All Zynga Games News

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Ice Age: Arctic Blast - What is a Bonus Blast?

All remaining moves left after completing a level becomes a Bonus Blast. This feature turns one Gem into a Prized Gem for each move you have left, and all of these Prized Gems explode one by one to earn you points.

Ice Age: Arctic Blast - What are Power Ups?

You can use Power Ups to pass through levels that you need help with. Here are the different Power Ups:

1. Scrat Attack: Helps remove an item from the board.

2. Mini Sloths: Provides you with 3 Prized Gems.

3. +5 Moves: Gives you extra moves to complete a level.

4. Ellie: Clears the board of all the selected Gem.

Ice Age: Arctic Blast - What are Combos?

Combos are powerful tools that can help you progress in each level. Here's how these Combos work in the game:

1. Gem Beams - Line up 4 identical Gems in a row to make a Gem Beam. This Combo will harvest an entire row of Crops, either horizontally or vertically. Match the Gem Beam with identical Gems to earn big points.

2. Piranha - Match Gems in a square pattern to make Piranhas. To use this Combo, start with the Piranha then drag a line through as many of one specific type of Gem as you can. You can drag horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. You can also chain several Piranhas together to get bigger points.

Note: Piranhas stay in one spot and do not cascade down the board. They only move when you use them.

3. Gem Bomb - Match Gems in the form of the letter "T" or "L" to create Gem Bombs. When a Gem Bomb is used in a chain with the same type of Gems, then it will explode. The explosion will collect all the Gems around it in a 3x3 area. After new Gems cascade down, the Gem Bomb explodes once more to harvest another 3x3 area of Gems.