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Mahjongg Solitaire

Forum|Forum|3 months ago
April 30, 2026
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Why was this changed to a Tracfone app? I was used to the way it looked and I find the new graphic much more difficult to use.

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KimShan1

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It’s awful. I’m not playing it anymore. It’s not mahjong, it’s a ridiculous techno advertisement. I’ll play my mahjong solitaire elsewhere.

SereneSeagull

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It’s there, see my screenshot above. Yes, it’s a few clicks to get to it, but it’s there.

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DeborahS687500

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Why should it require extra steps to get to a game that, in its original form, is so popular? The new graphic is not user friendly.

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HeyTomBanjo

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Bring the regular Mahjong back. We pay money for "free games", not for you to take away the fun games for a stupid branding scam.

AARPTeri

Community Manager

The regular Mahjong is still here! https://games.aarp.org/games/original-mahjongg-solitaire

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JavaJ240933

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I found the original, but the leader board scores seem to be off. They used to be around 100,000 and now 147,000???

AARPTeri

Community Manager

@KimShan1 Please note you can still access the original Mahjongg Solitaire game, there is a link in the description box or you can go directly to it from this link: https://games.aarp.org/games/original-mahjongg-solitaire

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CharlesC230189

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I do not see the original game in the main “games” menu..why should I have to go find a link every time I play this. I usually play multiple games per day. The new “ Trac Phone” [advertise paid to AARP] version is bad as you cannot differentiate between the tiles.

SereneSeagull

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It’s annoying for sure, but look at the screenshot I just posted above. It’s there still.

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KayS829

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i REALLY hate the new version of Mahjongg Solitaire. Please remove it. It's extremely hard on the eyes to see distinct cubes.

SereneSeagull

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I realize it’s annoying, but here’s the way to get to the Original Mahjongg Solitaire from the bottom of the display screen on the Tracfone game display banner.

SereneSeagull

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Also as an aside…

The more people bypass the tracfone game and use this pathway to go to the original game via this way, the click-though counts will show how many people prefer the original. Many times companies use this as a way to decide how much traffic something gets. In this case, the more traffic through this way, the more data they get to show people prefer the old version.

If people decide not to play the original because they are pissed at the way they now have to get it, the results will then show NO counts to the original version. Hence, the data supports removing it at some point. If you want the original to stay…USE this new pathway.
Data driven…

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SMihalic

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Thanks for the help in getting to the original game, which I also prefer. I hope they change it back, as I lprefer to see it in my "recently played."

NordicWomyn

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As members, we aren't as important as the Tracfone MahJongg is. This version is terrible, almost, though not nearly as bad as Tracfone service itself is! We should be given the option of playing the usual game or the Tracfone version. Not playing until the original has returned!

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SereneSeagull

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The original is there, @NordicWomyn that is the option, and it is available to you. Did you see my screen prints in this thread?

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profFrench

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The scores for the original version should be separated from the Tracfone version! It's unfair to compare both types of games. I'll be moving over to a different Mah Jongg site until AARP goes back to the original and not the version that's an advertisement.

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maguay

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What bothers me is that AARP has now made the game an advertisement for Tracphone. What's next? Crosswords where every clue is a plug for a particular product?

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PWnMa

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Agreed! The graphics look cheap and are so blatantly 'sponsored' that I bailed midway through 1st game.

I'm assuming AARP received a pretty penny for running that game, so if others enjoy it, great. I'm out.

SereneSeagull

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You can just click through the link back to the original, @PWnMa See all the screenshots below. I won’t play the new version and revert to the original.

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PWnMa

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Didn't know 'tracphone' still existed--I guess this is a cheaper way to advertise.

Also, is this when the Mahjong Solitaire scores went through the roof into the mid-100,000's? Weird.

I'll play the 'original' non-commercial game, but I'm happy to hit 70K score level.

You can keep the disguised 'tracphone' ads--I'm OK w/Consumer Cellular & an older smartphone from them.

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