Mine-A-Match

A Match-3 Mining Puzzle Game Controls Left-MouseSelect Level / TokenRRestart LevelEscapeClose Game (Windows)F11Toggle Fullscreen (Windows)

Left-mouse click on a token (rock, gem, or dynamite) to select it, drag it to a new position orthogonally (horizontally or vertically), and release the left-mouse button to place it. The move will only be accepted if the change in position creates a match-3 somewhere on the grid.

Rules

This is a match-3 puzzle game where you move tokens orthogonally, shifting elements in their rows and columns, allowing for deep strategy and long-term planning.

You have a limited number of moves per level to hit a certain point goal. 

There are 5 tokens:

• Green rocks
• Blue rocks
• Pink rocks
• Orange gems
• Dynamite

Matching rocks of the same color awards you points to raise your score.

Matching orange gems gives you additional moves.

Matching dynamite reduces your score. Avoid matching dynamite!

Rock Match-3100 pointsGem Match-31 bonus moveDynamite Match-3-1000 pointsRock Match-4200 pointsGem Match-43 bonus movesDynamite Match-4-2000 pointsRock Match-5400 pointsGem Match-55 bonus movesDynamite Match-5-4000 pointsRock Match-6800 pointsGem Match-67 bonus movesDynamite Match-6-8000 pointsRock Match-71600 pointsGem Match-79 bonus movesDynamite Match-7-16000 points

Each level has 3 different point goals to earn a 1 star, 2 star, or 3 star rating. You may continue to the next level if you surpass the 1 star minimum score goal for the level.

Development

This was supposed to be made for the Trijam 81 with the theme Mining, however it was not completed in-time for the jam due to external circumstances and a somewhat overscoped core match-3 mechanic of the orthogonal token movement with full grid displacement.

It was completed over the following few days in some spare time.

You can play the successive Windows builds available below, which show the design and development process from start-to-finish.

Credits

Haiyoooo / Eunice Lim: Lead Artist

Gunnar Clovis: Design & Development

Free 48 Gems Icon Pack by Cryptogene

Additional Assets by Kenney

Sound Effects created with BFXR

Additional Sound Effects from SoundBible

Music from Fesliyan Studios