Development

Development began a few years ago with the goal of making a more strategic, fun, and educational tile matching game. As I looked around I found all tile matching games shared a few common themes  - nearly all allowed scoring in a single direction (e.g. across or horizontally) and had traditional square or  rectangular tiles. 

With this in mind, I began exploring new scoring methods and tile shapes. Ultimately I decided to use hexagonal tiles and incorporate stacking as a means to enhance game play and provide more scoring opportunities. From these basic premises Match 5 was born.


Match 5 consists of 75 colored tiles (red, orange, yellow, green, and blue) with the numbers 1 - 5. There are 3 tiles of every color / number combination as well as 5 Wild tiles. When played, Wild tiles represent any color / number combination as selected by the player placing the tile. The goal of the game is to score the most points by strategically placing your tiles. 

Prototype (example of completed game)

Final Design (example of completed game)