Riichi Set with Red Fives & Point Sticks
A proper Japanese set: 136 tiles, three aka dora, tenbou sticks.
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- Game
- Japanese Riichi
- Tiles
- 136 + 4 spare (incl. 3 red fives)
- Tile size
- 1.0" × 0.8" × 0.6" (26 × 20 × 16 mm)
- Material
- Acrylic / urea resin, engraved, two-tone back
- Includes
- Point sticks (tenbou), 2 dice, dealer marker, carrying case
Tile dimensions are the common nominal figure for this type of set and vary by a millimetre or so between factories.
What this set actually is
Riichi is the Japanese variant and the one most people under thirty learned online. A Riichi set differs from a Chinese set in three ways: it has no flower tiles (136 tiles rather than 144), it includes three red fives — one in each suit — that count as bonus dora, and it ships with point sticks for keeping score across a session.
Tile size is smaller than Chinese sets, typically 26 mm high. This is deliberate: Japanese play uses a smaller table and a faster rhythm. Most Riichi sets also have a two-colour tile with a dark back, which makes face-down tiles in the wall easier to distinguish from discards.
If a listing calls a set "Japanese" but shows 144 tiles and no red fives, it is a Chinese set with Japanese branding. Check for the red fives in the photographs.
What sets it apart
- Red fives included — a Chinese set cannot play standard Riichi rules without them
- Point sticks for scoring, which online players have never had to think about
- Compact tiles that fit four walls on a small table
Who should buy it
Players coming from Mahjong Soul, Tenhou or anime who want the real thing.
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