Stones of Rome

I can only give this one a thumbs up as a puzzle game, but not as a match three. Yes, the puzzles are solved by matching three, but it simply isn't the same core game mechanic. It is a puzzle mechanic. The core game play involved having some cubes of assorted colors in the middle of a grid, with cubes all the way around the outside. You can click on any cube, and send it out in to the grid, so long as it will be stopped by another cube before it reaches the far side. Sadly, for me, making larger groups does not provide anything special, another way in which this isn't much like a standard match three game. I am only about a dozen levels in, and the number of colors keep going up, which adds to the complexity of the tiles. I am still uncertain about the details as to what you need to do to complete a level, it happens, but why? It's a mystery. Tiles shot in to the middle retain a small white arrow showing the direction they were (and are) heading, as they seem to retain momentum and f...

Although quite cheaply produced, this is an engaging and therapeutic puzzle game that works pretty well and just needs to be given a bit of a chance. It is not a match 3 in the traditional sense, where you swap adjacent tiles, but where you drag tiles from the sides to fill the inner grid. The colours, that get ushered in gradually, are bright and very well-chosen. The game-play is a step-up from the automatic and (sometimes) brainless moves required in a normal Match 3 and actually requires a bit of thought. It's quite a nice companion piece to the also neglected T-Kara Puzzles which offers another innovative twist to this (sub) genre.

Even if it's an original match-3, possibilities are too limited, so i get bored after 1 hour.