Mahjong Pirate Plunder Journey

Mahjong Pirate Plunder Journey sets its tile pairing in the Caribbean, where pirates are hunting for a pearl treasure. The rules are classic mahjong: match identical tiles in pairs until the board is clean. What the developer puts the weight on is a star rating for each level.

Every level is worth up to three stars. Finishing earns the first. The second is for finishing without using any hints, and the third is for finishing within a time limit. Stars are what open further levels and new backgrounds, so the rating is more than decoration. There is also a daily challenge level, which pays out more stars along with gold and diamonds. What the gold and diamonds are spent on is never explained. The game sits in a portrait frame, and the developer names no input device.

Match identical tiles to make pairs, removing them until the board is clean. That finishes the level and earns one star. Earn a second by not using hints, and a third by finishing within the time limit. Collect stars to open more levels and backgrounds, and try the daily challenge level for extra stars, gold and diamonds.

The developer does not list the controls for this game. It runs inside the frame above, so a click or a tap on the game is the place to start.

If you want all three stars, treat hints as off limits, because using one costs the second star. Speed matters too, since the third star depends on finishing in a limited time. When you only want to get through a level, a hint still lets you finish and keep the first star.

Classic pair-matching mahjong with a pirate theme and a three-star rating per level, in a portrait frame. There is a daily challenge level. With no input device named by the developer, this page lists no controls.

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