charlesjbarry wrote: I've noticed the same thing too. It's always a hard decision to make too. Take the 4 tile match for an off colour for the damage boost or take a 3 tile match for an in colour to get to that first ability faster.
Dormammu wrote: I do not have any concrete mathematical scientifically organized data to support this, but it seems like there is often a 4 tile match waiting for me at the beginning of many of my matches. I've been keeping count the last couple of days and by my reckoning it happens around 50% of the time. Then again, 4-tile matches aren't that uncommon, so maybe it's not supernatural or me being lucky. But I'm curious if anyone else has noticed the same?
Bugpop wrote: I'll scan the board for match-4's and match-5's and then look for patterns that suggest potential cascading matches. The match-4 is only good if I can use the color, collateral tiles happen to be colors I want (the 4 other tiles that get cleared) or it prevents the opponent from fueling an ability. If I don't need it but the AI does, I try to break it up by matching a color I need that removes the potential match.