Mahjong Chains

Mahjong Chains is a connect game played with mahjong stones, and it is one of the few here that lets you choose how much pressure you want. There are two modes. Relaxed, according to the developer, is easier, has no timer and offers endless levels. Normal mode is not described any further than that contrast.

The rule is the same in both. Find two identical stones and connect them, and they are removed from the board, but only if the connecting path uses no more than three straight lines. A pair that needs a longer route stays put. The developer calls it a classic connect game and does not mention hints or shuffles. Selecting stones is done with a click or a tap, and the board is shown in a landscape frame.

Choose Normal or Relaxed mode. Click or tap a stone, then click or tap an identical one. If a path of no more than three straight lines joins them, both are removed from the board. Carry on pairing stones. In Relaxed mode there is no timer and the levels keep coming; the developer does not describe Normal mode in the same detail.

If time pressure is not what you are after, Relaxed mode removes the timer and makes the game easier, so it is the place to get used to the three-line rule. Picture the route before you click and count how often it turns. Two turns is the most a legal path can have.

A connect-pairs puzzle with mahjong stones, in a landscape frame. Paths are limited to three straight lines. There are two modes: Normal, and Relaxed with no timer and endless levels. Input is a click or a tap.

Onet Rings is another untimed option, linking identical rings with up to three lines. Mahjong Linker : Kyodai game uses the same limit but puts every level on a clock.