Diamondz

📝 Special Statement

The damp air of the cavern smells of ancient earth and the promise of untold riches. Deep beneath the surface, the rhythmic clinking of a pickaxe echoes against walls of solid granite. You stand before a massive vertical shaft filled with shimmering jewels. This is the heart of DiamondZ. It is a place where luck is secondary to the cold calculation of a seasoned prospector. The little miner looks to you with hope in his eyes. He needs a strategist to fill his wooden carts. 💎

The mechanics of this subterranean puzzle defy the laws of the surface world. You do not simply swap adjacent stones to find a match. This is a special variant of Match-3 that requires a much broader vision. Your hands grip the loading mechanisms on the left and right sides of the shaft. Every jewel you insert acts as a kinetic trigger. You push a single sapphire into the stack and watch the entire row shift with a heavy, grinding sound. It is a game of pressure and placement.

Success is measured by the clearance of groups to create a path for the heavy prizes. Your true objective remains the brilliant, uncut diamonds trapped within the colorful debris. These gems possess a weight that pulls them toward the bottom of the mine. You must eliminate the surrounding rubies and emeralds to let gravity do its work. Every cleared cluster brings the wealth one step closer to the waiting steel tracks below. The diamonds must fall into the mine carts to be counted as true profit.

The little miner scurries back and forth along the base of the shaft. He manages the logistics while you manage the physics of the hoard. Collecting as much wealth as possible requires you to anticipate the collapse of the entire board. One well-placed ruby on the left flank can trigger a chain reaction that clears the center. You watch the gems shatter into dust as the heavy diamonds tumble downward. The sound of a gem hitting the bottom of a cart is the sweetest music in the deep. ⛏️

Strategy evolves as the mine becomes more crowded with complex formations. You must decide whether to attack from the right or the left to maximize the descent of the payload. A careless move might trap a diamond behind a wall of unbreakable stone. You study the vertical columns with the intensity of a diamond cutter. Precision is the difference between a mountain of coal and a fortune in brilliant ice. The darkness of the cave fades whenever a new haul fills the containers.

The depths hold endless opportunities for those with the patience to look. You continue to feed the machine with gems to keep the operation running smoothly. Each successful drop brings a smile to the face of your small companion. The wealth of the earth is vast, but it requires a sharp mind to extract. You are the architect of this crystalline landslide. The mine carts are waiting for their next heavy load of sparkling glory.

📋 Instructions

Insert a stone from the right or left side to eliminate them in groups of three or more. The stone that is pushed out of the board from the opposite side becomes the next stone you need to place.
Collect bonus diamonds by bringing them down the grid for maximum points! Any diamond that falls off the grid is lost.
Collect multiple diamonds at once to get a combo bonus.