Why Early Access?

“The Salasasa platform is built on an open-source project. As the project is community-based and its developers are volunteers, the platform's features will be developed and improved gradually. We have set a long-term goal of including all mahjong rules and offering options to customize them, and will keep working toward it. Early Access accurately describes the nature of the project, reminds players that they may encounter potential issues when using the platform, and invites them to take part in its development or decision-making.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“There is still a significant gap between our current progress and our long-term goals, so this stage will last quite a long time. Going from basic play, game records, spectating and matchmaking with only a few rule sets to our goal of including hundreds of different rule sets is a long and difficult journey. Nevertheless, the development team will do its utmost. We plan to end Early Access in 2030, when our progress should be sufficient to release a full-featured interim version.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The planned full version means we will have included at least two to three hundred mahjong rule sets from different regions and with different creative ideas, and developed the custom rule system sufficiently.
Building on this, we may also hold new mahjong rule design competitions or introduce innovations beyond traditional mahjong itself. Many people have designed very interesting mahjong rules, such as Hongque, which uses a completely different tile set from standard mahjong. We will do our best to implement them.
Our long-term plans also include some hand gesture games, playing card games and board games.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“In the Early Access version, we can ensure that custom rooms, spectating, game records, matchmaking and other features work properly for the base rule set, Chinese Official Mahjong (MCR). The platform also includes Qingque, Classical Mahjong and some sub-rules based on major rule sets.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The platform currently has no plans to charge fees.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“The project's developers come from the community itself. We are mainly mahjong enthusiasts and people who enjoy discussing rules. We will regularly organize activities in our QQ groups, Discord and other communities, including creative rule competitions, MCR or other rule-set tournaments, discussions about the platform's future direction, and more. You can join our Discord or QQ groups through the relevant links to take part in day-to-day discussions or development.”