Month Cycle Table

Devlog

• New Update — Overture & Finale Bonuses
  May 11, 2026 by fernsugi#update, #patch

  Two new winning bonuses have been added, one for the very beginning of a hand and one for the very end. Overture — +3pt Bonus Awarded when: You win by tsumo The winning hand is your initial 5 cards... Continue reading
• Balance Update — Cross Redesigned
  May 11, 2026 by fernsugi#balance, #update

  Cross has been completely reworked. The previous version was reaching 18pt too reliably through guaranteed bonus stacking, so the pattern has been rebuilt around a harder, more specific hand. What Cha... Continue reading
• New Update — Cross Pattern
  May 11, 2026 by fernsugi#major, #update

  A new 3-point winning pattern has been added. It is the first 3pt pattern to make both the round month and your home wind mandatory components of the same hand. Cross — 3 Points Requirement: 3 conse... Continue reading
• New Update — Rainbow & Prism Bonuses
  May 10, 2026 by fernsugi#update

  Two new winning bonuses are now in the game. Unlike patterns, these don't define your hand — they reward the shape it already has. Rainbow — +3pt Bonus Awarded when: You win by tsumo Your final 6-... Continue reading
• Major Update — Scoring System Overhaul
  May 10, 2026 by fernsugi#update

  The way winning hands are scored has been redesigned, touching every part of the game from pattern evaluation to tsumo settlement. Why We Changed It The old system found your best single pattern and s... Continue reading
• Update — Tone Patterns Now Accept Wind Cards
  May 09, 2026 by fernsugi#update, #minor

  A focused change to two patterns. Both now open their doors to wind cards. What Changed Pattern Before After Twin Tone Pairs 3 pairs from 3 different months, at most 2 colors 3 pairs from 3 different... Continue reading
• Minor Update — Compass Adjustment
  May 03, 2026 by fernsugi#minor, #update

  A small but important clarification to the Compass month-anchor shape. What Changed In the month-anchor shape of Compass, the 2 wind cards must now share the same color as each other. Before After Win... Continue reading
• Update — Run, Compass & Mono Compass Revised
  May 03, 2026 by fernsugi

  Three patterns have been updated with meaningful rule changes. Two get expanded, one gets simplified. Run — 3 Points What changed: Two things. First, the restriction requiring open cards within the... Continue reading
• New Update — Exhaustive Draw: Full Gear
  May 03, 2026 by fernsugi#update

  A new resolution rule is now active for hands that end in an exhaustive draw. Going out on the wall no longer always means walking away empty-handed. What's New When the wall runs out and no one has w... Continue reading

  
• New Update — Matching Card Discard
  May 02, 2026 by fernsugi#update, #major

  A new discard rule is now in effect that expands a mechanic previously exclusive to the Home Wind Discard. This affects how every discard can be played. What's New When you discard a card and still ho... Continue reading
• Balance Update — Gear Requirements Tightened
  May 01, 2026 by fernsugi

  A significant balance adjustment is live for 6-point and 9-point patterns. If you play these tiers regularly, read carefully. What Changed 6-Point Patterns (Triple Pair, Wind Pairs, Axis, Twin Tone Pa... Continue reading
• Major UI Update
  April 29, 2026 by fernsugi#ui, #update, #major

  Major UI Update Month Cycle Table has been rebuilt from the ground up on the presentation side. This is the biggest technical leap the game has made since launch. Why We Rebuilt It HTML + CSS served u... Continue reading
• New Update — Axis Patterns
  April 26, 2026 by fernsugi#update

  Two new winning patterns are now available. These additions deepen the connection between your seat and the round you're playing in. Why We Added Them The Home Wind Bonus already rewards players for h... Continue reading
• 🧭 Balance Update — Compass Rule Change
  April 26, 2026 by fernsugi#update, #minor, #patch

  We're making a targeted adjustment to the Compass pattern. This change is effective immediately. What Changed Compass (12pt) has been redesigned. Before After Wind requirement N, S, E, W (any colors)... Continue reading
• 🌬️ Major Update — The Wind System Has Arrived
  April 25, 2026 by fernsugi#update, #major

  Month Cycle Table is getting its biggest update yet. The Wind System is now live — a sweeping addition that introduces a brand-new card type, new claiming rules, new winning patterns, and a deeper c... Continue reading
• Another Major Update
  April 21, 2026 by fernsugi#update, #major

  Major Update Several sets were redesigned to work with the 6-color structure. The old five-color logic no longer fit a 72-card deck cleanly, so the scoring patterns were updated to better reflect the... Continue reading
• Major New Update
  April 20, 2026 by fernsugi#update, #major

  Six-Color Deck Expansion This update expands Month Cycle Table from a 60 -card deck to a 72 -card deck. The new cards are a full white row, coded FA through FL , adding one white card for each month f... Continue reading
• This Game Design got 9/10 rating from Leading AI
  April 20, 2026 by fernsugi#rating

  Based on the rulebook provided, **Month Cycle Table** is an exceptionally well-designed, highly strategic card game that successfully adapts the tension of Mahjong into a faster, more abstract package... Continue reading
• Gear Scoring Balance Update
  April 19, 2026 by fernsugi#balance, #update

  Gear Scoring Balance Update We’ve made a major balance update to how gear interacts with scoring. Gear is based on the number of open cards in your open area. Earlier versions used gear mostly as a... Continue reading
• Gear Requirement Balance Update
  April 11, 2026 by fernsugi#balance, #update

  **Gear Requirement Balance Update** We’ve made a balance pass on gear requirements, which are based on the number of open cards in your hand. These changes are intended to better align each scoring... Continue reading