Microsoft Mahjong (formerly Mahjong Titans, Shanghai Solitaire and Taipei) is a computer game version of mahjong solitaire published by Microsoft. 🔑 The version titled Mahjong Titans was developed by Oberon Games and included in Windows Vista[4] and Windows 7 (except Starter 🔑 and Home Basic editions). It takes advantage of the new graphical user interface (GUI) of Windows Vista, and includes features 🔑 such as tile set and background choices. (In Windows Vista builds 5219 up to 5259, the game was known as 🔑 Shanghai Solitaire.[5]) The game did not make it to Windows 8; however, a standalone version, developed by Arkadium[2] and published 🔑 by Microsoft Studios,[3] can be downloaded from the Windows Store free of charge and played without download on the web.[6][3]
The 🔑 player has a choice of six tile layouts[10] - Cat, Turtle, Crab, Dragon, Fortress and Spider, each a stylized 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, variations with fuller coloring or larger print, and an alternative pastel tile set with 🔑 an entirely different picture theme.
The newer version of Microsoft Mahjong has numerous further layouts, improved graphics and sound, Internet features 🔑 such as a set of daily challenges that reward the user with "badges" when completed, and Xbox Live integration.
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