Krismas Mahjong
A connect-2 holiday board from Agame where the joining line is allowed three corners instead of the usual two.
Agame published Krismas Mahjong in 2017 as a connect-2 board dressed in seasonal decorations, and it bends the genre rule in the player’s favour. Two tiles pair up when they sit next to each other, or when a line can be drawn between them with a maximum of three ninety-degree corners. That third corner sounds minor and is not: routes around an obstruction that would be illegal elsewhere are perfectly legal here.
Every level is timed, and the timer is not purely an enemy. Matches award time bonuses, so a quick run of pairs feeds the clock and a long stall drains it. The result is a board that rewards momentum more than caution, since hesitating twice can cost the seconds a single fast sequence would have returned. Another board that clears along a line is the Onet Emoji Connect grid.
Difficulty is scaled by variety rather than by size. Later levels introduce more decoration designs into the same playing field, which makes the eye work harder to find true twins among near neighbours. A hint surfaces one legal pair when the search stalls, and a shuffle rearranges the tiles still standing when nothing at all can be joined.
The 800 by 500 canvas is small on a modern monitor, so full screen is worth switching on before the first timed level rather than after, and the same board works on a phone or tablet. For a different season, there is Summer Connect.
Controls
Mouse, or a tap on a touchscreen.
How to Play
- Open a level and take in the spread of seasonal decorations.
- Pick two identical tiles that are either adjacent or joinable by a line.
- Allow that line up to three ninety-degree corners, but keep it clear of tiles in play.
- Chain matches quickly, since each one adds a time bonus to the clock.
- Empty the field before the timer expires to move on.
Tips & Tricks
- Use the third corner — routes that would fail on a two-turn board are legal here, so check the long way round before giving up on a pair.
- Chase the time bonus — fast consecutive matches feed the clock, which makes momentum worth more than a perfect opening.
- Sort by design, not by colour — later levels add decoration types that share a palette, and colour alone stops being a reliable guide.
- Keep the shuffle for a dead field — hints solve slow boards, but only a shuffle solves one with no legal pair left.
- Play full screen — on the small native canvas the decorations crowd together and cost you seconds you could have banked.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many turns can the connecting line make in Krismas Mahjong?
Up to three ninety-degree corners, one more than most connect boards allow, or the tiles can simply be adjacent.
Is Krismas Mahjong timed?
Yes, each level runs against a clock, but matches award time bonuses that push it back.
What makes later levels of Krismas Mahjong harder?
More tile designs appear in the same field, so identical pairs are harder to pick out of the crowd.
Does Krismas Mahjong have a full screen mode?
It does, and the small native canvas makes it worth using from the first level.
When was Krismas Mahjong released?
In 2017, by Agame, as a browser build that runs on desktop and touchscreens.
