This is amazing... The Washington Post reports today that video games - specifically Bejeweled - is known to help depression.

"In a preliminary study that PopCap commissioned and funded, researchers found that volunteers who played Bejeweled displayed improved mood and heart rhythms compared with volunteers who weren't playing."

I knew I was happier for a reason! :-)

Here's the full article:

Washington Post Article

Julia G
 
 

Thanks for the input, Louie. I knew how to make it happen but didn't know exactly what the criterion was!

Julia G.

Comments: Louie

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:16:58

Eliminating 12 or more gems in a single move will cause a multiplier to drop. That's the only criteria as far as I know. That's why your strategy with the exploding gems works, and why hypercubes sometimes don't.