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Now that MAME has about 30 romsets out on these "Mahjong" games I'd like to know how they are played. I first thought that it was to eliminate matching pairs of tiles from a pile that is stacked on a table. Now these games look like a Gin Rummy setup but I can't grasp how it works.
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On the "peepshow" game I haven't seen any peep shows yet, but I did get a 24,000 point round one time, and I don't know how I did it...

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glenwpc@home.net

1'M h3LL@ 3L1+3, g1V3 m3 d@ h3N+@1 d00DZ!!!!
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I started picking up on Mahjong before the release of m37b8, there's
still a few things I don't understand but at least I know enough to
win every now and then

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Check this site, it will help a lot:

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http://members.nbci.com/ngmoonannex/mahjong.html

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lordbbh@aol.com

crap, accidentally hit Submit. Anyway, that site should explain most
of what you need to know - the basic goal is to get a winning hand
through four sets of either three of a kinds or "straights", and then
one pair. You HAVE to have one pair of something to win, after that
you can make any combination of three of a kinds, or sequences.

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Be sure to study up on the Chinese kanji's, you'll have to know which
number corresponds to which one... it might help to write them down on
a "cheat sheet" that you keep nearby to play. (that's what I did for a
while) As far as I can tell, only one game uses numbers instead of
Chinese symbols, Mahjong no Chinmoku Hentai (a military-themed game
where the commanding officers are cute girls, of course)

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One thing I don't understand is the Pon-Chi-Kong thing, sometimes
after using one of those to take a tile it doesn't want to let me win
when I swear I've got a winning hand... anyone got more explanation on
this?

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Also, I have no idea which hands are worth more points... obviously it
seems like making three of a kind with the Wind tiles helps out, but
I've gotten some big-scoring hands without that before.

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Some games let you buy "power-ups" which do various things like let
you replace tiles with new random ones at the beginning of play (some
games let you do this automatically by default), or get a random "last
chance" if you just needed one tile to win (again, some games do this
automatically), one game even switches hands with the other player if
they declare "Ready"! If you can't read Japanese though, it's a matter
of trial and error figuring out what each one does

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If you have any more questions, just post... and by the way, everyone
has GOT to try Mahjong THE LADY HUNTER! If ANYONE knows what the plot
of this game is exactly, please let me know! (seems to like a
Batman ripoff is recovering/stealing? jewels from women... I dunno)

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-HentaiBBH

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lordbbh@aol.com

Thanks BBH for getting me that site address. I'm starting to
understand it. While reading the page on how to play, I see that
Pung/Pon is declared when you need a tile to finish 3 of a kind and
the opponent discards it. Chow/Chi is when you need a tile to finish
a sequence. Kong/Kan is when you need a tile for 4 of a kind, and
declare Out when you're ready to finish your 14 tiles to win.

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glenwpc@home.net

Yeah, I know what they do, it's just that after I do it the game gets
really picky about when you can win. Like if I call Pon to complete a
three of a kind, afterwards I swear that I have that three of a kind,
three other 3 of a kinds/sequences and a pair, which should let me
win... but it doesn't. You'll see if you do that too much.

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Good luck,

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-BBH

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lordbbh@aol.com

BBH, if you take a tile to complete a winning hand , you mustn't call
Pon but you have to call Mahjong !

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plamat@club-internet.fr