When you select this menu item, the Setup players dialog will be displayed (see Figure 1 below).
Sound effects are also used to enhance gameplay significantly: a lion roar is played for the first highest point score awarded for matching tiles and an elephant trumpet for any subsequent highest point scores awarded. A turkey gobble is played for the first lowest point score awarded and a goat bray for any further lowest point scores awarded. Sound effects can be switched on or off using its checkbox in the Setup players dialog.
A game can be played with tiles covering the play area (to increase difficulty), or the play area can be left open. If you are in the process of learning new Kanji, you could leave the play area open. This mode is also a great way for a single person to revise Kanji, their readings and their meanings for an upcoming test. To play a game with tiles, check the cover the play area with tiles checkbox.
A wide selection of attractive tile styles come bundled with JWM, including a number of cartoon animal tiles, geometric tiles, marble textured tiles and others. Thus, you can select a tile texture which suits your mood. The Tile selector tint can also be changed to suit the tile texture selected.
You can also select one of three different play area sizes: small, medium and large. Each play area size has a different number of double and triple match tiles, as shown in the table below. Of course, the larger the play area size, the more challenging the game.
small - 2 triple matches, 3 double matches
medium - 4 triple matches, 6 double matches
large - 8 triple matches, 12 double matches