War and Strategy Games: Mahjongg & Shanghai Tile Sets Index Note: For a .shk version of this index you can unshrink and read on your Apple II, get file AAMjtINDEX.shk. This tile sets collection is from the AOL-to-Ground project. ftp://gounnd.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Collections/AOL/ ... Dr. Charles T. "Dr. Tom" Turley, Director ~~*~~ C o n t e n t s ~~*~~ I. Introduction-- Start Here II. Tile Set Files ==*==*==*==*==*==*==*== I. Introduction-- Start Here Most of the games, tile sets, etc. have been packed in ShrinkIt format. Quite a few games in old ACU format were unpacked, checked, and re-packed using GS-ShrinkIt (also called "GSHK"). Most of the ShrinkIt files are .SHK files which contain one or more files-- that is, when unpacked, you may get several standard ProDOS files. These and ACU files can be unpacked using GS-ShrinkIt (also called "GSHK"). Most .SHK and .ACU files can, also, be unpacked using version 3.x of the 8-bit ("IIe") ShrinkIt. For example, a IIe game packed using GS-ShrinkIt will unpack fine using 8-bit ShrinkIt. So, also, will quite a few .SHK files of GS games. The chief limitation on using 8-bit ShrinkIt is that it will not extract the Resource portion of GS forked files. Though many for-GS programs do not have any forked files, it is not always clear which do and which do not from descriptions supplied by uploaders. It is best to use GS-ShrinkIt to unpack all .SHK files of GS games. A few files are .SDK whole-disk archives files. A whole-disk archive retains everything on the 5.25" or 3.5" disk which is archived. An .SDK archive of a 5.25" disk is, usually, unpacked to a 5.25" diskette. An .SDK archive of a 3.5" disk is, usually, unpacked to an 800k 3.5" diskette or 800k RAM disk. Some of these disk archives-- for example, packed DOS 3.3 disks-- must be unpacked using 8-bit ("IIe") ShrinkIt. For others, you can, usually, use either 8-bit ShrinkIt or GS-ShrinkIt. Downloading All .SHK, .SDK, .ACU, and similar files are "binary" files. If your ftp access program allows setting "ASCII", "binary", etc. mode, set it to "binary" before doing downloads. The files may arrive on your GS as "Text" type files. This is okay. Shrinkit and GS-ShrinkIt can deal with files even if they are called "Text" files by ProDOS or GS/OS. Rubywand, AOL-to-Ground Project, 1996-1998 ==*==*==*==*==*==*==*== II. Tile Set Files These are the tile set files. The descriptions are by the creators. Subj: Alan's Mahjongg Tiles from Shanghai Date: March 29, 1992 From: AlanC32 File: ALANS.SHK (6017 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Alan Chaess EQUIPMENT: Apple IIgs NEEDS: Mahjongg GS, ShrinkIt to unpack This file was shrunk with Shrink It. If you like the Shanghai's tiles, then you'll love this. I drew the Shanghai tiles so that they can be used with MahJongg. This is a quick download!! Send E-MAIL to AlanC32........... ][ INFITIUM __________________ Subj: Arabic (Alphabet Soup Series; MahJongg) Date: May 14, 1992 From: AlanC32 File: ARABIC.SHK (9492 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Alan Chaess EQUIPMENT: IIgs, Shrink It,MahJongg GS NEEDS: MahJongg GS, Shrinkit to unpack OS: IIgs This is the first part of my Alphabet Soup Series for the wonderful game MahJongg GS (by Wedge). This is the Arabic alphabet & numbers in tile form. Its neat!! Check it out. This is a quick download. /~~~~~~~\ /~<->ASC<->~\ | |=======| | Front view of a Car? Tell me what you think. E-MAIL to: AlanC32 __________________ Subj: Ash Stone Tiles Date: April 8, 1992 From: AlanC32 File: ASHSTONE.SHK (16669 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: AlanC32 & Wedge1 EQUIPMENT: Apple IIgs NEEDS: MahJongg, ShrinkIt to unpack This is a shrink it archive, you'll need unshrink it to unpack this file. There are 2 files in this archive. Each both have awesome backgrounds. The first one is the Ash Sotne tiles, I made these because I wanted to get out the message that a new BBS is going to be up and running soon, so I made tiles for it. Its called Ash Stone. The second file is the Shanghai tiles, with a NEW background. You can thank Wedge1 for the cool backgrounds, and me for the neat looking tiles. Wedge1 (if you didn't know) is one of the authors of MahJongg, that new cool game. Another thing some people have been asking me: Did you take those Shanghai tiles from Shanghai? No, I didn't but I'll tell you even I couldn't tell the differecne when I drew them. Enjoy! If you have comments, questions, and or suggestions send E-MAIL to AlanC32 __________________ Subj: Shanghai Christmas Tiles Date: January 20, 1990 From: JasonL29 File: CHRISTMS.SHK (7581 bytes) DL time (28800 baud): < 1 minute EQUIPMEnt: Apple IIgs only NEEDS: Shanghai GS by Activision, ShrinkIt to unpack This is a tile set for your copy of Shanghai GS. The tiles have a Christmas flavor and are for the 1989 season. Just replace your present "TILESET" with this set and re-boot the program. If I remember right in the older versions there are 2 "TILESETS". Overwrite BOTH sets with this one... DO NOT overwrite your original! Do it on a backup copy only! There are "patches" available to make archive copies so this should only be done on an archive copy! Merry Christmas... __________________ Subj: Classic Shanghai Tileset Date: May 29, 1993 From: DYA Matt File: CLASSIC.SHK (6507 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Matt Keller EQUIPMENT: IIGS NEEDS: Shanghai and/or a paint program/pic viewer, Shrinkit to unpack This is a revision of the tileset that comes with Shanghai. I smoothed a lot of stuff out, and re-designed some tiles after the tiles on the color mac version. The results are much more pleasing than the original tileset, while still retaining that motif. Hope you enjoy them. send me comments. __________________ Subj: Beach Girl MahJong Tiles Date: May 9, 1992 From: Oseekey File: DIAMOND.SHK (6852 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Oseekey EQUIPMENT: Apple GS NEEDS: MahJongg Apple GS ShrinkIt OS: ProDOS Another tile set for MahJong. Completing this set will unveil a girl in a bathing suit. A pretty one at that! Enjoy. __________________ Subj: English (Alphabet Soup Part2) Date: May 14, 1992 From: AlanC32 File: ENGLISH.SHK (12959 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Alan Chaess EQUIPMENT: Apple IIgs NEEDS: MahJongg GS, ShrinkIt to unpack OS: IIgs This is part 2 of the Alphabet series. You'll need Shrink it to unpack this, and you'll need MahJongg GS. This is English alphabet & numbers in tile form. Its pretty neat check it out! This is a quick download __________________ Subj: MahJongg Tileset Date: October 1, 1992 From: StiMan File: FLAGTILE.SHK (4667 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Stig Mansson (StiMan) EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS NEEDS: MahJongg.GS, ShrinkIT OS: ProDOS These Tiles could be educational. How many do you recognize? My thanks to Scott Mathews for taking time out from his busy schedule and review my disk! __________________ Subj: Greek (Alphabet Soup part 3) Date: May 14, 1992 From: AlanC32 File: GREEK.SHK (7598 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Alan Chaess EQUIPMENT: Apple IIgs NEEDS: MahJongg GS, ShrinkIt to unpack OS: IIgs This is part three of the Alphabet Soup Series. You'll need Shrink It to unpack this. If you're in college, or were in college. Then you'll love this. This is the Greek Symbols (Ex. Alpha, Delta, Beta, Phi, etc) in tile form. Plus a little extra symbols (also Greek). See if you can decode it. MahJongg can be found in the War & Stratgy Software Library. The new Optimized version can be foundin the same area as this file. /~~~~~~~\ /~<->ASC<->~\ | |=======| | Front view of a car? Tell me what you think. E-MAIL to: AlanC32 __________________ Subj: Harpoon Tileset for MahJongg GS Date: May 27, 1992 From: AlanC32 File: HARPOON.SHK (7313 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Alan Chaess EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS NEEDS: Shrink It, MahJongg GS OS: IIgs This is another tileset for MahJongg. I was converting a GIFs, and stumbled upon this neat looking GIF. I took it and made it into a tileset, and yes there are tiles in this tileset. The GIF graphic is part of the background. Its a cool looking graphic. One thing that is nice about this tileset is, when the tiles are selected they DO NOT look like the TILE. In fact tile(s) change into TOTALLY different colors. So they is no mistake of having difficulty finding it after selecting it. This is quick download!!!!!! /~~~~~~~\ /~<->ASC<->~\ \_|=======|_/ A hover craft? Tell me what you think. Send E-mail to: AlanC32, only on AO! __________________ Subj: Hebrew (Alphabet Soup Part 4 corrected) Date: May 14, 1992 From: AlanC32 File: HEBREW.SHK (9919 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Alan Chaess EQUIPMENT: Apple IIgs NEEDS: MahJongg GS, ShrinkIt to unpack OS: IIgs This is the correction for the Hebrew tiles I previously uploaded. Every thing is the same except 1 tile has been modified so if I were you, I'd download this SHK instead of the other, due to the fact that this set of tile won't annoy you as much as the first Hebrew tile set I uploaded. AlanC32 __________________ Subj: Icon Tiles for MahJongg Date: January 30, 1993 From: GregB50 File: ICONTSTS.SHK (13195 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute EQUIPMENT: Apple ][GS NEEDS: Game MahJongg, Shrinkit to unpack OS: GS/OS Tiles for the game MahJongg __________________ Subj: An Icons tileset for MahJong -find AOL Date: September 7, 1992 From: Rogdodge File: ICONTILE.SHK (6773 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: ROGDODGE EQUIPMENT: IIGS NEEDS: MAHJONGG PROGRAM, Shrinkit to unpack OS: GSOS 6.0 This is a tileset made for MahJongg from many Icons. Remove tiles to find America Online surprise! __________________ Subj: Jewel MahJongg Tile Set Date: April 17, 1993 From: The Caliph File: JEWEL.SHK (14368 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Richard Binder (Northern Spy) EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS NEEDS: Wedge MahJongg, ShrinkIt to unpack OS: GS/OS Here's yet another tileset for MahJongg. Sure wish they'd tell us how to make board layouts... :-) __________________ Subj: Jewels Tileset Date: June 13, 1992 From: Michae1139 File: JEWELS.SHK (2782 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS NEEDS: MahJongg GS, Shrinkit to unpack OS: GS/OS This is a MahJong tileset which uses the beautiful jewels included with the different incarnations of Columns GS (hail Kendrik Moch). Soothing. __________________ Subj: Klingon MahJongg Tiles Date: May 18, 1992 From: AFL Marty File: KLINGON.SHK (6011 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: AFL Marty EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS NEEDS: Mahjongg, ShrinkIt OS: GSOS Characters from the Klingon alphabet (Klinzhai) form the basis for this MahJongg tile set. Removing all the tiles will reveal a Klingon warship. __________________ Subj: Lake Side Tileset Date: August 12, 1993 From: Shadow5037 File: LAKE.SHK (12427 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Samantha DaSilva EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS NEEDS: Mahjongg GS, Shrinkit to unpack OS: gsos Lake Side tileset for Mahjongg GS. For the background I used part of a picture of a lake that came with my hard drive. __________________ Subj: Night Tileset Date: May 27, 1992 From: Shadow5037 File: NIGHT.SHK (7427 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Samantha DaSilva EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS NEEDS: Mahjongg GS, Shrinkit to unpack OS: gsos This is a Night tileset for Mahjongg. __________________ Subj: Patterns Tileset Date: November 1, 1992 From: Shadow5037 File: PATTERNS.SHK (5377 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Samantha DaSilva EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS NEEDS: Mahjongg GS, Shrinkit to unpack OS: gsos Patterns tileset for Mahjongg GS. __________________ Subj: Rainbow Shanghai Tiles Date: May 14, 1991 From: RickGast File: RAINBOW.SHK (5259 bytes) DL time (28800 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Rick Gast EQUIPMENT: Apple IIgs NEEDS: Shanghai from Activision, ShrinkIt to unpack This is a really nice tileset, if you like bright colors. I have intentionally and carefully placed a certain amount of the color black in each tile, so as to make it easy to tell which one you have clicked on (the black turns white). All you have to do is match them up. There are no "fancy matches" like in the original game... In other words, if they don't look exactly alike, they don't match on this set. Pretty nifty, huh? I surely hope you enjoy these as much as my friends have. If you like them, or have suggestions on how to improve them, feel free to leave me email.....My Online name is: RickGast :) __________________ Subj: Russian (Alphabet Soup Part 5) Date: May 27, 1992 From: AlanC32 File: RUSSIAN.SHK (14805 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Alan Chaess EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS NEEDS: Shrink It, MahJongg GS OS: IIgs If your familar with the Russian language then you might like this, and even if you're not, it doesn't matter you should still have fun with this tileset for MahJongg GS! This is a quick download!!! /~~~~~~~\ /~<->ASC<->~\ | |=======| | Front View of a car? Tell me what you think. Send E-mail to: AlanC32, only on AO! __________________ Subj: Seuss Tiles for MahJongg GS Date: April 23, 1992 From: Wedge1 File: SEUSS.SHK (7918 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Scott Mathews EQUIPMENT: Apple IIgs NEEDS: Mahjongg GS, ShrinkIt to unpack A new tileset from the people at Wedge who brought you Mahjongg! This particular tileset centers around the characters of Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel, childrens author and all around cool-guy. Thanks to those who have created other tilesets for MahJongg and those numbered few who have registered! __________________ Subj: Shanghai Tiles (from MJ tiles) Date: August 31, 1992 From: Michae1139 File: SHANG892. (73388 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Too numerous to mention EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS OS: GS/OS NEEDS: Shanghai GS These are a number of Shanghai tile sets which were converted from MahJongg tiles downloaded from America OnLine. A friend of mine loves MahJongg GS, but felt the need to play in "Tournament" mode from time to time; this is a feature of Shanghai which doesn't exist in MahJongg. Hence these conversions. __________________ Subj: Matt Keller's Shanghai Tiles for MahJongg Date: September 12, 1993 From: The Caliph File: SHANG993.SHK (9193 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Northern Spy Software EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS, 1.25 meg NEEDS: Wedge MahJongg, GSHK to unpack OS: GS/OS This is Matt Keller's DYA Enhanced Shanghai tileset - adapted for Wedge MahJongg. The guy in the picture lives in Beijing's Forbidden City. (Scanning courtesy of KB Bear.) __________________ Subj: Sphere Mahjongg Tiles Date: April 19, 1992 From: AlanC32 File: SPHERE.SHK (16800 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Alan Chaess EQUIPMENT: Apple IIgs NEEDS: MahJongg, ShrinkIt to unpack This is a Shrink file for MahJongg GS, these are more tiles for the game and while playing with these tiles be carefull of the G's don't be fooled. Take a close look at the tiles. Also this is the only set of tiles I've made that Wedge hasn't seen! Wedge is the group that has made the wonderful game MahJongg; its like Shanghai (from Activision) but MahJongg is better!!!! /~~~~~~~\ /~<->ASC<->~\ | |=======| | Front View of a Car? Tell me what you think. E-Mail to: AlanC32 __________________ Subj: American Shanghai Tileset Date: December 27, 1990 From: Cool Duck File: USATILES.SHK (5335 bytes) DL time (28800 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: Edward J. Jordan EQUIPMENT: Apple IIGS NEEDS: Shanghai GS, Shrinkit to unpack OS: Apple IIGS A Shanghai tileset with an American flair! The suits are stars, stripes, and Liberty bells. The seasons have been replaced by four states I chose at random and the flowers by four American ideals. Unpack with shrinkit and (use a copy of your disk!!!) replace the tileset file on your disk with this one. If your disk is like mine, there is also a tileset file in the system folder. Replace this one too. Enjoy and let me know if you like it! __________________ Subj: Yoda Tileset GS Date: April 19, 1992 From: Troubador File: YODA.SHK (16655 bytes) DL time (19200 baud): < 1 minute AUTHOR: L. Foulk EQUIPMENT: Apple IIgs NEEDS: MahJongg, Shrinkit to unpack This is a tileset which is partly borrowed and partly original. It was motivated by the excellent graphic of Yoda uploaded in the Art and Graphics forum recently. A few of the tile designs have been adapted from Explorer GS and a couple from the original tileset with MahJongg. The rest are original. What makes this set a bit unique is the color. Hope you like it!