Four Winds Mah Jong (Game)

Four Winds Mah Jong

GAME » on June 13, 1997

A shareware traditional mahjong game for Windows PCs that features extensive customizability, allowing players to play several regional variants of the game or to make their own.

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Overview

Four Winds Mah Jong (also known simply as Four Winds) is an indie shareware mahjong game developed and released by Arto Tenkanen (as "Lagarto") for Windows PCs on June 13, 1997. Based on the traditional mahjong tile game, Four Winds is a player-vs-computer adaptation that features a variety of rule customization options, allowing for several regional variations of the game (along with custom ones). It also features game saving and a comprehensive tutorial. The game later received a major 2.0 revision on July 5, 2002, adding support for high-resolution displays (including a new integrated game window), networked multiplayer, and several new rule customizable options (allowing for more granular scoring options, tournament play, and more intricate regional variations). It received multiple revisions throughout the years (dating up to v2.19, released on January 18, 2021), and received a port to Pocket PCs in 2003.

Included Presets

Version 1

American Classical
European Contemporary (default)
Four Winds
Hong Kong
Japanese Official
Japanese Riichi
Novice
Sheer Luck

Version 2

Alan's Zung Jung
American Classical
American Modern
Australian
British Official
Chinese Classical
Chinese New Style
Chinese Official
Chinese Transitional
Dutch League Rules
European Classical (default)
French
German
Hong Kong
Internet Mahjong Server
Italian Official
Japanese Classical
Japanese Modern
Japanese Transitional
Korean Style
Mahjong Masters Million
Novice
Taiwanese 16-Tile Mah Jong
Wilmington Advanced 12-Tile Rules
WMPA Rules

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