Game Classification

Hoyle Mahjong Tiles Sierra On-Line (U.S.A.), Sierra On-Line (U.S.A.), 2000  

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Classification

VIDEO GAME

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Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Licensed title

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

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This Hoyle take on the classic game of Mahjong includes the traditional rules plus also Memory Tiles and Gravity Tiles. Two tile styles are available with 60 different board configurations in the classic rules version of turning over two tiles at a time to remove a matching pair until the board is empty or no further matches can be made.

The Memory Tiles game has similar gameplay with tiles covering the whole board and only side by side, not on top of one another. If you want to create different layouts, you can with the included Layout Maker feature. Gravity Tiles has you removing tiles of matching colors that touch at least on one side. Those that are removed will cause any on top to fall onto the vacated space. From three to five different colors of tiles can be.

You can change various options also such as background scenery, your character avatar's appearance, or make your own mahjong boards. Two-player and on-line options are available, plus different unique methods of scoring to make solo play more varied. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Macintosh - PC (Windows)

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