Reviewer, 2011-07-02 11:30:00

Mahjong is a game that originated in China and gained remarkable popularity all over the world, especially in Asia. Mahjong is basically a table game which is played with a set of tiles with certain Chinese numbers or characters written on them. Due to its popularity among the masses, the game has often featured as video game for various platforms. With the advancement in the computer availability and usage, there are a number of computer games online based on the classic game of Mahjong. The main advantage of having this game on the computer of a Mahjong enthusiast is that he doesn’t have to go through the hassles requiring table and tiles. Mahjong Epic (Mac) v.1.51 is a game for such users.

Mahjong Epic (Mac) by Kristanix Games is a shareware based on single player mahjong game. The interface of the game is nice with amazing backgrounds which is pleasing to the user’s eyes. Overall, the game includes a perfect blend of beautiful graphics and music during your gameplay. On the top of the game, you can see a running timer and score. To move back and forth between your moves, it also supports undo and redo functionality. In case you get stuck up in a situation where you can not seek a way out, then you can also get hint in between the game by clicking the ‘HINT’ button on the top of the gameplay screen. By default, the game comes with more than hundred board sets with varying levels of complexity. But you also have the option of creating your own custom board set.

To sum up, Mahjong Epic (Mac) v.1.51 is a nice game developed on the lines of classic Mahjong game along with additional functionality and ease of use. Hence, it receives a score of four rating points on the scale of five.