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Some commercially sold
(retail) solitaire mahjongg games. These games have either no shareware version or
only offers a demo or a very limited trial version (often an limitation on how many times you can
play, or are time limited, or crippled in such a way at it's almost
unplayable).
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2004
Mahjongg (3r)
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Commercial
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version. Good graphics. 5 game types (Solitaire Mahjongg, Lines,
Tetris, Blocks, Memory). 42 layouts. Undo, zoom, hint, shuffle,
sound, music, high score, songs (MIDI classical music), and a
Layout Editor. Req.: 3D graphics accelerator video card (Open
GL), Win95x, 300MHz cpu and 64mb RAM. Authors: Vladimir
Popolitov and Elenza Zueva. There is a 3,2 mb demo available
(expires after 7 days). Download from Tucows. |
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21st
Century Mah Jong - solitaire 1&2
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Commercial
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difficulty levels and 10 layouts. 20 tilesets (animals, flowers,
nature, science, Christmas, fairy etc.). Hall of fame, sounds,
undo, zoom, hint, training mode, demo, 10 background images.
Tileset Editor (make your own with bitmap files). Version 1 and
2 also sold separately for $9.99 each. Req.: Win
95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP |
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3D Magic Mahjongg
1.15 |
Commercial |
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 3D
version played in an "ancient tower". 50 layouts, 9 tile sets
and 7 rendered backgrounds. Lightning and particle effects,
fog/shadows, statistics for each layout, background music, 3
video modes (800x600, 1024x768, 1280x960), board can be viewed
from any angle.
The games strong point is the Game analysis who check at each move
if a layout is still solvable. Req.: Win 95/98/ME/2000/XP, Pentium PII 300, DirectX compatible video card (3D acceleration and 16 MB Video-RAM
recommended, 32mb ram, DirectX 8.1 The
trial version is limited to ten days and has only 3 backgrounds,
five layouts and two tilesets (classical and characters).
Two variants also available at $14.95:
3D Magic Mahjongg Holidays Edition and 3D Magic Mahjongg '4th of July'
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[Note: I have been a late beta
tester for this game]
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3D
Mahjong (Solitaire) 1.03
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Commercial
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version. 20 layouts and two tilesets (traditional and kids). 3-
dimensional layouts. Hint, Super Hint (shows all possibilities),
music, sound, high score, shuffle. The game is sometimes called
'3D Mahjongg Solitaire' and sometimes '3D Mah Jongg' only. There
is a 16 mb trial/demo available (only 7 trials) at DarkBasic
Pro Showcase. Req.: Win
98/2000/NT4/XP, Direct X9.0, 64 Mb Ram, 3D Video Card w/16Mb
RAM. |
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3D
Mahjongg
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Commercial
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Seems to be a very good high quality graphics 3D version. Pan or
tilt at any angle. 99 or 100 layouts, high score, hints, undo,
shuffle. Req: Win 98/ME/2000/XP and DirectX 7+.
Seems to have been developed by 'White
Lynx'. Sold by 'WorldStart.com'.
Note: Don't confuse this
with '3D Mahjong' - a true mahjongg game from Zhu
Lian. |
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5 Star
MahJongg 1.01
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Commercial
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game (not as good as it claims...). 48 layouts (ranked from Easy
to Very Hard) and 6 tile sets ( Classical, Egyptian, Medieval,
Primitive, Ancient and Pop). 3 modes: Easy (for Kids), Normal
Mode and Tournament mode (realistic simulation). Choose random
or solvable boards. High score lists, sounds, shuffle, hint.
Note: Only 10 tries in the shareware version. Req.:
Win95/98/ME/NT/2000. Developed for QA by HyperVisual.
A retail version was earlier sold by WizardWorks under the name
'Mah Jong Mania! (seems to be discontinued now). |
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| Solitaire
mahjongg game. 50 layouts (12 to 154 tiles), backgrounds,
3 tile sets, unlimited undo/redo, high-score, hint,
shuffle,
Versions for PalmOS (3.5+) and
PocketPC |
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Screenshot from PalmOS version
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Commercial |
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Word (collect words and form letters), Math (build mathematical expressions)
and Shuffle Mah Jong (tiles reshuffle automatically if there is no
free moves left). Highscore can be published on the net, layout
editor, shuffle, auto save, 66 layouts. There is a very crippled
demo available (it will expire after 10 games among other
things). Also versions for Mac, Linux, PalmOS, and PocketPC. |
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After Dark Games |
Commercial |
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| After Dark Games is a collection of 11
games (card, puzzle, arcade, tetris, word games). "...sharp, colorful graphics and engaging music and sound".
Includes 'Mooshu Tiles' (a solitaire
mahjongg game) who gives you a fortune cookie when you finish.
Made by Sierra (Berkely Systems) in 1998. Discontinued. For Mac
(PowerMac, System 7.5.5 +) and Windows (95/98/ME). Buy at Amazon.
Reviews: GameSpot
/ LadyDragon
/ The
Critical Eye / MobyGames. |
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Sierra |
Price: $4.99
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Art Mahjongg 1.02 |
Commercial |
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| Quote:
"...many levels in the classic design as well as brand new
designs....handpixelated graphics.....backgrounds ranging from knights themes to science fiction themes."
4 tilesets and four levels (?), MP3- sounds, German language
only. Req.: DirectX 8.1+, 8 mb ram,
Win 95/ 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP. A repackaged version (of this game
or Magnussoft's MagJongg is being sold by KOCH Media
UltraLine Games as Mahjongg (9,99 €) |
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Bicycle
Board Games
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Commercial
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is one of fifteen board games in this collection from Microsoft.
5 layouts. List of all games: Mancala, Color Match, Vanish, Five
Dice, Mill, Chess, Checkers, Chinese Checkers, Dominoes,
Backgammon, Four-in-a-Row, Sink the Ships, Reversi, Mahjong,
Cross and Circles. Req.:
95/98/Me/2000/XP. More information at Microsoft.
Buy at Amazon. |
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Cats Mah
Jong Solitaire
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Commercial
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| 2D/3D
solitaire mahjongg game. Also includes a true multiplayer
mahjongg game and Shisen-Sho. 20 tile sets and 150 layouts.
Layout Editor, difficulty levels, sounds, undo, hint, pause,
zoom, demo, high score list. A 6,9 demo is available for
download (you can only play it five times). Req.: Win
98/NT/2000/ME/XP |
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Cosmi
Championship Mah Jongg |
Commercial |
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3D graphics, music, several backgrounds, different skill levels.
Also a Memory Mah Jongg game (concentration)
Req.: Windows 98 or higher. Buy
at Amazon.
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Cosmi |
Price: $9.99 |
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Dragon's Challenge |
Commercial |
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Standard
solitaire mahjongg game. 12 layouts, 6 tilesets, 18 backgrounds,
sound, hint, shuffle, undo, tournament mode. First published
1996. Probably a licensed game from Activision. The publishers
Expert Software died in 2002. Review from 2000 at KickstartNews.
System req.: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME, 486DX 100Mhz+, 8MB RAM
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
and JBSoftware |
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Expert Software |
Price: $ 12.95 |
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Disney's
Mahjongg |
Commercial |
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| Solitaire
Mahjongg game made for small children and featuring Disney
characters. 2 game modes (1-player Shanghai, 2-player Shanghai)
and two mini games: a tile slider puzzle and a game where you
have to match tiles that are next to each other (with several
options and variants). 6 tilesets (traditional, Pooh &
Friends, Disney Princess, Mickey & Friends, Disney Film
Classics and Disney Villains). Sound, music, timer, 150 layouts. Req.:
Windows 98 / ME / XP, P-233, 32MB RAM, 2MB Video, DirectX 9.0b. Buy at Amazon.com There once also
existed
a 'Mulan MahJongg' in the 'Disney's Hot Shots'
game series (review
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Galaxy of
Mahjongg
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Commercial
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4 different games: Game of Four
Winds SE (limited version of Berry Bloem's true mahjongg game),
RahJongg (limited version of 'Curse of Ra' with only 22 levels),
Solitaire (70 backgrounds and 18 tilesets) and Rivers
(Shisen-Sho).
Galaxy of Mahjongg 2:
Same content as above and MahJongg Empire (se below). Buy
at MyGamerOutlet
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| Graphics and
features looks impressive. Three game modes: Standard solitaire
mahjong, Shisen-Sho, and Nagori (memory). 320x320 high-res graphics,
80 layouts, 3 tilesets and 7 backgrounds. Tournament mode (28
levels), multiplayer, unlimited undo, sound, music, shuffle,
hint. 2 reviews: PDASquare
and Schoon's
Place. Versions for Palm OS 5 and Pocket PC.
Demo versions available. |
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Great Pyramid |
Commercial |
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description: "Match tiles in this Egyptian-theme PC game...MahJongg-type game
play". Sorry: Don't know whether this is a
standard solitaire mahjongg game or perhaps Shisen-Sho. Very
little information found and the screenshot is inconclusive.
From 1998. Discontinued game - no information anymore on eGames
site. Req.: Win 95/98.
Buy at SoftwareSuperMall.com
($9.99)
/ DigitalRiver
($14.99) |
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eGames |
Price: $9.99 |
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GSP
MahJongg
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Commercial
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6 themed sets of
tiles (tilesets), 6 backgrounds, hint, 10 different layouts,
standard and time mode. Req.: Win 95/98/ME/2000. Box
cover. Sold by some other stores in a different package (screenshot).
A time-limited demo (14 days) is available from WinSite
(3,4 mb). |
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GSP
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Price: £9.99
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Hoyle
Mahjong Tiles
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Commercial
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version was originally named 'Zen Bones' and appeared
first in 'Hoyle Board Games 2000'. Two variants: Gravity
Tiles (SameGame) and Memory Tiles (Concentration-type
game). The 'Mahjong Tiles' game is in Hoyle Solitaire
& Mah Jong Tiles ($19.99), Hoyle Mahjong Tiles ($10.75),
Hoyle Table Games 2004, Hoyle Board Games 2004, Hoyle Puzzle
Games 2004 - $29.99 each. Buy at Amazon. The screenshot is from
Hoyle Board Games 2003. |
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King's
Mahjongg
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Commercial
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2D and 3D. 25 layouts, 15 tilesets, different difficulty levels,
use your own images as backgrounds. Made by SoftKey, a division
of MindScape.
Req.: Pentium 133 MHz, 32 MB RAM, Win 95/98/ME/XP
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MagJongg 1.05 |
Commercial |
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Three different levels of difficulty available. Hand drawn backgrounds,
MP3-sounds, German language only. This
is probably just an older version of Art Mahjongg. Req.:
DirectX 8.1+, 8 mb ram, Win 95/ 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP. A
repackaged version (of this game or Magnussoft's Art MahJongg
is being sold by KOCH Media
UltraLine Games as Mahjongg (9,99 €). |
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Mah Jong
(Idigicon)
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Commercial
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positive side: 40 layouts, 6 tile sets and Level Editor. Built
in Jukebox (plays mp3, xm and mod files). On the negative
side: You can only play the demo three times (Softwrap control).
Author: Steve Smith. Req.: Win 95/ 98/ ME/ 2000/XP, DirectX 7, 300
Mhz CPU, 32 mb ram and 8 mb video card. An older version was called
'Dragon Tiles' (see Xmystik)
(3.2 mb - download not available, email me
for this file!). |
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4,3 mb -
download from: |
Idigicon
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Price:
$10-15
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Mah Jongg
1
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Commercial
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Good
graphics, hint, music, high score. 10 levels with increasing
difficulty. Req.: Win98/NT4/Win2000/ME/XP and Macromedia
Flash 5+.
Installation, game and website in German only. Online
play also.
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Mah Jongg 1.33 |
Commercial |
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| Solitaire
mahjongg game for PalmOS 3.5+.
Features: . Change point of view,
peek under a tile (only once), all games solvable, 10
layouts. Available in English and German. Trial version
available (game stops before the end). |
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Mah Jongg
2 - The Curse of Morxius
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Commercial
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successor to 'Mah Jongg 1'. The game promises better graphics on
tiles, 12 levels and 10 bonus levels. Online
play. Also called 'Mah Jongg Premium'. Req.: Win98 OSR1/ SE/ NT/
2000/ ME/XP and Macromedia Flash MX+. Easiest place to
buy from: T-online. A 2,1 mb demo
can be downloaded at WinSite
($9.95).
A Christmas edition (Mah Jongg X-mas) can be played here. |
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Mah Jongg - In 80 Minuten um die Welt |
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| Or:
"MahJongg -Around the World in 80 Minutes". Another good
game (bright graphics) from Crenetic and this time there's a
"story"...You have 80 minutes time to get around the
world on three different routes. 44 levels (144 to 400 tiles), 6
tilesets, 12 songs, sound, hints, highscore. Language: German.
Req.: Win98,NT,2000,ME,XP, Macromedia Flash 7, Pentium 1200 Mhz
and 64 mb ram. More info, demo (2,1 mb) and online play at Gamity.de
or download from WinSite. |
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Crenetic
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Price:
€9,95 / $19.95
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Mah Jongg
World
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Commercial
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Play Solitaire or online. Also Tetris Mah Jongg. 21 tilesets.
Tileset Editor. Sound and High score. German only.
Req.: Win 98, ME, 2000, XP, Pentium 266Mhz, 64 mb RAM, DirectX
8.
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Mahjong Garden To Go 1.0 |
Commercial |
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with the ad: "Attractive graphics". Three game modes: Traditional,
Garden (you have free cells to temporary re-locate
tiles which you feel "are in the way"), and Waterwheel
(if you match the right tiles water will turn the
wheel). 44 layouts, sound, music, reshuffle, hint, undo.
Be rewarded with tokens and 'mahjong treasures'. 9,2
mb demo available (60 min. trial) - you must be connected
to the internet. Req.: Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP, DirectX 7.0. |
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Pogo |
Price: $19.99 |
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Mahjong Mania Deluxe
1.0 |
Commercial |
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tiles. 100+ layouts and more available for download. Use your
own graphics as backgrounds. Themes (preset selection of
tilesets, backgrounds, music, layout). Board Editor (make own
layouts up to 432 tiles). Hint, sound, music, local or online
highscore. Personally I think the tile graphics could have been
better. Req.: 200+, 64 mb ram, windows 95+. Trial version
available (seven days or ten times play only) |
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Mahjong
Ultimate
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Commercial
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Standard solitaire mahjongg game and 'Mahjong Memory'. 51
layouts, 250 backgrounds, 50 tilesets, 10 songs. Hint, high
score. Versions for Mac and Windows (9x, DirectX 5+, Pentium 66
MHz). Review based on windows version.
Purchase link not working.
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Mahjongg+ v1.0 |
Commercial |
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| Solitaire
mahjongg game for PalmOS 3.1+. Several layouts, unlimited
undo, replay, support for color, 16 levels of gray scale,
four levels of gray scale, and black and white. A
trial version was available at Palm
Gaming World earlier, but has disappeared. Author:
Chris Olson. Free add-ons still available at Palm
Gaming World. |
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Mahjongg 2.01 |
Commercial |
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3 difficulty levels, 8-bit color and
greyscale support, several layouts, tilesets and
backgrounds, expansion packs available, undo, hint,
shuffle, hints, zoom, sound, highscore.
Req.: Palm OS® 3.0 or above. You
can only play 10 times in the demo version (276 kb).
A repacked version of v. 1.00
called Mahjongg for Palm OS by Global Star
Software Limited is being sold for $10.99 at Amazon.
Works only in PalmOS 3.5.
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Mahjongg Challenge |
Commercial |
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12 variations,
several levels of difficulty (inverting columns, testing your memory, wild cards,
against the clock).
Hint, undo, shuffle, different tile sets, layouts and backgrounds. Req.: Windows
95/98/2000/ME/XP, 16 mb ram, 233 MHz Pentium+, DirectX 3.0+
Buy at Amazon
or BITS.com |
| Producer: |
Channel Sources |
Price: $10.55 |
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Mahjongg
Classic
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Commercial
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4 layouts and 4 tilesets (Modern, Greek, Egyptian and Ancient).
Digital soundtrack. Hint.
Req.: Win 98 / Me, Pentium
200+, 32 MB RAM |
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MahJongg
Empire
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Commercial
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A mahjongg
solitaire derivative. A tournament-type game, time doesn't
count, only the value of the pairs you remove (if you
remove a 9 of Bamboo you get 9 points). 3D. Many layouts.
Only one tileset. No music. Originally made by Thomas Patchell
at 'XtremeGames 3D' and named 'Shogun Mahjongg'.
Req.: Win
95/98/Me/2000/XP, Pentium 700, Memory: 64 RAM, Direct X7+ |
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eGames
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Price:
$14.99
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Mahjongg for
Pocket PC 1.0 |
Commercial |
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Versions for Pocket PC/WinCE,
Pocket Manager OS Pocket Manager OS (Casio BE-300 and
Casio BE-500) and Sony Ericsson P800/P900 (SymbianOS).
15 days trial are available from
the homepage.
Screenshot from PocketPC version
The same game is being sold by ClickGamer
under the name of 'Mahjong'...
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Mahjongg
Madness
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Commercial
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little information on Amazon.com or Broderbund's homepages.
Quote from customer at Amazon.com : "I ordered this game
because it said I had a choice of 1500 different tiles to choose
from, but the choices were very disappointing. They were many
real pictures, like you would see from a clip art program,
making it very hard to pick out the difference in tiles on the
screen." |
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MahJongg
Master 4
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Commercial
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Commercial
version of the shareware Kyodai MahJongg 18.42
2D and 3D
solitaire mahjongg game. Five additional mini games: 2 Player
Solitaire, Memory, Clicks, Slider, and Rivers. Over 1001
backgrounds, 130 board layouts plus layout editor to create your
own, and 250 tilesets. Req.: Win95 /98 /ME /2000 /XP |
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eGames
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Price: $ 12.99
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MahJongg
Master Deluxe Suite
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Commercial
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'MahJongg Master 5' has the traditional solitaire
mahjongg game and 7 additional mini games. 389 3D rendered tile
sets, 261 layouts and 1400 backgrounds. Layout Editor. Based on
the shareware 'Kyodai MahJongg'.
'MahJongg Patience' is based on favorite Solitaire card
games, such as Free Cell, Klondike, and Wild Dragons. 10
complete MahJongg games each with its own unique set of rules. [Probably
a licensed version of 'Pretty Good MahJongg' (se the 'Other'
section)]
Req.: Win 95/98/Me/XP/2000, Pentium 233, Memory: 16 MB, Direct X
8.0
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eGames
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Price: $
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Mahjongg Mystery 1.01 |
Commercial |
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Play in Classic
mode or Arcade mode (against time), 25 layouts, 3 difficulty
levels, sound, high score, undo, shuffle, hint. A demo (3,4 mb)
is available from the producers homepage: restrictions are: Only
15 tries, only one tileset, only 3 layouts and no saved
highscore..
Earlier known as Mahjongg Masters
1.01 for Windows (just renamed and repacked the game).
Demo of original game (7,8 mb) available at ZDNet.
MahJongg Fortuna Deluxe 1.00
(horoscope themed
variant) also available
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Zylom |
Price: €19.95 |
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Mahjongg
Towers II - The Rise
Of Shanghai 1.1
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With
500+ boards (tile layouts) included and the opportunity to
download 100 new ones each week (?) this one looks good.
Includes a Board Editor and you can upload your own layouts. You
can play "towers" with up to 432 tiles and up to 9
level deep. 9 tile sets. 3 modes: Classic, Concentration,
Scramble. Sound, music, hints and high score list. The demo
version works for 60 minutes. Req.: 300 MHz CPU, Win95+, 32 mb
memory, IE4+.
BigFishGames has five other games based on the same code with
their own theme: Mahjongg USA, Mahjongg Holidays, Mahjongg
Easter, Mahjong Halloween and Mahjongg Valentine. |
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Mahjongg
Variations 1.2
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Commercial
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| The ad
says you can play Mahjongg Solitaire in 12 unique ways. Standard
can be played in four variations ('Simple' (tiles doesn't have
to be 'free'), 'Standard' (sic!), and two variations of standard
with different degree of hint and shuffle available). 'Wild
Cards' (match wild card tiles for bonuses), 'Tools' (all kind of
help), 'Memory', 'Zapper' (zap away blocking tiles), Time
Challenge (against the clock), 'Flipper' (flip the order of
columns), 'Spares & Doubles (cheat with extra tiles),
'Puzzle' (all solve able). There are 16 tilesets, 16
backgrounds, 16 layouts and 800 unique puzzle levels. Sound,
music, hint, shuffle, high score.
Only 4 tilesets, 4 backgrounds
and 4 layouts in demo version. Limited to 15 times. Req: Win
95,98,ME,NT4,2000,XP and DirectX 6.1+ |
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Masque
Mahjongg
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Commercial
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100
tilesets, 400 layouts, 2500 backgrounds. Includes five new
Mahjongg games, each with different rule variations - Niagara,
Three Lines, Recall, Lines of Five and Alignment. Use your own
pictures as backgrounds. Layout Editor. Eight music tracks.
Windows (95,98,NT,2000,ME,XP) and Mac
OS X versions. Update: And for PalmOS and PocketPC. |
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Master Qwan's Mahjongg |
Commercial |
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| Nice and
clear graphics. 24 layouts and 4 tilesets. Highscore,
reshuffle. 4 different modes: Standard, Memory (with
regular layouts!), SpeedMatch (find the pairs shown within
12 seconds) and Challenge Master Qwan. Must play and succeed
in many layouts before you can enter World Championship
Mode. The approach is perhaps to pedagogic...Master Qwan
shows and tells.. and will show you the move if you
haven't figured it out in 30 seconds...
4,5 mb demo available (only 60 minutes gameplay)
and it needs an Internet connection to play.
Developed by GameRival.
Req.: Win98+, 400MHz Pentium, 64 mb RAM |
| Publisher: |
TryGames |
Price: €16.70 |
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Mega
Mahjongg
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Commercial
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| 120 tile sets,
475 backgrounds, 350 layouts, multiple difficulty settings,
hints, tips, single or multi-player mode, 2D and 3D graphics,
customizable layouts, music.
There seems to be special versions of
'Arcade Mahjongg', 'Ultimate Mahjongg' and 'Twilight Mahjongg'
in this box (information taken from a customers review at Amazon
and the 'legal notice' at Encores site).
Req.: Win 98/ME/2000/XP, 266MHz Pentium, 32MB RAM.
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