Most tiles must be an exact match to remove them, though some of the gray tiles (other than the person and the rooster) can be removes with other near match gray tiles with similar concepts like flowers or foliage on them.

Whenever you see 2 of the same tile next to each other try to pair one of them off with another tile to open up access to the other tile.

It is usually best to work on narrowing down wider rows than working on fully clearing out narrower rows so you have more potential lay combinations.

The next most important tiles to remove are the top center ones so you can work your way down the board through the levels.

The most important tiles to remove early in the game are the offset centerline tiles on either end, as those tiles block two rows.A tile is considered open if no tile is on top of it & at least one of the left or right sides of the tile is exposed so that it could be grabbed from the side by a finger.If the tile does not turn yellow upon selection it is not open. If a tile is open and you select it then it will turn yellow.The lower right corner of the screen has a restart button which refreshes the level with all tiles restored in a different placement order than the prior game.The upper right corner of the screen contains 3 buttons to switch to full screen mode, control game sounds & control game music.Tap the screen with your finger to use it like a mouse.Then select a matching open tile to remove both from the playing field. When a tile is selected it will glow yellow. Use your mouse left click button to select an open tile.If you do not like the initial board layout you can click the restart button repeatedly until you get a board you like.When you load the page the game immediately starts.Pair off open matching tiles until you clear the board or run out of moves.

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