Tiles of Fate (1990, NES) - Full Longplay [720p60]
17Another game using the "Shisen-sho"/四川省 Mahjong Solitaire Rules
The Rule of this mahjong solitaire game is very simple - connect two identical tiles that can be joined with a line that has NO MORE than TWO TURNS (or 3 joining straight lines, if you like). The line cannot pass through any other mahjong or wall tiles.
This game is timed, if the timer (bottom of the screen) runs out, the game is over.
If you find yourself with no valid moves left, a symbol will appear and music stops, you are forced to utilise a Ying Yang or a Lightning (see below) to try get yourself some valid moves again. Or you can give up and restart from the start of a chapter, with 2 continues.
The ExcusePlot of the game uses the Conquests and eventual Unification of China by the Qin state, with each of the 7 stages representing the 6 States (plus Zhou) that the Qin conquered between 256 BC to 221 BC.
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Stage 1 [周, 256 BC] - 00:46, 01:42, 02:46 (Basic shape to get you familiar with the rules)
Stage 2 [韓, 230 BC] - 04:47, 06:24, 07:59 (1, 2, 3 - introduces wall tiles)
Stage 3 [趙, 228 BC] - 10:36, 12:51, 15:40 (A, B, C - you can get no-moves situation here)
Stage 4 [魏, 225 BC] - 19:04, 22:29, 26:02 (Masks)
Stage 5 [楚, 223 BC] - 29:50, 33:04, 37:35 (Fruits)
Stage 6 [燕, 222 BC] - 42:02, 46:06, 50:31 (all 4 Mahjong suits now appear)
Stage 7 [齊, 221 BC] - 55:56, 1:01:44, 1:07:27 (Random generated levels)
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Powerups, limit of 4 each:
Flag - Locates a valid move and clears it for you.
Ying Yang - Allows wall tiles to be paired up like normal tiles.
Lightning - Force clears two matching tiles even if they're stuck.
Clearing "Flower Tiles" (春夏秋冬 / 梅兰菊竹) temporarily freezes the timer - this is useful if you see a chain of valid moves and your timer is down to about half.
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