Spooky Link

Spooky Link asks for two taps and a legal route between them. The first tap picks a Halloween tile, the second names its match, and the pair clears if the path joining them turns no more than twice. Mahjong Connect Tips covers where those rules come from.

Space is what this board hands back. Every cleared pair opens a corridor that was not there before, so a grid that looked locked at the start loosens with each match, and the tiles you could not reach in the opening minute become the easy ones later. That makes the first moves the ones worth thinking about: clearing a pair that opens the centre is worth more than clearing whichever pair happens to be nearest your cursor. The Christmas Connection 2020 board dresses the board for another time of year.

Lof Games spreads the game over many levels, with Halloween surprises worked into the tile set, and the same two taps do the job on a touchscreen. The Seasons 2 – Autumn and Winter grid runs the connect rule on its own artwork.

1. Tap a Halloween tile to select it.
2. Tap the tile carrying the same picture to attempt the link.
3. The pair clears when the path between them has two turns or fewer.
4. Use the space each clearance opens to reach the tiles that were blocked.

• Open the centre early — pairs in the middle of Spooky Link are the ones with no route, and freeing that area pays for the rest of the level.
• Count the turns — three corners means no link, even when the two tiles are only a few squares apart.
• Do not chase the nearest pair — a match that opens a corridor is worth several that only tidy the rim.
• Watch for the surprises — the Halloween set drops the occasional oddity into the tiles, and it pays to read the picture rather than the silhouette.