Mahjong Joshi Pro-wres -Give up 5 byou mae- (Japan)

Home Data’s Mahjong Joshi Pro-wres -Give up 5 byou mae- is a two-player tabletop game released in Japan in 1988. The unusual title blends elements of mahjong and professional women's wrestling, presenting players with a unique gameplay experience centered around matching tiles. Two players compete simultaneously, each managing their own board filled with mahjong tiles while presumably incorporating wrestling themes into the design—though specifics about that element remain largely undocumented. The game was initially only available for location testing in Japan and never saw full public release. Gameplay involves strategically rearranging and combining tiles to achieve specific patterns or combinations, much like traditional mahjong games. While details of how the wrestling theme interacts with tile matching are scarce, it's clear the design aimed to create a novel blend of strategic tabletop gameplay. Given its limited availability, Mahjong Joshi Pro-wres -Give up 5 byou mae- represents an intriguing and rare artifact from the late 1980s Japanese arcade scene.