![]() ![]() ![]() As for charms you don’t have as much control over, but can cheerfully cause to activate in succession through combos and chain reactions, think those that let you randomly swap tiles (teleport), destroy large swathes of on-screen real estate (bomb), lessen obstacles’ impact (heal) or even incinerate cross-shaped sections of items (holy fire). Just a few sample spells ready to be hurled at your disposal: Enchantments that can destroy targets in bursts of searing flame, mystical weavings that noticeably affect the flow of time and magical utterances that cause single colors to spread to neighboring runes in an eye-catching twinkle of lights. Also important to note is the presence of spells, which come in two types – those you can manually activate on-command using an amulet, and those which appear on tiles scattered throughout the playfield itself every time you make matches of four or more runes. Every time you eliminate tiles, their essence is culled to help fill a container fill all before a dwindling timer runs out, and you’re allowed to move on to the next stop on a lavishly-detailed campaign map.īoards, naturally, come in a variety of shapes and configurations, with obstacles ranging from stones to locked tiles and walled-off sections of the screen all capable of affecting the flow of play. The secret to doing so: Using your wits to think several steps ahead and strategically lay down Tetris-like groups of shapes (rotatable by right-clicking) which randomly appear each time a pattern is inserted onto the backdrop. In Quest Mode, the meat of the outing, you’ll simply attempt to clear grid-like boards of varyingly-colored runes by matching horizontal or vertical patterns of three or more similarly-hued tiles. And while it’s exciting to hear the legendary Merlin’s gorgeously-rendered gal pal shout encouragement and detail your progress by way of catchy speech samples (which remain endearing far longer than anticipated thanks to a solid repertoire of sound bytes), more exciting still is actual hands-on play. The plot in a nutshell: You’re tasked with helping lovely heroine Evelyne save the land from said villainess’ wicked curse. As we happily discovered though, a host of new backdrops, incantations and 100 keenly-crafted levels also make a featured appearance as well, allowing you to easily while away the afternoon keeping both the pesky witch, and boredom, safely at bay. ![]() If you’re a fan of high fantasy (and match-three puzzlers to boot) get ready to hold onto your helmet: Evil sorceress Morganna’s back to haunt the world once again in Arthurian-themed head-scratcher Runes of Avalon 2, which challenges you to save a peaceful kingdom from her baneful magic. ![]()
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