How to Play
The tower is a tall, narrow stack built for a phone held upright: a six-by-twelve base, a four-by-ten layer on it, then four-by-six, and eight tiles on top. It fits the screen without zooming, so every tile is in reach of your thumb.
Tap a free tile to select it and tap a tile with the same face to take the pair away. Tapping a blocked tile makes it shake. Use the zoom button if you want the tiles bigger, and drag to move around.
Rules
- A tile is free when no tile lies on it and its left or right side is open. Only free tiles can be matched.
- Pairs are two identical tiles: same suit and number, same wind, or same dragon. The four flowers all match each other, and so do the four seasons.
- Each deal is made by removing pairs from the finished tower in a working order, so it can always be cleared.
- Undo, hint, and shuffle are always there. In the Daily Challenge, which everyone plays once a day for the fastest time, a hint costs 15 seconds and a shuffle 30.
Tips & Strategy
The edges are a reserve
The two outer columns start with 24 free tiles, but except in the first and last rows, taking them opens nothing new: the base's middle four columns lie under the layer above. Keep edge tiles for when you need a partner.
Work from the top down
All eight top tiles are free at the start, and each pair you take there uncovers the layer below. The deeper you dig early, the more of the tower is in play.
Open the short rows
Every row is at most six tiles long, so a row opens after just a few matches from one end. Pick matches that shorten a row rather than ones scattered across the board.
Mind the two middle columns
In the middle rows, the base's third and fourth columns sit under three layers. They are the last tiles to come free, so don't leave their partners stuck underneath them.
FAQ
Why is this layout so tall?
So it fills a phone screen held upright. On a wide screen it still fits, with room to spare at the sides.
Is the tower easier than the turtle?
It starts with more free tiles, so the opening is gentler. The deep middle columns make the end just as tricky.
What happens if no pairs are left?
The game tells you and lights the shuffle button. A shuffle mixes the remaining tiles into an order that can still be cleared.