Shanghai Pocket Essentials for Pocket PC 1.0

The Classic Activision Mah-Jongg Game for your Pocket PC. Now play the award-winning game anytime, anywhere with hundreds of challenging layouts

Last update 20 Mar. 2006 Licence Free to try | $14.95 OS Support Mobile Downloads Total: 245 | Last week: 0 Ranking #31 in Games Publisher Landware, Inc.

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Shanghai Pocket Essentials for Pocket PC Publisher's Description

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Shanghai Pocket Essentials
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For the first time, the definitive Mah-Jongg has come to the Pocket PC platform. Shanghai Pocket Essentials is a modern, solitaire version of the same named ancient oriental game, based on Activision's Shanghai Mah-Jongg series. Now LandWare has brought the graphics and play options to the handheld platform. Built on a custom engine using standard Activision graphics and layouts, the handheld version brings desktop game performance to your handheld. You can even create your own layouts, up to five levels deep, right on your handheld.

Classic Activision Shanghai graphics
Optimized for he handheld platform, the Shanghai graphics play in either grayscale or color.

Over 100 Shanghai Layouts
Choose from over 100 of Activision's standard Shanghai layouts categorized in six groups: Kid Layouts, Quickies Advanced, Quickies Normal, Standard Advanced, Standard Easy, and Standard Normal. Choose one to play or have the program automatically randomly pick.

Record Your Best Scores
If you complete the game (remove all tiles) you can record your time, play mode, layout etc.

Built-in Layout Editor
Want to spin your own layout? You can with the built-in layout editor. Start by copying one of the standard Activision layouts, or simply begin with a blank canvas. You design the layouts by tapping on the screen, You can create layouts with up to five levels.

Four Play Modes
Choose from one of four play modes including the standard Activision Shanghai and Contemplation (tiles are upside down).

Two Levels of Difficulty
Play with 36 tiles at a time or just 24.

The following 3 tile sets are included: