Piles of Mahjong involves a blend of the old Mahjong and match-three. Clear the stacks of tiles by matching three tiles of the same type as you go through the puzzles. But you have to plan well so as not to get stuck!
Piles of Mahjong shares the same basic rules as classical mahjong and has also introduced some fun new dynamics to the classical mahjong formula. The game has almost all the same gameplay as a normal table mahjong game; only in this one, the objective is to reduce three tiles rather than just matching two tiles. Some of the exciting new features include tile images of birds and panda heads along with classic designs such as circles and sticks. To make a match, all you have to do is select tiles by moving through a pile in the bottom seven spaces on the screen.
Be careful, though, for if these seven spaces become occupied and no triple match is made, the game automatically concludes with a fail. This, therefore, means a clear pile must be disposed of within the given space before the game is over.
And that isn't all! Starting you off, you only have two chances to clear a tile from the lower area. After those have been exhausted, it costs 100 reward points or viewing an advertisement to be granted another share of two removals. They become extremely useful when filling those low spaces or when you come across some tile pairs without having any space to match them.
Piles of Mahjong is a great, fun, and relaxing puzzle game that marries classic match-three with the essence of Mahjong. One will have to keep stacking cleared tiles by matching three tiles of the same kind. The means to ferry you along may be strategic or tactical to avoid congestion.
This game is based on the usual mahjong format, in fact, spicing it up with some fascinating novelty's flair. While maintaining almost all of the fundamental rules of a classical game of table mahjong, instead of matching two tiles, three must be matched from a pile full of familiar patterns such as circles and sticks, as well as a few fun new ones like a bird and panda heads. You select tiles just by clicking on them, and they will then move to one of the seven empty spaces at the bottom of the screen.
Mahjong is a very difficult puzzle game. There are so many tiles; it has numerous resembling shapes but tiny differences. Apart from recognizing patterns, no piece can be moved unless at least one of the opposite two sides is left open.
There are hints offered for the case that the player gets stuck in Mahjongg Solitaire, but unlike the case in most other mahjong games, this game does not have any option to shuffle. And there's a timer, so it builds up pressure on the number of tally to be matched.