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Tile-matching
solitaire mahjongg, Shisen-Sho and Ishido games for the Macintosh OS / computer. These
games are probably most known as 'Gunshy' or 'Mombasa' on the Mac.
Please
note that I do not have a Mac computer and that all information and screenshots are taken
from the publishers sites and/or other sites who lists games for the Macintosh. If you should find any errors or
omissions (who
I'm sure there are plenty of...); please contact me.
The North Coast Macintosh User Group's
monthly newsletter, The Mouse Tales, reviewed 6 solitaire mahjongg
games in their November 2003 issue: Shanghai: Second Dynasty, Ning Po
MahJong, Mah Jong Solitaire (BoneHead), Mahjong Palace, Super Mah Jong
Solitaire, and Farmers MahJong. You might wanna check out their reviews
also.
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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). Req.: Mac OS 9 or later. Also versions for Windows,
Linux, PalmOS, and PocketPC. Review based on Windows version.
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Alchemy 1.2 |
Shareware |
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this variant the tiles are magical runes. The goal is to turn
the entire board into gold. Runes must be placed next to an
existing Rune, and they must match all adjacent Runes in either
their shape, their color, or both. "Stones" act as
wild cards. "Skulls" are magical bombs. Normal
'strategic mode' and 'time-trial mode'. Music, sound, hint, high
score and customs cursors. In the trial there is no high score,
no time trial and several nag screens. Versions
for Windows (req.:
Windows 95, 98, 2000, or ME with Direct X, Pentium II 200 Mhz ,
32 mb RAM). and an MAC OS X version. |
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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. 2
tilesets and several layouts. 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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Aki Mahjong Solitaire
1.0.2 |
Shareware |
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| Screenshots says beautiful
graphics... Timelimit play, highscore, 3 levels of difficulty, 12
levels, several layouts, 3 music tracks. Fragments of Japanese culture and
history during gameplay. Requirements: Mac OS X 10.1 or later. Only
three levels in demo. |
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Burning Monkey Mahjong
Solitaire 1.1 |
Shareware |
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| "Burning
Monkey Fun..." , "multiple tile layouts (40), random layout
generator, monkey pals, customizable backgrounds, with photos by
Sandia Ren". The colors are bright and charming, the animations are a bit crude but fun.
Reviews: Applelinks,
MacGamer.
For Mac OS X 10.1 or higher, ram req.: 64 Mb, 333MHz G3, 60MB hard disk space |
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Freeverse |
Price: $19.95 |
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Double
2.0.4 |
Freeware |
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Free Shanghai solitaire style game for the Macintosh. The picture
shown uses various icons downloaded from http://xicons.macnn.com/.
More beautiful icons can be found at chilliday or icon factory. This
application requires CarbonLib 1.0.4 or later and can run on OS X.
Download version 2.0.4 (700k) Classic or OS X |
| 700 kb (OS X) and 750
(Classic): |
PCV
Soft |
Price: 0 |
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Dragon 1.03 |
Freeware |
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| "A game like
Shanghai" (all I know...) Author: Jochen Pier, Köln. The game
was programmed with the help of TCL on a Apple Macintosh Classic II
in 1993. |
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FarmersMahJongg 0.9.1 |
Freeware |
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| Undo, hint.
Versions for Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server and NEXTSTEP. Source
available. ObjectFarm Public License. Author: Tom Engel. |
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Game of the Winds 2.2 |
Shareware |
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| 20 layouts and an
layout editor, 4 tilesets ("Letters" - alphabet,
"Shapes" - shapes and colors, "Road Signs" and
standard "Mahjongg", high score. German and English.
Author: Martin Cordsmeier. For Macintosh. Req.: System 7.0 or later. |
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GShisen.app (GNUstep)
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GShisen 2000 |
Open Source |
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| Shisen-Sho clone
for Apple II. Review
of an old version (1998). Author: Kelvin Sherlock.
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MacTaipei
1.0 |
Freeware |
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| Play the solitaire game using the Mahjong tiles.
Highscore. System requirements: sound output, Color Quickdraw, System 7.x.,
Mac 60 Mhz, 8 mb ram. Written in Codewarrior C version 8 - a 68k
application. Author: Frans Breukelman (1999) |
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Mah Jong Solitaire
2 v.1.80 |
Shareware |
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| 32 bit high resolution graphics,
OpenGL 3D, music player, layout browser,
statistics, undo, shuffle, suggest, five difficulty options, six different game modes including memory, two turns, and classic.
Layout Editor, use your own backgrounds, 11 tilesets, 50 layouts, high
score. Req: Mac OS X 10.1+. There is also available a 'Mah Jong Solitaire'
1 v. 3.25 ($ 8,50) with X 10.1+ version and classic version ( 8.6+). |
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Mahjong Palace
1.02 |
Shareware |
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| Several layouts,
backgrounds, tile sets, Layout Editor, hint, shuffle. Author: Glenn
Seemann. For Macintosh. Req.: Mac OS 8.6/9/X, 12mb Ram, 800x600
display |
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Mahjong
Solitarus |
Shareware |
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5 tile themes, 20 game levels, layout
editor (share your layouts over the net with other users),
"chill-out" music, high score for each layout.
No access to the 20 game levels and the layout editor in
the shareware version.
Req.: Mac OS X, G3 400Mhz, 16Mb
video card. |
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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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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. |
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Nahan: The Ultimate 3D Puzzle Game |
Commercial |
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| Nahan is customizable 3D
tile matching game. Rotate a 3D layout forwards/ backwards and
left/right, zoom in/out, several backgrounds, block patterns, tile layout and 13 audio tracks, hints,
musical tracks, layout editor. Reviews: GameGirls,
MobyGames.
Developed by Electric Sheep and
published by Global Star Software in 1998 (retail price was $14.99 - $19.99).
Req.: Mac OS, Windows 95 / 98 /ME. Discontinued and impossible
(?) to buy. Watch Amazon! |
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Global Star |
Price: NA |
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Nikakudori
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Commercial
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| Shisen-Sho
game made by Japanese company Symphony Inc. Sold in the retail
"SHOCKPRICE500 series". Don't know where you can get it
(possibly only in Japan...). Versions for Macintosh (68K,7.x) and
Windows (95 and above), PlayStation. Some Japanese links: 1
(info. and download of trial versions) - 2
(win/mac68k info) - 3
(Classic/OS8) - 4
(OSX). This online shockwave is
built directly on this game: Play
(screenshot) |
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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. |
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homepage: |
Pyrogen
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Price: $19.95 (Mac)
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Piles'O'Tiles
Desktop 2.2
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Commercial
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boards (layout). Four tilesets available (incl. one mahjongg
set). Online high score, hint. Tileset /level editor in
registered version. Author: Andy Kellett. Req.: Versions for
Macintosh (OS8.5 w/ CarbonLib, OS X Compatible, 400Mhz+),
Windows (req.:95/98/ME/2000/XP and DirectX 8.1),
and Pocket PC
(ARM/XScale and MIPS) available. A crippled demo (only five
boards and two rounds of play) can be downloaded from the
homepage. Review based on Windows version. |
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3,7 mb Demo
- download from: |
F1-software
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Price: $ 16.95
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Pyramad
1.2
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Abandonware |
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Egyptian
theme. Your goal is to build a complete pyramid from
randomly drawn blocks. You must match hieroglyphics along
each side of the blocks in order to place them together.
Good standalone guide explain the rules. Must run in 256
colors. Made by Magicastle 1997. Shareware ($20), probably
abandonware today. Only one level in shareware version
(and that is the version available for download). Review
and screenshot based on windows version. Read other
reviews here
and here.
Update: The author has announced a comeback in 2005
with an updated shareware version of Pyramad, please see
the MagiCastle
website.
Pyramad was originally
published as a two player board game in 1982, and revamped
to a solitaire puzzle game. It's rules are unique and it
predates Ishido. You must match symbols along each side of
the board and stacking them to form a pyramid.
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3,8 mb win
3,5 mb mac
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Homepage:
NA
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Price:
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QuickTile |
Shareware |
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| QuickTile is a tile matching game, with a twist. Instead of tiles with static pictures, QuickTile has animated graphics that play
continuously in each tile while you remove them from the board.
Req.: PowerMac or 68k Mac (68040 recommended) with 3 megs of free RAM, System 7.0 or later, and QuickTime. |
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Rhiannon's Realm: Celtic Mahjong Solitaire |
Shareware |
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| Celtic themed
solitaire mahjongg game. Very beautiful artwork and themes! 65
board layouts, 13 desktop wallpapers/backgrounds, windowed or full-screen
mode, three different levels of difficulty, hint, shuffle, high
score, music, sound, play in Journey or Single Game modes. Available for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
(200 Mhz Pentium+, 32 Mb ram) and Macintosh OS X 10.2 (500 Mhz G3+,
32 Mb ram). 1024x768. Developed by: Evil Genius Games. Only one
background in demo. |
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RuniX |
Shareware |
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| Shisen-Sho with an
emphasis on Rune tilesets. 3 difficulty levels. 6 variations
(Classic - similar to the NEXTSTEP game "AcChen"), Classic
Plus - larger play area, Blocked - beware of the immobile
pieces and don't get trapped, Flatland - one layer only and for
children, Progressive, Timeless - no time limit). Req.: Mac OSX
10.1+. |
| 12,3 mb - download from: |
IllumineX |
Price: $14.95 |
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Shanghai |
Abandonware |
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| Black &
White. Runs only on older Macs (MacOS 7.0- 8.1).
Early Activision version? |
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Shanghai II |
Abandonware |
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| 'Creator Tool',
sound, music, several tilesets.
Old Activision version? (files
compressed 1998) |
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Shanghaï 2.0.1 |
Freeware (?) |
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| Macintosh, OS 7 or
greater. Probably *OLD*.... |
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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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Super Mah
Jong Solitaire 2.06
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Commercial
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20 layouts and 3 tilesets. Sound, music. Hint, help, undo,
reshuffle, high score. Only 12 tries in the demo version (1,9 mb).
Versions for Windows ( 95/98/ME/2000/XP, 32 Mb RAM) and MacOS X
(10.1+).
Demo for Mac at Apple
Downloads (2,3 mb)
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Take Away 2.4.2 |
Freeware |
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| Several variations:
Enigma (Shanghai), Memory (concentration), Gravity (tetris), Follow
Me (click on sequences of flashing tiles), The Plush!, Slider (tile
slide puzzle). Req.: PowerPC ( 32 mb Ram), MacOS 8.1+ and Apple's
DrawSprocket Library. Author: Ian Howle, homepage: Howlewhere.
Also available is a 68k version (2.0.4). |
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TUCOWS |
Price: 0 |
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Twilight Mahjongg
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Shareware
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| Solitaire mahjongg with a science
fiction makeover. 15 science fiction themed tilesets, 5 'spacey
themed' layouts. Random or replay able layouts. 4 one player
games (Standard, Simple (tiles doesn't have to be 'free'),
Space Card Mahjongg (tiles can teleport, change, move etc.) and
Memory Match. Two players can compete against each other in
'Time Challenge' or 'Match Off' (match most tiles). High score,
sound, shuffle. Shareware version only one tileset, 2 layouts
and limited number of available puzzles. Versions for Windows
(req: Win
95,98,ME,NT4,2000,XP and DirectX 6.1+) and Mac (by Red
Marble Games). Listing based on on windows version. |
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World
Championship Mah Jongg Solitaire 2.11
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Shareware
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| 19
tilesets, 100+ layouts, 51 background images, 13 music pieces.
online and local high score, Standard and two-player mode. 3 bonus
games (incl. a memory game). Use your own image files as
backgrounds. Layout Editor. Versions for Windows and Mac OS X. 15 days trial w/nag
screens. |
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CleverMedia
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Price:$19.95
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Zador 1.7.2a |
Shareware |
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| Shisen-Sho. 50
levels, 4 different Chinese music-tunes, highscore, meditation mode,
6 different tilesets: Asian (original Chinese Mah-Jongg tiles),
Egyptian, Fantasy, Xmas, Sockquest (find pairs of matching socks..),
Kidspanic (variation with simple geometric shapes for kids). For
Macintosh v.8 and above. |
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