TechTiles

TechTiles builds a match-three board out of desktop computer hardware instead of the usual fruit or jewels, so the tiles you are lining up are monitors, mice, keyboards and laptops. Swap two neighbouring tiles to put three or more of the same component in a row, the matched group clears, and fresh hardware drops in from above. A countdown runs the whole time, so each level is a race to hit the target before the clock empties.

This title is best suited to players who want a quick timed match-three round with a computer-hardware skin.

1. Look over the board for two tiles that are one swap apart
2. Swap a tile with the neighbour above, below, left or right of it
3. Line up three or more of the same component to clear the group
4. Watch new hardware drop into the gap and set up follow-on matches
5. Reach the level target before the countdown empties

• Mouse or tap: select a tile and swap it with a neighbour

Objectives

• Clear enough matching hardware groups to meet each level target before time runs out.

The run ends or fails when

• The countdown reaching zero before you hit the level target ends the attempt.

• Standard swap-and-match-three grid resolution, with tiles falling to fill cleared space.
• A running clock turns board reading into a speed exercise rather than a relaxed one.
• Cascades from falling hardware can chain into extra clears without another swap.

• Scan the bottom rows first, since clears there drop new tiles across the whole column
• Look for swaps that set up a cascade instead of taking the first match you see
• Keep moving when the clock is low; a mediocre match beats a perfect one you never make

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