The guys at PopCap just added a new treat for us Bejeweled addicts!

It's called "Bejeweled Blitz" and it's available through Facebook.


You can play, your Facebook friends can play, and your scores can accumulate for a team score.

You can play over and over, but your top score is the one that is posted on the "leaderboard," so your Facebook friends don't have to know how many "dud" games you've played. ;-)

And it's a real blitz... you have one minute to get as many points as possible! From what I can tell, you never run out of moves, so if you find yourself frantically looking for a move, look at the top of the board for something that came down from above.

Also, you are treated with 2X, 3X, and 4X "gems" that increase your match score by 2, 3 or 4 times when combined with the corresponding colors. (They may have a 5X, but I haven't seen it yet.)

It's a minute of your time - how convenient is that for a quick Bejeweled fix in the middle of a stressful day?

Right now, they have a contest going.

"Get a Team Score higher than 200,000 by January 31st, 2009 and you will be qualified for the drawing to win a PopCap Platinum Pack."

I don't know about you, but I want a PopCap Platinum Pack! As you can see from the picture in this post, my teammate and I are in the running!