Mahjong

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Mahjong

麻雀

Front box art

Developer(s): Nintendo Publisher(s): Nintendo Platform: Famicom Famicom Disk System Category: Tabletop Players: 1 Predecessor: N/A Successor: VS. Mahjong

Release dates Japan: August 27, 1983 (Famicom) February 21, 1986 (Famicom Disk System) China: 1983

任天堂 ©1983

Mahjong (alternatively spelled as Mah-Jong on the game's cartridge and Mah Jong for its Hong Kong release) is a Famicom game in the Yakuman/Mahjong series, based on the popular Chinese tile-game Mahjong.

Summary

The aim of the game is to form a winning hand (yaku) and gather the most number of points.

Blurb

Box (Hong Kong)

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You can enjoy the thrill
and excitement of
playing Mahjong yourself
against the computer.

There are 3 levels - Beginner, Inter-
mediate and Expert - which are selected according to the skill of the player. It's
great for practicing! Especially, in the higher skill lever, there are time limits
(approximately 12 seconds) which enables you to enjoy speedy game plays.
Also, it automatically calculates and displays the score on the screen.

Other releases

Title	Cover art	Platform	Release date(s)	Notes
Mahjong (Doubutsu no Mori+)		Nintendo GameCube	December 14, 2001	A port of the game, available in the Japanese version of Doubutsu no Mori+ for the Nintendo GameCube.

Gallery

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  Front box art for the Hong Kong NES version

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  Front box art for the Famicom Disk System version

External links

Mahjong on other NIWA Wikis:
StrategyWiki

• Mahjong on NinDB

References

Mahjong name Mahjong • VS. Mahjong • 4-Nin Uchi Mahjong • Shin 4-Nin Uchi Mahjong: Yakuman Tengoku • Zootto Mahjong! • Yōsuke Ide no Kenkou Mahjong DSi Yakuman name Yakuman • Dokodemo Taikyoku: Yakuman Advance • Yakuman DS • Wi-Fi Taiou: Yakuman DS • Yakuman Wii: Yōsuke Ide no Kenkou Mahjong • Yakuman Houou