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How to play tile-matching solitaire

Tile-matching solitaire (often called mahjong solitaire) is a calm puzzle for one player. Tiles are stacked in layers, and you clear the board by removing matching pairs of free tiles. In our Tile Garden, the tiles are hand-painted flowers, fruit and critters, and every deal can be solved.

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The goal

Remove every tile from the board, two at a time.

What is a free tile?

  • A tile is free when no tile is lying on top of it, and its left side or its right side is open.
  • A tile squeezed between tiles on both its left and right is not free, even if nothing is on top.

Making a match

  1. Tap a free tile.
  2. Tap another free tile with the same picture.
  3. Both are removed, which may free the tiles around and below them.

Tips to avoid getting stuck

  • Work on tall stacks first. Tiles under a big pile are the hardest to reach.
  • Free long rows from the ends. A long row only opens one tile at a time.
  • When three tiles of a kind are free, think about which pair to take. The one that frees the most tiles is usually best.
  • If all four tiles of a kind are free, take them all. They can't block anything.
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