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== Overview ==
[[Matching|Gem matching]] is a core part of the [[Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest]] gameplay. Matching occurs when you move [[Gems]] on the gem board to form groups of the same color. Matching gems gives you [[Mana]] and [[Loyalty]] to power your [[Cards]] and your [[Planeswalkers|Planeswalker]] abilities. Matching special gems can trigger special effects or abilities.
== How to match ==
On each of your moves, make a match by '''swapping a gem with its neighbor''' to form 3 in a row. This means a line of 3 or more gems of the same color, vertically or horizontally.
In addition:
* [[Cards]] you play which convert gems to other gems can also cause a match.
* At least one move making a match is always available on the board. If the board gets into a state with no valid moves, the gems on the board are shuffled.
* The game prompts you with a possible match if you take some time to make your move. The prompted match is not necessarily the best move.
== Effects of matching ==
Making a match causes the following effects.
* You get mana and/or loyalty (see [[Matching#What you get when you match|below]])
* The matched gems are removed from the board (except for some special gems; see [[Matching#Special gems]])
* All gems vertically above the removed gems fall down to fill the empty space
* New gems appear from beyond the top of the board, so the board remains full of gems
* A falling gem which makes 3 in a row when it lands causes another match (this is a "cascade")
** Any number of cascade matches can occur in a turn
** A falling gem temporarily making 3 in a row while still falling (before landing) does not cause a match
== What you get when you match ==
Matching gives you mana and/or loyalty.
* [[Mana]] powers your [[Cards]]
* [[Loyalty]] powers your [[Planeswalker]] abilities
=== Matching coloured gems ===
Each match of 3 or more colored gems gives you:
* +1 mana for each gem matched
* Additional mana equal to your mana bonus
* +1 loyalty
==== Example ====
If your green mana bonus is +3 and you match 4 green gems:
* You get: 7 mana and 1 loyalty
** +4 mana (from 4 gems)
** +3 mana (from your mana bonus)
** +1 loyalty
=== Matching loyalty gems ===
Each match of 3 or more loyalty gems gives you +1 loyalty for each gem matched.
==== Example ====
If you match 3 loyalty gems, you get +3 loyalty.
== Special matches ==
=== Match 4 ===
Matching 4 or more gems in a line destroys the whole row or column.
* You only get mana for the 4 gems you match, even though 7 gems are hit by the match.
=== Match 5 ===
Matching 5 adjacent gems gives you an [[Matching#Extra turn|Extra turn]].
A match 5 (5 or more adjacent gems triggering an extra turn) includes the following arrangements:
* '''Line:''' 5 same-colored gems in a line
** (This also triggers the match 4 effect of destroying the whole row or column)
* '''L:''' 5 same-colored gems in an L shape
* '''Plus:''' 5 same-colored gems in a plus shape
* '''Staggered:''' 6 same-colored gems in two orthogonally adjacent match 3s
The following arrangements are not considered match 5s:
* '''Diagonal:''' Diagonally adjacent match 3s of the same color
** This arrangement counted as a match 5 in the past
==== Extra turn ====
An extra turn grants you an extra move on the board in which you can gain mana and loyalty, and play cards. You don't get to draw another card or attack again.
* If your move on your extra turn causes another match 5, you get another extra turn
* An extra turn is triggered whether the match 5 is a direct match or a cascade
* Making two or more match 5s in a single move (match plus cascades) provides only up to 1 extra turn
=== Landfall ===
Cards with the {{Ability|Landfall}} ability trigger an effect written on the card when you perform a Landfall match.
A landfall match is a move or cascade in which a match 4 or match 5 occurs on coloured gems.
* Matching loyalty gems does not count as landfall
* Landfall only triggers up to once per move or cascade step, even if two or more match 4s occur simultaneously
== Special gems ==
Matching or hitting special gems with a match 4 can trigger a variety of effects. The effect of matching each kind of special gem is described in [[Gems]].
{{Game concepts}}
[[Matching|Gem matching]] is a core part of the [[Magic: the Gathering Puzzle Quest]] gameplay. Matching occurs when you move [[Gems]] on the gem board to form groups of the same color. Matching gems gives you [[Mana]] and [[Loyalty]] to power your [[Cards]] and your [[Planeswalkers|Planeswalker]] abilities. Matching special gems can trigger special effects or abilities.
== How to match ==
On each of your moves, make a match by '''swapping a gem with its neighbor''' to form 3 in a row. This means a line of 3 or more gems of the same color, vertically or horizontally.
In addition:
* [[Cards]] you play which convert gems to other gems can also cause a match.
* At least one move making a match is always available on the board. If the board gets into a state with no valid moves, the gems on the board are shuffled.
* The game prompts you with a possible match if you take some time to make your move. The prompted match is not necessarily the best move.
== Effects of matching ==
Making a match causes the following effects.
* You get mana and/or loyalty (see [[Matching#What you get when you match|below]])
* The matched gems are removed from the board (except for some special gems; see [[Matching#Special gems]])
* All gems vertically above the removed gems fall down to fill the empty space
* New gems appear from beyond the top of the board, so the board remains full of gems
* A falling gem which makes 3 in a row when it lands causes another match (this is a "cascade")
** Any number of cascade matches can occur in a turn
** A falling gem temporarily making 3 in a row while still falling (before landing) does not cause a match
== What you get when you match ==
Matching gives you mana and/or loyalty.
* [[Mana]] powers your [[Cards]]
* [[Loyalty]] powers your [[Planeswalker]] abilities
=== Matching coloured gems ===
Each match of 3 or more colored gems gives you:
* +1 mana for each gem matched
* Additional mana equal to your mana bonus
* +1 loyalty
==== Example ====
If your green mana bonus is +3 and you match 4 green gems:
* You get: 7 mana and 1 loyalty
** +4 mana (from 4 gems)
** +3 mana (from your mana bonus)
** +1 loyalty
=== Matching loyalty gems ===
Each match of 3 or more loyalty gems gives you +1 loyalty for each gem matched.
==== Example ====
If you match 3 loyalty gems, you get +3 loyalty.
== Special matches ==
=== Match 4 ===
Matching 4 or more gems in a line destroys the whole row or column.
* You only get mana for the 4 gems you match, even though 7 gems are hit by the match.
=== Match 5 ===
Matching 5 adjacent gems gives you an [[Matching#Extra turn|Extra turn]].
A match 5 (5 or more adjacent gems triggering an extra turn) includes the following arrangements:
* '''Line:''' 5 same-colored gems in a line
** (This also triggers the match 4 effect of destroying the whole row or column)
* '''L:''' 5 same-colored gems in an L shape
* '''Plus:''' 5 same-colored gems in a plus shape
* '''Staggered:''' 6 same-colored gems in two orthogonally adjacent match 3s
The following arrangements are not considered match 5s:
* '''Diagonal:''' Diagonally adjacent match 3s of the same color
** This arrangement counted as a match 5 in the past
==== Extra turn ====
An extra turn grants you an extra move on the board in which you can gain mana and loyalty, and play cards. You don't get to draw another card or attack again.
* If your move on your extra turn causes another match 5, you get another extra turn
* An extra turn is triggered whether the match 5 is a direct match or a cascade
* Making two or more match 5s in a single move (match plus cascades) provides only up to 1 extra turn
=== Landfall ===
Cards with the {{Ability|Landfall}} ability trigger an effect written on the card when you perform a Landfall match.
A landfall match is a move or cascade in which a match 4 or match 5 occurs on coloured gems.
* Matching loyalty gems does not count as landfall
* Landfall only triggers up to once per move or cascade step, even if two or more match 4s occur simultaneously
== Special gems ==
Matching or hitting special gems with a match 4 can trigger a variety of effects. The effect of matching each kind of special gem is described in [[Gems]].
{{Game concepts}}
