Advantages: Simple and easy to understand and play, FREE, colourful, great for young children as it can be educational, addictive, good fun. Disadvantages: Very addictive, it takes a few seconds to load the trial version up if you decide not to buy the full version.
I have recently become addicted to playing silly little games from game websites. I recently discovered www.pop-cap.co.uk and now this is how I spend most of my time. Still recovering from my operation, I have nothing better to do with my time, as housework is at the bottom of my list. I can't hoover as it is heavy and I can't bend very well, so sitting at the pc playing games is how I waste away the hours at the moment. I have already written about ... ...called bejeweled. It is an easy game to grasp although it is not that easy to complete.
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If you visit http://www.popcap.com/multiplayer.php?theGame=luckypenny you will find the downloadable version of this game for windows. You can play without downloading it if you want, but I chose to download it.
Downloading this game doesn't take long and as soon as it is downloaded you are able to start ...
purebitch 07.05.2003
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Bejeweled (PC)
Advantages: ADDICTIVE, Simple to learn, sheer gameplay for puzzle fans Disadvantages: Hard to put down (minutes and maybe hours will go by), you won't like it if you don't like puzzle games
...stumbled across a game called Bejeweled and since my first game, I haven’t stop playing it, often wanting to put it down but always returning for another go to improve on my high score.
Bejeweled
The idea behind Bejeweled (previously known as Diamond Mine) is very simple. You start of with a screen full of different coloured gem stones. All you have to do is swap two adjacent gems to form a row or column (not diagonal) of 3 or more same colour ... ...the Gameboy Advance. Bejeweled is published by Pop Cap games (www.popcap.com) and you can download the shareware versions for PC, Mac, PDA (both Palm and Pocket PC) or play online for free using Flash. There are slight differences in the different versions but the underlying gameplay are the same. I have played the PDA version which is available for both mono and colour screens and have also downloaded the PC Version. As it is shareware, you are ...
rayliu 11.12.2002
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Bejeweled (PC)
Advantages: Addictive, easy to play! Disadvantages: Addictive, hard to stop!
This game is great! It is very easy to play, and very hard to stop playing. The music is interesting but not intrusive. Its premise is easy. Simply move the jewels to make rows of 3 or more. The more jewels you incorporate, the more points you get. Because its so easy to learn, and to play, the kids love it. Heck, the grownups love it. If I'm stuck at my desk, taking calls, I'll play it in the background. Its replaced solitare in as one of my most ...
dyrandia 03.07.2003
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Bejeweled (PC)
Amazingly simple to play - unbelievably hard to put down!It's the classic gem-swapping ... more
game that started the craze! Swap adjacent gems to match 3 or more sparkling jewels. The more matches you make, the higher your score. And if you're ready for a bigg...