Smart discard ~Mahjong simulator~ app for iPhone and iPad

This app supports your Mahjong skill in an environment with real tiles. You will able to choose a first discarding tile accurately and quickly without sorting tiles. Lets master smart discarding skill by playing this app repeatedly.


１．Introduction
This app focuses on the skill that will be useful at start of a hand. It is hard to choose a discarding tile at start of a hand because dealt tiles are not sorted yet. Even so, it takes a long time when you start to choose a discarding tile after sorting, it will hinder the smooth progress of the game. Therefore, you should be able to discard a tile accurately and quickly without sorting tiles at start of a hand. Lets master smart discarding skill by playing this app repeatedly.

The main flow of this app is the following:
① The followings are displayed together.
・ 14 dealt tiles that are not sorted.
・ Dora indicator.
・ Tiles opponents first discarded.
② Choose a first discarding tile.
③ Review the previous choice after sorting tiles.
④ Repeat ① ~ ③.

Choose a discarding tile without sorting tiles because train yourself for a start of a hand. The figure of tiles is also randomly upside down. Incidentally, you have to be careful not to discard the dora because there is no function such as dora shines.


２．How to use
【Title view】
① Set the following items.
・ Prevailing wind: East, South, West, North
・ Seat wind: East, South, West, North
・ Red fives: 0 ~ 2
Drawn in red five is treated as dora.
・ Players: 3 or 4
In the case of four players, 136 tiles are used. (Suits of 1 ~ 9 characters, 1 ~ 9 circles, and 1 ~ 9 bamboos + winds of ESWN + dragons of white, green, and red.)
In the case of three players, 108 tiles are used. (Suits of 1 + 9 characters, 1 ~ 9 circles, and 1 ~ 9 bamboos + winds of ESWN + dragons of white, green, and red.)
② Tap the “Start” button.

【Main view】
① Tap the “Deal” button.
A timer starts. All tiles are displayed.
② Tap a tile that you want to discard in the scroll view of middle of the screen. After that, tap “Decide” button.
There are two exceptions. First, if you have 9 different tiles of (1 character, 9 character, 1 circle, 9 circle, 1 bamboo, 9 bamboo, East, South, West, North, White, Green, and Red), you can draw a current hand. If you want to so, choose the tile of “九種牌”. Second, if you have heavenly hand (or earthly hand), choose the tile of “天和” (or “地和”). The timer stops after “Decide” button was tapped.
③Tap the “Sort” button. Since all tiles will be sorted, review the previous choice.
④ Tap the “Next” button.
Thereafter, repeat ① ~ ④.

【Total result view】
This view is displayed after you repeated 【Main view】 10 times.
① Review total result. You can see the result of each round by tapping “Previous”, “Next”, and “Number” buttons.
② The view returns to the 【Title view】 by tapping “Title” button.


３．System requirements
・iOS version：8, 9.
・Device：iPhone = 4S and later. iPad = 2 and later. Landscape only.


４．Digression
Mahjong is a very fun game. It is most important for all players to mind manners in order to fun together. However, there are a few difficult manners. For example, it is to discard a tile as soon as possible. Beginners tend to take a long time in order to choose a discarding tile. In particular, they will do so at start of a hand because dealt tiles are not sorted yet. It is natural because they are not familiar such a situation. This app surely supports such beginners. Let’s get used to such a situation by playing this app repeatedly.

Have fun playing mahjong.