I’ve been playing this game for a long time. It’s the only game I play on my phone. It’s challenging but fun and it’s good that you only get 5 plays at a time otherwise I’d be on it all the time.That said, the ads are the absolute worst! I always turn off volume on the game because I usually listen to podcasts when I’m playing. One of the ads is for a game where you have to save a balding guy from being tortured. He lets out a blood curdling scream at the start of the ad. I’m forced to listen to it as it automatically turns off my podcast. Every time it comes on, I jump. Lately, it won’t respond when I tap on the sound off icon... I’m the one being tortured. I’ve reported this add dozens of times but it still pops up every time. I hate it slightly more than the dieting or hair replacement ads. I get it, you need revenue, but these sponsors are the worst.

I always read reviews and appreciate the time people take so I thought I would pay it forward tonight. I like this game, it's one of my daily go to games. You should like puzzles or slightly strategy games to really enjoy it, I'm on like level 400+, and each "stop" on the path is a level. Anyway, that's how much I've played it. I like that I've you do decide to buy some gems, it's not super expensive and you can get many lives of of 10 bucks, but normally I just play the free ones you get after 5 hours. But sometimes I'm having so much fun and want to keep playing, I'll use gems when I run out of lives, but mostly I just play something else when I run out of lives. Give it a try, I'm a gamer and love strategy puzzles the most. There's no time limit which I like, too, because those games can stress me out, lol.PS it's Aug 2017, and I've not experienced any game play problems and I've got all updates and I use iPad mini, first gen. Just some reviews stating issues so I thought I'd come back and mention it ;)

Lots of fun levels. In app purchases available but not required as lives replenish in time and bonus gems can be earned. Gems can be exchanged for power ups and/or lives. The one negative I have found is that caution needs to be taken when you have acquired more than 44 gems and are playing a level. If you are on the last move and aren't going to win, but you aren't paying attention that it is your last move, a box pops up saying 5 more moves can be given for 44 gems. On more than one occasion I have accidentally accepted those 5 more moves and lost 44 gems, only because I wasn't paying attention that I was out of moves and was trying to play the level more, not purchase extra moves. It is much cheaper, gem-wise, to lose the level and refill all lives if need be, which costs 17 gems. Power up prizes given. Defeat Bruno the Bear on different levels. Pay attention to his different outfits and backgrounds. And watch out for green, blue, yellow, red, pink and purple squirrels!

I’ve been playing this game for years now and addicted to it but it takes a month I guess to get extra reward and if it does show up, it takes 30 minutes only and after watching the ads, it shows “Oh darn” and my extra reward is removed after watching the annoying ads. This needs to be updated or changed soon. When done watching you can not exit or press the “X”. Help!!!