Christmas Collection 2019

Christmas Collection 2019 is a gift-matching puzzle where the line you draw is the move. Press on a gift and drag across identical ones sitting next to it - sideways, upright or on the diagonal - then let go to collect the whole run. Three is the minimum, and stopping at three is what loses this game.

The rewards sit further along the chain. Every sixth gift in a run pays a bonus, and once you get past seven the clock itself pays out, which turns a long chain into the only real way of buying time. There is a set of gifts Santa needs and a timer counting down while you find them, so a greedy route is usually the safe one.

How to play

Press any gift to begin, then move the mouse or your fingertip across identical gifts that touch it - horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Select at least three, then release to make the match. Every sixth gift in a chain hands you a bonus, and going beyond seven adds time to the clock. The round asks for a set of specific gifts, and you have to gather them before the timer empties or the game is lost.

Controls

Hold the mouse button, or keep a fingertip down, and sweep across the gifts you want - releasing is what confirms the match and collects them.