Fruits Mahjong

A forest connect board with the strictest rule in the genre: matching fruit clears only along a straight, unobstructed line.

Fruits Mahjong runs on the strictest connect rule in the genre. Two identical fruit blocks clear only when a straight horizontal or vertical line joins them with nothing standing in the way — no corners, no detours, and a single block sitting on that line makes the pair illegal for now.

The board therefore becomes a matter of rows and columns rather than routes. Every removal opens a lane, and the lane is usually worth more than the pair that opened it, which is why clearing from the outside inwards keeps producing matches while digging into the centre tends to strand fruit on both flanks. The same two-bend path rule drives Shisen Sho.

Nothing hurries you along. The forest setting is quiet, no countdown runs against the layout, and a shuffle is there for the moment the surviving fruit has no straight line left between any two of its blocks. Levels follow one after another as boards come apart. For the rule in plain words, see the connect-tips guide.

The interface is deliberately plain, which is why full screen helps more than it appears to: with the board enlarged you can read a whole column at once and see immediately whether a lane runs clear from one fruit to its twin. Phones and tablets are supported alongside the desktop. For a second flat pair-up, there is the Onet Fruit Classic board.

Controls

Mouse on desktop, or tap one fruit block and then its twin on a touchscreen.

How to Play

Pick out two blocks carrying the same fruit.
Check the line between them: it must run straight across or straight down, with no block interrupting it.
Select the first block and then the second, and the pair clears from the grid.
Open the outer edges early so the lanes into the middle stay usable.
Clear every paired block on the board to move through to the next level.

Tips & Tricks

Think in lanes — a straight-line rule means the row and the column matter more than the distance between two fruit.
Peel the outside — outer blocks free whole lanes, while a removal in the centre usually blocks as much as it opens.
Check for a blocker — one piece anywhere on the line is enough to refuse an otherwise perfect pair.
Shuffle only when locked — with no clock running, there is no reason to redeal a board that still has a lane open.
Play it in full screen — a whole column readable at once is the difference between spotting a lane and hunting for it.