Bejeweled.. But Not

December 16, 2007 10:01 PM

Addictive online game filter: Help me find a certain online game I miss. It's 'sort of' similar to Bejeweled.

A few years ago there was an online game that I used to be addicted to. I can't remember its name, but I played a few variations. After looking around Addicting Games, I think the game I remember is very similar to Bejeweled. Edit: Bejeweled is interesting but isn't exactly what I'm looking for. Unfortunately, now we have to rely on my bad description!

Basically, I remember there was a board filled with brightly colored pieces (I've played essentially the same game with colored umbrellas and colored orbs). There are maybe four different colors, and the pieces are arranged randomly in stacks (the end result might look something like a full Tetris board). All adjacent pieces of the same color form a 'block,' and the object was to click on these blocks. The bigger the block of pieces, the more points you scored. As pieces were eliminated, the remainder would drop down, forming new blocks with like colors. The ultimate goal was to have as few pieces (or, no pieces) left at the end of the game. Okay, I hope I explained that well.

Does this sound similar to any games you know? I'm looking for any games that are similar to what I've described, though I'm hoping to find something pretty close. I'd be happy to find either an online version of the game or Windows freeware. Or even just a name so that I can Google!

posted by Mael Oui to computers & internet (31 comments total)

Actually, once again this isn't exactly what I'm looking for, but Big Money (at the PopCap site) LOOKS similar in strategy to the game I'm searching for. Except the game I'm searching for didn't constantly refill the board while you tried to eliminate the blocks. But, it's kind of a similar concept..
posted by Mael Oui at 10:05 PM on December 16, 2007

Collapse?
posted by Quidam at 10:06 PM on December 16, 2007

Snood
posted by rbs at 10:06 PM on December 16, 2007

Well, that sounds like Puzzle Fighter, so I looked for online games like Puzzle Fighter, and found Puzzle Pirates, which I'm gonna have to tear up now.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 10:09 PM on December 16, 2007

SameGame or one of its myriad imitators. Here's a pretty good web based version.
posted by Capostrophe at 10:13 PM on December 16, 2007 [1 favorite]

Actually, I can't get the game to load in the link I just posted, though I'm convinced you're talking about Collapse.

Try here if it won't load for you in the other link either.
posted by Quidam at 10:13 PM on December 16, 2007

Also, when I first discovered Puzzle Pirates, I literally played it every spare minute I had for about 9 days in a row. Then I quit playing because it was taking over my life.

Why yes, yes I am an online game addict.
posted by Quidam at 10:15 PM on December 16, 2007

You might find it in this essay about tile-matching games
posted by O9scar at 10:17 PM on December 16, 2007

Not Collapse, although it's similar to what you're describing (and I used to be addicted to it)- it has the new blocks being added all the time feature your game lacked. SameGame looks like your best bet.
posted by MadamM at 10:22 PM on December 16, 2007

Sounds like Boxxi to me. You can find a clone here called Jace Boxxi. I've looked for better clones of the game, but they seem hard to find.
posted by shinybeast at 10:22 PM on December 16, 2007

Cabeem?
posted by donnagirl at 10:27 PM on December 16, 2007

A Metafilter post on Samegame.
posted by peep at 10:44 PM on December 16, 2007

For anyone looking to be addicted to Puzzle Pirates Mrs. ericales helps run a crew and a flag on the Midnight ocean.
posted by ericales at 10:56 PM on December 16, 2007

Bubblet?
posted by hindmost at 12:03 AM on December 17, 2007

I know the game you are talking about - I have it on a disk somewhere, let me give a look tomorrow. Yep the colored blocks would 'poof' when clicked on and the others would fall to and morph with like colors.
posted by clarkie666 at 12:38 AM on December 17, 2007

On preview - Capostrophe has it, there is an offline version called Clickomania, which is the one I was thinking of.
posted by clarkie666 at 12:58 AM on December 17, 2007

Oops freeware by the original author - I'm done now.
posted by clarkie666 at 1:00 AM on December 17, 2007

Bubble Breaker?
posted by Effigy2000 at 1:01 AM on December 17, 2007

From your description, Capostrophe is right; that sounds like SameGame.
posted by Malor at 1:38 AM on December 17, 2007

JT's Blocks?
posted by jrossi4r at 5:00 AM on December 17, 2007

Self link
Other self link, like Columns
posted by hexatron at 5:09 AM on December 17, 2007

Going to have to nth Puzzle Pirates. I took up my life for maybe 2 years? I weaned myself off of it maybe a year and a half ago. The social aspect is just as addicting as the gaming aspect.
posted by spec80 at 7:15 AM on December 17, 2007

Hmmm... It's not it, but you might like Virus.
posted by stefnet at 8:08 AM on December 17, 2007

Gem Mine sounds like what you're looking for, and while you're at the site you can download free indie rock. :)
posted by brina at 8:10 AM on December 17, 2007

NeoPets has an online version of this game called Destruct-O-Match II.
posted by brookedel at 8:25 AM on December 17, 2007

Pogo has a similar sounding game called Poppit.
posted by twoporedomain at 9:00 AM on December 17, 2007

I believe it's bubble breaker. Do the pieces slide over to the right once you kill a column? If so, it's bubble breaker.
posted by shmegegge at 11:11 AM on December 17, 2007

Mozaki Blocks?
posted by susandennis at 11:55 AM on December 17, 2007

It sounds very much like Collapse. But allow me to throw Marbles into the mix.
posted by essexjan at 12:11 PM on December 17, 2007

ColorJunction almost fits your description, except for the scoring.
posted by beandip at 8:04 PM on December 17, 2007

Uh.. sorry for the lag in responding.. I had to test out all the games, and, for scientific purposes, that meant playing each for three hours. And I'm not done yet! I'll mark best answers when I finish..

SameGame and Boxxi are pretty close to the game I've been looking for. Exact same concept, but I've never actually played it with the little squares. I seem to have an affinity for orbs, and I'm thinking Bubblet might be close, but I haven't played it yet. In fact, I haven't played any of the bubble-based games yet, but yup, the pieces do slide over to the right once you kill a column. I think one of those games might actually be the game, but there are quite a few that are pretty darn close and seem like worthy replacements. And I'm very interested in your recs, like Virus and Gem Mine.. it's just going to take a while to try them all out! Anyway, I think this is the second-most personally fulfilling question I've ever asked, so thank you to everyone!
posted by Mael Oui at 10:17 PM on December 17, 2007