Jewel Sliding - Block Puzzle in IOS

★★★★★ The Playability Though

In concept, I really like this game and, despite serious flaws, I play it a lot. But there are a few annoyances that if fixed would make this game a lot better. First, the hints come too soon and too often. What fun is it trying to figure out moves when they are given to you before having the chance to think it through? Please add an option to turn off hints. Second, the blocks that cause popups - this was added at some point and it detracts substantially from the game. Third, there are times when big blocks are added repeatedly such that there are no good moves at all. And, guess what? No hints come either because there are no moves at all… Losing can’t be helped then and when you’re up to 50,000 or more and that happens, it’s maddening! Fourth, it would be better to add just 1 new row at a time. Again, with 3 or 4 rows added all at once, losing often is the only possible outcome. Fifth, and most annoying, I have lost games when only one row from the top is left and I complete a row, but the new row is added before my completed row is removed! Completed rows should always be removed first!!! Finally, even making the stack 1 or 2 rows taller would help the playability. EDIT: Today I got an ad in the MIDDLE of playing the game! I couldn’t continue until it finished. Today is the day I stopped playing and will be deleting this app. That’s the last straw. The developers ruined this game.