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Tong-Its on Adobe Air

I used to be a gambling addict when I was a kid. I learned playing Pusoy when I was 7. Played professional mah jhong at 12. So when indie Pinoy game developer Rico Zuniga sent me a tip about this local game he developed, I spent over 3 hours playing tong-its.

Basically, it’s a tong-its game developed on Adobe Air. Tong-its is a local cards game similar to pusoy dos, poker and mah jhong. I’m sure a lot of my Filipino readers here are very familiar with it.

Tong-Its

After about 78 rounds, I won 29 games and was on the top of the 3-player table. I think I would have won more rounds had I noticed an oversight on my end earlier. If you’re an avid cards player, you’d have fun with this one.

You will need to download and install Adobe’s Flex/AIR before you can run Tong-Its 1.0 from your PC.

I really have to say that beyond the intuitive drag-and-drop interface, I loved playing with the AI (artificial intelligence). It was very challenging (though after several dozen rounds, I kinda got to know how the two other players cook their strategy that I’ve been able to predict when they will draw). But you guys have to try this. Props to Rico for a job well done.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

18 Responses

  1. Avatar for Rico Zuniga Rico Zuniga says:

    Hi guys, I have great news. I just slashed the price from $15 down to $10! I’m also giving away 50% discount coupon codes for a limited time. This brings the price down to just $5!

    Visit the site for more info and read the Tongits blog for the latest updates.

  2. Avatar for Cesar Cesar says:

    It’s nice to know that a local game of “tong-its” is now being developed using the latest technology.

  3. Avatar for jhay jhay says:

    Finally, there’s something online the average, non-techie, Pinoy adult can get hooked on.

  4. Avatar for Jaypee Jaypee says:

    Cool! I’m definitely gonna try out this game. Btw, is it compatible with Vista?

  5. Avatar for Dexter Dexter says:

    Galing ah.. galing talaga ng mga pinoy developer

  6. Avatar for marhgil marhgil says:

    yan lang ang alam kong laruin sa baraha. ayos!

  7. Avatar for ia ia says:

    Astig! I remember there was a Tong Its program available for download about two years ago. In college our project was to make a Solitaire program in Java during our first year, then in fourth year it was a networked/multiplayer Pusoy Dos. :D I think schools should really look at new technologies like Adobe AIR because they make integration between the desktop and the web so much smoother.

  8. Avatar for Jomark Osabel Jomark Osabel says:

    I don’t want to start playing the game because I do not want to get addicted to it. Its still a nice porting of a filipino card game though.

  9. Avatar for danix danix says:

    cool! hehehe

    i love tongits!

  10. Avatar for JALANI C. MONTILA JALANI C. MONTILA says:

    taga pinas ba ang nag develop ? or sa India talga/?

  11. Avatar for calvin calvin says:

    maganda kung may hi-score list uploaded somewhere

  12. Avatar for gladita gladita says:

    this is quite good and can easily become addicting. :-D

  13. Avatar for daHustler daHustler says:

    I like to play with myself ;-] Anyone want to play with me? lol…

  14. Avatar for Arnel Reodica Arnel Reodica says:

    cmon’ who’s gonna play with me? hehehehe joke….

  15. Avatar for Dyimz Dyimz says:

    wow..astig yan a…=]

  16. Avatar for CallCenterVet CallCenterVet says:

    This could be something the developer can profit from! Sell the program to online casino sites and get royalties… Hmmm…

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