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Tile-matching
solitaire mahjongg games, Shisen-Sho games and Ishido games for the Linux operating
system.
Please
note that I'm not a Linux user and do not have a Linux distro installed on my computer and that all information and screenshots are taken
from the publishers sites and/or other sites who lists games for Linux. If you should find any errors or
omissions (who I'm sure there are plenty of...); please contact me.
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Absolute Mah
Jong 1.0 |
Commercial |
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4 game modes: Classic, 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 Windows, Mac,
PalmOS, and PocketPC. Review based on Windows version.
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Screenshot from Windows version
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CL_Mahjongg 1.1 |
Freeware |
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7 layouts,
sound. Tile highlighting. Undo, redo. CL_Mahjongg is inspired by
Gnome Mahjongg. Author: Ricardo Dalcorsso Fodra. Versions for
Windows (98, 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP, DirectX 8+, ClanLib 0.6
(included)) and Linux (req.: ClanLib 0.6 (which requires Hermes and
ZLib). Screenshot Windows version. |
1,44 mb (win) and
600 kb (linux): |
RDFodra |
Price: 0 |
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gIshido 1.2 |
Freeware |
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Ishido clone for
the FreeBSD OS.
"A tile game which challenges you to place tiles of six colors and six
shapes onto a 12x8 grid." |
(size?) - download
from: |
FreeBSD |
Price: 0 |
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Gnome Mahjongg
2.7.8 |
Open Source |
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Gnome Mahjongg is
part of the 'gnome-games'
package, who itself is a part of Gnome
(desktop environment and developer platform for Unix and Linux
systems). Several tilesets, background is changeable, three
difficulty levels, pause, undo, redo, hint, shuffle, restart, high
score, moveable toolbar, specify game seed. Current
maintainer: Callum McKenzie. Source
to v.2.7, download
2.7.8. An 'Easy
tileset' with western (i.e., Latin) number, letters, and symbols
are also available. |
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GShisen.app (GNUstep)
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gshisen 1.1 |
Open Source |
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Shisen-Sho port to
FreeBSD, uses the GNUstep toolkit. |
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KIshido 0.1 |
Open Source |
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Author: Brian
Wallis. License: GPL. For Linux (X11). RPM builds available at RPM.Bone.Net.
Requires KDE (a
graphical desktop environment for Unix/Linux).
Might be another version of of KIshido
below (but I'm far from sure about this - please help somebody!) |
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KIshido 1.02 |
Open Source |
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Author: Matthias Köster.
For Linux (X11). Req: KDE 1.1.2 (KDE
is a graphical desktop environment for Unix/Linux). Information and
screenshot taken from 'The
Linux Game Tome'
Might be another version of KIshido 0.1
above (but I'm far from sure about this - please help somebody!) |
Download from: |
Unknown |
Price: N/A |
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KMahjongg for KDE |
Open Source |
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KMahjongg is an
open-source implementation of the popular Mahjongg game written
specifically for KDE (graphical desktop environment for Unix/Linux).
18 tilesets, 9 backgrounds and almost 70 layouts can be downloaded.
Layout Editor. You can make your own tilesets and backgrounds (bmp).
Create themes ( a combination of a tile set, background, and
layout). KMahjongg is part of the KDE
Games Center. Author: Mathias Mueller. |
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KShisen
(ShisenSho) |
Open Source |
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KShisen is an
open-source implementation of Shisen-Sho written specifically for
KDE (graphical desktop environment for Unix/Linux). Highscore,
hint, restart, check solvability, undo, redo, different board sizes,
speed, and levels, Manual 'The
KShisen Handbook'. KShisen is part of the KDE
Games Center. Author: Mario Weilguni.
Screenshot by: Marie-Claude Collilieux (big thanks!) |
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LexJongg 1.2 |
Open Source |
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Allegro version. Features several
random board layouts and has an (unsupported) layout editor. Written as a preparation for BlitzHack
in 9 hours. Versions for Windows (Direct X) and Linux. Source
code (929 kb) available. Made by Lennart Steinke
("Spellcaster"). From a review:
"It lacks replay value because there are no high scores and you only get to play one random board per
game". How to use the editor: Start the game with the
parameter "editor" (open the shortcut for the game and
editor behind the name of the executable). In the editor use 1-6
to change the layer of the layout. L to load a layout, S to save
it. (Thanks to Lennart!) |
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Lopan 0.9 |
Open Source |
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A clone of the
Amiga version of Activisions's original 'Shanghai'. Req.: SDL
(Simple DirectMedia Library) who is a cross-platform multimedia
library. Author: Dave Ashley. Originally named 'SDL Shanghai' (name
was changed after legal threats). Also known as 'SDL Lopan'. Works
at least in Linux
and BeOS. |
368 kb - Download from
homepage: |
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Price: N/A |
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Decent graphics.
Only standard layout and tileset. Hint, save/ load games. Made in
Allegro
- a game programming library for C/C++ developers (you have to
download their windows library first). Windows (34 kb), dos
(213 kb) and linux (84 kb) versions. Author: Daniel Harmon. |
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MahJongg
Solitaire 3D 0.95/0.96 |
Freeware |
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Beautiful
3D solitaire mahjongg game by Reto Schoelly. OpenGL, three
dimensional view, a hand drawn aquarelle tilesets. 2
layouts (castle/standard), 2 tilesets (Traditional/Fancy
letters). In the Linux version you can download tilesets,
layouts and backgrounds or create your own ones and
integrate them into the game (not yet in Windows game).
Undo, hint, highscore, shadows on/off. More tilesets and
layouts available at homepage (only in Linux version).
Versions for Windows (0.95) and Linux (0.96). Linux req.:
OpenGL drivers and QT library 3.x.Linux source available.
RPM packages for SuSE and packages for Xandros deb,
Debian, Slackware, Gentoo |
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NingPo
MahJong Deluxe 1.00.27/1.05.04
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Shareware
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9 tile
sets, 18 layouts and 10 backgrounds in this version. Hint, undo,
shuffle, music, sound, high score. Only 2 layouts and 3 tilesets in
shareware version. Versions for Windows (95,98,2000,ME,XP and Direct
x), Mac OS X (10.2+) and Linux (Linux Operating System 2.2.x or
later, Gnu C Libraries (glibc) 2.1.x or later, XFree86). Note:
Windows (3.3mb) ($19.95), Linux (5.1mb) ($14.95), OS X 10.2+ (3.7mb)
($19.95). Published by PopCap
Games and developed by Pyrogon Inc. The Linux version is ported by Linux
Game Publishing. |
Download from
homepage: |
Pyrogen
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Price: $14.95 (Linux)
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Screenshot from Windows version
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Qt# Mahjongg |
Open Source / GNU |
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The author says:
.."simple Mahjongg tile game.."
Requires: Qt# - who is a cross-platform GUI
toolkit for Mono and Portable.Net ( DotGNU). Author: Rhys Weatherley |
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Shisen for
Java 1.0 |
Freeware |
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Beautiful. 13
tilesets, multiple screen resolutions supported and automatic
scaling of tiles, Hall of Fame, undo, redo, hint, peek, restart,
pause, use jpg/gif/png-graphics as background, 3 difficulty levels,
6 board size from 14x6 to 30x16, several themes (look-and-feel),
English and German language. Req.: Java
2 runtime (download from Java
home). Platform independent (runs on OS/2, Linux, Windows,
Solaris and Mac OSX). Authors: Uwe and Jürgen aus dem Moore. |
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Shisen-Sho 1.3 |
Freeware |

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Shisen-Sho game for Samsung PDA
phone SCH-i519 using the MIZI Linux OS (a Korean Linux
embedded OS derivative).
It is based on the KShisen game by
Mario Weilguni for KDE and is available under the GNU
General Public License.
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Small Rockets
Mahjongg
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Shareware
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Average or below game. Only the standard tile set and layout in the
trial version. Three more layouts and tilesets in registered
version. Sound and music. Versions for Windows (req.:
Win95/98/ME/NT4/2000) and Linux
(req.: X Windows, SDL 1.2, GTK libraries). Review and screenshot
based on Windows version. |
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The Ace of Penguins 1.2 |
Open Source |
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The Ace of Penguins
is a set of Unix/X solitaire games. Includes clones of freecell,
golf, mastermind, merlin, minesweeper, pegged, solitaire, taipei
(with editor!), and thornq. Author: DJ Delorie. Versions for
Linux, agenda, irix, solaris, freebsd. Source available. GPL. Req:
PNG library and ZLib, GNU make and gcc to build. |
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Ultrasol 1.02 |
Freeware (GNU/GPL) |
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UltraSol is a modified version of
'PySol'. The basic 'PySol' is extended to include games using Ganjifa playing cards, Hanafuda cards and Mahjongg tiles, Tarock playing cards and the 52 card International Pattern deck. There are nearly 400 different ways to play Solitaire.
Linux (Req.: Python with Tkinter and Tcl/Tk) and Windows (Req: a
Python interpreter) game. Formerly known as 'FlowerSol'.
Developer: T. Kirk. Homepage
and Freshmeat
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xmahjongg 3.61 |
Freeware |
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10 tile sets, 24 layouts, undo, redo, hints,
cheat, boards that are always solvable (but you can turn this
feature off). Can use layouts made for Kyodai Mahjongg, KDE
Mahjongg, and the original Xmahjongg format, and tilesets from
Kyodai Mahjongg, KDE Mahjongg, and Gnome Mahjongg. For
X11/Unix. Pre-built packages available for Red Hat, Debian and
NetBSD. Source available. Author: Eddie Kohler.
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XShisen 1.51 |
Open Source |
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Shisen-sho game for
X11. Undo, search (i.e. hint), restart, highscore, auto-demo mode.
Source available. Req.: C++ compiler like gcc,
Motif 1.2+ or X11R5 Xaw+ (to build), Xpm library. Confirmed to work
on Linux 1.3.30 and HP-UX 9.05. Author: Masaoki Kobayashi
Online version: WebShisen
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