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- From: rjen@ctp.com (Robert Jen)
- Subject: Mahjong Game for PC (DOS)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.011251.7690@ctp.com>
- Followup-To: poster
- Summary: PC Mahjong Game available via anonymous ftp
- Keywords: mahjong, PC, DOS, game
- Organization: Cambridge Technology Partners
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 01:12:51 GMT
- Lines: 22
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- MAHJONG FOR ONE is an authentic mahjong game as played by the Chinese. It is
- not a solitaire game like Taipei or Shanghai, which use mahjong tiles but
- otherwise have no resemblance to this real fascinating ancient Chinese game.
-
- For those of you who do not know the game, mahjong is similar to gin rummy,
- but much more complex and challenging. It is a very popular social and
- gambling game. MAHJONG FOR ONE provides a beginner mode in which the
- program will give recommendations on what overall strategy to adopt and what
- tile to discard. In all modes, the program will give defensive suggestions.
-
- For those of you who are familiar with mahjong, this version is easily the
- best available. It plays the 14 tile variation with features like unlimited
- undo and tile counts. If you are looking for a game to practice with, this
- is definitely the one you want to have.
-
- This is a shareware PC mahjong game running under DOS. It is available
- via anonymous ftp from f.ms.uky.edu under /pub/msdos/Games/mahjong.zip.
- The posted executable is a full-featured demonstration version which is
- limited to 16 distinct deals.
-
- Posting on behalf of the actual author,
- Rob (rjen@ctp.com)
-