Experience another fun, gem-matching game with a twist in Genies & Gems. In this game, you need to complete a goal for each level by matching three or more gems of the same kind. This, however, is not as simple as it sounds. Depending on a level’s goal, you need to adjust your playing strategy and use some boosters to get you through tough ones.

The game begins with a simple goal of collecting paws. Paws are part of the playing board, along with the gems. To collect a paw, you need to match it with the gem of the same color. You’ll also spot a fox on the left side of the board and a chest of treasure on the other end. When you collect a paw, the fox can move one step closer to the treasure chest. You win the level by collecting all paws until the fox gets the treasure.

Each level will have a limited number of moves, and if you run out of moves you can replay the level or pay with Gold Coins. Gold Coins are collected while playing the game or you can buy them with real money. Depending on how well you played and the number of moves left after completing a goal, you will be rewarded with one to three stars per level. You also have five lives for each session. You lose one life for each level that you’re not able to complete.

The next goals will prove to be more challenging, and they involve collecting the gold buried underneath a huge part of the playing board. You need to match gems directly above or beside the buried gold to blast and collect them. There’s also another goal to uncover three or more treasures buried under the gems. You need to clear gems over the glass to reveal and collect the treasure under them. On some levels, you will also encounter non-gem materials on the board that cannot be broken or cleared by matching gems or using boosters. You just have to work around these impenetrable objects to keep clearing the board.

As you play and reach higher levels, you’ll unlock the three boosters. The Gilded Butterfly clears any object from the board, while the Gilded Cross clears a row and a column and The Gilded Rainbow zaps all gems of one kind. You can use boosters once or three times for each level. Unused boosters will carry over to the next level. You can add boosters during a game by paying with Gold Coins.
Since tough levels can be hard to complete because of limited moves, it’s helpful to use special matches to create special gems that clear more gems from the board. Five gems matched together creates a Gilded Rainbow, which as stated earlier, removes all gems of the same kind. Gems matched in a square creates a butterfly gem, which flies and collects items from the board when matched. A T or L-shaped match also creates special gems with stronger blasting powers.

Genies & Gems may seem like just another match-3 game, but it takes a bit of playing time to see that it has a lot of unique elements that are not usually seen in games of its genre. The cute and lovable fox as well as other characters add to the charm of the gameplay, and the graphics are also quite nice. If you’re looking for something magical and refreshing, play this enchanting match 3 game today!