Flash In The Brain Pan: Jewelanche

Friday, September 23, 2011

Jewelanche looks pretty easy on the surface. Just connect the dots, and make gems vanish.

Of course, like all games with one sentence of rules, each level will be faster than the last, and you’ll eventually die in frustration. But at least the concept is easy to grasp. By drawing the mouse over matching colors, you’ll create a magical reaction that will make the gems disappear. Each group you remove will add points to that ouroboros over there on the right. Fill him up, the level’s done. And then you get prizes!

Between levels you’ll be offered a chance to buy power-ups, and sometimes the sky gods will throw you a Pandora’s Box. What’s inside might be good, or it might be bad, and clicking a bad box at the wrong time might suddenly clutter your once-empty screen…

…so be careful when you click. The gems drop Tetris-style, and it can be hard to keep up with them as the game goes on. Don’t stress, though, you’re really just grouping colors, so it won’t take THAT much thought to survive. Perfect for a late Friday cooldown, right? So get going! And don’t forget to drop us some screenshots, we want to see how far you’ll get.

Woot! – One Day, One Deal