Shisen-Sho

Shisen-Sho (四川省, Shisenshō; "Sichuan Province"), sometimes referred to as 'Shisen', 'Four Rivers' or simply 'Rivers,' is a Japanese tile-based game which uses Mahjong tiles, and is similar to Mahjong solitaire. The objective of the game is to match similar tiles in pairs until every tile has been removed from the playing field. Numerous computer based versions of the game have been developed.

Shisen-Sho computer game, running on KDE 4.0.5

Rules

Player choose a pair of identical tiles to connect, and the connection path must not exceed two turns. If the requirements are met, two tiles will be eliminated. The player's task is to eliminate all the tiles on the board. The game is over if future moves are not possible and tiles are left on the board, or the player successfully removes all the tiles.[1]

Since there is only one of each flower and season mahjong tiles, flowers are normally matched with each other, and seasons are normally matched with each other.[2]

List of Shishen-Sho video games
List of Shishen-Sho of video games
NameYearPlatform(s)Adult
Dragon Punch1989Arcade✓
Sports Match1989Arcade
Shisen-Sho: Joshiryo-hen/Match It1989Arcade✓ (Japanese version only)
Shisen-Sho1990MS-DOS
Lin Wu's Challenge1990Amiga OCS, Atari ST
1991MS-DOS
Shisen-Sho - Match-Mania1990Game Boy
Shisen-Sho II1992MS-DOS
Shisen-Sho II/Match It II1993Arcade✓
Shisen-Sho 20001997Windows
Super Shisen-Sho 20012001Windows
KAWAI连连看22002Windows
KAWAI连连看20032003Windows
KAWAI连连看20042004Windows
KAWAI连连看20052005Windows
Shisen Sho Mahjong Connect2018Android, iOS
Shisensho Solitaire2019Windows
Shisen-Sho Nikakudori2020Nintendo Switch
Pretty Girls Rivers2021Windows✓

Images
  • Shisen-Sho starting board
    Shisen-Sho starting board
  • Connected by one line segment
    Connected by one line segment
  • Connected by three line segments
    Connected by three line segments
  • Connected by two line segments
    Connected by two line segments
  • Connected by three line segments
    Connected by three line segments

See also

References
  1. https://www.coololdgames.com/tile-games/mahjong/shisen-sho/ Shisen-Sho – Rules and How to Play this Mahjong Game
  2. "The Shisen-Sho Handbook" (PDF).


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