Columns is a classic falling-block puzzle game developed by SEGA Enterprises for the Sega Genesis in 1990. Managing a well of descending jewels, your goal is to align three or more gems of the same color vertically, horizontally, or diagonally to clear them from the board and survive as the speed increases.
How to Play
You control falling columns made of three colored jewels. While you cannot rotate the column to lie flat, you can cycle the order of the gems within the column as it falls. Creating chain reactions by letting blocks drop into new matching alignments is the key to high scores.
| Control: | |
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KB: |
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| âŧ |
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| â |
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| âē | â |
| A | S |
| B | X |
| C | Z |
| Start | Enter |
| Mode | Shift |
| Menu | mouse |
Tips
Keep a close eye on the preview box to see which jewel combinations are coming up next. Try building your stacks unevenly so that when you clear one match, the remaining gems naturally cascade down to form secondary combos for massive bonus points.





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