Gems 3D 3.0 is a Puzzle Game product from gems3d.com, get 5 Stars SoftSea Rating, Gems 3D is a game of logic, chance and organization. With each turn 3 gems fall on the playing board, and player gets a chance to move one gem in order to form lines of 5 or more gems. Once a line is formed the gems that combine it disappear, player scores points and gains free board space. The game goes on until the entire board is full. Objective of the game is to play as long as possible and to score the highest score imaginable!
Key to High Scores
Key to high scores is to make scoring formations as often as possible. If you make a regular 5-gem scoring formation every other turn you loose only one free board cell. Thus in order to keep on playing one must either make scoring formations longer or faster (i.e. more often). In general it is hard and unfeasible to make longer formations, because you have to wait more turns (and loose more free space!) before completing them. Also as less and less playing space remains there is a outstanding chance that desired locations will get occupied by new gems or that paths will get blocked. Thus the main strategy is to make regular 5-gem formations and to make them fast.
Keep It Organized
Gems 3D is a game of organization. The play time is proportional to the probability of making a scoring formation. If the board is filled by randomly scattered gems the probability of making a scoring formation is low. With each turn one should organize gems to form scoring formations, not just move them around. Organization issue is particularly important when dealing with blocking gems. It is always a good idea to place a blocking gem next to another one of its kind, as if making a scoring formation, rather than moving it away to a random location.
Don't Rush It
Unlike chess time is not critical when playing Gems 3D (at least not in the current version). Before making a move carefully examine the board for rudimentary scoring formations as they may show in unexpected ways. It is very important to find at least three gems in a row with adjacent empty cells to add two more.
Get a Good Start
When starting a new game it helps to click F2 (or menu Game | New) several times until a more or less organized combination of gems appear. By organized I mean at least two gems of the same color. Luck is an important factor when playing the game. Unlike bingo games, a fair amount of skill is required to win a game of Gems 3D.
Keep Paths Clear
At late stage of the game the board can be pretty full of gems, and it can have several disconnected regions from which there is no clear path to move gem to another region. Don't let this happen! Always try to keep all the regions connected because you might want to move gems among them. The license of this game software is Free Trial Software, the price is $20, you can free download and get a free trial before you buy. If you want to get a full or nolimited version of Gems 3D, you can buy this game software.