity!

WSoM Online Qualifiers 2008 will be held on: June 14-15, July 19-20 , August 23-34

Registration fees for each World Series of Mahjong Online Qualifier are as follows:

  1. Full Price for registration is $100.
  2. Mahjong Time League Members receive an additional $25 off the registration fee.

Mahjong Time, the best place to play Mahjong online, is hosting the ONLY WSoM Online Qualifiers, so don’t miss out! Click Below to Register

The first ever Open French Mahjong Championship is still open for registrations! It is a 2-day event, and will be played on June 7-8, 2008. The tournament is being sponsored by the prestigious European Mahjong Association (EMA). By participating in this tournament, players have the chance to earn points towards their European Online Ranking, or MORSE. Players from around the world are all welcome to play!

Registration Fees for the tournament are only $25, and Mahjong Time League Members save 50% when they register. The 3 highest ranked tournament players receive a beautiful trophy. The grand prize is a collectible gold-plated Mahjong Tile!

Don’t miss this opportunity to show off your Mahjong skills and compete against players all around the world, register today!

May, 16th 2008

3rd International Tournament of Paris 2008

The 2008 edition of the Paris International Mahjong Tournament took place on April 25th, 26th and 27th in the Rossini rooms of the town hall of the 9th district of the French capital.

In its third year, the tournament was organized by two Parisian clubs, Magic Mahjong Social Pung and Fleur d’Orchide?e, with the French mahjong federation and the European mahjong association.

This tournament saw a dramatic rise in playing intensity, and has clearly become one of the major Mahjong events in Europe. Opening ceremonies and player welcoming were held on Friday the 25th, followed by two days of competition on the 26th and 27th.

The competitions consisted of 6 rounds, 2 hours each (4 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday). At stake were the title of winner, European ranking points, and the title of French champion for 2008. 80 players seated across 20 tables were there for the showdown, with a remarkable increase in geographical origins for this year’s competition. There was a strong French representation, amongst which several players from the island of the Reunion.

The tournament's real originality came from its truly European draw (France, Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain), along with American and Japanese players.

Over the whole tournament, 1656 games were played, of which only 64 ended on a blank score. Playing level was high, with a suspense that lasted until the very last round for the first places.

The winner of the 2007 edition, Marianne Croeze (Blom1234 on MahjongTime), confirmed her liking for the Paris tournament by winning once again, thanks to a very consistent, high level of play over the entire six rounds.

A Frenchwoman from Magic Mahjong Social Pung grabbed second place for her very first entry in an international tournament. Sandra Bondoin thus became French champion 2008.

Yukari Kugimiya from Japan took third place. The “Knitted” won the competition by team: it was made up of Robert Rijnders (Netherlands, Dumarest on MahjongTime), Paula Pereira Gomes (Portugal, Derai), Bo Lang and Mei Hwa Felder (Switzerland, Roxan and hwa).

The next French events will be the first ever Open French Mahjong Championship Online on Mahjong Time in June 7-8, and the Reunion Island Tournament in September 20-21.

You can find full results on the tournament website: http://mahjong.paris.free.fr.

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May, 16th 2008

Tile Hog-Dutch Open

This tournament is the 4th official Dutch Open, and Mahjong Time is very excited to be part of this year's event.

Mahjong Time is an official partner of Nederlandse Mahjong Bond (Netherlands Mahjong Association) and is working closely with them in this event.

The prestigious two – day competition will be played at the "De Draaikolk" venue in Almere, Netherlands on Saturday, May 31st and Sunday, June 1st. Events will kick off on Saturday with player registration followed by the first 6-round, 2-hour block of play.

Players will then eat lunch, and resume play for another 4-hour block. A dinner party follows, then players will retreat to nearby hotels for rest. Players will once again match their wits, skills, and luck on Sunday for 3 more 6-round blocks of play, followed by the award ceremony at 6pm.

Winners will be crowned, and will receive their prizes. Mahjong Time is sponsoring some of the prizes for the contest. Winners receive a free VIP subscription to Mahjong Time!

Slava Novozhenya, Mahjong Time COO commented: "We are very proud to be a part of the 4th Dutch Open. We have sponsored The Dutch Open tournaments in the past, and past editions have always been a tremendous success. We look forward eagerly towards this competition."

The 4th Dutch open is sure to be an exciting event!

April 18th, 2008

The Latest Mahjong Time Improvements

Mahjong Time are always dedicated to providing the best Online Mahjong experience for their players. They work hard to improve their services to make the game more enjoyable for their players. Here’s the latest Mahjong Time Improvements and News:

  1. American Modern Mahjong is now played by the NMJL card 2008.

    • All hands will be played from the new 2008 card. NMJL 2007 will not be supported anymore.
    • All of the AM practice levels include new combinations from 2008 card. Try to compose the new AM hands with our bots!

  2. The American Modern Score Page has been updated with new combinations.

  3. All of the text in the Chinese Traditional and Chinese Simplified flash game is now in Chinese.

  4. Smart help for AM and WS has now been updated.

  5. The May 17-18 WSoM has been postponed

    • A new tournament date will be announced at a later time.

  6. The Registration for the June 14-15 Qualifier is now open

  7. The Tournament page has been improved

  8. The Terms and Conditions for the WSoM Online Qualifiers 2008 have been updated

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March 10th , 2008

3rd International Paris Mahjong Tournament – French Championship 2008

Once again Paris will host one of the major European mahjong events of the year, the 2008 Paris Mahjong Tournament, from the 25th to the 27th of April. In its third edition, the Tournament will continue expanding in number of players and countries of origin, number of rounds and the overall level of competition.

The competition has experienced rapid growth and expansion. From 24 players in the 2005 edition, the Tournament has moved on to 84 players in 2007, and should host about 120 this year. Numbers have grown, and origins have become more diverse as well. The first edition, although small in scale, was already open to players from around the world, including an already large number of dutch players who performed remarkably well. In 2007, the Tournament saw its European attendence rise with Austrian, Hungarian and Swedish players as well as many other nationalities. The 2008 edition should confirm this progression with a still increasing number of players from all around Europe, including new countries such as Spain, Russia, Slovakia, Italy, and Switzerland. Japanese and perhaps American and Chinese players will also join the competition. The Tournament is thus becoming a major attraction in the mahjong community, attracting increased numbers beyond the borders of the European Union.

Mahjong is gaining popularity and visibility through competitions such as the Paris Tournament and becoming less and less a confidential game for die-hard supporters only. And as the number of participants in the Paris Tournament grows, so does the level of the competition. This year’s edition will host many top-seeded players, including Marianne Croeze (Netherlands, winner of last year’s edition, “Blom1234” on MahjongTime), Kimito Kugimiya (one of the top-ranked japanese players, winner of several international competitions), Bo Lang (Switzerland, winner of two European Mahjong Association (EMA) tournaments and third in the MahjongTime community under the pseudonym “Roxan”), Martin Mauthner (Austria, arrived second in last year’s edition, ranked 14th, “Mausiboss” on MahjongTime), or Nathalie Mahe (France, ranked 15th European, “Sodalite” on MahjongTime). The level of the competition has been acknowledged by the EMA, which has given the Paris Tournament a weight of 2 in calculating the results in terms of players’ rankings. The Tournament will be played over two days, in six rounds of two hours each, along the rules defined by the World Mahjong Organization’s (WMO) “Green Book”.

The setting of the competition will reflect this gradual rise in its importance. This year’s edition will take place in the grand rooms of the town hall of the 9th “arrondissement” (district) of Paris, a stone’s throw away from the Paris Garnier Opera. The Tournament, as all previous ones, will be organized by members of the french mahjong community, the Magic Mahjong Social Pung (MMSP) club, the Fleur D’Orchidee club and, of course, the French Mahjong Federation (FFMJ). This year’s top-ranked french player at the end of the tournament will receive the title of french champion for 2008.

With the support of its partners, among which MahjongTime is of prominent importance, the 2008 edition promises to be a major highlight of the 2008 mahjong season, a meeting of talented tacticians and of sharp minds. Tension rises as the date nears!


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SAN DIEGO, March 5th, 2008

A New World Champion?

The current world champion in mahjong is called Li Li - so it would not be a great change for everyone if the next would be called JulJul. A girl from the East Coast in the USA. She is now the absolute number 1 player in online tournaments, since she won the Open European Online Tournament last September, and also the next official online tournament, the Open Hungarian, last weekend.

Yet, she hardly touches a real mahjong tile anymore. She used to play with her family, but now that she is addicted to the 'New Mahjong', she cannot find any friends to build walls with and play the real game at a real table. Unlike in Europe, Mahjong Competition Rules are virtually unknown in the United States.

So, she plays online. At least two rounds a day a the Mahjong Time server. "Is that a lot?", she asks me. (Yes, I think it is!) And she is quite good. Winning in two hard online tournaments in a row, that is no 'small beer', as the Belgians say. Although JulJul says humbly: "I am shocked myself, they were both unexpected. I'd still give credit to luck."

First of all: JulJul is not her real name. That is just the name of her Mahjong Time-avatar. In real life, she is called Juliani Leo. She would love to find players to play the real game with, but so far no luck. She misses it: "I think 'live mahjong' is more fun as we make the wall and tiles are not computer-drawn."

Will we see her at the next European championship, in Austria? Or the World Championship 2010 in Holland maybe?
Juliani is planning to join the OEMC 2009 in Austria, and if all goes well, she will also play at the World Championship in Holland. " After I missed the tournaments in Denmark and Chengdu, I promised myself I have to make it to the next one, and there's still plenty of time to make plans for it."

Last question: how does she survive those long hours during the on line tournaments?

Juliani: "As I've always played mahjong online, I'm pretty used to sit and play for quite a long time. I had my chips/crackers/cookies and juice/coke ready before the tournament started :-) For me, having something to munch while playing really helped to calm the nerves."

By Martin Rep ,http://www.mahjongnews.com/

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