Mahjong Titans
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Mahjong Titans is a computer game version of mahjong solitaire
Mahjong solitaire
Mahjong solitaire is a solitaire matching game that uses a set of Mahjong tiles rather than cards. It is also known as Shanghai solitaire, electronic or computerized mahjong, MahJong solitaire, solitaire Mahjong and, erroneously, as Mahjong...

 developed by Oberon Games and included in Windows Vista
Windows Vista
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 and Windows 7 Home Premium, Business/Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate, but it can run in Windows XP
Windows XP
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, too. The game takes advantage of the new graphical user interface (GUI
Gui
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) of Windows Vista, and includes features such as tile set and background choices.

Features

The player has a choice of six tile layouts - Cat, Turtle, Crab, Dragon, Fortress and Spider, each a stylised 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
Mahjong tiles
Mahjong tiles are tiles of Chinese origin that are used to play many games, most notably Mahjong and Mahjong solitaire. Although they are most commonly tiles, they may also refer to playing cards with similar contents as well.- Construction :Traditionally, Mahjong tiles were made of bone, often...

, variations with fuller colouring or larger print, and an alternative pastel tile set with an entirely different picture theme.

Games are not totally random. To see this, look at the topmost 5 tiles in the turtle layout There will always be at least one pair within these 5 tiles and often two pairs.
It is believed that the algorithm for tile organisation positions tiles such that it is possible for every game to be won despite apparent increased difficulty with many games.
Moves can be undone (Ctrl+Z) to try alternative tile combinations, however the score will be debited more than what was credited by that move.

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