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Getting the better of the AI

By moogthedog

A brief look at how to choose best moves.

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Look ahead. Take your time. You have to actively work to stop the AI getting extra turns.

Basic moves

There's no time limit. Look. Really, look at the whole board, and think ahead. The AI sees every move on the board, before and after it takes its turn. Aim for that.
Always always take 4- or 5- of a kinds when they're there. If you don't then the AI will, and that's just giving away free gems. Remember wildcards can form parts of combos - it's not always obvious.
Look ahead, Work out what will happen if you choose a certain gem, particularly toward the bottom of the board. Try not to set up 4- or 5- of a kinds that allow the AI to take extra moves, and watch out for accidentally lining up skulls to them as well. Again, the AI is doing this, and doesn't miss a trick.
Look ahead, and DO line up 4-s and 5-s for you. Drop otherwise unusable gems into 4s and 5s in your turn by choosing 3s at the bottom of the board.
+ PARTICULARLY look ahead if you're taking the suggested move. From years of playing, I can almost guarantee that the AI suggested move is the move that the computer would be doing if it had the chance NOW, knowing it's got the next turn. A lot of the time that means that the computer is setting you up to fail. If you spot a suggested move that would leave the computer in a good position (4s, 5s, or skulls), do something banal in another bit of the board - You'll often find the AI will make the initial move in the 'hopes' of getting a another go. If that fails, it leaves you to pick up the good stuff.
Never let a troll get a blue gem. Abandon EVERYTHING ELSE to stop it.