No content Friday

[saffronhare]

I still can't get Spiro to jump over that stupid canyon in the opening sequence of what I've learned is, like, a preschool-level PlayStation game, but I have made some progress in my proficiency with computer games and the like.

Frexampul, I am the household's Grand Dame of Wii Yoga.

But I digress. What I'm talking about here is Majongg. Specifically, the Zebra Mahjongg on Facebook. I happen to love games that are about Matching All the Things. This one is just the ticket. Each round is limited to 300 seconds (plus a bit more, if one earns bonuses for the number of matches made), so it doesn't take a lot of time. PLUS. If I'm having a good round, it's immediately satisfying; if I'm *not* having a good round, well, it's over in 300 seconds.

I'm consistently scoring around 2,500. Once, I managed to clear the whole board, which scored me something like 2,600. Once, the game ended because I'd run out of match-able pairs with a score of something like 2,400. But I see on the "high score" board that some folks score 4,000 and above. How the fuck to they do that?

For now, I'm going to focus on my clicking speed and see what happens. (I'd been using the trackpad and clickers on my laptop, but diermuid says I'd be faster with a mouse. Except I'm *clumsy* with a mouse.)

How's that for meaningless?

Comments

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

You're right...that's a very specific and hilarious distinction.

It's funny how I develop "names" for the different sets of tiles. There's the 4 of numerals, the 2 of flowers, and the 3 of somebody standing there, plus something I call the "crazy M". Hard to describe to somebody who doesn't play.

I've also noticed that there's another version of the game called Mahjong Trails using cartoon animal pictures instead of the more traditional symbols. Can't quite bring myself to try that one.

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Frinstance, I hate having to close a game the way you do and just let it go. I will, however, worry the same game to death for an hour until I finally get it.

Not sure what it says, but it's Something. :-)

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

What's puzzling me is how one breaks the 3,000-point barrier. I mean, I've *cleared* the board in the allotted time, and the game just ENDS. There is no new board that loads once it's clear. So I'm confused.