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->''"But, dad, I'm Bejeweling!"''\\
-- Jesus, ''PennyArcade''
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Bejeweling!"''
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->''"But, dad, I'm
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-->-- '''Jesus''', ''Webcomic/PennyArcade''
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** Flower Power: The current limited edition gem. Breaking purple gems causes a flower to grow. The more purple gems you break, the larger the coin bonus you earn at the end of the game.
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** Flower Power: The current limited edition gem. Breaking purple flower gems causes a flower to grow. The more purple grow, breaking not only a pattern around the gem, but all of the gems you break, under the larger the coin bonus you earn at matched flower gem. At the end of the game.game, the player is given a choice from one of nine different flowers; behind each flower is a coin bonus, ranging from 1,000 coins to ''100,000'' coins.
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* PowerUp: ''Blitz'' has six different power-up "rare gems", which change the mode of play for a single game (usually you can get a "rare gem streak" where you can buy up to three in a row for a discount):
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* PowerUp: ''Blitz'' has six five different power-up "rare gems", gems" plus a sixth one that changes depending on the current holiday season, which change the mode of play for a single game (usually you can get a "rare gem streak" where you can buy up to three in a row for a discount):
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** Flower Power: Breaking purple gems causes a flower to grow. The more purple gems you break, the larger the coin bonus you earn at the end of the game. (Only available in Facebook currently.)
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** Flower Power: The current limited edition gem. Breaking purple gems causes a flower to grow. The more purple gems you break, the larger the coin bonus you earn at the end of the game. (Only available in Facebook currently.)
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* EndlessGameEndlessGame: Virtually any game mode will continue for as long as ''you'' continue to be lucky.
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* NoFairCheating: If you swap two Hypercubes in Bejeweled 3, since they have all the colors, [[LogicBomb the game gets confused]] and the [[RocksFallEveryoneDies whole board explodes]]. But in Bejeweled 2, every Hypercube you own dies. Causes quite a few BigNo moments from people who played 3 first.
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* NoFairCheating: If you swap two Hypercubes in Bejeweled 3, since they have all the colors, [[LogicBomb the game gets confused]] and the [[RocksFallEveryoneDies whole board explodes]].explodes]] - you even get an Elite Badge the first time you do so. But in Bejeweled 2, every Hypercube you own dies. Causes quite a few BigNo moments from people who played 3 first.
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** Also the whole game in general. Sure, careful planning can help you avoid falling into {{Unwinnable}} situations, but in the end, if the RandomNumberGod decides that he hates your guts, then you ''will'' fail.
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* ControllableHelplessness: You're playing Ice Storm in ''Bejeweled 3''. An ice column has reached the top of the play field. You look around for find a match that could lower or shatter it only to realize [[OhCrap there are none]]. As you watch the ice column slowly "powering up" for the [[GameOver big freeze]], you frantically try to make other matches, hoping the RandomNumberGod will favour you with the right jewels, [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption but it doesn't]].
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* ClusterFBomb: part of the background music for the first game. Probably accidental.
* ControllableHelplessness: You're playing Ice Storm in ''Bejeweled 3''. An ice column has reached the top of the play field. You look around for find a match that could lower or shatter it only to realize [[OhCrap there are none]]. As you watch the ice column slowly "powering up" for the [[GameOver big freeze]], you frantically try to make other matches, hoping the RandomNumberGod will favour you with the right jewels, [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption but it doesn't]]. Also, bombs in ''Twist''.
* ControllableHelplessness: You're playing Ice Storm in ''Bejeweled 3''. An ice column has reached the top of the play field. You look around for find a match that could lower or shatter it only to realize [[OhCrap there are none]]. As you watch the ice column slowly "powering up" for the [[GameOver big freeze]], you frantically try to make other matches, hoping the RandomNumberGod will favour you with the right jewels, [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption but it doesn't]]. Also, bombs in ''Twist''.
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Renowned as one of the greatest casual games ever; it is constantly ripped [[CandyCrushSaga off]] and constantly played. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3dqWt1AkMk&feature=player_embedded Has officially been completed]], because someone finally ''legitimately'' hit the {{Cap}}.
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Renowned as one of the greatest casual games ever; it is constantly ripped [[CandyCrushSaga [[VideoGame/CandyCrushSaga off]] and constantly played. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3dqWt1AkMk&feature=player_embedded Has officially been completed]], because someone finally ''legitimately'' hit the {{Cap}}.
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[[IncrediblyLamePun Crystalline]] meth in video game form.
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* NoFairCheating: If you swap two Hypercubes in Bejeweled 3, the {{LogicBomb whole board}} {{RocksFallEveryoneDies explodes}}. But in Bejeweled 2, every Hypercube you own dies. Causes quite a few {{BigNo}} moments from people who played 3 first.
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* NoFairCheating: If you swap two Hypercubes in Bejeweled 3, since they have all the {{LogicBomb colors, [[LogicBomb the game gets confused]] and the [[RocksFallEveryoneDies whole board}} {{RocksFallEveryoneDies explodes}}.board explodes]]. But in Bejeweled 2, every Hypercube you own dies. Causes quite a few {{BigNo}} BigNo moments from people who played 3 first.
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* NoFairCheating: If you swap two Hypercubes in Bejeweled 3, the {{LogicBomb whole board}} {{RocksFallEveryoneDies explodes}}. But in Bejeweled 2, every Hypercube you own dies. Causes quite a few {{BigNo}} moments from people who played 3 first.
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* DemonicSpider: Doom Locks. There things are utterly abominable.
** Not to mention that damn butterfly game.
** Not to mention that damn butterfly game.
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The game was largely inspired by Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s 1995 {{SNES}} game ''TetrisAttack'', known as ''{{Panel de Pon}}'' in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}.
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The game was largely inspired by Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s 1995 {{SNES}} game ''TetrisAttack'', ''Tetris Attack'', known as ''{{Panel de Pon}}'' ''VideoGame/PanelDePon'' in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}.
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** Kanga Ruby: Occasionally, a kangaroo, "Kanga Ruby", comes in and breaks extra gems. How often Kanga Ruby appears can be accelerated by breaking red gems. The board begins in one of four red gem-rich patterns, with some being particularly rich for creating Hypercubes. At the end, Kanga Ruby will break up the board, then you get a coin bonus of 100 coins for each red gem you broke in the game.
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** Kanga Ruby: Occasionally, a kangaroo, "Kanga Ruby", kangaroo named Bruce comes in and breaks extra gems. How often Kanga Ruby Bruce appears can be accelerated by breaking red gems. The board begins in one of four red gem-rich patterns, with some being particularly rich for creating Hypercubes. At the end, Kanga Ruby Bruce will break up the board, then you get a coin bonus of 100 coins for each red gem you broke in the game.
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* FrickinLaserBeams: The Cat's Eye rare gem in ''Blitz''. Snackers (the cat in the Facebook game) looks normal except for that he shoots lasers out of his eyes. Anchovy (the cat in the portable version) looks like he was assimilated by the Borg.
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* PowerUp: ''Blitz'' has six different power-up "rare gems", which change the mode of play for a single game (usually you can get a "rare gem streak" where you can buy up to three in a row for a discount):
** Moonstone: You start with three Star Gems in the field.
** Cat's Eye: At the end of the game, a cat ("Snackers" on Facebook, "Anchovy" on the portables) comes in and zaps the field 14 times, blowing up gems each time.
** Phoenix Prism: You occasionally get a wild card gem. When put into a combo, it breaks all gems within a diagonal line of sight, as well as the combo itself. At the end of the game, one more diagonal break occurs through the center of the board before the Last Hurrah. You then get an extra point bonus (5,000 x multiplier), and a coin bonus of up to 100,000 coins.
** Blazing Steed: Flame Gems break twice as many gems as normal, and the game begins in Blazing Speed. At the end of the game, the bottom half of the board is cleared by eight Flame Gems.
** Kanga Ruby: Occasionally, a kangaroo, "Kanga Ruby", comes in and breaks extra gems. How often Kanga Ruby appears can be accelerated by breaking red gems. The board begins in one of four red gem-rich patterns, with some being particularly rich for creating Hypercubes. At the end, Kanga Ruby will break up the board, then you get a coin bonus of 100 coins for each red gem you broke in the game.
** Flower Power: Breaking purple gems causes a flower to grow. The more purple gems you break, the larger the coin bonus you earn at the end of the game. (Only available in Facebook currently.)
** Moonstone: You start with three Star Gems in the field.
** Cat's Eye: At the end of the game, a cat ("Snackers" on Facebook, "Anchovy" on the portables) comes in and zaps the field 14 times, blowing up gems each time.
** Phoenix Prism: You occasionally get a wild card gem. When put into a combo, it breaks all gems within a diagonal line of sight, as well as the combo itself. At the end of the game, one more diagonal break occurs through the center of the board before the Last Hurrah. You then get an extra point bonus (5,000 x multiplier), and a coin bonus of up to 100,000 coins.
** Blazing Steed: Flame Gems break twice as many gems as normal, and the game begins in Blazing Speed. At the end of the game, the bottom half of the board is cleared by eight Flame Gems.
** Kanga Ruby: Occasionally, a kangaroo, "Kanga Ruby", comes in and breaks extra gems. How often Kanga Ruby appears can be accelerated by breaking red gems. The board begins in one of four red gem-rich patterns, with some being particularly rich for creating Hypercubes. At the end, Kanga Ruby will break up the board, then you get a coin bonus of 100 coins for each red gem you broke in the game.
** Flower Power: Breaking purple gems causes a flower to grow. The more purple gems you break, the larger the coin bonus you earn at the end of the game. (Only available in Facebook currently.)
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* BribingYourWayToVictory - You can link your ''Blitz'' game to your {{Facebook}} account and earn coins as you play, which can be used to purchase in-game boosts; you can also use Facebook credits to purchase coins.
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* BribingYourWayToVictory - BribingYourWayToVictory: You can link your ''Blitz'' game to your {{Facebook}} account and earn coins as you play, which can be used to purchase in-game boosts; you can also use Facebook credits to purchase coins.coins. The iOS version links to the iTunes Store, and the Android version links to Google Play.
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Renowned as one of the greatest casual game games ever; it is constantly ripped [[CandyCrushSaga off]] and constantly played. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3dqWt1AkMk&feature=player_embedded Has officially been completed]], because someone finally ''legitimately'' hit the {{Cap}}.
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* DivideByZero: Matching 5 gems in a row makes a Hypercube. Swap this with another gem to zap all the gems of that color. In ''Bejeweled 3'' and ''Blitz'', if you manage to get two of these next to each other (a feat the games' jewel-spawning algorithm tries very hard to prevent), you can swap them into each other to clear the entire board.
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The game was largely inspired by {{Nintendo}}'s Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s 1995 {{SNES}} game ''TetrisAttack'', known as ''{{Panel de Pon}}'' in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}.
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The game was largely inspired by {{Nintendo}}'s 1995 {{SNES}} game ''TetrisAttack'', known as ''{{Panel de Pon}}'' in {{Japan}}.
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Renowned as one of the greatest casual game ever; it is constantly ripped off [[CandyCrushSaga off]] and constantly played. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3dqWt1AkMk&feature=player_embedded Has officially been completed]], because someone finally ''legitimately'' hit the {{Cap}}.
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* NoSmoking: ''Bejeweled}} 3's "zen mode" was apparently originally intended to help players quit smoking, but was changed to helping get rid of bad habits in general, because any reference ''at all'' to smoking would have given it a high Entertainment Software Rating Board rating.
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* NoSmoking: ''Bejeweled}} 3's ''Bejeweled 3'''s "zen mode" was apparently originally intended to help players quit smoking, but was changed to helping get rid of bad habits in general, because any reference ''at all'' to smoking would have given it a high Entertainment Software Rating Board rating.
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** Not to mention that damn butterfly game.
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->''"But, dad, I'm Bejeweling!"''\\
-- Jesus, ''PennyArcade''
[[IncrediblyLamePun Crystalline]] meth in video game form.
Seriously, it's a puzzle game you've probably heard of. Click on jewels in a field of jewels. Two adjacent jewels are switched. If you get a row of the same jewel together, your score goes up.
This was originally called ''Diamond Mine'', until Microsoft suggested the new name to avoid confusion with another flash game ''DiamondMines''.
Renowned as one of the greatest casual game ever; it is constantly ripped off and constantly played. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3dqWt1AkMk&feature=player_embedded Has offically been completed]], because someone finally ''legitimately'' hit the {{Cap}}.
Sequels include:
* ''Bejeweled Twist'': uses a different method to move gems (you "twist" a square of four gems) but is no less addictive.
* ''Bejeweled Blitz'': is played like the regular game, but you only have one minute to score as many points as you can.
* ''Bejeweled 3'': has 8 different modes, as well as a bunch of Quest submodes.
Not to be confused with the trope GemEncrusted, or the index BejeweledTropes.
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!!Tropes:
* AwesomeButImpractical: Supernova and Fruit gems in ''Twist''. Supernovas require to get 6 in a row, which is very difficult to set up without breaking your multiplier, and fruit gems only appear if you've gotten enough moves in a row to get a *10 multiplier and then fill the meter ''again'' (this time with colour-cycling indicators instead of yellow ones), which is not only difficult but fruit gems aren't powerful enough to justify it. Doesn't stop the Fruit Gem Bonus dance animation from being wicked cool, though.
* BribingYourWayToVictory - You can link your ''Blitz'' game to your {{Facebook}} account and earn coins as you play, which can be used to purchase in-game boosts; you can also use Facebook credits to purchase coins.
* CashCowFranchise
* CasualVideoGame
* ControllableHelplessness: You're playing Ice Storm in ''Bejeweled 3''. An ice column has reached the top of the play field. You look around for find a match that could lower or shatter it only to realize [[OhCrap there are none]]. As you watch the ice column slowly "powering up" for the [[GameOver big freeze]], you frantically try to make other matches, hoping the RandomNumberGod will favour you with the right jewels, [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption but it doesn't]].
* DemonicSpider: Doom Locks. There things are utterly abominable.
* DivideByZero: Matching 5 gems in a row makes a Hypercube. Swap this with another gem to zap all the gems of that color. In ''Bejeweled 3'' and ''Blitz'', if you manage to get two of these next to each other (a feat the games' jewel-spawning algorithm tries very hard to prevent), you can swap them into each other to clear the entire board.
* EasterEgg: If you mouse over the buttons on the mode selection screen in ''Twist'' in the right order, you get to see the credits.
* EndlessGame
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Hey, any objects could have been (and have been since) done with this game, but gems were of course the prettiest.
* LuckBasedMission: You have a diminishing chance to continue your game every time a bomb ticks to 0: 3/4, then 1/2, then 1/4. Also, in ''Bejeweled 3'''s Poker mode, you have a 1/2 chance to continue your game every time you make a poker hand that's marked with a skull.
* MatchThreeGame: The TropeCodifier.
* ProductionThrowback: As stated in the introduction above, Bejeweled was once called ''Diamond Mine''. In ''Bejeweled 3'', there is a game mode with the same name.
* SadisticChoice: In ''Twist'' -- do you try to keep the multiplier on 10 (and earn fruit gems) by never making non-matching moves, or do you deal with that bomb that just ticked down to 3?
** Similarly in ''Bejeweled 3'''s Ice Storm mode -- do you try to keep the column combo going by continuing to make vertical matches overlapping ice columns, or do you make a horizontal match to reset the timer on that one column you can't destroy and may end your game if left unchecked?
* SceneryPorn: Especially prevalent in the second game.
* ScoreMultiplier: Used in ''Blitz''.
* ScoringPoints: ''Twist'' has the formula 25 * simultaneous bonus (If two matches are made at the same time, each is worth twice as much, for a total of four tmes the points) * line bonus (1 for 3 in a row, 2 for 4 in a row, 4 for 5 in a row, unknown for 6 in a row) * cascade bonus (each cascade multiplies score -- The third will multiply it by 3, the fourth by 4, and so on) + special gem bonus (Fire 100, Lightning 250, Fruit 500, Supernova unknown) + geode bonus (50 + 50 more for each geode bonus (the first in one move gives 100, the second 150, up to a maximum of 350). This is only if there are geode bonuses in a move) with all that * multiplier(maximum 10) * game type bonus (Zen = 1, Classic = 2, Blitz = 5)
* SequelDifficultyDrop: ''Bejeweled 3''. Hands up if you got all five elite badges within two hours.
* StuffBlowingUp: The various ways jewels can explode.
* TheTetrisEffect: These gems really tend to show up in your dreams as vividly as VideoGame/{{Tetris}} blocks, don't they?
* VerbedTitle
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome - ''Bejeweled 3'' has an epic soundtrack, on top of the game's already explosive special effects for everything from core gameplay to the UI around the board and even the backgrounds. ''It even has an instant replay for epic combos built-in!'' It's so over the top!
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-- Jesus, ''PennyArcade''
[[IncrediblyLamePun Crystalline]] meth in video game form.
Seriously, it's a puzzle game you've probably heard of. Click on jewels in a field of jewels. Two adjacent jewels are switched. If you get a row of the same jewel together, your score goes up.
This was originally called ''Diamond Mine'', until Microsoft suggested the new name to avoid confusion with another flash game ''DiamondMines''.
Renowned as one of the greatest casual game ever; it is constantly ripped off and constantly played. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3dqWt1AkMk&feature=player_embedded Has offically been completed]], because someone finally ''legitimately'' hit the {{Cap}}.
Sequels include:
* ''Bejeweled Twist'': uses a different method to move gems (you "twist" a square of four gems) but is no less addictive.
* ''Bejeweled Blitz'': is played like the regular game, but you only have one minute to score as many points as you can.
* ''Bejeweled 3'': has 8 different modes, as well as a bunch of Quest submodes.
Not to be confused with the trope GemEncrusted, or the index BejeweledTropes.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: Supernova and Fruit gems in ''Twist''. Supernovas require to get 6 in a row, which is very difficult to set up without breaking your multiplier, and fruit gems only appear if you've gotten enough moves in a row to get a *10 multiplier and then fill the meter ''again'' (this time with colour-cycling indicators instead of yellow ones), which is not only difficult but fruit gems aren't powerful enough to justify it. Doesn't stop the Fruit Gem Bonus dance animation from being wicked cool, though.
* BribingYourWayToVictory - You can link your ''Blitz'' game to your {{Facebook}} account and earn coins as you play, which can be used to purchase in-game boosts; you can also use Facebook credits to purchase coins.
* CashCowFranchise
* CasualVideoGame
* ControllableHelplessness: You're playing Ice Storm in ''Bejeweled 3''. An ice column has reached the top of the play field. You look around for find a match that could lower or shatter it only to realize [[OhCrap there are none]]. As you watch the ice column slowly "powering up" for the [[GameOver big freeze]], you frantically try to make other matches, hoping the RandomNumberGod will favour you with the right jewels, [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption but it doesn't]].
* DemonicSpider: Doom Locks. There things are utterly abominable.
* DivideByZero: Matching 5 gems in a row makes a Hypercube. Swap this with another gem to zap all the gems of that color. In ''Bejeweled 3'' and ''Blitz'', if you manage to get two of these next to each other (a feat the games' jewel-spawning algorithm tries very hard to prevent), you can swap them into each other to clear the entire board.
* EasterEgg: If you mouse over the buttons on the mode selection screen in ''Twist'' in the right order, you get to see the credits.
* EndlessGame
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Hey, any objects could have been (and have been since) done with this game, but gems were of course the prettiest.
* LuckBasedMission: You have a diminishing chance to continue your game every time a bomb ticks to 0: 3/4, then 1/2, then 1/4. Also, in ''Bejeweled 3'''s Poker mode, you have a 1/2 chance to continue your game every time you make a poker hand that's marked with a skull.
* MatchThreeGame: The TropeCodifier.
* ProductionThrowback: As stated in the introduction above, Bejeweled was once called ''Diamond Mine''. In ''Bejeweled 3'', there is a game mode with the same name.
* SadisticChoice: In ''Twist'' -- do you try to keep the multiplier on 10 (and earn fruit gems) by never making non-matching moves, or do you deal with that bomb that just ticked down to 3?
** Similarly in ''Bejeweled 3'''s Ice Storm mode -- do you try to keep the column combo going by continuing to make vertical matches overlapping ice columns, or do you make a horizontal match to reset the timer on that one column you can't destroy and may end your game if left unchecked?
* SceneryPorn: Especially prevalent in the second game.
* ScoreMultiplier: Used in ''Blitz''.
* ScoringPoints: ''Twist'' has the formula 25 * simultaneous bonus (If two matches are made at the same time, each is worth twice as much, for a total of four tmes the points) * line bonus (1 for 3 in a row, 2 for 4 in a row, 4 for 5 in a row, unknown for 6 in a row) * cascade bonus (each cascade multiplies score -- The third will multiply it by 3, the fourth by 4, and so on) + special gem bonus (Fire 100, Lightning 250, Fruit 500, Supernova unknown) + geode bonus (50 + 50 more for each geode bonus (the first in one move gives 100, the second 150, up to a maximum of 350). This is only if there are geode bonuses in a move) with all that * multiplier(maximum 10) * game type bonus (Zen = 1, Classic = 2, Blitz = 5)
* SequelDifficultyDrop: ''Bejeweled 3''. Hands up if you got all five elite badges within two hours.
* StuffBlowingUp: The various ways jewels can explode.
* TheTetrisEffect: These gems really tend to show up in your dreams as vividly as VideoGame/{{Tetris}} blocks, don't they?
* VerbedTitle
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome - ''Bejeweled 3'' has an epic soundtrack, on top of the game's already explosive special effects for everything from core gameplay to the UI around the board and even the backgrounds. ''It even has an instant replay for epic combos built-in!'' It's so over the top!
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