Gem Match

How to play

Goal. Score as much as you can in thirty moves.

• Tap a gem, then tap one next to it to swap them. A swap only happens if it lines up three or more of the same gem — a swap that would do nothing is not a move, and does not cost you one.
• Matched gems clear, the ones above fall into the gap, and new gems drop in from the top.

Scoring

• 10 points for each gem cleared.
• If a clear makes another match, that is a cascade, and each step is worth more than the last: twice, three times, up to five times.

Use all thirty moves before the clock and every second left adds 3 points. The round lasts two and a half minutes. Every gem has its own shape as well as its own colour, so the board reads without relying on colour.

How a pool is decided

• Choose a stake — E5, E10 or E20 — and press Play. Your stake is taken then, and you play straight away. The game is played on our servers: they hold the deal and count your score, and your device shows you the game and sends your moves.
• The clock keeps running if you leave. A run you leave part-way ends when its time is up, with the score you had. You can come back to it while it is still running.
• Your score goes into a pool the moment your run ends: the oldest pool for that game and stake that still has room and that you are not already in — or a new one. You see the pool as soon as your score is in it.
• Everyone in a pool plays the identical deal, so the only difference between scores is how each person played it. You are never given a deal you have played before.
• A pool pays the moment it has 5 scores, from 5 different players. The highest score is first and receives 50% of the pot, second 30% and third 10%; the platform keeps 10%. If two scores are equal, whoever finished first ranks higher.
• A pool that does not have its 5 scores 6 hours after its first is cancelled, and every stake in it comes back in full.
• If our side lets you down — the game never opens on your device, or our server restarts in the middle of your run — your stake comes back in full.
• Where a game pays for time left on the clock, it pays only when you finish the game — never when you get stuck, bust or run out of moves.
• Practice is free, up to 10 times a day in each game: your own board, with nothing staked and nothing ranked.
• Winnings land in your Crazy8s wallet, and you can move them to your mobile money whenever you want.