BAILEYS@FSU.BITNET (NOLES #1) (12/05/89)
In reply to: >I agree, Drachen is great! One question, though: I thought Shanghai was >an implementation of Mah-Jong? Is it really just a variant of `Drachen' in >colour? >- David >(forster@cs.umass.edu / forster@umass.bitnet / david%cousteau@cs.umass.edu) Well, Shanghai and Drachen both use the same game space and rules, so they are identical simulations of something, but I don't think it is really Maj-Jong. I believe 'real' Maj-Jong has more tiles, but I am not sure. Being a big Shanghai/Drachen player, I would certainly like to know for sure, so are there any Maj-Jong players out there? Fill us in!! Oh, by the way, Shanghai works in mono too, but is even harder to play than in color (which is saying something). ___________________________________________________________________________ Bob Marley "To err is human, to compute devine, trust your computer, but not it's FSU Comp Sci programmer." - Moris Kingston - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
logic@wet.UUCP (Henry Kwan) (12/07/89)
In article <891205001533507.GXJT@RAI.CC.FSU.EDU> BAILEYS@FSU.BITNET (NOLES #1) writes: > >Well, Shanghai and Drachen both use the same game space and rules, so they >are identical simulations of something, but I don't think it is really >Maj-Jong. I believe 'real' Maj-Jong has more tiles, but I am not sure. >Being a big Shanghai/Drachen player, I would certainly like to know for sure, >so are there any Maj-Jong players out there? Fill us in!! > Shanghai is to Mai Jong is what Old Maid is to Poker. Or in other words, it's totally different except for the fact that they both use the same images on the tiles. -- Henry Kwan | AppleLink: D0690 FWB, Inc. | CompuServe: 71320,1034 2040 Polk St. Ste 215 | Internet: claris!wet!logic@ames.arc.nasa.gov San Francisco, CA 94109 | UUCP: {claris,hoptoad,lamc,ucsfcca}!wet!logic
dal@syntel.mn.org (Dale Schumacher) (12/11/89)
> Well, Shanghai and Drachen both use the same game space and rules, so they > are identical simulations of something, but I don't think it is really > Maj-Jong. I believe 'real' Maj-Jong has more tiles, but I am not sure. > Being a big Shanghai/Drachen player, I would certainly like to know for sure, > so are there any Maj-Jong players out there? Fill us in!! I haven't played either of the above games, but I've been a real Mah-Jong player for quite a few years. The Mah-Jong tile set consists of: TOTAL Bamboo 4 each 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 36 Characters 4 each 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 36 Coins 4 each 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 36 Dragons 4 each Red White Green 12 Winds 4 each North South East West 16 Seasons 2 each Winter Spring Summer Fall 8 --- TOTAL TILES 144 \\ / Dale Schumacher 399 Beacon Ave. \\ / (alias: Chung, the Red Dragon) St. Paul, MN 55104-3527 >< ..!nic.mr.net!bungia.mn.org!syntel!dal United States of America / \\ "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism / \\ by those who have not got it." -George Bernard Shaw
ripley@tubopal.UUCP (Hans-Ch. Eckert) (12/19/89)
In article <111089A0009@syntel.mn.org> dal@syntel.mn.org (Dale Schumacher) writes:
]> Well, Shanghai and Drachen both use the same game space and rules, so they
]> are identical simulations of something, but I don't think it is really
]> Maj-Jong. I believe 'real' Maj-Jong has more tiles, but I am not sure.
Nope. Whereas Shanghai/Drachen are single-player patiences, 'real' Mah-Jongg
is a game for 2-4 players which contains elements of Romee & Canasta.
] Seasons 2 each Winter Spring Summer Fall 8
Not quite. one set of seasons and one set of plants...
(You can't mach plants and seasons together...)
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