Ultimate Mahjong 1.2

Before you can enjoy the Inertia Software-developed Ultimate Mahjong Windows game, you must first go through two simple steps that take little time to complete. I am of course talking about downloading and installing the game on your Windows-powered computer.

The download weighs in at 3.2MB, which is good news. It means that getting Ultimate Mahjong off the web and onto your computer will take very little time (even if you are on a lousy internet connection). To my mind, it’s always nice when you don’t have to wait a long time for a download to complete.

Installing Ultimate Mahjong will take little time as well. All you have to do is launch the ultimate_mahjong.exe file you downloaded and follow the instructions presented by the setup wizard – you will be done before you know it. It is all a straightforward process that goes along smoothly and rapidly.

Ultimate Mahjong can be installed on pretty much any Windows version you can think of. At the time of writing this and according to the developer, Ultimate Mahjong provides support for Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7.

Once you’re done with downloading and installing Ultimate Mahjong, it is finally time to enjoy the game. Here is what you can expect to get from this Windows game:
- Play the popular mahjong game on your computer
- Over 1000 challenging, pre-made tile layouts
- Create your own custom tile layouts or tile image sets using the built-in editors
- Compete against the rest of the mahjong playing world using the online scoring system.
- Play using 2D or 3D view mode
- A selection of over 30 soothing oriental music tracks
- Hints
- Unlimited undo and redo

Please note that Ultimate Mahjong is not freeware, it is only free to try. You can play the game free of charge for a trial period of 15 days.

Pros

• Lightweight download
• Numerous tile layouts
• Create custom tile layouts
• Unlimited undo and redo
• Online scoring system
• Compatible with Windows 7

Cons

• Free to try (60-minute trial)
• Nag screen

About Inertia Software
Established in 2003 and headquartered in the UK near the city of Ely, Inertia Software is an independent developer of casual games for Windows and Nintendo DS. As the developer explained, it comes up with “simple games which are easy to pick up, but hard to put down.”

Additional details on Inertia Software and its products are available here.
Additional details on Ultimate Mahjong are available here.

Ultimate Mahjong has been reviewed by George Norman on 24 Nov 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Ultimate Mahjong 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent