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Mahjong Solitaire — Lite – Puzzle Game Review
Mahjong Solitaire — Lite is a Puzzle/Card game from GASP Mobile Games Inc, first launched in 22nd March 2012.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 11+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Mahjong Solitaire — Lite Stand Out
Mahjong solitaire is a solitaire matching game that uses a set of Mahjong tiles rather than cards. The computer game was originally created by Brodie Lockard in 1981 and named Mah-Jongg after the game that uses the same tiles for play. Lockard claims that it was based on a centuries-old Chinese game called "the Turtle". However, it was not until Activision released Shanghai in 1986 for the Macintosh and Apple IIgs that the game gathered momentum. A version of this game was also included in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows 3.x in 1990 and went by the name Taipei. It was subsequently included in the Best of Windows Entertainment Pack. Premium editions of the Windows Vista operating system and Windows 7 include a version of the game known as Mahjong Titans.
As any other successful game, millions of clones have been created on all possible platforms. So why should you give our version a try? We tried to recreate all the fun of original game with 60 different layouts in a tiny download package.
A tile that can be moved left or right without disturbing other tiles is said to be exposed. Exposed pairs of identical tiles (Flower and Seasons tiles in the same group being considered identical) are removed from the layout one at a time, gradually exposing the lower layers to play. The aim of the game is to clear the layout by pairing up all the tiles. The game is finished when either the layout is empty, or there are no exposed pairs remaining.
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This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Mahjong Solitaire — Lite is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 30th May 2024
Recent improvements include:
Update to latest ADs SDK
Download & Availability
Mahjong Solitaire — Lite is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Mahjong Solitaire — Lite on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We really enjoyed playing this game until the last week when all of a sudden up pops child molester & Presidential candidate Sleepy Joe Biden. Indoctrinate some one else. We wont be back until after the election in November. Too bad. We didnt mind you pushing other games on us but now politics on a game? Nope. Wont do it. Bad choice by the developers here.
After clearing a board, the score then the menu comes up. But where's the PLAY or NEXT button? We clicked the SETTINGS ICON in the right top corner, and we got the next game. Really? Also, there's no RESTART. It's free, yeah, but there's better. We deleted it.
Makes us think love it Need new puzzles more of he games.
Cannot get out of program in iPhone X. Disabled the up-swipe gesture to go to the menu. MAJOR BUG.
We do not like the latest update! Use to be our favorite game, now we don't play it! Lousy set up.
We really appreciate it's free, and that it's a straightforward solitaire game without the extra fluff that plagues other mahjong solitaire games. The big problem for us is that not all the included combinations are solvable. We like to keep trying until we solve the configuration, but here we run into patterns that are layered in such a way that a solution is impossible. We keep thinking it can't be that hard to weed those out. So we're asking the developers to do that. If you like to play the way we do, then Midnight Martian 3-d mahjong solitaire is your game.
We haven't played long enough to judge the scoring problem, but we assume it's fixed since the hint and undo are working. This is a very busy interface. We appreciate the large characters, but it would be better if there were some "white space" (in this case, beige) around the characters. The tiles could be a smidgen larger and the characters minimally smaller without sacrificing readability. As it is, it's overwhelming reading the packed board. Why would anyone try to play this on an iPhone? Instant headache, we're sure.
Since the update, the hint and undo do not work. When there are no more moves, it doesn't let you know. This used to be a fun game. Still play but not as much as used to.
We love this app, but since the update it keeps resetting all the scores pretty much every day.
The graphics are too small-thank goodness we didn't pay for it cause it will be deleted-gave us a headache trying to see the tiles.
It would be great if you could play it on an iPhone but it's just too small to be able to play. There's no zoom available so there's no point in even trying to play it… It's really too bad :-(.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.8
- Size: 7.01 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: GASP Mobile Games Inc
Last updated: 30th May 2024 | Genre: Puzzle, Card | Developer: GASP Mobile Games Inc