KrisMas Mahjong 2

KrisMas Mahjong 2 runs two boards rather than one difficulty slider. The classic game plays it straight; relax mode hands over a larger grid with more repeating tiles, which simply means more legal pairs on screen at any given moment. The whole list is kept in the Solitaire shelf.

Around that sits a seasonal frame with real content in it. An advent calendar opens a new connect puzzle every day, and a fortune cookie cracks open once a level is solved to read out a fortune for the holidays and the new year. The tiles themselves carry seasonal ornaments, and the sequel adds levels and items the first game did not have. The same section of the catalogue also holds Blue Mahjong HD.

The two modes suit different evenings. The duplicate-heavy relax grid rarely leaves you hunting, while the classic board can come down to one legal link near the finish. Azerion Casual Games fits both into an 800 by 600 window, played with a mouse or a tap. The same group of boards includes Mahjong Deluxe 2.

1. Choose the classic board or the roomier relax grid before you start.
2. Link two identical seasonal tiles to remove them from the level.
3. Open the advent calendar for the day's separate connect puzzle.
4. Finish a level, then open the fortune cookie waiting at the end of it.

• Start in relax mode — the bigger grid repeats more tiles, so there is almost always another pair to find.
• Read the ornaments — seasonal decorations look alike at speed, and a second glance costs less than a wrong link.
• Come back daily — the advent calendar only gives up one connect puzzle per day, so the season is the schedule.
• Treat the classic grid as the test — with fewer duplicates, KrisMas Mahjong 2 can leave a single legal link on the board.