Gambler Densetsu Tetsuya Digest (2004)

Developer: Athena
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Card & Board Game

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How it feels

Playing feels like a tense battle of wits at the mahjong table, where reading opponents and deploying sly cheating tactics matters as much as the tiles themselves.

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About

Gambler Densetsu Tetsuya Digest is a mahjong game from Athena. This new installment in the popular Japanese Mahjong series "Gambler Densetsu" features four different scenarios. Players have conversations with the roster of 26 characters while trying to beat them with an inventory system of cheating techniques. In addition to its large cast, the game includes three gameplay modes, a scenario battle mode, a free battle mode, and a survival battle mode. The game's official title is Shoubushi Densetsu: Tetsuya DIGEST, but with the furigana subtitle "Gambler" for Shoubushi.

Screenshots

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Gambler Densetsu Tetsuya Digest screenshot 4

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