Mah Jongg Tile Set Description

Tile Set Name:  CABLETV.TIL
Subject:  Television 
Created by:  Erik Elsasser

Description:
Thanks to Nels Anderson for his work on Mahjongg. I first came 
across it about 3 years ago, downloading version 2.5 from a BBS 
somewhere.  I immediately got addicted to it as did most of the 
people in my office who had EGA machines.  We sent Nels the money 
to register our copy and got a version of EGA Trek as well.  

Along comes version 3.3 with it's tile editing capabilities which 
adds a whole new creative aspect to the game.  I think people are 
spending more time designing tile sets than actually playing the 
game.  

It took a couple of days to decide what to do a set on and one 
day while flipping through the channels on the TV, it suddenly 
hit me...TELEVISION!  It certainly is graphics oriented enough to 
base a set of tiles on.  Originally, I thought I could fill up an 
entire set with just network logos from cable TV, but after 
looking through my cable listings, it turned out it would only 
supply me with half of the tiles. Time to get creative. Along 
comes tiles like TV, VCR, Camcorder, Satellite Dish... Oh no! I'm 
running out of ideas! How about a presidential address to stretch 
the subject a bit. 

Well, I finally finished it after about a month of flipping 
through channels and recording network logos before TV shows 
would start.  Now maybe I can get some sleep, although I was
thinking about an idea for another set...(What's that dear?
OK, I'm almost done...)


The tiles in this set are as follows:

Television Networks/Logos:              Television Miscellaneous:     
 1) NBC Peacock (new)                   22) Presidential Address      
 2) CBS                                 23) Couch Potato              
 3) ABC                                 24) Close Captioned           
 4) Disney Channel                      25) Stereo                    
 5) FOX Television                      26) Cable TV                  
 6) Music Television                    27) TV Antenna                
 7) Video Hits One                      28) Satellite Dish            
 8) Home Box Office                     29) Camcorder              
 9) PBS                                 30) Video Recorder            
10) ESPN                                31) Television Set            
11) Turner Network Television           32) Easy Chair                
12) TBS Super Station                   33) TV Guide                  
13) Lifetime Television                 34) Remote Control            
14) Nickelodeon                                                       
15) Arts & Entertainment                Television Food:              
16) SA Network                          35) Popcorn                   
17) Headline News                       36) Soda                      
18) The Discovery Channel               37) Chips                     
19) The Weather Channel                 38) Beer                      
20) Cable Network News                                                
21) NBC N (old)                         Television Interruptions:     
                                        39) Please Stand By...        
                                        40) Programming Interruption  
                                        41) Static                    
                                        42) Test Pattern              
          

I have tried to re-create the network logos as accurately as 
possible, given the limited resolution and colors, but that only 
adds to the challenge.  

I do not expect any kind of remuneration for my labors, I'm 
satisfied in knowing that you enjoy my efforts. I do not have 
permission of any kind to use these logos, but I suppose I should 
give credit to the appropriate networks...Consider yourself 
credited. I also hereby declare that any company claiming 
ownership of any of the graphic representations presented herein 
may claim an amount equal to 1/42 of the total amount of net 
income that I receive from this product. 

Happy Computing!
Erik Elsasser
Raritan, NJ

!attmail!eelsasser

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