
GEMBOT
GEMBOT is a combination of a favorite card game, Cribbage, & the Falling Block genre, and was created for the Falling Block Jam 2025!
Drop Gems into place on a 5x5 Celestial Board where adjacent Gems in the same Row combine to Score Points and Generate Stars!
Similar to a traditional deck of playing cards, there are 13 Gems (sequenced A-K) of 5 different Colors for a total of 65 Gems per play.
Gems can be counted more than once in the same Row and will generate Stars each time they are included in 1 of 4 Scoring Combinations before they are removed from the Board allowing Gems above to Drop into place.
SCORING COMBINATIONS: (Click to View)
- 15 (Fifteen):
- 2 or more adjacent Gems in the same Row Totaling 15
- Aces count as 1; Face Gems as 10
- Remember, Gems can be used more than once in the same Row:
- Example: There are (2) 15s in 6135J; 6135 = 15, and 5J = 15
- 15s are worth 2 Points with points doubled for each subsequent 15 in the same Drop
- 2 or more adjacent Gems in the same Row Totaling 15
- PAIR:
- Pair 2 adjacent Gems of the same Number in a Row for 2 Points
- Points for additional Pairs in the same Drop are Doubled
- Multi-Pair example:
- The Board shows 4_4 in a Row and you drop a 4 in between for 2 Pair; 444 & 444
- RUN:
- 3 Adjacent Gems in Sequential Order (left to right) in the same Row form a Run for 3 points (think 3-Card Straight of any Color)
- Points for additional Runs in the same Drop are Doubled
- There are (3) Runs in a Row reading 12345:
- A23, 234, & 345
- MATCH:
- Match 3 Gems of the same Color in the same Row for 3 Points
- Each additional Match in the same Drop is worth Double
- A Row of 5 Gems of the same Color contains (3) Matches:
- A2345, A2345, & A2345
STARS & FINAL SCORE:
Each time a Gem is combined to Score Points, a Star is Generated which eagerly searches for its place in the Heavens.
The Total Stars Generated in a game is added to your Score at the end of play to form your Final Score which will be evaluated by GEMBOT.
If you surpass your personal High Score, it will be Submitted to the Celestial Leaderboard (along with the dominant Color from that game).
Should there be too many Stars in the Sky, my favorite Alien will arrive to send them deeper into Space, far beyond sight, where the Ancients Dwell.
CREDITS:
- Code & Design: Virtual Nomad
- Custom GFX and Co-Pilot: Blink0K
- Graphics: Craftpix.net
- Music: David KBD
- Icons: Prinbles
FINALLY:
- See THIS TIP on Strategy ;)
GEMBOT is in Active Development; Be sure to Follow for Updates and please do provide Feedback toward its improvement!
GEMBOT is Mobile-Friendly and plays well on Streaming Devices
- Enjoy it Anywhere!
And if you've found some FUN here, please RATE!
I'll see you out there; WAY out there!
~VN
Published | 1 day ago |
Status | In development |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (4 total ratings) |
Author | Virtual Nomad |
Genre | Puzzle, Card Game, Strategy |
Made with | AppGameKit |
Tags | appgamekit, Casual, cribbage, High Score, leaderboard, match3, Sci-fi, Space |
Average session | A few minutes |
Inputs | Mouse, Touchscreen |
Accessibility | One button |