mahjong 288History. Mahjong Solitaire is a video game known also under the name of Shanghai or simply Mahjong. The tiles used in the game come from an ancient Chinese game with the sameMahjong (sometimes spelled Mahjongg) in its orinal form was created in China during the late 1800's, but has through the years gained world-wide popularity. Our version is the solitaire variant of Mahjong, which is a more recent