2012 video game
Microsoft Mahjong (formerly Mahjong Titans, Shanghai Solitaire and Taipei) is a computer game version of mahjong solitaire published ⚾️ by Microsoft. The version titled Mahjong Titans was developed by Oberon Games and included in Windows Vista[4] and Windows 7 ⚾️ (except Starter and Home Basic editions). It takes advantage of the new graphical user interface (GUI) of Windows Vista, and ⚾️ includes features such as tile set and background choices. (In Windows Vista builds 5219 up to 5259, the game was ⚾️ known as Shanghai Solitaire.[5]) The game did not make it to Windows 8; however, a standalone version, developed by Arkadium[2] ⚾️ and published by Microsoft Studios,[3] can be downloaded from the Windows Store free of charge and played without download on ⚾️ the web.[6][3]
An older version of the game was known as Taipei and was bundled in Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1 and ⚾️ Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack.[7][8] That version included 32,767 possible configurations.[9]
Features [ edit ]
The player has a choice of six ⚾️ tile layouts[10] - Cat, Turtle, Crab, Dragon, Fortress and Spider, each a stylized portrayal of the respective object or animal. ⚾️ The background image can be chosen from five different options and there are four tile sets, including traditional Mahjong tiles, ⚾️ variations with fuller coloring or larger print, and an alternative pastel tile set with an entirely different picture theme.