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Cannot drop, your card needs to be of an opposite suit colour
Cannot drop, your card needs to be one rank lower
Cannot move multiple cards to foundation
Card suit doesn't match foundation pile suit
Card can only be dropped on top of a card pile
Cannot deal cards when there are empty tableau piles
You can only move {0} card(s) at a time based on the current free cells and tableau
The cards don't add up to 13 and cannot be moved
The card is inaccessible and move cannot be performed
Cards must be in sequential order (one higher or lower)
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Kalin Nikolov — Mahjong Solitaire Strategist & Game Developer • Co-Founder of Forty Media
Kalin Nikolov is a veteran game designer and Mahjong solitaire enthusiast with over 20 years of experience in crafting puzzles and card-games. As a professional player, he has studied Mahjong layout design, tile-matching algorithms, and winning heuristics in depth. On TheMahjong.io, he shares strategies for efficiency in early clears, dealing with blocked tiles, optimizing shuffle/undo usage, and recognizing patterns that lead to higher win rates.
As a software engineer, Kalin blends his gameplay mastery with technical rigor — implementing fair layout generation, responsive animations, optimized performance, and data-driven tutorials. He believes every game should feel smooth and just-fair: where challenge comes from choice, not luck.
Kalin’s mission: to help players of all levels enjoy Mahjong solitaire by demystifying strategy, teaching solid fundamentals, and building a platform where each tile pair counts.
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