mahjong

Graphically stunning solitaire mahjong game

Moonlight Mahjong is a solitaire mahjong game in which you have to match two identical tiles in a pile, trying to remove all the tiles and be left with a clean playing field. Moonlight Mahjong has been available on iPad and iPhone for a while now, and has been ported to the Mac. Moonlight Mahjong installs easily.

Moonlight Mahjong offers four different types of games. The traditional tile-matching scramble game is the default, but there's also a challenge mode with no undo, a puzzle board version, and a relaxation mode, which won't let you lose. The graphics in … Read more

Tile matching and removal game

Mahjong Free is a tile-based matching game. Despite the name, Mahjong Free is not the traditional mah-jongg game you'll see played with four players, but what's called Mahjong Solitaire, in which you try to match identical tiles. Mahjong Free is available for Mac and iOS devices.

Mahjong Free starts with a stack of tiles laid out in a predictable pattern. The goal of the game is to choose pairs of identical tiles, which are then removed to show tiles underneath. To finish the game you've got to choose the pairs in such a way that you can … Read more

The Rolls-Royce of mahjong

We have loved mahjong--or the popular computer version of it, which is really mahjong solitaire--ever since we first encountered it in our middle school computer lab. True mahjong is a multiplayer table game and bears little resemblance to the computer game that most Westerners know, which involves matching mahjong-style tiles with one another in order to clear the board. Mahjong In Poculis is the latter. If you're looking for traditional mahjong, this isn't it, but if you're a lover of mahjong solitaire, be prepared to spend a big chunk of your time with this addictive game.

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Make it a game night this weekend- save 75 percent on this classic game bundle

UPDATE August 19, 2011:This offer has now ended.

UPDATE August 17, 2011: Due to popular demand, we are bringing this bundle back for 24 hours only. Grab it now before the offer is gone forever.

Game night is in order. If you enjoy a little healthy competition like I do, you are going to love this classic game bundle we are bringing you today. With this bundle, you get both SolSuite Solitaire and Mahjong 2011 Suites, so you can play solo to brush up on your skills or challenge your friends to an online tournament. You can also track … Read more

Tile-matching fun

Shanghai Mahjong is a free version of the classic game Mahjong, in which you clear the board by matching pairs of colorfully illustrated tiles. Adults and kids alike will enjoy this fun game.

Shanghai Mahjong is attractively designed and simple to use. We've played many versions of this type of game over the years, and it never gets old. Lots of PCs come with some type of Mahjong preinstalled, but if your computer didn't, you can download this game for free. The software comes with no Help file that we could find. We did find brief instructions on … Read more

Attractive Mahjong solitaire

First, let's be clear on what Mahjong Epic isn't: it isn't Mahjong. Rather, it's Mahjong solitaire, which is something else entirely. If you're looking for Mahjong, you're going to be disappointed. If you're looking for a Mahjong you can play alone, however, we think you'll be pleased with this program.

The program's interface is quite sleek and attractive, with all of the features and options arranged neatly with rounded buttons. The program offers 100 different tile arrangements, as well as the capability for users to create their own arrangements with as … Read more

Ambrosia games bundle for Mac

Our friends at Ambrosia Software just told us about their 15th Anniversary Games Bundle, and if you're looking for a great gift for the Mac gamer in your life, this is a great deal.

The $19 bundle includes six games from Ambrosia's stable of fun and creatively-written games for the Mac: Apeiron, Bubble Trouble, Redline, SketchFighter, Aki Mahjong, and Darwinia.

Apeiron and Bubble Trouble are arcade-style, friendly games with bright graphics and entertaining game play for kids and adults alike. Aki Mahjong is an elegant take on the tile-based Chinese Solitaire-type game.

SketchFighter is designed in a pen-and-ink … Read more

Fun flying with Power Downloader

Kitty Kilobyte is off to Europe for her annual vacation abroad. Like many of us, she loves travel but hates flying. When she asked Power Downloader if he had any advice--such as a program that was so boring it would put her to sleep for 10 hours--he came back with an alternative plan.

Instead of boring herself to sleep, Power Downloader suggested Kitty try a brain challenge--an engaging game that would take her mind off the pre-flight horrors of the TSA and the in-flight trauma of getting stuck with the middle seat. Power D's recommendation this week is MahJong Suite 2008. … Read more

'Automated Mahjong': Never shuffle tiles again

Poker may be considered the "game of champions" here in the States, but in other parts of the world mahjong holds that title. So it comes as little surprise to learn that it has its own version of the "iDealer" we mentioned earlier.

The "Automatic Mahjong Table" shuffles tiles that are funneled into a center unit and then miraculously elevates them in perfectly stacked rows before each player. (See video below.) There's even a dice tumbler that remains flush with the table's surface until a button is pushed, springing into action like … Read more