Tips kamon

Start the game by choosing the section that has the least matching colors or symbols in order to have less of a chance of being blocked in. Preferably choose a corner tile when available since they have two colors. Taking corner tiles early will deny them to your opponent and will give you more options for how to connect your tiles.

Pay attention to the need or opportunities to block and disconnect your opponent tiles.

Before selecting your tile, identify the color tiles and symbol tiles that will be available on their turn and choose the one least advantageous to your opponent, if possible check the tiles that would be available to you on your second turn. If possible, check the subsequent moves available to you and your opponent. This is difficult to do at the beginning of the game when alternative choices are numerous, this gets easier later as fewer tiles are left to choose from. Towards the end of the game it will be clear which choices help you, or hurt your opponent as the alternative choices are few. At some point the alternatives will narrow and the absence of colors or symbols available may force them to choose a tile that helps you because no other tile with the next color or symbol remain.