Hungry Ghost Mahjong

Match tiles the way you always have. Except a ghost is eating the same board at the same time, and the smarter, faster player scores higher.

Mode

How hungry is the ghost?

Board

How the ghost works

Tap two free tiles with the same face to clear them. A tile is free when nothing sits on top and its left or right side is open. Dimmed tiles are blocked.
Every pair scores. Pairs that open up more tiles score more, and quick matches earn a bonus. Think before you tap, but not for too long. A hint shows the smartest pair, but that pair scores half.
You have 2 minutes 30 seconds. The ghost plays the same board and every few seconds reaches for a pair. Those two tiles glow teal.
Tap a glowing tile before the glow fills and you ward it off. The ghost loses its turn, but you only have 3 wards (one comes back every 40 seconds). You can also steal the pair by matching it yourself, but a stolen pair only scores a quarter, because the ghost did the thinking.
A tile you have selected is safe. The ghost never targets it.
Crunch time: with 1 minute left the ghost speeds up sharply. When the clock hits zero or no matches remain, the higher score wins. You get one free shuffle, which always leaves a solvable board.

The tiles have run out of matches, and you have no shuffles left.

Same board for everyone. Top score at midnight New York time joins the champions list.

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until the next board

Past champions

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