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- This is a demonstration version of Shanghai. Shanghai is a captivating
- strategy game played with 144 Mah-Jongg tiles arranged in a
- dragon-shaped pyramid. Players search for matching pairs of tiles, and
- remove them according to a few simple rules. The goal of the game is to
- remove all 144 tiles. Though easy to learn, Shanghai offers a continuing
- challenge. The tiles are randomized for each game, so every time you play
- you must work out a new strategy. At any point in a game, many of the
- tiles are hidden from view, so each move involves luck as well as skill.
- The Help menu lets you backup a move, see all possible moves, and so on.
- In addition to solitaire play, the game includes a tournament variation, in
- which any number of players can try their hands at the same arrangement
- of tiles. Another variation lets two players take turns finding moves in
- the same arrangement, under a time limit; the player who finds the most
- moves wins.
-
- The accompanying application is a demonstration version of Shanghai. It
- contains one arrangement of tiles--a single game to whet your appetite.
- Shanghai was reviewed in the October and November issues of MacUser,
- and a recent issue of MacWorld. (It's also available in Apple ][, C64,
- Amiga, Atari ST, and IBM PC versions.) UnBinhex the file, then unPackit.
- Enjoy!
-
- -Brodie Lockard I.ISIMO@LEAR.STANFORD.EDU
-