shinsen sho

Two Mahjong tile games have interested me for a whole... the solitare versions. I do play the regular version as well, but on the somputer I like the pickup game and a game called Shinsen Sho.

http://www.fwend.com/fourrivers.htm

The English name of which is (I think) called Four Rivers. I don't think that is a direct translation of Han (Mandarin) where 4 = Ci \ (with down tung) almost pronounced like a Ts-uh... but that isn't Pin Yin just my own BAD description...) Anyway...

I was looking for FREEWARE MAHJONG and Shinsen SHO and I came across a BLITZ ICON!
Look for: AS - Mahjongg 0.1

Here: http://home.halden.net/vkp/vkp/freeware.html

AS A SIDE TOPIC:

Does anyone know HOW they count the number of corners in Shinsen Sho?

What they call 4 rivers was on the atari st as Matchit back in about 1990 I think. I always loved the game so in 2001 I wrote a blitz version. It's based on Matchit so that the number of tiles increases each screen and you've got a timer but the tiles are still removed in the same way. I don't have a web page but if you'd like to try it I'd be happy to email you a copy of it.

Hey Please do! I would love to see it! How did you make it count corners in the tile path? I am gonna try psuedocoding it this weekend...

How did I make it count corners? Drew a lot of diagrams!!
It's easier if you only have to check one way so if the first tile selected was below the second I swapped them round so I always checked from top to bottom. Then I ran through a series of checks - if they didn't match the first try the next.
Tiles next to each other horizontally, vertically or diagonally (with a blank making up the square) match. Tiles which have no tiles between them and the same edge of the screen match. Starting from tile 1 check for blank squares horizontally until you are directly above tile 2 then check downwards. Then repeat from below tile 1 downwards until you are level with tile 2 and check sideways. The final check involves looking for a path from the side of tile 1 past tile 2 then moving down the screen until it's level and moving back inwards. It has to be level or there will be 2 many corners. You have to check both sides of tile 1 and also start from below tile 1 moving downwards, sideways and then down again. And also from below tile 1, down past tile 2, across and then up. It was all done with while/wend loops.
Actually I found drawing things out made life a lot simpler.
Regards

Oh excellent!!! I get to play with a 2D array... I do have fun with those!!! Got me pencil sharpened now!!! Thanks BigH! :)