Match Up! v1.3

This is a game of skill and of course, a little luck. the object is to clear the entire board of all shapes. But how you clear the board makes all the difference in the world. You see, the more shapes you can get off the board in a single move, the higher your score!

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To clear shapes, you need to find two or more that match and are touching side to side, or one above the other. Then you simply click on the group of shapes and they will be removed.

Now I know that sounds simple enough, but the trick is in racking up the high scores we all love to see. The more shapes you take off the board in one click the better your score as shown here...

I am sure you can see the importance of having large groups of shapes removed at one time. Another thing to note. If you do manage to clear the entire game board, your entire score is automatically doubled as a bonus!

When shapes are removed, the remaining shapes from above will drop down to fill the gaps. If an entire column is removed, all the shapes to the right will move left to fill the empty column.

The game is over when there are no more shapes that can be removed from the board. This of course includes cases where the entire board is cleared. At this point you will have the option of saving your high score to the web for others to see. Click Here if you would like to see the current scores of other players.

At the bottom of the game window you will find your control/score bar. The first button lets you reset the game. The next field is marked SHAPES and controls how many different shapes are to be used. This is basically the level selector. You can play any level from 3-10. Lower number of shapes means simpler to play. Changing your level will restart the game. Right next to the SHAPES drop down you will find a counter field showing the number of shapes you need to remove from the board in order to clear it. On the low levels, all shapes are visible when the game starts. On higher levels some shapes are hidden off the top of the window when the game starts.

The next three sections relate to scores. The first is marked PLAYED and tells you how many points you got for your last play. Next is your current score. And finally BEST marks the best score that has been reached on your computer. If you want to see the best scores of other players, you need to visit our score page on this site.

The last button is marked RULES and gives you the basics of playing the game in case you forget. The information is not as detailed as this page but is enough to get you up and playing.

There are two special shapes. The joker is a wild shape. It acts like any other shape it is next to. The higher game level you are playing, the more wild/joker shapes you are given at the start of the game. The bomb doesn't give you any points but can be very useful. When used it removes all of the shapes on the board that match the shape that was randomly selected at the start of the game. The shape that will be removed will be displayed when you move your mouse over the bomb. Used properly, this can be a very important shape.

That prety much covers all there is to this game. It is very simple in concept yet very tough to master the higher levels. It can offer hours of entertainment for all ages. And best of all, this game is totally FREE!

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