Game: Fortune Stones

As a person who plays Bejeweled Blitz about as routinely as I brush my teeth or put on my clothes, I was a little wary of playing Playteau's Fortune Stones at first. On the surface, the two games are a bit too similar. Both involve connecting three gems to make a match, both give bonus items for matching gems in L and T formations, and both have time limits to add to the exciting. At first, I was ready to write off Fortune Stones as a mere clone. But there's excitement and adventure here beyond the scope of Bejeweled. Fortune Stones pulls off the near-impossible: On some levels, it may actually be the better game.