[4] The computer game was released for free and was played using a CDC-721 touch screen terminal.
Activision released Shanghai in 1986 for the IBM Personal Computer, Commodore Amiga, Macintosh, Atari ST and Apple IIgs.
A version of this game was also included in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows 3.x in 1990 under the name Taipei.
[6] Mahjong Solitaire was added to Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics for Nintendo Switch.
Some electronic Mahjong solitaire games offer extra options, such as: Mahjong solitaire can be played either solo or with a partner, in which case the aim is to accumulate the most pairs, to be the last one to match a pair, or to score the most points.
Using traditional mahjong tiles, the sets include the dragons, the flowers, the seasons, and the winds.
Some implementations offer to shuffle the tiles when there are no exposed pairs remaining, making it almost always possible for the player to complete the game.