Mahjong Solitaire: Hero, sometimes known as Solitaire Mahjong Hero, is a tile-matching game. The player clears playfields of layered tile patterns to unlock new levels. Their ultimate goal is to complete the game's more than 4,000 levels.
The game places covered, unavailable tiles in shadows and highlights the accessible ones. When the player removes an upper layer tile, they uncover one or more tiles. They can only remove the tiles in matching pairs that are entirely unblocked from above and on the left and right sides.
The player initially receives tiles that display classic Chinese characters and icons, including bamboo, stones, seasons and dragons. They can change these images by using the Themes button on the home screen. Other options include desserts and meals, flowers and insects, and ocean and freshwater animals.
Mahjong Solitaire: Hero helps the player with a shuffle button that rearranges the tiles to make some uncovered tiles available and a hints button that reveals a pair with green highlighting. The player starts with a limited amount of access. They can acquire more with specific gifts.
It's important to note that this game has two features that might distract or even irritate some players. It attempts to distract the player with an upper-right corner tile collection drop-down that appears and disappears with each pair formation. It also zooms in and out automatically every time the player selects the backdrop or the down-arrow button above the tools.
