Epilepsy

Going back to the mahjongg .. if you suffer from epilepsy I wonder if any form of the game could bring this about. I find the game quite difficult really .. some layouts much harder than others.

Epilepsy:

http://www.healthscout.com/ency/1/guides/000044_2.html

I know alcohol can sometimes cause epilepsy. And, if you do suffer .. flashing lights/strobe lights can be problematic. I think my brother mentioned something else to me once but I can't remember what. He plays chess on a computer and doesn't have any problems. But that is a slow game.

The lifestyle changes section on health scout include references to flashing lights and alcohol

http://www.healthscout.com/ency/1/guides/000044_9_2.html

Here are some of the triggers for photosensitive epilepsy:

http://www.epilepsynse.org.uk/pages/info/leaflets/photo.cfm

It seems that the patterns on the original tiles might be part of the problem too. Dunno about the mahjongg fortuna ones .. but I guess as a rule of thumb if you suffer from photosensitive epilepsy it's best not to play. I see that video games can also trigger seizures in people with this kind of epilepsy.