Board Thread:Eureka Moments/@comment-26662023-20151102043241

Gem Matches is, by far, my favorite puzzle and I find it really sad that some of my friends hate it so much. Believe me, I've been there. F or months,  I had no idea how to resolve that puzzle. It made no sense at all to me. Every time I saw a quest that demanded I play it, I had heartburn. Then I had an Eureka moment. A couple of them actually. Might be old news for some of you, but the newbies (and some oldies... ahem AAA, not to name anyone LOL) might appreciate a little help figuring this puzzle out. Because playing Gem matches is a lot of fun and kinda Zen.

1. The goal of the game or how to resolve it. Easy. You have to get rid of the yellow tiles under the gems. That's it. No number of matches or speed or anything else involved. Once all the tiles are black under the gems, you're done.

2. Use the special gems. For that, you have to create them. 4 gems in a row will give you a Line Gem. 5 will give you a Rainbow Gem, a cross or a L will give you a bomb. But wait before using them...

3. Match two special gems together and you'll get a super effect. Some, like matching a Rainbow with a Line, will almost autocomplete the puzzle for you. Matching two special gems of the same species will enhance the effect of that particular gem, like create a superbomb, but matching two different ones will generate pwetty pwetty fireworks.

4. Only a couple yellow tiles left? Use Seeker's Eyes. No need to waste your Time Extension tools on those.

Hope this helps! Have fun! 