Mahjong At Home – Scandinavian Edition

The Scandinavian Edition from RavalMatic is an entry in the Mahjong at Home series, and what its description commits to is a look rather than a rule set: pared-back Northern design, festive winter motifs, and clean lines in place of the ornate artwork most seasonal boards reach for. The Seasonal shelf holds the rest of the group.

On mechanics the source is silent, and this page will not fill the gap with guesses. No level count, no countdown and no helper button is stated anywhere in it, so none is claimed here. Boards in this series generally ask for pairs of matching free tiles lifted from a stacked layout, and the Northern set, with its muted colour and generous white space, is unusually easy to read while you do it. The Frozen pile lays the same tiles out in another silhouette.

The layout is drawn at the widest size in this seasonal group and answers to touch as well as to a mouse. Mahjong piles the tiles into a different silhouette.

1. Let the Scandinavian layout load and take in the shape of the stack.
2. Pick out two tiles carrying the same Northern motif.
3. Take the pair off the layout, then look for the next one it has opened up.
4. Work the stack down until the board is empty.

• Use the white space — the restrained Scandinavian palette makes tile edges easier to separate than a busy festive set does.
• Start high — pieces resting on top of the stack are the ones holding everything else in place.
• Expect no announcements — the listing states nothing about timing or helpers, so play the opening board before planning around either.
• Give it the full width — this is the widest layout in the seasonal group and it repays a large window.