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Jewels of the Oracle is a stationary puzzle game with no real story line or
plot. A total of 24 well-designed, ingenious puzzles must be solved, each independent
of the others. Most of them can be played in two difficulty levels (Easy or Hard),
and the Oracle provides clues to help along the way. The beautiful graphics, where
the puzzles reside, are designed in an Egyptian or Mesopotamian style. Music plays
in the background to provide atmosphere, but it can be turned off if it gets
repetitive. The basic layout is a hexagon around an Oracle's well. There are three
doors on the outside of the hexagon, and the first one is where you begin the game.
In each room is a puzzle you have to solve to get a jewel which must be taken back
to the Oracle's well. The puzzles in this game can be compared to those found in
The 7th Guest. The Chinese Checkers puzzle in Shivers rivals many of the ones
contained in Jewels of the Oracle. Since there is no real story line or deeper
meaning behind all this, Jewels is not an adventure game but rather a collection of
challenging puzzles in a gorgeous setting. If you enjoy this game, be sure to
play its sequel Jewels II: The Ultimate Challenge. |