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Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook
I recently found out that Bejeweled Blitz is now linked to Facebook via the iPhone. I’ve been playing Bejeweled for about a year now but stopped because I was never “number one” on my Facebook list. A couple of weeks ago, when I was updating my “aps,” I saw Bejeweled Blitz linked to Facebook and long and behold, I was playing the very second after I downloaded it.
The object of the game is to line up colored rubies or diamonds(red, yellow, blue, green) in a three, four or five in row to score points. You are provided 60 seconds to line them up. The more colors you line you, the more points you can get and you have only one minutes to score as many points as you can. If you play this game on the computer with a mouse, I think it is harder and slower than playing it on the iPhone. Once you get a high score, Facebook automatically ranked you among your Facebook friends and the ranking resets every week. The ranking motivates you to beat everyone else on your list. I’m an “OK player” but there are some serious players on my list who can score more than 450,000 points. I think that these players have no lives and they are cheating somehow! I don’t know if that is even humanly possible, I have to check around for some cheatsheets. Anyways, I didn’t know I was a very competitive person until now. The score and the ranking actually motivate me to play more to try to beat all my friends which I have not yet done. My score right now is only 240,000. I played it maybe for 20-30 times a day (I try to limit myself to 10 lately) When I play, I like to crank up the volume because the sounds (achievement chimes) from the game make me even more competitive because I can hear and see the points as I win more and more points. I love this game, I haven’t figured how they made it so that there are always a move-it is incredible.
November 29th, 2009 at 4:09 am
I love Bejeweled and play it on my cell phone every now and then. I am intrigued to hear that it’s available on Facebook, but personally, I don’t think I would like to have my score compared to others.
Like you, I wouldn’t be truly satisfied until I was in first place, which would add a whole new level of pressure to the game. And part of the reason I like playing is the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment I feel.
When I find a match and hear those lovely “achievement chimes”, or when I’m able to keep the game going for a really long time, I feel like I’m on top of the world. I don’t want a friends higher score (due to the insane amount of hours they practice) to take away from that
good feeling.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
I too love Bejeweled. I would play it often on my desktop computer before I started my graduate studies. I rarely use that computer any more as I have my laptop. I would consider putting it here, but I fear I become addicted again.
What I like about this game is the graphics and sound combination. The makers of this game really did a nice space age theme as far as background graphics and sound. Not sure how the jewels come into the theme, or lining them up, but it is the object of the game. I like the warp sensation when changing level and the cyborg type voice that provides feedback. Its not as though I am “in” space, but I certainly feel like I am on sometime of celestial conquest from my chair. No opponent to speak of except the “leaver/dropper of the jewels” and my own sense of competitive perserverance that makes me continue to play. I also like the power jewels that help you accomplish more points, and the challenge type levels that test your skill periodically. Great post!