# Bejeweled Blitz if proof that Satan exists. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 9, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272 "2009-06-09T23:38:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/1 "2009-06-09T23:38:21Z")
A facebook friend introduced me to this game, and it is clearly the work of the Devil. Each game last one minute, yet I am incapable of playing for less than an hour at a time. Chores go undone. Sleep is lost. Cats who walk in front of the monitor get yelled at. Anyone else share my obsession? What other stupid little games can you _not stop playing???_ ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/2 "2009-06-10T01:25:30Z")
Good Og, yes! Did your brother challenge you, and then go on to score over 150K points?! Thus encouraging your addiction even further?! Heh! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/3 "2009-06-10T02:27:30Z")
No, it’s not an obsession. I can quit any time I want. \ ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/4 "2009-06-10T05:43:52Z")
_One hour later_… why, oh why, did I decide to look up Bejeweled Blitz? ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/5 "2009-06-10T15:33:48Z")
How the hell are people scoring over 125k at this stupid game? My max is about 90k and that was pretty much a fluke. Stupid game…I can stop whenever I want to. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/6 "2009-06-10T16:07:53Z")
> [@jk1245](#): > > How the hell are people scoring over 125k at this stupid game? Create chains of four as soon as possible (preferably in the lower part of the game board). Explode the subsequent glowing block right away. That will usually be enough to create enough of a chain reaction to get a multiplier. Grab the multiplier right away. Repeat. If you manage to put together a hypercube, all the better – they’re terrific when you have a high multiplier. Most important – all of the above is worthless without speed. If, at any time, I find myself looking at the board and not seeing a move for more than two seconds (literally), then I just start over – you’re almost always screwed when that happens. The biggest points come from the speed bonus, and hesitating kills it. Gotta keep piling on the moves (basically, if you have to click the “hint” button, you’re out of luck). Top score so far is over 190k. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/7 "2009-06-10T16:20:05Z")
> [@jk1245](#): > > My max is about 90k and that was pretty much a fluke. One comment on this: Keep in mind, _all_ good scores in this game are flukes. It’s rare that you get a board where a great score is anywhere near possible. It’s a matter of honing your skills during the crappy boards that make you able to take advantage of the good ones. I probably play fifty games in order to get one in which I crack 100k. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/8 "2009-06-10T17:27:32Z")
Now my eyes are scratchy and bloodshot and I didn’t eat anything on my lunch beak. Thanks a lot. I used to really enjoy a Neopets game that’s a lot like this except that as you match things you get more time. I wish there was an option like that for this. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/9 "2009-06-10T17:35:35Z")
That and Mafia Wars kills most of my free time. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/10 "2009-06-10T18:15:49Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Grab the multiplier right away. The instructions you get before the game are not very thorough, to say the least. I actually played for quite some time before it dawned on me that the multipliers multiply your score for the _rest of the game_, not just that particular move. I never used to chase them, figuring I’d be better off making other moves more quickly. :smack: When I realized the error of my ways, my scores improved immensely. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/11 "2009-06-10T19:49:50Z")
Another thing, but this might just be me – certain backgrounds I find unplayable. I just can’t get my eyes to properly focus on the gems. If that’s the case, then I just keep restarting the game until it scrolls through to a new background. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/12 "2009-06-10T19:53:39Z")
Yeah, I have a hard time with that too. There went another break - my eyes are watering and my mousing hand is a little cold and numb, because the heater is under my desk. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/13 "2009-06-10T21:35:56Z")
I have managed to avoid this one. Mafia Wars and Farm Town are work enough. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/14 "2009-06-11T02:07:56Z")
Should I ask for a link? Nah, probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/15 "2009-06-11T02:15:28Z")
Damn it, would you believe I stayed half an hour late at work? This has got to stop. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/16 "2009-06-11T05:06:39Z")
I just scored 63,700 as my highest score ever and it was luck. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/17 "2009-06-11T23:36:09Z")
76,000. Luck, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/18 "2009-06-12T00:39:29Z")
118,400!!! I don’t even know how it happened. I had three bleary-eyed games where I didn’t crack 10,000 and then boom! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/19 "2009-06-12T12:59:13Z")
Bejewled Blitz is addictive. So is [Boomshine](http://www.k2xl.com/games/boomshine/). Yes, I have it open on another screen right now. Do you know how many times I have hit 53 or 54 out of 55 on that last damn screen!!! :mad::mad::mad: ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272/20 "2009-06-12T13:28:10Z")
I don’t even touch Boomshine anymore. I have it as an iPhone app, even. I should delete it just to be safe. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bejeweled-blitz-if-proof-that-satan-exists/499272.md?page=2)