[Coco] Jeweled game done

[Roger Taylor]

At 07:52 AM 5/11/2008, you wrote:

>Hi Roger. I received my disk yesterday. Thanks!
>You did an excellent job. I really enjoy this one and I typically 
>like more arcade style games.
>I've already played for a few hours (I was up playing till 2am 
>playing). So far the highest level I've reached is 15 in one session.
>Can the game ever end? or do you just quit when you have had enough? 
>Also the levels increase in number
>but level 15 seemed as easy as level 1. Am I right about that?
>
>Charlie



The odd levels have more gems and the even levels have fewer gems 
which cause more combos and cascades and naturally bigger score 
building, but the game alternates consistently between hard/easy 
levels throughout play.

Yes, the game can end with no available moves if you don't play with 
some strategy to help keep feeding the board with new gems.  You'd 
eventually look for a move and won't find one after which you just 
hit Break to end the game or let it sit on the screen like I do just 
for fun until I'm ready to play another session.

One of the tricks of Bejeweled for long play and piling up your score 
is to move back and forth betwen the bottom and top of the board when 
the time is right.  You want to pick moves towards the bottom first 
since the large collapse will generate more possible moves.  If 
you're closer to the top and it's looking scary, you'll find yourself 
trying for sets that push you further down the board again.