MahJong Suite 2008 - Glossary

The following terms describe the concepts and the technical terms of the MahJong solitaire.

B

Bamboos
One of the suits of a tile set. They can be discarded from the layout in pairs of two identical tiles.

C

Characters
One of the suits of a tile set. They can be discarded from the layout in pairs of two identical tiles.

Circles
One of the suits of a tile set. They can be discarded from the layout in pairs of two identical tiles.

D

Dragons
Green, Red and White. Four tiles for each. They can be discarded from the layout in pairs of two identical tiles.

F

Flowers
Four Flowers: Orchid, Plum, Chrysanthemum and Bamboo. Unique tiles. All the Flower tiles match one another.

Free tile
A tile is free when:

• It is not covered at all by any other tile.

• There are no tiles touching it on the right or left side. This does not apply to the top or bottom of the tile.

S

Seasons
Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Four tiles for each Season. All the Season tiles match one another.

Shuffle
When there are no further moves in a game, MahJong Suite 2008 will display a dialog box where you can choose to shuffle the remaining tiles and complete the game. If you choose to shuffle the tiles, the game will be considered lost for statistics.

Suits
Bamboos, Circles and Characters.

T

Tile set
A complete set of 144 tiles

W

Winds
East, South, West and North. Four tiles for each. They can be discarded from the layout in pairs of two identical tiles.