Facebook Becomes The Venue For First time Ever Mahjong Game

Those Facebook members that try to use the site these days will discover that they now have available to them not only the usual features but now also the opportunity to play Mah Jong. This Web site actually now boasts as many as 61 million members and it is growing daily. This Mah Jong treat is in addition to other games also available for online play.

The new feature is being made available through the Asian centered gaming company, World Mahjong Tour, Inc. They state that this represents a first for the multiplayer software application of Mahjong and Big Two on a trendy website.

The founders of World Mahjong Tour, Inc., who are David Wang and Pierre Wuu, are saying that the two games, Mahjong and Big Two, are both Asian games that are enormously popular. They are said to have a massive worldwide following. The two also announced recently that their company is planning to bring out many Asian type games for play throughout the world and especially for the English speaking players as well as players in other languages.

According to Mr. Wang, the estimated number of worldwide Mahjong players stands at 100 million.  Wang added that in China, Mahjong is viewed as being the national pastime game in addition to being among the most commonly played games throughout the world. This, Wang adds, is especially true for the Asian countries.

This game that is being made available through the use of World Mahjong Tour software is obtainable in either English or Chinese. The software makes it possible for players to learn quickly while they upgrade their skills. Those who wish to play this version of the game online need only go to the Facebook Internet site and log on. The game is available 24 hours a day for either friendly or competitive online play. There are in addition other online social networking sites that are being planned by the WMT founders. The popular Big 2 competition will soon also have English support online.

Founder Wuu says that the company envisages this recent launching of their software on Facebook as being a step toward his company’s standing as the number one provider of digitized interactive Asian games to a global public. Noting that the North American and Europeans markets are new to Asian games and the products of Asian providers of gaming software, Wuu points out that this market is wide open and can only get better.

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