Houwow.app

What Login Enables

Differences between logged-in and anonymous use, and how to make the most of your dashboard.

Houwow.app works without logging in, but logging in unlocks many additional features.

Feature Comparison

Available Without Login

  • Rule explanations, help, and tips
  • National ranking browsing
  • Community rules browsing
  • Creating and joining sessions (an anonymous account is auto-created)

Additional Features With Login

  • Dashboard — Match history, stats, and activity feed
  • Friends — Send/accept friend requests, friend rankings
  • Create Circles — Start new circles
  • Custom Rules — Create, like, and bookmark rulesets
  • National Rankings — Appear in rankings when set to public
  • Circle/Friend Rankings — Compare stats within circles and friends
  • Player Profile — Public page showing your match performance
  • Guest Record Transfer — Link past anonymous records to your account

Dashboard

After logging in, the dashboard has 5 tabs:

Match History

View your most recent 50 session results. Each row shows the date, score, rule, result (win/rank), and HP rating change. Also includes guest record transfer — enter a session ID to migrate records from a session you played as a guest.

Stats

Detailed performance statistics.

・Summary — Total Matches / Wins / HP (current Houwow Point rating)

・Yaku Trends — Top 10 most-achieved yaku

・Monthly Results — Matches, wins/losses, scores, and HP rating changes by month

・Rule-Specific Results — Matches, wins/losses, scores, and HP rating changes by rule

Friends

Manage your friend connections.

・Friend List — Current friends with links to their profile pages

・Pending Requests — Incoming requests with Accept/Reject buttons

Badges

Trophies earned by meeting achievement conditions.

🥇 Gold — 100 Sessions Played / Five Brights Master / 10-Win Streak / HP 2000

🥈 Silver — Yaku Collector / Rule Maker / HP 1800

🥉 Bronze — First Win / Circle Member / HP 1600

My Rules

View your created custom rulesets. Shows like counts and usage counts for each rule, with links to detail pages.

Activity Feed

The top of the dashboard shows recent activities:

🎴 Session StartedA session with [rule] started with [N] players
🏆 Session Finished[Rule] session finished. Winner: [name]
📈 Month Recorded[Name] scored [N] points
✨ Yaku Achieved[Name] achieved [yaku]!

Player Profile

When you set your profile to public, other users can view your profile page. It displays:

Match StatsTotal Matches, Wins, Losses, Draws, Win Rate
CirclesCircles you belong to
Top RulesMost-played rulesets
Top YakuMost-achieved yaku
Published RulesYour public custom rulesets
BadgesEarned trophies