Gem 11 — Play Free Online

Gem 11 is a merge puzzle. You shift gems around, combine matching ones into a higher-value gem, and work toward the top value the game is named for. It is a thinking game rather than a reflex test: nothing chases you, so a session is as fast or as slow as you want to make it.

That makes it a different kind of break from the rest of Doodle Jump. The headline game is all about timing and staying alive while you climb. Here you can stop and look at the board before you commit to a move. If you like how a good Doodle Jump run depends on small decisions adding up, merge puzzles reward the same habit at a slower speed.

It runs in the browser with nothing to install, and the same build works on a keyboard or a touch screen.

How to play

On a computer, use the arrow keys or WASD to move, and the mouse to aim and select. On a phone or tablet, tap and swipe. Each move shifts the gems, and gems of the same value that meet will merge into a bigger one. The goal is to keep merging until you reach the target value, which is the 11 in the title.

The real skill is in planning where gems end up. Every move changes the whole arrangement, not just the gem you were thinking about, so look at what will happen to the others before you shift.

Tips

• Think one move ahead before you shift. Because the whole board moves, a merge you want can be pushed out of reach by a careless swipe.
• Keep your highest-value gem where it can keep growing, rather than letting it get boxed in by small ones.
• Clear small gems early. Leftover low-value pieces take up room and make later merges harder.
• If you get stuck, restart and try a different opening instead of forcing a bad position.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you want something that keeps the climbing feel, try Helix Jump, where you guide a ball down a tower, or Bird Jumper. For another brain-teaser with two characters to coordinate, Fireboy and Watergirl asks you to solve each room together. Ovo 2 and OvO game are precision platformers if you want something faster than a merge puzzle.

Gem 11 suits short sessions between longer games, and anyone who prefers working out a position to reacting under pressure.