Jewel Quest II Review
Adventure, love, betrayal what more can you ask for in an exciting Mac game? In Jewel Quest II the saga continues in 1944 with Professor Rubert Pack. His heart is broken when Emma, his sweetheart, leaves him for the rich and dashing Sebastian Grenard. To forget his lost, he tries to enlist in the Navy but once again is rejected, this time because of his age. He signs up as engine staff on a cargo ship to southern Africa as his last ditch effort. He encounters adventure on the ship, safari, learns the history of Zimbabwe ruins, and comes across Victoria Falls.To move this story along,you must complete gem match levels within the time period and without losing your life.
The game starts with 5 lives, and when the time runs out, you lose 1 life and the level. Also you can lose a life if there are no more moves to be made. However 50,000 points will get you another life. To complete a level you must match 3 or more like icons or gems either horizontally or vertically by clicking or dragging one jewel to an adjacent square. These matched gems will disappear and the box will turn gold. Replacement jewels will fill from above filling the empty squares with more items. This part is similar to the first Jewel Quest.
Watch for the gold coins. If you are able to match 3 of these coins you are rewarded with a special move. Save these moves until you need them. Most of the special moves award you a free gold space, some uncover buried jewels and others will remove other items. To use it click on the special button located in the lower left side and then click on the space or jewels you wish to activate. There are only so many gold coins allowed on the game board so the extra ones will fall off the bottom of the field.
A new move is being able to move jewels into an empty space. This can help you strategically clear the game board. There appears to be more chain reactions that will give you higher points. If you complete the board before the time limit, you get bonus points based on how much time is left. Another new item, in addition to new gems and icons, is the buried jewel. It looks like a rock with some of the gem peeking through. To release the gem, you must make moves near the rock.
Jewel Quest II, like its predecessor Jewel Quest, has an extensive story line that can at times interfere with your game play. If you like this kind of interaction you’ll enjoy this game. I prefer to play the game more than read a story about a lovelorn old university professor. It was a little melodramatic, but if I remember correctly, so were the Indiana Jones movies that I enjoyed very much. I did like the challenging game play and the Victoria Falls background picture. The timed factor can get a little intense but is manageable. This is an enjoyable gem match game just like the first.
Features of Jewel Quest II:
-Story of Adventure, Love, Betrayal
-180 Puzzles and Boards
-9 new jewels and Power-Ups
Play more Jewel Quest games: Jewel Quest 1, 2, 3, 4 & Solitaire
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The Treasures of Montezuma 3 Review
The vast jungles of Mexico should be devoid of all the reputed rumors of massive treasures in every ancient temples rotting away in the land, but Mac game The Treasures of Montezuma 3 pushes further into the vegetation to discover yet another mysterious temple with locked chests full of unimaginable riches.
This game will take you in Montezuma’s temple to unlock these wonderful chests with your match 3 skills. There are 2 modes to play: Casual and Expert. Casual is 
untimed and Expert will allow you 1 minute to make your matches and score a high number. There are 5 treasure rooms, 40 chests, 160 match 3 levels, 42 additional puzzle challenges and 22 trophies to win. The match 3 play will have you swapping tokens to make 3 or more identical items in a row or column. Destroy as many icons in 1 minute by using bonuses and totems to increase your chances for a higher score and more time. Collecting gems will activate the points multiplier, more gems and more points. The gold stars are needed to purchase artifacts and totems. The Score Frenzy Mode will activate when you match tokens to fill the vessel at the bottom of the screen with sand. Points are doubled in this fast action mode. There’s a magical shop where you can buy and upgrade totems. Make consecutive matches to activate each totem. 2 consecutive matches of 3 or more red tokens will activate the red totem. The totems and power ups are necessary when you are playing the frenetic timed mode to meet your goals.
There is a puzzle game where you must figure out how to clear the board in so many moves. It starts off easy enough but will get more and more challenging to do as you
progress in your game.
If you liked The Treasures of Montezuma 2, you will like 3. They are very similar. The play is the same and the music and sound effects are also. The many rooms with treasures sparkle and shine with riches and the tokens, totems and all the other artwork are colorful and drawn well. Graphically, the game is a good one. The play is also good. There are a lot of things to do and this game will make the time fly by. If you are an match 3 player, play the timed mode. If you are new to this type of game, go with the Casual mode. In any event, it will be a fun time for all. I give it a 3.5 out of 5 for the fast and addictive nature of this game. Just remember there always is a chance you may be sealed in the temple forever.
Features of The Treasures of Montezuma 3:
-Fantastic Treasures to Uncover in a Match 3
-160 Fabulous Levels, 42 additional Puzzle Challenges
-22 Trophies to Earn
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Abundante! Review
Hike into the darkest jungle of the Mac game Abundante, and find yourself deep in the midst of fun and excitement. This is a match 4 or more gems in order to complete a level game which will bring you closer to hidden secrets of this archeological hunt.
This exotic jungle adventure begins with Dr Ray Rumble’s archeological society funding a mission to find the lost temple of Nahca Rotha. 
The myth is that the Nahca Rothians possessed great knowledge and treasures. You are an archeologist who is on this journey to verify the authenticity of this information, and to recover the gems and jewels.
The play is a match 4 or more gems game, and by moving a wooden mining cart at the bottom of the screen back and forth, you collect the jewels embedded in brick. Click on a brick with a gem inside, catch it in the cart and slide to another area with the same color gems, make a 4 or more match by shooting the brick back up, and catch all the freed gems in your cart. You must quickly move your cart back and forth, clicking as you go, because the bricks are constantly descending during your play. If you do not complete the level before the bricks crush the cart, you lose one of your 3 lives.
This is the basic play of the game but there are more “surprises” to come. The first few levels are easy and slow to help you adjust to the game, but it becomes faster and more challenging soon after completing the first few levels. Some of the helps and obstacles in the game are the lightening bricks when placed strategically can break all the bricks in one column or row, making shapes with the placed bricks
will garner you more points, and the scaffolding and moss will create some problems for you if you are not careful. Another entertaining power-up is the fireball you get into your cart and shoot up to explode any bricks nearby.
There are mini games throughout the play, and you can win prizes on top of all that. Also a very important part of the story and game is unlocking pieces of a missing amulet that are scattered all over the temple. The main game will unlock a second mode and then after the second is unlocked, the 3rd one will become available.
Abundante is a exciting gem match game that will provide hours of fun play. I initially found this game challenging, but with practice got much better at it and enjoyed it even more. With all the different levels and modes, you will not get bored and will be pleasantly surprised to find a game worth playing.
Features of Abundante:
-Fun Story Line
-Lots of Challenging Levels
-Power-ups, Bonuses, Rewards
-Surprises
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Crystal Cave Classic Review
Deep in the sweltering heat of the dense jungles, an explorer parachutes out of a small airplane and lands near an ancient ruin. He 
catapults himself down a dark, 
deep recess where he sees in the unilluminated room a glimmer of light. Upon closer inspection he finds the largest emerald he’s ever seen sitting atop a giant stone 
altar….
You are now in the deepest inner sanctums of what looks like an Egyptian tomb full of precious crystals. In Crystal Cave Classic you are to dig, climb, push your way towards the crystals without being attacked by monsters or crushed by giant boulders. There are breakable walls hindering your passageway but you can put a boulder or something through it or use it to your benefit. Also available for your use are dynamite barrels situated conveniently throughout the tomb. The boulders as well as the glass blocks can be maneuvered so you can travel over them. You will also come across elevators where when you push an object on it, it will take you to another level. The eight ball and the flip tile are very useful in obtaining the elusive gems.
Crystal Cave Classic, not overly hard at first, becomes more challenging as the levels increase, but with the difficult levels there are interesting new obstacles and monsters to conquer. This logic puzzle changes in each chapter to reveal fun creatures and mindboggling barriers. Your job is to figure out how to get to the jewel without being attacked by the monster similar to Theseus and the Minotaur but without the fear factor. The monsters in Crystal Cave Classic are almost cute and funny looking even when you are attacked by one. The
graphics and the short movie at the beginning are very good, but I am a little confused whether the jungles and ruins are Mayan or Egyptian. The interior hierglyphs are definitely Egyptian but the exterior 
pyramid looked Mayan. In any event, this puzzle is a lot of fun for all ages especially with their clear explanation of how to use objects to get to the precious treasure.
Features of Crystal Cave Classic:
-170 Levels
-4 Scenarios
-Logic Riddles
-Lots of Monsters
-Create Own Level
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Wizard Land Review
Create your own world of magic in Mac match game Wizard Land by making matches of 3 or more to destroy. This original (that’s hard to do in match games) play will entertain you with its many levels and colorful scenes.
You begin the game like other match games by selecting relaxed or timed mode. I suggest you start off on the relaxed mode because timed sometimes will get too challenging. The match 3 or more play will let you select what type of match game you want to play. The 3 types are 
the group where you click on a group of the 3 or more same items. The chain is when you link together 3 or more of the same objects to destroy, and the most common (and my favorite) swap 2 items’ positions to make your match. In Wizard Land you can move from one type of match play to another while in the middle of a level. This can really help you win the level if you are stuck, move on from a group to swap or any combinations you like in order to clear all the marble tiles. Once the tiles are destroyed, a key and chain will appear. You must make matches to move the key along a path to meet the chain before your level is complete. In higher levels, the path will be split in 2 and you must take care to move your key carefully down the path. To make your moves easier or maybe harder you can rotate the board completely by clicking on the 2 arrows pointing clockwise and counterclockwise on the upper outer portion of the game board. I found this rotation of the board a great help when you are moving the key down the path. In addition, there is a shuffle button to the right of the board when you are stuck and cannot make any more moves.
Wizard Land starts out slowly but once you get the hang of this match 3 game, you will be moving quickly from one type of play to another 
and rotating the board like a pro. It eventually gets addictive and you can challenge yourself by switching to the timed mode if you dare. The artwork and sound effects are great. Wizard Land is a great, new addition to the other match 3 games. I give it a 3.5 out of 5 for a fun game.
Features of Wizard Land:
-90 Levels
-Rotate the Board
-Change Types of Play from Group, Chain or Swap
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