Puzzle Match GamesIdo Adler

קבוצת דיון2016

My involvement with puzzle gamesEnsō Circle Sweep Tetris Match

The harder they fall

PrincesSize

Sweet City Ultra Hex Franzy

“video games where the object of the player is to manipulate tiles on a grid in order to create matches”

Jesper Juul (game researcher)

Puzzle Match Games

Mechanics

Grid

GoalAvoidance Farming Removal

ActionsShoot Swap Rotate

Match

identical row

Gravity

Message

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Rewards

Special tiles Score Time

RewardsPositive feedback

AnimationsSounds

Bragging rights

Fluff

Levels

Friends

FriendsBlossom Blast Saga

Offline

Predefined solution

Is it a puzzle?

Thought Exercise

Can you come up with a match-3 mechanic which have no random elements?

DebateWhat is the influence of Puzzle Match Games on the Gaming world?

How much room is there for new puzzles?

What would make the craziest puzzle game?

How can we use puzzle games to deliver a message?

In what ways candy crush is different from mobile slot machines?

What other mechanics were not mentioned?

How can we combine Puzzle Match Games with other Games?

Thank you!