Jewel Christmas

Jewel Christmas replaces the usual gems with festive pieces: gingerbread men, stockings, trees, candy canes, presents and baubles. Put three of the same decoration in a line and they burst.

Five game modes are listed, and the developer says more challenges turn up as you play, although the modes are not named or explained, so you find out how they differ by trying them. Lines of four or more do something extra. They create what the game calls Xmas Explosion decorations, which can then be matched in turn, or combined with each other for a larger blast.

Scoring is easy to follow, because the total goes up with every decoration you pop. That makes the special pieces doubly useful, as each one clears more of the board when it goes off. Despite the word Jewel in the title, there are no jewels among the pieces listed.

Make a line of three identical decorations to pop them. A line of four or more of the same decoration creates an Xmas Explosion decoration. You can match those special pieces too, or try putting two of them together to set off a bigger explosion. Each decoration you pop adds to your score, so the aim is to clear as many as you can.

The developer does not list the controls for this game. It runs inside the frame above, so a click or a tap on the game is the place to start.

Since points depend on how many decorations you pop, a line of four or more is worth extra: besides clearing, it creates an Xmas Explosion decoration, which pops more pieces when it goes off. Where two of those special pieces end up close to each other, try combining them for the bigger blast the game promises.

Christmas-themed match-3 in a portrait frame (600 by 800) with five game modes. The six piece types are gingerbread men, stockings, trees, candy canes, presents and baubles. Longer lines make special explosive decorations.

Christmas Gift Match uses wrapped presents, candy canes and ornaments as its pieces, and Neon Crush has power-ups that burst a whole type of piece or set off a bomb.