Jewel Match Origins: Palais Imperial > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

27 of 35 found this review helpful

Best match 3 I have found

PostedOctober 4, 2020

kevndod

fromYork, PA

Skill Level:Intermediate

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

I don't do reviews. I really don't do match 3. Usually I play Hidden Object, but I got this as a free game, so I figured I should check it out for something different, and this one is definitely just that- something different. Great game developers!

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

11 of 12 found this review helpful

I actually like a match 3

PostedOctober 7, 2020

LogieBaby

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Word

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

Generally I shun Match 3 games as I find them boring. I needed to use a free game code that was expiring ( why does BFG impose a time limit on free games ??) so I took a gamble on Palais Imperial based on review I read about the CD version. To put it in a few words this is a great game.

I recommend this game!

+10points

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Overall rating

5 / 5

9 of 11 found this review helpful

A keeper

PostedOctober 5, 2020

inox73

fromOregon usa

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Mahjong, Match 3

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

I turn off music, and the tinkly sound effects are trippy! Incredibly relaxing..fun.

I recommend this game!

+7points

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Overall rating

5 / 5

10 of 14 found this review helpful

Loved It

PostedOctober 4, 2020

babsvb1948

fromGoldsboro NC

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I have all the Jewell games and this one is quite different and lots of fun. Enjoyed it and used a free game to purchase.

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5 / 5

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Another Gorgeous Match 3 From Jewel Match!

PostedNovember 22, 2020

ParsleyQueen

fromWestern MA

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

These match games are not only beautiful and multi-leveled, but they are downright addictive. I continually search for new ones, and Palais Imperial came at a perfect time! New lockdowns and blah holidays coming up. The game boards are all beautiful, the game pieces are different depending on the "story", and the castles and landscapes you build are sumptuous. There is so much variety in ...Show more

These match games are not only beautiful and multi-leveled, but they are downright addictive. I continually search for new ones, and Palais Imperial came at a perfect time! New lockdowns and blah holidays coming up. The game boards are all beautiful, the game pieces are different depending on the "story", and the castles and landscapes you build are sumptuous. There is so much variety in strategies, that you can play and re-play entire boards and not have the same play twice. The bonus games are also beautiful and yield fabulous results! So, thank you for another clever, beautifully designed and entertaining Jewel Match, and please keep them coming!! Show less

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Overall rating

5 / 5

Great Game

PostedSeptember 2, 2021

Sleepyt

fromNarberth Pa

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Marble Popper, Match 3, Puzzle

Current Favorite:

Crystal Mosaic

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

This is a great match three. Not too easy and not too hard though sometimes frustrating. I do wish they had a way you could click on something and get a refresher on what the various things mean. I would find this helpful as sometimes it is days between when I get to play and I forget what things mean.

I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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I LOVE THE CRYSTALS AND THE SOUND THE MAKE!

PostedOctober 4, 2020

pennmom36

fromI love how you start out as player 0 bwahaha

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I wasn't crazy about the castles on this edition of Jewel Match, but the Match 3 levels are very addicting. It's one of those games where you just keep telling yourself, "I'll just play one more level before I get some actual work done" but six levels later you are still saying the same thing!

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I wasn't crazy about the castles on this edition of Jewel Match, but the Match 3 levels are very addicting. It's one of those games where you just keep telling yourself, "I'll just play one more level before I get some actual work done" but six levels later you are still saying the same thing!

One thing's for sure, Suricate never skimps on Collector's Edition Extra's so if possible, you may want to consider that version which has all the bling you could ask for because they go above and beyond to give you way more than you are expecting. You get 3 extra Jigsaw Quests (after completing the Main Quests) 8 Music Soundtracks, 6 extra Cursor options, 6 extra Hidden Object Games, 3 extra Castles, the Making Of (really interesting concepts) Achievements, 15 Butterfly Levels, 14 Pearl Levels, and 10 Bonus Game Levels to unlock.

You can choose to play in a Timed Mode, a Limited Moves Mode, or a Relaxed Mode. Then you get to choose to play whichever type you selected, in a Normal or Advanced difficulty mode!

Each level has several "rooms" to complete, when one room is cleared, you click on the arrows to visit the next room. If you have time remaining after completing a level, you can either continue to the next level or go to the previous rooms and search for bonus items or earn more gold, etc. Gold and Silver Coins that appear can be collected with a single click (they will disappear after a brief amount of time) and Bags of Coins must be dropped off of the board to collect by making matches under them. The Coins earned can be used to purchase Shop Item upgrades of power-ups, Special Pieces are collected by dropping off the board as well, and they are used to purchase decorations such as Statues, Flowers, and Animals, Amulets are dropped off the board and they are used to purchase Castle Sections.

Large matches will reward you with power-ups, such as a Match 4 gives you a Joker Gem that can be matched with any tiles, and a Match 5 or more, awards you with an Arrow that clears rows, columns, cross formations, etc. There are Moving Bombs that strengthen with each move, Stomper Boxes that unravel with a hammer to stomp 3 different tiles, and even Atomic Tiles that turn tiles matched near them into atomic explosives.

The object is to clear all gold cells by making matches over them. Some items require you to make matches under the items such as keys until they fall off the board. Mana Bottles must be collected to cast spells, and Treasure Chests can be upgraded to hold a greater number of tiles, because once full, other tiles collected will go unused. (larger chests can be purchased in the Shop)

There are various obstacles such as Wooden Crates, Chains, Double Chains, Dark Fog, Amber Trapped tiles, Arrows that move tiles along the arrowed paths, and even Safe tiles that require a specified number of matches made next to them, according to the number inside. As you progress you will unlock Puzzle Rooms that don't allow power-ups and the goal is to catch the Butterfly. You will also unlock Pearl Rooms to gather pearls to purchase bonus mini-games. These levels are always available and won't restart unless you restart the entire game.

I love that we're finally getting some decent Match 3 games! Thank you Big Fish and Thank you SS and our fellow Pondie for another wonderful Jewel Match 3 game!

JEWEL MATCH 3 SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating

1-Jewel Match 1 SE only (March 14-2007) 4.1
2-Jewel Match 2 SE only (March 11-2009) 4.3
*Jewel Match 2 Reloaded SE only (July 20-2015) 4.4
3-Jewel Match 3 SE only (April 13-2011) 4.3
4-Jewel Match 4 SE only (June 16-2016) 3.9
5-Jewel Match Origins: Palais Imperial SE (October 4-2020) n/a

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I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Always Enjoy Suricate's Games... but this has problems

PostedNovember 16, 2020

cg47

fromOrange County, CA

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Match 3

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Too frequent 'access violations' - but so far always able to retry or continue. As in previous games, it takes almost half the game to get maximum chest access. In this game, no more enhancements to cute scene for many levels, and no new scene appears. Even given all that, their series are among the best.

I recommend this game!

+2points

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Overall rating

3 / 5

8 of 8 found this review helpful

Like the old style better.

PostedOctober 11, 2020

candyelvis

fromOhio

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I have purchased all the Jewel Match and this one is not my favorite at all. I don't like the way the castles are. I hope they go back to the old style in the next one or this will be my last purchase in this series. I bought it without trying because I always enjoyed them.

I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

3 / 5

5 of 5 found this review helpful

Disappointing and repetitive

PostedFebruary 6, 2021

jimjoeb

fromCanada

Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

I'm a big Jewel Match fan. The scene is not as enjoyable as the other games in the series. There seems to be something wrong. I'm moving through the levels and accumulating stars and coins but it stopped giving me the opportunity to add to the scene and the progress of the three simultaneous "castles" is stuck on 1%. what happened game developers? What happened to the Baroque architecture in your ...Show more

I'm a big Jewel Match fan. The scene is not as enjoyable as the other games in the series. There seems to be something wrong. I'm moving through the levels and accumulating stars and coins but it stopped giving me the opportunity to add to the scene and the progress of the three simultaneous "castles" is stuck on 1%. what happened game developers? What happened to the Baroque architecture in your ad? Show less

I don't recommend this game.

+5points

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