watzitoou
01-02-2008, 07:03 AM
Here is a link for you people that don't know how to play or want to try and become a master at Bejeweled.
How to Play
The object of the game is pretty simple. Switch adjacent jewels to form rows or columns of three same-colored jewels. When you do so, said columns/rows disappear. You can only make switches that will clear something, so the trick is to be able to find moves you can make, and do it quickly. If you cause a chain reaction, or clear more than three jewels in one move, you'll get extra points.
The meter on the bottom
That meter on the bottom has two functions: fill it up to get a bonus, but don't let it fall to zero or you lose. It fills up with everything you do, but fills up much faster if you do cool stuff, like clearing four or five jewels in one move or causing a chain reaction. Online, a bunch of jewels will explode, giving you some free points and, if you're lucky, causing some chains. Remember that every level up means it decreases faster.
Hints
Hints give you a clue as to what jewel to flip next. If you move that jewel, it'll cause at least three to disappear. Hints happen automatically online if you haven't made any moves in a while, in the form of a glimmer on one of the jewels.
When you can't find any more moves
You're staring at the screen, and you can't find where you can make a move to clear some jewels and move on with the game. Don't worry, it happens to the best of us. And I can't help you with that, really. I can, however, help with what comes next: finding ANOTHER one. Since the field hasn't cleared itself, there's at least one possible move, and since you're having so much trouble, it's very likely that there's EXACTLY one possible move. If, after you find that move, it doesn't give you a new field, chances are a new possibility was just created from the movement caused by the move you just made.
Okay, I lost you. Look at it this way: when you clear some jewels, the ones above them fall. That displacement creates new possibilities for jewel combinations that weren't there when you were mentally combing the field before. So, before you start looking around the whole play area, look specifically at combinations involving the jewels that just fell. There's a very good chance you'll find something, and at a fraction of the precious time.
This link shows pictures:
http://www.download-free-games.com/bejeweled_strategy/index.htm
How to Play
The object of the game is pretty simple. Switch adjacent jewels to form rows or columns of three same-colored jewels. When you do so, said columns/rows disappear. You can only make switches that will clear something, so the trick is to be able to find moves you can make, and do it quickly. If you cause a chain reaction, or clear more than three jewels in one move, you'll get extra points.
The meter on the bottom
That meter on the bottom has two functions: fill it up to get a bonus, but don't let it fall to zero or you lose. It fills up with everything you do, but fills up much faster if you do cool stuff, like clearing four or five jewels in one move or causing a chain reaction. Online, a bunch of jewels will explode, giving you some free points and, if you're lucky, causing some chains. Remember that every level up means it decreases faster.
Hints
Hints give you a clue as to what jewel to flip next. If you move that jewel, it'll cause at least three to disappear. Hints happen automatically online if you haven't made any moves in a while, in the form of a glimmer on one of the jewels.
When you can't find any more moves
You're staring at the screen, and you can't find where you can make a move to clear some jewels and move on with the game. Don't worry, it happens to the best of us. And I can't help you with that, really. I can, however, help with what comes next: finding ANOTHER one. Since the field hasn't cleared itself, there's at least one possible move, and since you're having so much trouble, it's very likely that there's EXACTLY one possible move. If, after you find that move, it doesn't give you a new field, chances are a new possibility was just created from the movement caused by the move you just made.
Okay, I lost you. Look at it this way: when you clear some jewels, the ones above them fall. That displacement creates new possibilities for jewel combinations that weren't there when you were mentally combing the field before. So, before you start looking around the whole play area, look specifically at combinations involving the jewels that just fell. There's a very good chance you'll find something, and at a fraction of the precious time.
This link shows pictures:
http://www.download-free-games.com/bejeweled_strategy/index.htm