puzzle video game
Puzzle video games make up a broad genre of video games that emphasize puzzle solving. The types of puzzles can test problem-solving skills, including logic, pattern recognition, sequence solving, spatial recognition, and word completion.
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PopCap Games
PopCap Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Seattle, and a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. The company was founded in 2000 by John Vechey, Brian Fiete and Jason Kapalka.
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Gameplay
The game takes place on a grid full of colored
coin
A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in orde ...
s. There are five colors of coins: red, blue, yellow, green, and purple. Purple coins only appear in puzzle mode. Like in ''Collapse!'' and ''SameGame'', the player must click on groups of three or more (in puzzle mode, two or more) same colored coins to make them disappear. On the side of the screen is the "Money Meter". It is increased by removing coins from the board, and once it is filled up, a
money bag
A money bag (or money sack) is a bag normally used to hold and transport coins and banknotes, often closed with a drawstring.