Candy Mahjong
Sweets on a packed layout where a tile is only available once two of its sides stand open.
Candy Mahjong lays sweets over a packed tile layout, and the rule that decides everything is how many sides a tile has open.
A tile is only available when two of its sides stand clear, horizontally or vertically, and it goes only against another tile carrying the same sweet. That is stricter than it sounds on a full board: two identical lollipops in the middle of the grid are simply out of reach until the pieces boxing them in have gone, so the order of removal matters more than spotting the pair. The same section of the catalogue also holds the Slidon board.
A clock runs while you work, and the level is won only if the last tile goes before it expires. Hints and a shuffle are there for the moments when the grid dries up, though both cost you the seconds you were racing. The difficulty settings decide how much of that pressure you have to manage. Also under this heading: Winter Mahjong.
Lof Games has kept the 2015 build in service for mouse and touch alike, at 800 by 450. Playing full screen is the practical choice, because the candy art is bright but small, and the difference between two wrapped sweets is a couple of pixels of colour at default size. The Butterfly Kyodai Deluxe 2 board is two clicks away in the same section.
Controls
Mouse, or tap on a touchscreen.
How to Play
- Look for a sweet with two of its sides free.
- Check whether the same sweet appears elsewhere with the same freedom.
- Click or tap the two tiles to take them off the board.
- Work down through the packed middle before the clock gets short.
- Remove every tile to finish the level.
Tips & Tricks
- Read the edges, not the pictures — in Candy Mahjong a pair you cannot reach is worth nothing, so check which sweets are actually free first.
- Unblock the centre early — tiles boxed into the middle are the ones that strand you with time running out.
- Keep the hint in reserve — it finds a legal pair, but the seconds it costs are the ones you needed at the end.
- Shuffle before the panic — reshuffling with time on the clock is far cheaper than doing it with ten seconds left.
- Turn on full screen — the wrapped sweets differ by colour more than by shape, and that reads badly in a small window.
Frequently Asked Questions
When can a tile be taken in Candy Mahjong?
When two of its sides are open, horizontally or vertically, and a matching sweet is free elsewhere on the board.
Is Candy Mahjong timed?
Yes. A clock runs during a level, and the board has to be cleared before it reaches zero.
What do the hints and shuffle do in Candy Mahjong?
A hint points to a legal pair, while the shuffle rearranges the remaining sweets when no pair is available.
Does Candy Mahjong have difficulty settings?
Yes, multiple difficulty levels are offered, and the two-open-sides rule applies on all of them.
Does Candy Mahjong open in full screen?
Yes, and it is the sensible way to play, since the candy tiles are small at 800 by 450.
