Mahjong Linker : Kyodai game

Mahjong Linker : Kyodai game is a linking puzzle played with mahjong tiles. The developer calls it a Kyodai game, which in this case means you remove tiles in identical pairs, and only when the two can be connected by a line made of three straight segments at most.

The second part of the description is about speed. Every level has a limited amount of time, and the developer frames the game as a balance between thinking carefully and moving quickly. The aim on each board is to clear it completely. That is all the developer says about it: there is no level count, no theme beyond the mahjong tiles themselves, and no hints or shuffles are mentioned. So treat it as a straightforward timed connect puzzle. The three-line rule is the same one used by several other connect games in this section.

Click a tile, or touch it on a touchscreen, to select it. Then select a second tile with the same mahjong design. If the two can be joined using no more than three straight lines, the pair is removed. Work through the board pair by pair until it is clear, and try to finish before the time for that level runs out.

The time limit means hesitation costs you, but so does clicking pairs that cannot connect. A quick check helps: if the route between two identical tiles needs more than three straight lines, skip it and look elsewhere. Clear the obvious pairs first, then spend the remaining time on the ones that need a longer route.

A timed connect-pairs puzzle using mahjong tiles, in a landscape frame. Input is clicking or touching. Each level has a time limit, and the goal is a cleared board. Level counts, themes and aids are not mentioned.

Christmas Onet Connect applies the same three-line limit and adds hints, shuffles and moving tiles. Emoji link : the smile game pairs emoji under a time limit on every level.