Slide Gaps

84 MahJongg tiles.

6 dragons (2 each of White, Green and Red), considered rank 0, dragons have no suit.

The tiles 1-9 of the 3 suits (Bamboos, Characters, Circles), 2 of each rank.

12 seasons (3 each of Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall), rank above the 1-9 tiles, seasons have no suit.

12 flowers (3 of each flower), rank above the 1-9 tiles, flowers have no suit.

Object

To build each of the 6 rows into a sequence consisting of a dragon, a set of 1-9 of the same suit, and then either 4 seasons in order or 4 flowers in order.

Layout and Play

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90 tile spaces - Fill in the gaps (spaces) by moving the next highest ranking tile in suit to the tile to the left of the space into the space. At the start of the game 84 tiles are dealt to the 6 rows leaving 6 randomly scattered gaps. The object is to rearrange the tiles so that each row contains a dragon/suit/seasons or flowers sequence starting with a dragon tile on the far left. For example, the image below shows a completed row:

sequence

This row consists of a red dragon (it could be any other dragon), the 1 to 9 of craks, and 4 season tiles in sequence 1,2,3,4. These seasons could be the flowers 1,2,3,4 instead.

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Shuffle (left) - When no more moves are possible, click on the shuffle indicator on the left (you can also just press the Enter key). All tiles that are not in suit sequence starting from a dragon in the leftmost position of the row will slide over as far to the right as possible, leaving all of the gaps immediately to the right of the tiles that are in sequence. Two shuffles are allowed.

History

Slide Gaps is a variation of MahJongg Gaps with a different shuffling method.