Mini Magic Match

Simple yet joyful game

Solid Match-3, with fan service!

Mini Magic Match is a small free to play match 3 game that keeps things very simple. I am swapping candies around the board and trying to make groups of three or more, while using special pieces to clear bigger sections. The whole thing is built around the familiar match 3 formula, so I can understand what I am doing almost immediately. It has a bright magical theme with candies, jelly and chocolate pieces, which gives it a cheerful look that fits the casual nature of the game. The basic matching is fine and I like having a few different ways to create stronger clears. Matching five chocolates in a row creates a bomb that removes all pieces of the same colour, while matching four creates a striped candy that can clear rows. Matching five candies in another arrangement creates a wrapped candy that clears the pieces around it. There are also partner skills and other power ups to help with tougher levels. These additions give me something to think about beyond simply making the first match I see. The problem is that Mini Magic Match does not do much to make the formula feel like its own. I have played plenty of match 3 games that offer much larger progression systems, more unusual b…