Comment from Bejeweled Blitz Player Sue:

I have much trouble with Bejeweled Blitz, not in playing but it seems I cannot see my teammates scores at all. No one I know that plays has this trouble and was wondering if anyone knows how to get the running scores along side of my game. I played last week on my Mom's computer 700 miles away and it showed everyone on my team.

I called this Bejeweled Blitz player and she allowed me to take a look at her computer. We discovered that the problem was in her ad blocking software. We had to add this url as an "unfiltered" url in her Ad program:

http://labs.popcap.com

After this was done, the scoreboard appeared with the teammates' scores and the week's rankings!

Thanks for letting me check out your PC, Sue!

Julia G
 
 
I can't find an "official" page of high games, but you can become a fan of Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook, you can post your high score to the "Discussion" section. I've seen scores in the 700,000s there - this new game gives you the opportunity to reach really high scores!

To become a fan, click on the "Become a Fan" button at the top of the Bejeweled Blitz play board. You will also get any special announcements about the game on your Facebook wall.

I had a personal high last night and it was a big rush (see screen capture below!) 

Hope you're having fun with the new version.

I've decided to open my Julia Gemstone Facebook page to friends. If you'd like to be a friend, just look up "Julia Gemstone" and add me.

I don't use this for my "personal" facebook page, but I do spend a little time playing each week. I'm not a fan of smack talk, but you can try to beat me! :-)

Julia Gemstone
http://www.bejeweledlover.com
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I thought I'd reply to a couple of the recent comments posted on my blog...

From Anne May
Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:42:14
The new game seems a lot easier than the original version, I'm getting epic scores without much effort. I just scored 355,350.

It's not so much that the new game is easier. It's more that the score range is now higher.

It appears that the scale has now doubled, so where it used to be difficult to get many scores in the 200,000 range, now it's difficult to get scores in the 400,000 range.

That's one of the reasons they've removed the 25K medal scale in the stats - now it's almost a given that you'll get at least 25K.

I'm looking forward to when they add medals for 300K, 350K, 400K and 450K.

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From rich (who posted on the Bejeweled Blitz Cheating post)
Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:10:47
what does it matter? the thing on facebook has to be fake where it says you can win a laptop. because i didn't cheat before and our whole team got over 1 million points and did we win anything? nope. so i have the cheater program just to piss off this girl i dont like

Well, I just checked and there are now 7,688,337 monthly active Bejeweled Blitz users, so your expecting to win as soon as your team reached a million is a bit ambitious. Just because you didn't win, it doesn't mean that they don't give away a laptop each week. They absolutely do.

And as for your cheating, according to the Tips and Tricks tab at Bejeweled Blitz:

"Also keep in mind that if another player cheats, it does not affect your chances to win our contest in any way. Our contest is based on a drawing, and is NOT a competition. If there are players out there with higher team scores than you, they are no more likely to win the contest than you are. In fact, players with scores that were obviously obtained via cheating will be disqualified from the contest."

So your immature, infantile antics won't affect the girl's chances to win. :-)

Julia Gemstone
http://www.bejeweledlover.com
 
 
Reply to comment:

I haven't been able to play the new Bejeweled Bliz --I would like to know why!! I get to the scores and it would let me play!! I sure would love to be able to play again Please

First, Login to Facebook, then click on this link:

http://apps.facebook.com/bejeweledblitz/?lpt=bookmark

Julia G
 
 
I've been absent from my blog for a while, but it's because I've been working on the New Bejeweled Blitz guide.

The brand new Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook takes the one-minute game to the next level - no... it takes it way beyond the next level!

I've written the new guide, and it's available at:

http://www.bejeweledlover.com/bjsales.html

If you already own my current guides and haven't heard from me yet, just send me an email at:

jgemstone @ cableone . net

and I'll get the updated guide to you for free.

If you haven't played the new game, it's just been released on Facebook, and it's a total blast!

Julia G
 
 
I've spent some time playing the new Bejeweled Blitz Beta game, and it's a wild ride!

I'll have more to say about it soon, but get ready for a whole new game vocabulary. Pretty soon you'll be talking "flames," "stars," "rainbows," and "amazing speed" instead of power gems and hypercubes.

At the end of your one-minute game, gain additional points during the "last hurrah," where any remaining multipliers, flames, stars and rainbows are exploded.

And for those of you who have a problem with the addiction level of the original Bejewled Blitz, I have bad news for you. The new game is just as addictive!

I'll be adding Blitz Beta strategy tips to my Bejeweled Blitz and Bejeweled 2 guides very soon!

Julia G

P.S. Here's a tip for the new game: it's easy to get caught up in creating flames, stars and rainbows, but keep in mind that getting and matching multipliers are still the key to the highest scores!