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Idea Behind the Game
Gems 3D is a game of order, chance and organization. The game is
played in turns. With each turn three new gems fall on the
9x9 playing board, and player has a chance to
move one gem on the board to another empty location. The goal is to
play as long as possible and to earn the highest score by
forming vertical, horizontal or diagonal lines of five or
more gems of the same type. Once aligned to form a line gems disappear, and
free board space is gained. The game ends when the entire playing board is
full.
Playing Board
The playing board has 9x9 cells:
Gems
There are 7 types of gems in the game:
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Marble White
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Grass Green
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Ruby Red
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Sky Blue
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Purple
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Sand Yellow
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Sea
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To Move a Gem...
To move gem select a gem first by clicking on it. Then click on an empty board
cell where you want it to go. If nothing happens and the gem stays where it was
then there is no clear path between its original position and the destination
cell.
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Scoring Formations
To score points and gain free board space one must form vertical,
horizontal or diagonal lines of five or more gems of the same type. Combined
formations of vertical, horizontal or diagonal lines are also accepted.
Scoring
Bonus for scoring formations depends on the number of gems in
formation. The more gems are information, the higher is the bonus.
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# of Gems
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Bonus
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5
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5
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6
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8
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7
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13
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8
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20
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9
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29
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N (N > 5)
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4 + (N - 4)2
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Tricks
Tricks help playing the game longer. A trick turns a semi-scoring
formation (i.e. a formation that looks like a scoring
formation except for a single gem of a different type) into a scoring
formation by altering color of the blocking gem. All it takes is a right-mouse
click on the blocking gem. Tricks are awarded every 50 points.
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