Bejeweled As Competitive Gaming?

by Han
published by Rinie 7th October 2009




One of the more popular games on Facebook, Bejeweled has had many players hooked on to playing it. It is simply to play and easy to learn. Such is its popularity that it is even listed as one of the casual games in the Go-ESC and Dreamhack Malaysia Qualifiers. It was the only Facebook game to make the cut. This game is also available on the Apple I-Pod and I-Phone for the addicts who like to play it during every minute of their lives. Here, we ask one of the Bejeweled players, known as Lee, what makes the game tick and what keeps him playing this addictive game.



1. Why do you play games on Facebook?

The games can be used to de-stress after hours of studying as the games are fun and require little brainpower. All you need to do is to open your eyes to spot the jewels. It is completely different from other high end games that require maximum concentration throughout the game.

2. Why do you play bejeweled?

It is strangely fun and addictive. And it is easy to play. Must be the brightly colored jewels...

3. How does the game work?

You score points by lining up jewels of the same colour. Line up four or more jewels of a similar colour to get bonus jewels which will help boost your score. It takes a short while to learn how to play and your addiction can snowball easily.

4. How many of your peers play the same game?

Quite a few of them do play this game, and we often compare the scores. This is no surprise as the popularity of the game has been increasing throughout the last few months.

5 Do you find the game addictive?

Certainly, it is clearly one of the better games on Facebook and I like playing this very much. In a nutshell, this game is simple and addictive.