Amazing Mahjong: Zen

So next time those little voices whine “can we play a game!?” you can give an excited SURE! – without the fear or guilt that you’re neglecting their education in the process.😜 The goal is to move as many seats as possible before losing, at which point the losing student sits in the seat of the person who bested him. The game ideally continues until one student makes it “around the world” and gets all the way back to his own seat. Often, though, the game simply ends when time is up, and the person who traveled the farthest wins.

I am writing this review to unlock levels just as other players did. I don't mind though, it's a small price to pay for a lot of free play on a beautiful game. To those who are resentful of "having to rate it 5 stars to unlock levels"--- 5 is just their suggestion, the levels unlocked fine for me with a 4 so just completing any rating/review should be enough. The ads don't bug me too much except that after I updated today there is one banner ad covering the shuffles so it is hard to grab a shuffle now. That banner doesn't go away once clicked so in order to use my shuffle it took numerous clicks on the edge to try to activate it. I do hope they add more boards someday since I finished the whole game before on my phone, now playing it on my iPad. It's not super challenging but it's a nice distraction from chronic pain and stress. It is one of the most visibly attractive mahjong games I've seen.

I used to rate this game 5 stars, but no longer. The full-screen ads prevent such an exalted rating! Don't get me wrong, I am a great fan of this game. I have lost track of how many times I have completed all formations, then deleted and reinstalled so I could do it all over again. I'm hooked! TRY THIS TRICK: When ads block your buttons, hit the gear ⚙ button at the lower left, then immediately hit the "X" button to close the window. This will clear all ads from your screen. Get into this habit and you can quickly proceed with your game. This is especially helpful for Expert level play! Okay... Forget that last suggestion. NOW THAT ADS HAVE BECOME HORRIBLY INTRUSIVE, I recommend playing in Airplane Mode! Enjoy!

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Since yesterday, May 27, 2015, I have not been able to get any game to finish. I touch the last two tiles, it says, "pling" and starts its sparkle, and then it totally freezes. This is no way to run a game. Something has changed, and it has not changed for the better. I have not yet removed and reinstalled the game lest I lose all my progress. However, it is true that finishing silly games is not any kind of REAL progress, and I would probably not miss this game if it vanished entirely. If this problem continues unabated, I will delete the game and never look back. As it is, I will check it occasionally and see if you have repaired whatever is wrong. When I am tired of checking the game will be removed. Are you sure I cannot give this zero stars?

I like the progression of the game. There is one problem. I'll get 75% way done or so and an add will appear above my shuffle buttons. This would be ok if there was a way to close the add but there is not. Therefore I get stuck and have to shuffle the board but can't. I have to close out of the current game and start at the beginning. I think it would be simple to add a button to close the adds that interfere with game play.