Travel Riddles: Mahjong

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Travel Riddles: Mahjong is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by Notus Games Ltd and was released on August 31, 2018. It received neutral reviews from players.

Go on a puzzle-solving adventure around Europe visiting France, Italy and Greece. Enjoy beautiful locations and atmospheric music.Play classic mahjong solitaire game and recover your lost artifacts.

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The game offers a relaxing atmosphere with beautiful graphics and a variety of levels inspired by different countries.
Gameplay is simple and intuitive, making it accessible for players of all skill levels, while still providing challenging layouts as you progress.
It's an addictive time-killer that can be enjoyed during short breaks or quiet evenings.

Progression becomes increasingly difficult without spending money, as many levels require paid reshuffles or extra lives to complete.
The user interface is poorly designed, making it frustrating to navigate and leading to accidental loss of lives.
Some levels are unfairly designed, with tile placements that can make them unsolvable without additional purchases.

story
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The story aspect of the game is criticized as being poorly executed, with users labeling it as a cash grab that features unfair mechanics, particularly in comparison to other free-to-play mobile games. Overall, the narrative fails to engage players, detracting from the overall experience.
- “The story feels disjointed and lacks any real depth, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “I found the plot to be predictable and uninspired, which really detracted from the overall experience.”
- “The characters are one-dimensional and their motivations are poorly developed, leaving the narrative feeling flat.”
music
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The music in the game is criticized for being short and lacking a looping feature, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “Unfortunately, the music doesn't loop and is short-lived.”
- “The soundtrack feels repetitive and lacks variety.”
- “The audio quality is subpar, making it hard to enjoy the music.”
monetization
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The monetization strategy of the game is criticized as a blatant cash grab, featuring unfair mechanics that detract from the overall experience. Players express frustration with the reliance on microtransactions and recommend opting for a paid alternative to avoid these issues.
- “All in all, I've played several of these 'free-to-play mobile-ported' games on Steam, such as Lost Lands: Mahjong, Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards, and Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure Tile-Matching to name a few, but this is essentially the worst cash grab one with very unfair mechanics.”
- “Save yourself the amount of stress with these uncounted Steam achievements plus all the cons I listed above and pay a small price to enjoy a mahjong game without cash grabs, unlimited lives, and counted Steam achievements by getting Mahjong instead.”
grinding
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and challenging, primarily due to the absence of highlighted available mahjong pieces, which makes progressing without power-ups more difficult. This design choice, along with other quirks from its transition to a free-to-play model, has led to a lack of recommendation from users, especially following the May 20, 2023 update.
- “The game is more difficult and more tedious than most other mahjong solitaire games I've played due to the lack of highlighting which mahjong pieces are available to pick, which is instead one of the selectable consumable power-ups on the right side of the screen.”
- “Overall, I don't think I would recommend the game as of the May 20, 2023 update for the mahjong tiles not being highlightable compared to the original non-free-to-play version of the game because I feel it made it more tedious and difficult to play through the content without using power-ups, on top of various quirks due to converting the game to a free-to-play model, and that questionable awarding of 3 Steam achievements for finishing the first level.”
gameplay
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The gameplay of this title is criticized as being a poorly executed cash grab, with unfair mechanics that detract from the experience, especially when compared to other free-to-play mobile ports available on Steam.
- “All in all, I've played several of these 'free-to-play mobile-ported' games on Steam, such as Lost Lands: Mahjong (which I recommend if you like mahjong but with different puzzles to play too), Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards, and Spellchanted: 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure Tile-Matching to name a few, but this is essentially the worst cash grab one with very unfair mechanics.”

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Travel Riddles: Mahjong is a casual puzzle game.

Travel Riddles: Mahjong is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 5 hours playing Travel Riddles: Mahjong.

Travel Riddles: Mahjong was released on August 31, 2018.

Travel Riddles: Mahjong was developed by Notus Games Ltd.

Travel Riddles: Mahjong has received neutral reviews from players. Most players disliked this game for its story.

Travel Riddles: Mahjong is a single player game.

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