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BlockWerx

blockwerx.jpgBlockwerx is played on a 12 by 15 playing area which fills with bricks of various colors. This is another variation of the three-in-a-row games like Chuzzle and Bejeweled.

A few bricks will initially appear to start the game. New bricks will appear as the game progresses through the “staging line” below the playing area. Once this line is filled, the staging line is promoted, raising your wall of bricks by one row.

To remove bricks, just click on any brick which is part of a chain of three or more bricks of the same color. Bricks much touch side-to-side or top-to-bottom. Diagonal bricks are not counted.

Bonus points are awarded when you clear the screen of all bricks.

You get poin deductions for mistakenly clicking on bricks that are not part of a continuous chain. The game ends when your top brick is already to a wall and the staging area gets filled.

Overall a good game but not as fun as either Bejeweled or Chuzzle. Should be a nice break from either one of those, at the least.

There are special bricks that can appear in the game:

  • Stone Bricks - These are gray bricks that cannot be removed by linking with any blocks. They can only be removed by using a black bomb.
  • Colored Bombs - A colored bomb will remove all bricks in the board that is of the same color.
  • Black Bombs - A block bomb will destroy all the bricks that are touching it.
  • Rockets - Rockets will launch and destroy any brick in its direction.
  • The Scrambler - Scramblers are a way to get out of a bad situation in the game. It will automatically rearrange all the bricks on the board at random.
  • Rainbow Bombs - Rainbow bombs can destroy any color of brick of your choosing.

You can play BlockWerx for FREE by yourself or against competition at World Winner.