"Holiday Gift" by Shi Heng Zhan

Happy Holidays! Thanks to "Shi Heng Zhan" for passing this along. The gift inside is whatever you want it to be.

We'll resume posting layouts in 2009. Also see here for a bit of news.

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425 tiles

"Butterfly" by Mia Todmann

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129 tiles

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"Star" by Sassypoch

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122 tiles

"Long Castle Landscape" by Midnight Martian

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144 tiles

"Long Castle" by Midnight Martian

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144 tiles

"Xmas Tree" by Wizzpig

I like this one. For a small layout, it's challenging.

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"Castle Goblet" by Mr. Aon

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102 tiles

"Hourglass Mini" by Midnight Martian

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68 tiles

"Hourglass Small" by Midnight Martian

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102 tiles

"Hourglass" by Midnight Martian

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144 tiles

Moonlight Mahjong 1.2.1 Available

Several new screenshots here.

A Better Forum

We now have a real forum for discussing Moonlight Mahjong and all things Midnight Martian-related: midnightmartian.com/forum.

"Grand Piano" by Shi Heng Zhan

Impressive.

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274 tiles

"Church" by Emenia

Warning: This layout is not solvable, because it has free tiles that are hidden inside the structure. Just appreciate it as architecture, don't try to solve it.

"Impressive Architecture Friday" (actually Sunday) resumes with this one. I had a brief debate with myself on whether to allow religious symbols in posted layouts, and decided to allow it, with some misgivings about straying into a potential hot-button topic. I'm trying to be impartial here, for the moment: if somebody out there has an impressive "Vishnu" layout, or even a "Festivus Pole," go ahead and submit it. Try to stay within the bounds of common sense, of course.

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378 tiles

"Tic Tac Toe" by BlackLeviathan

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191 tiles

"Parthenon" by Midnight Martian

In honor of 1.2 finally being released, here's "Parthenon," which of course is very loosely based on the Parthenon. I made this layout for testing purposes before Moonlight Mahjong was even released, but never put it out there because it was just too big. With 1.2's performance improvements, though, it should work well enough now.

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454 tiles

Moonlight Mahjong 1.2 Is Here

Read about it, then go get it. You'll be able to play large layouts much better. Beware Robo-Player.

One new feature is the ability to use backgrounds from your photo library. Here's a random example:

1.2 also has a several new layouts that I didn't get around to posting here, including Planter, Twin Peaks, and Power Pyramid 2... I think. There are so many layouts now, it's getting a little hard to keep track.

"Layers" by Katherine

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230 tiles

"X Tower" by Sorako-chan

This one can be quite challenging, depending on the shuffle.

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144 tiles

"Xmas Tree" by Andrea

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179 tiles

The background is from here. Moonlight Mahjong 1.2 will include the ability to use custom backgrounds. It's currently waiting to be posted at the App Store.

"Skull" by Emenia

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94 tiles

"Castle Spire" by Midnight Martian

A new, possibly more elegant variation on "Castle."

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144 tiles

"Z" by Midnight Martian

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144 tiles

"Advancing Waves" by Midnight Martian

I actually thought this one was going to be easy to solve, since it's possible to see which tiles are where. It does not seem very easy so far.

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144 tiles

"Slice of Cake" by Sorako-chan

Have a slice of cake courtesy of Sorako-chan. Or is this just "pie in the sky"?

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237 tiles

"Atop Eight" by Sorako-chan

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72 tiles

"Snowflake" by Sorako-chan

We are starting to see these around here. I have to say I prefer the tile variety.

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144 tiles