"match-three game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: match-four game [canonical], match-three games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=match-four game}} match-four game (plural match-three games)
  1. (video games) A tile-matching game in which sets of three must be matched. Categories (topical): Video game genres
    Sense id: en-match-three_game-en-noun-i5VfzSN1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

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