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From: logic@wet.UUCP (Henry Kwan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Drachen and Mah-Jong
Message-ID: <842@wet.UUCP>
Date: 7 Dec 89 07:28:37 GMT
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Reply-To: logic@wet.UUCP (Henry Kwan)
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In article <891205001533507.GXJT@RAI.CC.FSU.EDU> BAILEYS@FSU.BITNET (NOLES #1) writes:
>
>Well, Shanghai and Drachen both use the same game space and rules, so they
>are identical simulations of something, but I don't think it is really
>Maj-Jong.  I believe 'real' Maj-Jong has more tiles, but I am not sure.
>Being a big Shanghai/Drachen player, I would certainly like to know for sure,
>so are there any Maj-Jong players out there?  Fill us in!!
>

Shanghai is to Mai Jong is what Old Maid is to Poker.

Or in other words, it's totally different except for the fact that they both
use the same images on the tiles.

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