Urbana Mahjong Pit

Excited about our snazzy new autotable!

It was fun having you and you did great! Thanks for the shoutout! ദ്ദി(ᵔᗜᵔ)

UMP will be making an appearance at @tabletopcentral.bsky.social in Savoy, IL on the afternoon of Sunday 9/7! A bit of a late entry into their schedule, but if you're in the area and interested in learning, consider stopping by! tabletopcentral.com

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Season 11 GRAND EXHIBITION — CUDO Plays The teams have worked hard on their games for months, and now you get to play them! This is our biggest event of the year, the finale of the Season 11 of the competition, and a amazing celebration of ...

This Saturday, 3/22, UMP will be starting at 1pm at UCIMC (upstairs in the main area, not the makerspace) as part of the CUDO Plays Grand Exhibition! We'll be joining folks unveiling new board games they've worked hard on for months, offering riichi as a complementary event. Don't miss this one!

This post was made as a result of what seems to have been a miscommunication. We will be meeting normally this Saturday in the pit. See ya there!

American Riichi Mahjong League

Today is the last day to register for the next season of the American Riichi Mahjong League. If you're interested in play using a competitive ruleset, want to meet players from around the country, and have some free time in the evenings, consider checking it out. americanriichi.org

We won't have access to our regular meetup location next week, 3/15/2025, due to floor maintenance in our meeting space. See you again 3/22!

Yesterday was an incredible night. We had 4 tables running simultaneously, and our friend from The Yakumen visited and brought his autotable with him for us to play on. (Thank you Brendan! 💖) Multiple people also showed up to learn to play as well!

Thank you so much for having us! We had such a great time 🥰

A building with arrows indication the directions to a makerspace, the mahjong pit, restrooms, Araiguma Arcade, Books To Prisoners, and the Bike Project.

The IMC Community Nights With Weekly Themes! 1st Thursdays: 5:30PM-7PM Media Salon, 7-8pm Line Dance Class. 2nd Thursdays: 5-7:30pm Games, Crafts & Karaoke. Every Thursday: 5-8PM Community Painting led by Prism Studios. 3rd Thursdays: 5:30-7:30PM Open Mic Night. 4th Thursdays: 6-8PM Roller Skate Night.

Did you know that the UCIMC where the mahjong pit lives also is home to a lot of other cool organizations and events? There's a lot of fun things to do when you stop in for a hanchan~

What a fantastic weekend. SO many people showed up to play and learn riichi! Thanks so much to our volunteers, to UICon staff, but ESPECIALLY to all the congoers who came to play. 💖

Our normal meetups will resume in the mahjong pit next Saturday and I hope we see some new faces there!

An anime girl calls kan epically, her eyes glowing with light.

Only a little over 24 hours until UI-Con starts! The con runs 10am-11pm Saturday and 10am-6pm Sunday and registration is $5. We're looking forward to bringing the mahjong pit to the games room starting at noon both days.

The Mahjong Pit will not be meeting at the IMC Saturday 3/1 because we're going to be at UICon in the games room from 12pm-5pm Saturday and Sunday. We WILL be meeting as scheduled tomorrow in the IMC from 4pm until 10pm (or later!).

We'll be running riichi tables this weekend from 12pm - 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Come play with us! I can't wait to see everyone this weekend. 🀄

The Mahjong Pit will not be meeting at the IMC Saturday 3/1 because we're going to be at UICon in the games room from 12pm-5pm Saturday and Sunday. We WILL be meeting as scheduled tomorrow in the IMC from 4pm until 10pm (or later!).

A game of riichi mahjong for the purposes of teaching. The players are playing with their tiles face up. The game has paused as Michael, the club president, explains something to a new player. He is leaning across the table and pointing at that player's tiles as he speaks.

A game of riichi mahjong. Two tables of 4 people each are playing simultaneously. Someone has just won and is showing her hand. The 3 other players at her table are examining it thoughtfully.

4 players are beginning a game of riichi mahjong. No one has discarded so the game is just beginning. The players are in various stages of sorting and considering their hands.

We in the Urbana Mahjong Pit welcome anyone of any knowledge and interest level--from casual play to competitive, from hardened veterans to people showing up to learn for the first time. Please check us out at riichi.araigumabattle.com and follow us here for news and updates. 🀄