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- These are the rules as included with the X version.
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- There are 72 tiles, two of each combination of six colors and six shapes.
- At the start of the game, there are six tiles on the board representing
- each shape and color. To place an additional tile on the board, you
- must match at least one adjacent tile according to the following rules:
- - To match a single tile, you must match either the color or shape.
- - To match two tiles, you must match one shape and one color.
- - To match three tiles, you must match two colors and one shape OR two
- shapes and one color.
- - To match four tiles, you must match two colors and two shapes.
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- Tiles placed on the interior (lighter) squares score points when placed,
- according to the number of adjacent tiles that they match.
- - Matching one tile: 1 point. - Matching three tiles: 4 points.
- - Matching two tiles: 2 points. - Matching four tiles: 8 points.
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- In addition to the regular score there is an increasing bonus for each
- four-way match starting with 25 points for the first and continuing with
- 50, 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 5000, 10000, and 50000 points.
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- A bonus of 1000 points is awarded at the end of the game placing for all
- 72 tiles. 500 and 100 points are awarded for one and two tiles remaining.
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