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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Tuesday, 14 June 2011 07:29 |
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 It's holiday time. The whole European mahjong world is looking at Mestre in Italy, where the European championship will take place.
Sherlock Holmes will take a little holiday as well. Before that, Mahjong News presents a Sherlock Holmes mahjong story. No solution required - just fun to read.
Enjoy!
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Last Updated on Saturday, 02 July 2011 05:35 |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Monday, 06 June 2011 15:00 |
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Dr. Watson was reading an article in “Mahjong News” about the MCR London championship.
“At the last championship something incredible happened. Professor Moriarty being East has managed to win with a hand containing 88 points fan, just from the start, with no help of the wall or opponents.”
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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 June 2011 08:14 |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Monday, 06 June 2011 13:23 |
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While Sherlock Holmes and dr. Watson were out for some affairs, Mrs. Hudson was cleaning the apartment. She came to the table with two mahjong sets. Suddenly, something happened and several tiles from both sets dropped to the floor.
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Last Updated on Friday, 17 June 2011 07:27 |
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N-Point Extensions of Mrs. Hudson’s Record |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Friday, 27 May 2011 08:22 |
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Mrs. Hudson does not get tired setting new mahjong records. When she cannot make one herself, she asks Sherlock Holmes for one.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 June 2011 22:48 |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Friday, 27 May 2011 08:10 |
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Last week, Mrs. Hudon set a record - this week, she sets another. A question for you - and one for other experts!
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Last Updated on Saturday, 04 June 2011 13:42 |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Friday, 20 May 2011 22:02 |
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This week's Sherlock Holmes Mystery is about Mrs. Hudson's Record.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 May 2011 10:02 |
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Holmes is back. With two mysteries |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Wednesday, 11 May 2011 22:08 |
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Today, Sherlock Holmes is in a good mood. That is why he presents two Mahjong Mysteries to the readers of Mahjong News.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 May 2011 18:25 |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Thursday, 05 May 2011 11:19 |
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An interesting discussion about our latest Sherlock Holmes Mahjong Mystery! You can find the solution to this problem here. The new problem is called ‘Thirteen tiles from the Wall’.
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 May 2011 05:14 |
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‘Mrs. Hudson’s Problem’ - the solution |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Monday, 25 April 2011 07:04 |
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The solution, or solutions - more answers are given - to the difficult problem Mrs. Hudson encountered.
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Last Updated on Monday, 25 April 2011 08:28 |
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How many points does Mrs. Hudson have? (Easy ‘Sherlock problem’!) |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Monday, 25 April 2011 04:05 |
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Last mystery ‘Mrs. Hudson's Problem’ turned out to be a real tough one to solve. Today we offer you a much easier mini-mystery of ‘paramahjong’. Please, try to solve it but ... don't push hard and have fun!
(The solution to Mrs. Hudson's Problem is published here. Please check also Adrie van Geffen's answers!)
Remember: you can find all of Vitaly's contributions here. (In the Extra menu, please click 'Sherlock Holmes Mahjong Mysteries'.)
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 May 2011 02:41 |
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88 Points from Scratch - the solution |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Monday, 06 June 2011 15:12 |
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Here follow the solution to Holmes's questions about 88 points hands cannot be made from the start without the help of other players.
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Last Updated on Monday, 06 June 2011 20:25 |
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Cleansing Day - the solution |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Monday, 06 June 2011 13:34 |
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Remember that Mrs. Hudson dropped two mahjong sets to the floor? To her amazement, the tiles on the floor made two valid mahjong hands. Did you find out which ones? Well - if you did not, you can now check the solution.
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Last Updated on Monday, 06 June 2011 18:44 |
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N-Point Extensions of Mrs. Hudson’s Record - the solution |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Friday, 27 May 2011 08:27 |
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So Sherlock Holmes had proposed Mrs. Hudson to figure out some special hands. "Only 6-point, 8-point and 64-points fans", Holmes had said. "Others are not interesting to solve." Did yoiu succeed in solving this mahjong mystery? Here are the answers!
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 June 2011 05:42 |
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Mrs. Hudson’s New Record -- the solution |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Friday, 27 May 2011 08:18 |
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And - did you manage to calculate the new record Mrs. Hudson had set? Maybe even the expert question? Here is the solution to this Sherlock Holmes Mahjong Mystery..
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Last Updated on Saturday, 28 May 2011 20:47 |
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Mrs. Hudson’s Record - the Solution |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Friday, 20 May 2011 22:10 |
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And? Could you solve the Sherlock Holmes Mahjong Mystery about Mrs. Hudon's record? It was not so easy! Sherlock Holmes did…
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Last Updated on Sunday, 22 May 2011 18:53 |
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Two questions, two answers |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Wednesday, 11 May 2011 22:22 |
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Here are the solututions to the two questions Mahjong News, on behalf of Sherlock Holmes and his secretary Vitaly Novikov, asks of our readers.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 May 2011 18:23 |
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Gentlemen’s Draw - the solution |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Thursday, 05 May 2011 11:28 |
Here's the answer to the Sherlock Holmes Mahjong Mystery 'the Gentlemen's Draw'.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 05 May 2011 11:33 |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Tuesday, 03 May 2011 02:27 |
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Did you, or did you not, solve the previous Sherlock Holmes Mahjong Mystery? You can check the right answer here. Today, we present a new problem.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 05 May 2011 08:03 |
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The answer to Mrs. Hudson's question: How many points |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Thursday, 14 April 2011 07:28 |
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How many points does Mrs. Hudson have? The answer.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 May 2011 03:43 |
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The answers to the first two miniatures of ‘Sherlock Holmes and Mahjong’ |
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Written by Vitaly Novikov
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 10:08 |
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The first two Sherlock Holmes Mini Mysteries are solved.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 April 2011 10:17 |
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How I was Beaten by the New Uma Rule
