Solitaire Games

Goodsol Newsletter #85 - Pretty Good MahJongg 2

Goodsol Newsletter #85
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http://www.goodsol.com


Pretty Good MahJongg 2
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<http://www.goodmj.com>

Dear Solitaire Players,

Pretty Good MahJongg has a major update! Pretty Good MahJongg version 2.0 is a huge update to our mahjongg solitaire game. Pretty Good MahJongg is a collection of 55 mahjongg solitaire and puzzle games, and 160 layouts for the classic tile matching game.

In the two years since the release of version 1, we've been collecting suggestions from players and thinking about how to improve Pretty Good MahJongg. We'd like to make Pretty Good MahJongg the premiere collection of solitaire games with mahjongg tiles in the same way that Pretty Good Solitaire is the leading game with solitaire card games.

Version 2 brings us a long way towards that goal. First, we have improved the graphics to make the tile sharper and clearer. Then we worked on making the tile matching games easier to play by adding new options. The depth shading option makes it easy to what level each tile is on. The color highlighting option highlights in color the tiles that are available to be matched, making it much easier to see the possible matches. And, of course, the tile matching games have our right click hint feature where if you right click on a tile it will highlight any matches for that tile.

Then we added over 100 new tile matching layouts to bring the total number of layouts to 160. There are even some layouts with as many as 576 tiles, instead of the previous limit of 144. And in the registered version, you can create your own tile matching layouts with the layout editor.

And then we added nearly 30 new solitaire and puzzle games. The new games include mahjongg tile classics such as Four Rivers (Shisen-Sho) and MahJongg Stones. Great Wall is a fun game where you remove matching adjacent tiles and the wall of tiles moves down. And there are lots of variations on these games that make them harder or easier. If you get stuck, remember to just right click whenever you need a hint.

You can now submit your scores to our high score web site at <http://scores.goodmj.com>. A new style of play, Climb Mode, is similar to Tours or Quests in Pretty Good Solitaire in that you can play a series of games to try to get a high score.

Download the free 30 day trial of Pretty Good MahJongg from <http://www.goodmj.com/download.html>.

Buy Pretty Good MahJongg for US$24.95, optional $7.50 shipping for a CD-ROM
at <http://www.goodmj.com/orderonline.html>.

If you purchased version 1 of Pretty Good MahJongg, version 2 is a free upgrade! Just download the trial version and install and it should find your registration (if version 1 is installed). If not and you have lost your code, you can request that it be sent to you again from <http://www.goodmj.com/regusers.html>.

Three different tile sets come with the regular download. You can download 13 additional tile sets from <http://www.goodmj.com/tilesets.html>. All of these tile sets are on the CD if you select the CD option when you buy.

I hope you enjoy the game. If you have any questions or comments, you can contact me at the address below.

Thomas Warfield
[email protected]

PS. Our November free game offer is still in effect! During November, you will get a copy of DreamQuest's Championship Gin Pro absolutely free when you purchase any of Pretty Good Solitaire, Pretty Good MahJongg, or Action Solitaire. That's a $24.95 value, two games for the price of one! After you order, your registration code email will have the details on how to get your free game.

Order Pretty Good MahJongg, get Championship Gin Pro Free
https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?i tem=1505-24&linkid=freegin
November only!


Download Pretty Good MahJongg
http://www.goodmj.com/download.html

What's New in Pretty Good MahJongg 2.0
http://www.goodmj.com/whatsnew.html

List of Games in Pretty Good MahJongg
http://www.goodmj.com/games.html

New Games of Interest in Pretty Good MahJongg
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Great Wall
Great Wall is puzzle game where you remove adjacent like tiles and the wall falls down. In addition to Great Wall, Pretty Good MahJongg contains Hard Wall, Easy Wall, Waterfall, Cumberland, and Wall Pairs.

Four Rivers
Four Rivers is a classic MahJongg solitaire game. Remove pairs of tiles that can be connected by a line with no more than two right angle turns. In addition to Four Rivers, Pretty Good MahJongg contains Shisen-Sho, Two Rivers, Four Square, River Deep, Three Deep, and Four Deep.

MahJongg Stones
MahJongg Stones is puzzle game where you try to play all of the tiles to the layout. In addition to MahJongg Stones, Pretty Good MahJongg contains Loose Stones, Free Stones, Throwing Stones, Small Stones, and Tiny Pebbles.

Pelmanism
Pelmanism is the classic game of memory and concentration. Turn over the tiles and try to remember where the matches are! In addition to Pelmanism, Pretty Good MahJongg contains Big Pelmanism, Small Pelmanism, and Pelmanism Pairs.

Other New Games
Sea Towers, Sea Breeze, Sea Level, Sea Cell, Slide Gaps, and Compulsive Gaps are new mahjongg tile games based on solitaire card games.


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Thomas Warfield - Software Designer - [email protected]
Anne Warfield - Order Fulfilment - [email protected]

©2004 Goodsol Development Inc.
PO Box 9155, Springfield IL 62791
Pretty Good Solitaire, Action Solitaire, Pretty Good MahJongg, FreeCell
Wizard, Spider Wizard, and more. Visit us at <http://www.goodsol.com>.

List Archive: <http://www.goodsol.com/cgi-bin/news/mail.cgi?f=arc hive&l=news>
View past newsletters.

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Pretty Good MahJongg 2

Pretty Good MahJongg has a major update!  Pretty Good MahJongg is a huge update to our mahjongg solitaire game.  Pretty Good MahJongg is a collection of 55 mahjongg solitaire and puzzle games, and 160 layouts for the classic tile matching game.

In the two years since the release of version 1, we've been collecting suggestions from players and thinking about how to improve Pretty Good MahJongg. We'd like to make Pretty Good MahJongg the premiere collection of solitaire games with mahjongg tiles in the same way that Pretty Good Solitaire is the leading game with solitaire card games.

Version 2 brings us a long way towards that goal.  First, we have improved the graphics to make the tile sharper and clearer.  Then we worked on making the tile matching games easier to play by adding new options.  The depth shading option makes it easy to what level each tile is on.  The color highlighting option highlights in color the tiles that are available to be matched, making it much easier to see the possible matches.  And, of course, the tile matching games have our right click hint feature where if you right click on a tile it will highlight any matches for that tile.

Then we added over 100 new tile matching layouts to bring the total number of layouts to 160.  There are even some layouts with as many as 576 tiles, instead of the previous limit of 144.  And in the registered version, you can create your own tile matching layouts with the layout editor.

And then we added nearly 30 new solitaire and puzzle games.  The new games include mahjongg tile classics such as Four Rivers (Shisen-Sho) and MahJongg Stones.  Great Wall is a fun game where you remove matching adjacent tiles and the wall of tiles moves down.  And there are lots of variations on these games that make them harder or easier.  If you get stuck, remember to just right click whenever you need a hint.

You can now submit your scores to our high score web site.  A new style of play, Climb Mode, is similar to Tours or Quests in Pretty Good Solitaire in that you can play a series of games to try to get a high score. 

Download the free 30 day trial of Pretty Good MahJongg

Buy Pretty Good MahJongg for US$24.95, optional $7.50 shipping for a CD-ROM

Three different tile sets come with the regular download.  You can download 13 additional tile sets.  All of these tile sets are on the CD if you select the CD option when you buy.

Goodsol Newsletter #84 - Science Fiction Card Set

Goodsol Newsletter #84
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http://www.goodsol.com


The Science Fiction Card Set
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http://www.goodsol.com/pgs/cardsets.html

A new card set for Pretty Good Solitaire is now available. The Science Fiction Card Set features images with science fiction themes on the cards. The Science Fiction Card set can be downloaded from <http://www.goodsol.com/pgs/cardsets.html>.

The Science Fiction Card Set is for Pretty Good Solitaire version 8 or higher, FreeCell Wizard version 3 or higher, Spider Wizard version 2, or Action Solitaire.


Buy in November, Get a Free Game
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We've partnered with our friends at DreamQuest Software to offer you a free game! During November, you will get a copy of DreamQuest's Championship Gin Pro absolutely free when you purchase Pretty Good Solitaire, Pretty Good MahJongg, or Action Solitaire. That's a $24.95 value, two games for the price of one!

Whether you're an expert or a beginner, Championship Gin Pro is sure to please. Packed with the most features available, this game will improve your skills while you challenge it's playful characters. Features include free online play at DQZone.com, eight computer personalities that taunt and adapt to your play style, five difficulty levels, an interactive Gin tutorial & practice options, trackable game statistics, and more!

Buy Pretty Good Solitaire, get Championship Gin Pro free
https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?i tem=1505-7&linkid=freegin

Buy Pretty Good MahJongg, get Championship Gin Pro free
https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?i tem=1505-24&linkid=freegin

Buy Action Solitaire, get Championship Gin Pro free
https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?i tem=1505-26&linkid=freegin

Offer ends December 3rd. After you order, your registration code email will have the details on how to get your free game. And note that even if you buy Pretty Good MahJongg before version 2.0 is released later this month, the upgrade to version 2.0 will be free.

Holiday Gift CD
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https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?i tem=1505-17

The Pretty Good Solitaire Gift CD is once again available for the holiday season. This CD-ROM contains the latest version of Pretty Good Solitaire with a full registration. A great gift for family and friends, and it has special prices for multiple copies.

The price is $31.95 for 1 copy, with multiple copy discounts available. This price includes shipping to anywhere in the world and individual gift-wrapping (by Anne) for each copy. Each copy can be branded with the name of the recipient, if known, which will allow the recipient to be eligible for free upgrades through the 2007 version of Pretty Good Solitaire.

Order by secure server from <https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?i tem=1505-17> or go to <http://www.goodsol.com/orderonline.html> for more information and ordering options.


Featured Game - MahJongg Tile Matching
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In the next newsletter we will announce a major update to our MahJongg solitaire game, Pretty Good MahJongg. Pretty Good MahJongg contains many solitaire games that are played with MahJongg tiles instead of playing cards.

The most well known and popular MahJongg solitaire game is called tile matching. It is a fairly simple game to learn and is easy to play, but it can be hard to win.

At the beginning of the game, a number of MahJongg tiles are set out in a pattern, called a layout. There are usually 144 tiles in a layout, although it can be fewer or more. The layout of tiles can take any shape. In the current version of Pretty Good MahJongg, there are 34 different layouts. In the upcoming new version, there will be well over 100. My favorite layout in the current version is called "Taiwan".

The object of the game is to remove the tiles in pairs until you clear the layout and remove all the tiles.

Remove pairs of available tiles that have the same pattern on them. These are called matching tiles (this is why it is called tile matching). A tile is available if there is no tile adjacent to it on either its left or right (long) side. If a tile is stacked on top of other tiles, it is available only if there are no other tiles adjacent to its left or right side (long sides) on the same level.

The best strategy is to try to remove tiles on the outside or top levels of the layout first. This will generally make more tiles available for further play. Usually the best move is to remove the pair that creates the most new pairs of matches. The status bar at the bottom of the screen tells you how many available tile matches there are. The best move is usually the one that will actually increase this number rather than decrease it. Often, of course, you have no choice but to remove a pair that won't increase the number of available matches. When the number of matches gets down to only 1 or 2, you are in trouble. If you run out of available matches and there are still tiles remaining, you have lost.

Tile matching is one of the many types of games in Pretty Good MahJongg at <http://www.goodmj.com>. Later this month, we will release a major new version 2.0 of Pretty Good MahJongg. For a preview of some of the new games and features in version 2.0 of Pretty Good MahJongg, see <http://www.goodmj.com/preview.html>.


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Thomas Warfield - Software Designer - [email protected]
Anne Warfield - Order Fulfilment - [email protected]

©2004 Goodsol Development Inc.
PO Box 9155, Springfield IL 62791
Pretty Good Solitaire, Action Solitaire, Pretty Good MahJongg, FreeCell
Wizard, Spider Wizard, and more. Visit us at <http://www.goodsol.com>.

List Archive: <http://www.goodsol.com/cgi-bin/news/mail.cgi?f=arc hive&l=news>
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Science Fiction Card Set

The Science Fiction Card Set has card images of science fiction themes. It can be used in Pretty Good Solitaire, Action Solitaire, FreeCell Wizard, or Spider Wizard. To install the card set, first make sure you have one of those games installed, then download the Science Fiction Card Set, run the downloaded file to install, and install it into the folder where the game resides on your hard drive. You will then be able to select the card set from the Options menu in the game.

Download the Science Fiction Card Set