When a Fruit Gem is detonated, the Bonus Challenge becomes the Mega Fruit Bonus. If no Bad Gems are on the board, more ticks are awarded instead. When gems are matched in the order shown on screen, the player is awarded more ticks on the Chain Bar, and one bad gem on board is destroyed. Another addition is the Bonus Challenge, which is displayed on the bottom left of the status ship. Fruit Gems destroy all the gems of it's color when matched, similar to a Hyper Cube, and destroys all locks on the board and adds extra ticks to Bomb Gems. The multiplier maxes out at 10, and if it is filled out twice at the 10th multiplier, a Fruit Gem is spawned. If another matchless move is made, the multiplier goes down by one. If a matchless move is made, the chain bar will empty. Filling up the chain bar increases the multiplier, multiplying points earned. New features include the introduction of a Chain Multiplier, which will increase in ticks following consecutive matches. Introduced to Bejeweled Twist are Coals, which cannot be matched, but award bonus points when destroyed by a Special Gem. When detonated, it destroys all gems in it's rows and columns from a 3x3 radius. A Supernova Gem is a powerful gem made by matching six or more gems in a row. When detonated, it destroys all the gems in it's row and column. Lightning Gems are created when five gems are lined up in a row. New special gems have been added, including the addition of Lightning Gems and Supernova Gems. Unlike the other games in the series, matchless moves can be made. Bejeweled Twist involves using a 2x2 cursor to rotate four gems clockwise instead of swapping two adjacent gems. Bejeweled Twist plays differently compared to previous entries in the Bejeweled series.

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