Pirates the match 3

Pirates the match 3 sends you off with a pirate crew across unknown lands and seas, and every level comes with a job to do. The tasks listed include digging up treasure, opening chests and fighting enemies, along with others set level by level.

The board works on swaps. Exchange two gems to form a row or a column of at least three. Its main twist is gem forging: a longer match creates a mighty gem, and mighty gems can themselves be combined to make something more powerful again. The developer encourages experimenting with these new gems and trying to find every combination they allow.

The frame is portrait, 600 by 800. The tasks are named only in outline, so the specifics of each are something you meet as you sail on.

Swap two gems to make a row or column of three or more matching ones. Go for longer matches when you can, since they forge mighty new gems. Those new gems can be combined with each other to create even stronger ones. Meanwhile, complete the task each level sets, whether that is digging treasure, opening chests or fighting enemies.

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.

Longer matches are the route to stronger gems, so it is worth setting up four or more in a line rather than taking every three. Once forged gems appear, try combining them in different ways; the developer suggests searching out every combination. Keep the level's task in view, as the gems are a means to it.

A swap match-3 with level tasks such as treasure digging, chest opening and fights, in a portrait frame (600 by 800). Longer matches forge mighty gems, which combine into stronger ones. No level count is stated.

Dwarf Treasures also has a treasure hunt, set in mountain caves with ice blocks to smash, and Gem Legends likewise turns longer matches into special power gems.