Jungle Jewels Connect

Jungle Jewels Connect deals in fresh jungle fruit rather than gemstones, despite the name, and the board is cleared by tapping matching pairs until nothing is left. The timer runs the whole while, which is the first pressure. The rest of them are gathered in the Connect shelf.

The second is scarcer and more interesting. When the grid runs out of legal moves it shuffles itself automatically, but only while you still hold a shuffle item; with none left, that dead end is the end of the run. Shuffles are a resource to be watched rather than a safety net, and so are hints, each of which reveals exactly one pair. The same section of the catalogue also holds Happy Farm The Crop.

Levels are stacked back to back and the score carries onto a global leaderboard, so the measure here is how deep you get before the clock or the shuffle stock gives out. BestGamesFreePlay draws the board at 1120 by 630 and it responds to taps. The connect tiles layout sits one row away in the same list.

1. Tap two tiles showing the same jungle fruit to clear the pair.
2. Keep the clock in mind, since the board has to be emptied before it runs out.
3. Spend a hint when you are stuck, because each one uncovers a single pair.
4. Watch the shuffle counter: an automatic shuffle only happens while you still have one to spend.
5. Clear the level to move on and add to your leaderboard score.

• Count your shuffles — the number left is the real health bar in Jungle Jewels Connect, because a dead grid with none in hand ends the game.
• Hoard hints for late boards — each hint gives you exactly one pair, which is worth far more when the jungle fruit thins out.
• Clear symmetrically — taking pairs from both sides of the grid keeps legal moves available longer and delays the forced shuffle.
• Take the fast pair — the timer does not pause while you look for a better one, and the leaderboard only counts levels finished.