Leave a Review American MahJong Practice
Pretty good, but needs improvement
(Updated review) From my original review, "When you declare a Mah Jong, you can't really review the other players' hands, you only see what they racked. Also, the purported hands you can go for are not limited by the tiles already discarded. The latter is a nit, as you can see for yourself which tiles were discarded but it is still misleading. "
The developer's response to the former of these last two points were that in real life you wouldn't be able to see the player's tiles and see their strategy. Well, this isn't real life, and the name of this app contains "Practice" which implies to me that you should be able to analyze what real players *might* be thinking, as we do in practice games when players are brand new. If you are truly trying to teach someone you are not worried about "exposing your strategy". If the game didn't want to give this level of help, then it should also not tell players what hands are available to them or give them any help at all. Let them think for themselves! Actually, this would be a great option in any case-- a no-help option that requires them to have their own card and figure things out for themselves as in a real game.
In my initial review I was totally wrong about picking up a pair with a joker-- I am a beginner and was thinking of picking up a pair for Mah Jong with the tile in the pair itself. My rating remains the same.Show lessmme.glitchbane
Developer Response
We’ve been improving our app for 7 years and it’s still not perfect :). Good point about exposing the bot hands as a practice app. Contact me at support@eightbam for detail on why we made this choice. To hide the matching hands, leave the bots tab open. There are players that prefer to use their card. And thanks for updating your review on joker usage :) -RayPretty good, but needs improvement
My major problem with this app is that in real Mah Jong you can declare Mah Jong by taking a discarded tile along with a joker to form a pair (then and only then can you use a joker to form a pair). This app does not support this fact, and tells you that it is basically illegal. Also, when you declare a Mah Jong, you can't really review the other players' hands, you only see what they racked. Finally, the purported hands you can go for are not limited by the tiles already discarded. The latter is a nit, as you can see for yourself which tiles were discarded but it is still misleading.Show lessGreat App for Practice
I have had literally one lesson so I don’t know much about the game. This has been a great app to familiarize myself with the game, and choosing lines to play. The developer has videos online that are really helpful. I also emailed a question and he was very patient and thorough in his replies. Read all pop ups completely before dismissing, they have important info. Now that I’ve figured the app out I can’t stop playing!Show lessMolly72
Developer Response
Thanks for the great review! I’m glad we got you going :) For anyone who needs help www.eightbam.com has links to videos and documents, the app has built in help and you can always email us.