Mahjong Crimes: open pairs, clues, and the caseboard
In Mahjong Crimes, you clear the board by pairing two identical tiles, but only when both sides are open and no tile blocks them from above. The mystery framing gives each layout a case-by-case feel, and every cleared pair can reveal the next clue without breaking the case progress between levels.
That rule set is classic Mahjong, so the real challenge is scanning stacked layers, exposed edges, and dead ends before you click. The game fits logical games because you win by choosing the right pair order, not by racing through random matches or learning a complicated control scheme.
The campaign leans into detective fiction with Agatha Christie stories and Hercule Poirot on the Orient Express, which gives the board a clear narrative frame. You also get boosters and tile sets, handy when a layout has tight stacks, hidden pairs, and one awkward block stopping the whole clear.
For a similar pair-clearing rhythm, Mahjong Story 2 also wraps tile matching in a story-driven campaign. Mahjong Story uses the same kind of progression through board layouts. Mahjong Lines stays close to the Mahjong feel but changes how you remove tiles.
There are 100+ levels to clear, and each one works with a mouse or touchscreen in your browser, with no download and no signup needed. That makes it easy to play on mobile or desktop whenever you want to chase the next clue and open the board in short sessions, at your own pace.
Platform
Browser Desktop , Mobile and Tablet
Release
16 may 2025
Last Update
16 may 2025