The Normal (Simple in the web version) game mode involves attempting to score as many points as possible. The player is able to use the Hint button to find a match, but will subtract points and reduce the progress bar if used.īejeweled features two game modes, each with a different set of rules. When gems are cleared from the board, gems above the game board fall downwards, potentially causing chain reactions, which award more points to the player. Lining up more than four gems or performing multiple matches at once awards bonus points. The main objective of Bejeweled involves attempting to swap two adjacent gems of seven colors (colored red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and white) to create a line or row of three or more gems, which disappear once lined up. The game was followed by several sequels and spin-offs, with the game being followed by a direct sequel in 2004. The game sold over 10 million copies and has been downloaded more than 150 million times. Originally starting out as a Java web browser game titled Diamond Mine, Bejeweled would later be developed into a retail title and was released for PCs on May 30, 2001, with the name Bejeweled Deluxe. The first game developed by PopCap under their current name, Bejeweled involves lining up three or more multi-colored gems to clear them from the game board, with chain reactions potentially following.
Bejeweled (also referred as Bejeweled Deluxe in some releases) is a tile-matching puzzle video game by PopCap Games, developed initially for browsers in 2001.