Jewelbox 1.0 COLOR This is a Tatris-like Game Mactivity's CD-ROM nr 10 advice: This application did run on a color 68030 processor under System 7.1. It was also tested on a big ColorScreen of a PowerMacintosh running System 7.1.2. The game was also tested on a Quadra with 68040 processor and a 13 inch Color Screen and System 7.1 by Mactivity. Attention: This application runs only on COLOR monitors. The rules for Jewelbox are very simple. Within a rectangular area a short column of colored jewels appears at the top and falls toward the bottom. The object of the game is to get three or more jewels of the same color in a row, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. When you do, you get points and the matching jewels will disappear from the screen. Any jewels above those involved in the match fall to make new arrangements. If the new arrangement creates additional matches, they also disappear and the cycle continues until there are no more matches. While the short column of jewels (called a triplet) is falling, you can move it left or right, change the arrangement of the jewels, or drop the jewels by pressing the keys. If you have an extended keyboard, you can also use the 4,5,6 and 0 keys on the numerics pad as well. When you rotate the triplet, each jewel will move to the position below itself in the triplet. The bottom-most jewel will wrap around to the top. Wildcards: Randomly during game play, a wildcard triplet (3 gray pieces) will appear in place of the regular falling triplet. When it appears, it will match any jewel. When it comes to rest on a jewel, every instance of that color jewel will disappear from the screen, regardless of their position. Advanced Game Levels There are many levels of play in Jewelbox. You progress to a new level when you have cleared 50 jewels from the screen. The Rest value indicates the number of jewels remaining for a given level. At each higher level the jewels fall a little bit faster. In addition, another colored jewel is added to the game when you reach 25,000 points. This is followed by another jewel when you reach 50,000 points. The added colors make the game more difficult without working you into a frenzy. During the game, if the jewels reach the top of the screen you'll lose 1 life. You get 3 lives for the entire game. If you reach 100,000 points you're awarded an extra life. Back to the Computer Games Index