"tile-matching game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tile-matching games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tile-matching game (plural tile-matching games)
  1. (video games) A type of puzzle game in which tiles arranged in columns and rows are shifted or eliminated by the player in order to align a set number (usually three or four) of the same type. Wikipedia link: SameGame Categories (topical): Video game genres Hyponyms: match-four game, match-three game
    Sense id: en-tile-matching_game-en-noun-egqFTeND Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: video-games

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