I get a challenge and a reward playing against my best time and trying to improve. More importantly however, this game has helped save my life during time when life as serve up too many problems to handle with poise. Serious health struggles with almost unsurvivable pain, the collapse of a marriage and a divorce too brutal to be real, the implosion of nuclear family, death of a parent, hijacked estate by a vengeful sibling, financial ruin, abandonment, neglect and more. Sounds like a the plot of a long novel with too many cliches but, unfortunately, too true. THIS game has afforded me healthy escapes from stress, grief and uncertainty. I think of it as a pocket miracle and thank the creators who made it and made it available at no cost. Years into playing it I still get a kick out of the textured look on the opening parchment and realistic time clicking sounds. My only regret is that I still don’t know how to play mahjong but, just the quick matchings and shuffling tiles without stalling has been enough to occupy me so hardships recede and take their moods with them. By the time I feel I have played enough any grief, fear, anger, even the worst of pain has diminished and rather calm version of me is ready to carry on. Also, I play for fun sometimes!
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