Final Fantasy XIV may be best known as an online fantasy RPG, but it’s also a multiplayer platform for Mahjong, the centuries-old, globally popular tile game. Players can visit Thanalan’s Gold Saucer or the Duty Finder to join matches of Mahjong with other FFXIV players, climbing the ranks for rewards. Square Enix also holds an annual Mahjong tournament featuring special guests and members of the development team. In 2022, the FFXIV Mahjong tourney takes place in celebration of the New Year. (The 2020 tournament was held in late December). It will open on January 22, 2022.
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新春麻雀大会 2022
1月22日（土）放送決定 ‼
🐉🐉🀄️🀄️🐉🐉🀄️🀄️🐉🐉吉田P／開発メンバーが、ゲストと麻雀で対局します！
麻雀ガチ勢の方も、
初心者・未経験の方も一緒に楽しみましょう😆✨🌐 https://t.co/vAMkBhHLTJ #FF14 pic.twitter.com/UQXMbuuhC7
— FINAL FANTASY XIV／FF14 (@FF_XIV_JP) January 14, 2022
The Mahjong tournament guest list features FFXIV Producer and Director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida, NieR series Producer Yosuke Saito, Yasumi Matsuno (Final Fantasy Tactics, Final fantasy XII), and voice actor Shinnosuke Tachibana, who plays Alphinaud. Other members of the development team and Squre Enix staff will participate as well, including Final Fantasy XVI Director Hiroshi Takai, Final Fantasy XI Director Nobuako Komoto, game designer Yosuke Hayashi, and FFXIV Lead Level Designer Shin Takahashi. FFXIV Global Community Producer Toshio Muro and Japan Mahjong 101 Competition Federation Official Fumika Yamada will also be present alongside commentators and chat moderators.
The tournament will be streamed live on NicoNico from 13:00 Japan Standard Time, though it appears the broadcast itself will only be in Japanese. As with previous Mahjong tournaments, there are no announced plans regarding a multi-language broadcast or translated archive of the stream.
Final Fantasy XIV is available on PC and PS4, though sales are currently suspended. The FFXIV Mahjong tournament 2022 takes place on January 22, 2022.
