LangMahjong mahjong like tile language learning program for MS Windows.

LangMahjong is a free game for learning language lists.  You create a list of word pairs which you can then use in the game.  You match the tiles which contain the words rather than matching tile pictures. It is very good for learning language word lists because of the way you right click a tile to get it's pair which you then have to remember while you look for the pair. Basically you learn while you click tile pairs.  The Correct, Wrong and Hints counts give the program a bit of a game feel and give you a little challenge.  The aim is to eventually get all the tiles correctly by which time you will have learnt the words.

You can download the program from here. It is not quite finished but works well.

langmahjong.zip  190kb

To play a game, open your text file containing the word pairs. A sample file is included in the zip file. To replay the game choose New Game or NewGame3 from the Game menu.  New Game arranges randomly.  NewGame3 tries to arrange tiles so that they are not blocked, this needs some more work but works most times.  Unless you are using only a few tiles you will find it is best to use NewGame3.

To select a tile click on it, then click the matching tile pair.  Right clicking a tile gives you it's pair. Clicking a tile a second time deselects it.

When creating your own text pair files use the format:

• File Title (This line is not currently used by the program but needs to be here.)
• Text1 Word1
• Text1 Word2
• Text2 Word1
• Text2 Word2
• etc

• List2
• à quelle heure ?
• at what time?
• vous venez d'où ?
• where are you from?
• un aller-retour
• a return ticket
• le bateau
• boat
• je m'appelle
• my name is
• je vous présente
• this is

To enter international characters you will need a editor that allows you to enter them.  e.g. Textpad a shareware editor.  You can also use Microsoft Word and save the file as type dos txt with Windows text encoding.

Because the game is not yet finished a few of the standard icons and menus of the other functions do nothing, eg new.

The program currently has no installer which should not be a problem for most people but if you do find that your PC is missing the Visual C++ 6 runtime dlls then you should with care be able to download them from the internet.

You can use the arrow buttons on the toolbar to display tiles on the lower levels, remember to select the top level when done otherwise you will not get a proper display when clicking tiles.

When saving part played games, save to a new file, the program will not let you overwrite your original word lists.

The number of levels is only limitted by your PC memory.  However if you have a large number of  word pairs then the more likely it is that you will get blocked tiles.  If NewGame3 does not successfully arrange the tiles first time then run it again and it will more than likely succeed the second time.

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