Refreshing Variant of Shanghai-Type Solitaire Games – Mahjong Craft - Triple Match Review

This game, which is played with Mahjong like tiles is a refreshing variant of Shanghai-type solitaire games. Like Shanghai, the goal is to remove all of the tiles from the board. However, in Shanghai, tiles can only be selected, if they are free to move left or right. In Mahjong Craft, any tile can be selected, as long as it is not partially or completely covered by another tile. Tiles are removed in groups of three. A small tray below the board holds tiles which you have selected, and as soon as three tiles of the same type are in the tray, they disappear. You win the game, if you clear the board. You lose, if the tray fills up with tiles, without any matched set of three to disappear. You are awarded stars for completing a level. To score three stars, you usually have to complete a level fairly quickly. I would rate the game five stars, if it were not for two minor issues. First, the game seems to be a bit of a battery drain. It is not really bad, but my battery drains noticeably more quickly than I would expect for this type of game. Second, there are cases where I scored three stars for a level (sometimes just barely), but when I return to the level select screen, it shows only two stars. I play each level, until I score three stars on it, so it is a bit disappointing to return to the level select screen and see that some of the levels do not reflect this accomplishment.
Review by MrAnthrope on Mahjong Craft - Triple Match.