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Before there was Candy Crush Saga, there was Jewel Quest. The first Jewel Quest game hit the PC in 2004, which practically makes it ancient in video game years. This match-3 classic has spawned several sequels, many of which have been ported to different consoles, handheld systems, and any number of web-based game stables.Now the series is gaining new levels, tricks, and traps with Jewel Quest for smartphones and tablets. It's a solid experience—despite the pitfalls that are practically inherent to free-to-play games these days—but it's still very much a typical match-3 game in an overflowing market. It feels strange to say it, but Jewel Quest is an unremarkable entry in a genre its predecessor helped bring to the mainstream."You play through Jewel Quest as an archeologist seeking her fortune in ruins previously thought lost to time. Don't think too hard about it; in the end, it's just an excuse to get you to swap some jewels. Nobody needs an excuse to play a match-3 game, though. Matching up lines of gems just scratches some kind of itch we're all born with.