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.