Shuigo
A connect-2 board of fruit and vegetables from Agame, where the pair has to be close before it counts.
Shuigo is Agame’s 2017 connect-2 board, and its tiles carry fruit and vegetables rather than suits. The instruction that defines it is short: images must be close to each other. Distance itself disqualifies a pair, so the two halves of a match being visible is never enough on its own.
On top of that proximity condition sits the usual routing rule. The line between the pair may bend twice and cannot pass through a tile still standing, which means the practical question on every board is not where the twin is but whether it is near enough and reachable at the same time. Catch The Snowflake keeps the pace of this one.
A clock runs throughout, and it interacts badly with the proximity rule for anyone who plays by scanning the whole field. The efficient habit is to work a small region at a time, clearing everything close together before moving your attention elsewhere. Hints will surface a legal pair when a region dries up. Solitaire against connect covers where those rules come from.
The board is drawn at 800 by 500, and full screen is the easy fix for the smaller vegetables, which are the tiles most often mistaken for one another. Mouse and touch both work, on desktop and phone alike. The Christmas Float Connect grid is matched by path rather than by stack, the same way.
Controls
Mouse, or a tap on a touchscreen.
How to Play
- Open the field and pick a small area to work on rather than the whole board.
- Find two identical fruit or vegetable tiles sitting close together.
- Check that a line with at most two bends can reach between them without crossing other tiles.
- Select the pair to clear it, then continue in the same area.
- Empty the field before the timer expires, using a hint when the area stalls.
Tips & Tricks
- Play by region — the proximity rule means a nearby ordinary pair is always better than a perfect twin across the field.
- Check reachability last — first ask whether the tiles are close, then whether the two-bend line is actually clear.
- Thin the clusters — dense groups of vegetables block their own routes and are the usual cause of a stalled clock.
- Spend hints in dead areas — one used where you have already cleared everything obvious returns more than one used at the start.
- Enlarge the board — full screen separates the root vegetables, which share both colour and outline at small sizes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the main rule in Shuigo?
Two identical images are connected only when they are close to each other, which is stricter than most connect boards.
What is pictured on the Shuigo tiles?
Fruit and vegetables, matched as identical pairs across a flat field.
Is Shuigo timed?
Yes, a clock runs during play, so working one region at a time beats scanning the whole board.
Does Shuigo have a full screen mode?
It does, and the small vegetable artwork is much easier to tell apart at that size.
Who made Shuigo?
Agame, released in 2017 for desktop browsers and touchscreens.
