BACK TO THE GAMES

This article contains everything you need to know about Arkadium’s Crystal Collapse Game. 

  

Use the list below to navigate specific topics about Crystal Collapse. 


How to play


Match clusters of crystals, create exciting combos and reach new heights of fun in this captivating collapse-style game. You can clear crystals by clicking on clusters of 3 or more of a single color. Your objective is to clear the tiles shown on the left.


General rules. Click or tap crystal clusters to clear them.



Goal. To advance to the next level you need to complete the level goal - clear all obstacles. You can find the level goal in the widget on the left. The more levels you complete, the more difficult goals you get.


EXAMPLE: On the screenshot below the goal is to clear 14 log tiles



NOTE: Make a match near obstacles to clear them. The number on obstacles indicates how many matches you need to make to clear them


After each level, you'll see a completion screen and you'll earn extra turns.



Arkadium Advantage subscribers will earn 10 extra turns added to the ones earned every two levels.




Starting the game, you'll have different options from which to choose. You can pick to start a new game or continue the one you've started previously. You can also sign into your Arkadium account directly through the "Sign In" icon.


You can access the game's Settings by clicking in the 3 line icon on the top left.


 


When opening the Settings menu, a side tab will appear, showing your avatar, and several options.


 


Sound will turn the sounds of the game on or off when clicking the icon.


Music will turn the music of the game on or off when clicking the icon.


Tutorial selects whether or not you want to see an explanation of how the game is played when you start a new game.


Quit quits the game, in case you'd like to start a new one.



Special Tiles


When you match a large number of crystals, you may join them together into special tiles. These tiles will have specific bonuses when activated.



Fireball. Match crystals to charge the circular bar on the left and launch glowing white fireballs that will clear random obstacles once it's fully completed. 


 


North Star.  Match 5 or 6 crystals to create a North Star power that blasts away crystals in a horizontal or vertical direction.




Bear Paw. Match 7 or 8 crystals to create a Bear Paw power that clears a 3x3 group of crystals on your board.




Phoenix. Match 9 or more crystals to create a Phoenix tile that clears any crystals of the same color.



Power combos. Match adjacent special tiles to activate a power combo.


 


Obstacles. These are the obstacles that must be cleared in the game.


Wood. Wood can be cleared by collapsing crystals next to it.



Hedges. Hedges can be cleared by collapsing any crystal next to it. They can also form groups, which need to be cleared several times.


Stones. Stones can only be cleared by powers.



Bubbles. Make a match with a crystal inside the bubble and watch it disappear. 



Scoring


The scoring mechanism for the game uses the following.


General formula: 


Final Score = 10 * Number of Tiles Cleared * Current Level Number