Rocks cannot be matched and must be destroyed with a Power Gem or a Hyper Cube. When 5 gems or more are lined up in a row, a Hyper Cube is created, that can destroy all the gems of it's color present on the board when swapped.Įxclusive to the Puzzle, Cognito and Finity modes of the game are Rocks and Bombs. Power Gem detonations can trigger the effects of nearby Power Gems as well, and can destroy Hyper Cubes without triggering it's effects.
When 4 gems are lined up in a row or when gems are lined up in a L, T or + shape, a Power Gem is created, which destroys the 9 gems that surround it when matched. When more than 3 gems are matched at once, the matched gems will merge to create a special gem that can destroy multiple gems at once. One of the major additions to Bejeweled 2 is the introduction of Special Gems. When a group of gems are cleared, more gems fall from above, which can produce cascades as they create matches of their own, earning extra points.
As with the original Bejeweled, the game is focused on arranging gems into lines of 3 or more to clear them from the board.
