A flame gem becomes available once you line up 4 of the same colored gems in a row. Once it is available you simply need to detonate it by lining it up with two other gems of the same color.

See video for an example of how to create and detonate a flame gem:

There are a total of 8 modes in Bejeweled 3. Four of the modes are immediately available from the start. The other 4 modes have to be unlocked by completing certain tasks in the first four modes.

• Classic Mode - available immediately
• Zen Mode - available immediately
• Quest Mode - available immediately
• Lightning Mode - available immediately
• Butterflies Mode - You must get to level 5 in Zen Mode to unlock this mode. You don’t have to beat level 5, just get there.
• Diamond Mine Mode - You must complete 4 of the quests in the first relic portion of quest mode. Essentially once you’ve obtained the first relic this mode will unlock. (see Relics Revealed for detailed quest mode information)
• Ice Storm Mode - Reach a score of 100,000 in Lightning Mode to unlock this mode
• Poker Mode - Reach Level 5 in Classic Mode to unlock this mode. You don’t have to beat level 5, just get there.

You first have to unlock this mode by reaching level 5 in Classic Mode. See Game in Hand for more information.

Poker consists of making hands based on the colored gems you match. Each time you match up 3 of the same gem color you receive a card for that color. You can create the following hands similar to those in poker:

• Pair: two cards of the same gem color
• Spectrum: every card is different color gem
• 2 pair: two sets of two cards of any gem color
• 3 of a kind: three cards of the same gem color
• Full house: three cards of the same gem color and two cards of the same gem color
• 4 of a kind: four cards of the same gem color
• Flush: all five cards of the same gem color

Randomly a skull will appear in your scorecard. The skull will indicate that you can’t create a certain type of hand. If you do you chance losing the game and your score. You can destroy a skull by creating other hands and accumulating enough points to remove it from the score card.

See video for an example of destroying the skull in poker:

In Diamond Mine you need to match gems that are against the ground to destroy it and unlock gold etc. Be aware that horizontal matches will destroy 3 or more spaces on the ground while vertical matches only destroy one. Focus on horizontal matches.

In order to reach 200m you need to essentially get to level 10 of Diamond Mine. There is a line on the grid and you need to destroy all of the rock below that line to progress the level and get additional time. Each time you destroy all of the rock below the line you’ll dig 20m more down.

Ice will randomly travel up the board in this mode. You need to match gems vertically to completely knock the ice in that column down. Making matches horizontally will stall the ice but not completely knock it down. If ice reaches the top you have a small window of time to destroy it before it freezes over the whole board.

As you make matches a tank to the left of the screen fills. Each time you completely fill the tank it will knock down all of the ice on the grid and you’ll receive a multiplier. You need to fill the tank 5 times to get the x5 multiplier and the trophy.

You need to save 100 butterflies in one game of Butterflies. Each match you make will move the available butterflies up one spot on the board. If they reach the top the spider gets them and you get a game over. You have to save 100 before any of them reach the top.

You have to pay attention to the color of the butterfly and where it’s headed. Sometimes it may be headed directly into a match. If this is the case continue playing off of other butterflies and allow that one to travel into the match.

Match them as soon as possible. The closer they get to the top the less likely you’ll find a match and the more likely they are to reach the top. Don’t forget to be aware of all of the butterflies on the board. As you’re working on one, two or more could appear and you could miss matches on those. Keep at it until you’ve saved 100. Takes patience.

There are 5 elite badges. You only have to fulfill the requirements for one. They are as follows:

• Annihilator: Match 2 Hypercubes together. Easiest done in Diamond Mine mode as you're only given 4 different colored gems to work with. There is a higher probability of creating Hypercubes. You can also try this in Zen mode as there is no time limit.
• Heroes Welcome: Complete Quest Mode 100%. You must complete all 8 game modes for each of the 5 relics. Remember you only need to complete 4 to unlock a relic but you must beat all 8 (total of 40) for this badge.
• Levelord: Reach Level 10 in Classic mode.
• Superstar: Create a Supernova Gem by lining up six Gems in a row. Easiest done in Diamond Mine mode as you're only given 4 different colored gems to work with. There is a higher probability of creating Supernovas. You can also try this in Zen mode as there is no time limit.
• Top 40: Reach a Bejeweled Rating of 40

In Lightning mode there are time gems that appear (+5, +10) that add seconds to your overall time. As you match these they are added to the left of the screen in your time extend tank. When the timer at the top reaches zero your tank depletes and you’re given additional time to play. Each time your timer tank depletes you’re awarded with a multiplier. You need to empty the tank a total 4 times to reach the x5 multiplier.

Reaching x4 is relatively easy and the hard part gets to x5. The amount of time you’re awarded becomes smaller and smaller and that last stretch is difficult. Just be quick and focus on matching those time gems.

This one is really dumb luck. To make a Star Gem, you must connect two rows of three of the same gem (basically, make an L, T, or + shape). Once you have one, you’ll obviously need to make a second Star Gem. Here’s where it gets tricky. You’ll need to manipulate the Star Gems into place without detonating them (meaning, no special gems used to create lines next to it and no using them to connect other lines). You need the two Star Gems to be in either the same row or column. Once you have that, you can detonate one of the Gems (making sure to keep it in the same row and column). The Star Gem sets destroy every gem in its row and column.

In lightning mode you have a speed meter. It starts at 200 and each time you quickly make a match it adds to your score. Once that score hits 1000 a new meter becomes available and this is Blazing Speed mode.

Getting 1000 points is difficult. You need to be extremely quick and make matches near flawlessly. The meter resets very quickly so if you stall for too long it’ll go all the way down.

For each relic 8 quests are available. In order to unlock a relic you must complete 4 of those 8 quests. It doesn’t matter which you do. I’d recommend focusing on the 4 games you’re best at - though they don’t all repeat in each relic level. See the following for the 8 available quests for each of the 5 relics:

RELIC 1

• Butterflies:
  You have to match 15 butterflies or release them with special gems. If any of the butterflies reach the top the game is over.
• Gold Rush:
  You have to mine 5 gold nuggets before time runs out. At the bottom of the board there is an area filled with rocks. You need to match gems at the bottom of the board so that they release the gold.
• Alchemy:
  You need to turn the entire grid to gold before the time runs out. You do this by matching gems horizontally to fill in the rows and matching gems vertically to fill in the columns.
• Stratamax:
  You need to clear 120 gems in 20 or fewer moves.
• Balance:
  You need to match 15 red gems and 15 blue gems. You must match them evenly though. If you match a set of red gems you’ll need to quickly match a set of blue gems otherwise it will be out of balance, the weight will drop to the end of the board and you’ll get a game over.
• Avalanche:
  When you first begin the board will be missing quite a few gems. Every time you make a move the board will fill with some gems. You need to match 80 gems before the grid fills.
• Buried Treasure:
  This is similar to Gold Rush in that you have to uncover the treasures behind the sand by matching gems. The difference here is that the sand will come back if you don’t move quickly enough. There are 3 treasures behind the sand that you must fully uncover.
• Time Bomb:
  A gem will appear with a timer and it will count down each time you make a move. You need to match the gem to detonate it. You need to destroy 10 bomb gems in this round before any of them countdown to zero.

RELIC 2

• Poker:
  Poker consists of making hands based on the colored gems you match. Each time you match up 3 of the same gem color you receive a card for that color. You can create the following hands similar to those in poker:
  • Pair: two cards of the same gem color
  • Spectrum: every card is different color gem
  • 2 pair: two sets of two cards of any gem color
  • 3 of a kind: three cards of the same gem color
  • Full house: three cards of the same gem color and two cards of the same gem color
  • 4 of a kind: four cards of the same gem color
  • Flush: all five cards of the same gem color
  
  You need to obtain 3000 points in 10 or fewer hands.
• Ice Storm:
  Ice will randomly travel up the board in this mode. You need to match gems vertically to completely knock the ice in that column down. Making matches horizontally will stall the ice but not completely knock it down. If ice reaches the top you have a small window of time to destroy it before it freezes over the whole board. You’ll need to match 150 gems before the ice overtakes the board.
• Stratamax II:
  You need to clear 130 gems in 20 or fewer moves
• Sandstorm:
  This is similar to Gold Rush in that you have to uncover the treasures behind the sand by matching gems. The difference here is that the sand will come back if you don’t move quickly enough. There are 3 treasures behind the sand that you must fully uncover.
• Butterflies II:
  You have to match 25 butterflies or release them with special gems. If any of the butterflies reach the top the game is over.
• Balance II:
  You need to match 20 red gems and 20 blue gems. You must match them evenly though. If you match a set of red gems you’ll need to quickly match a set of blue gems otherwise it will be out of balance, the weight will drop to the end of the board and you’ll get a game over.
• Time Bomb II:
  A gem will appear with a timer and it will begin a count down. You need to match the gem to detonate it. You need to destroy 15 bomb gems in this round before any of them countdown to zero.
• Avalanche II:
  When you first begin the board will be missing quite a few gems. Every time you make a move the board will fill with some gems. You need to match 90 gems before the grid fills.

RELIC 3

• Alchemy II:
  You need to turn the entire grid to gold in 20 or less moves. You do this by matching gems horizontally to fill in the rows and matching gems vertically to fill in the columns.
• Wall Blast:
  In order to destroy the wall you must use special gems (flame gems, hypercubes, star gems or supernova gems) You need to destroy the entire wall before the timer runs out.
• Poker II:
  Poker consists of making hands based on the colored gems you match. Each time you match up 3 of the same gem color you receive a card for that color. You can create the following hands similar to those in poker:
  
  You need to obtain 3500 points in 10 or fewer hands.
  • Pair: two cards of the same gem color
  • Spectrum: every card is different color gem
  • 2 pair: two sets of two cards of any gem color
  • 3 of a kind: three cards of the same gem color
  • Full house: three cards of the same gem color and two cards of the same gem color
  • 4 of a kind: four cards of the same gem color
  • Flush: all five cards of the same gem color
• Butterflies III:
  You have to match 40 butterflies or release them with special gems. If any of the butterflies reach the top the game is over.
• Avalanche III:
  When you first begin the board will be missing quite a few gems. Every time you make a move the board will fill with some gems. You need to match 100 gems before the grid fills.
• Gold Rush II:
  You have to mine 5 gold nuggets before time runs out. At the bottom of the board there is an area filled with rocks. You need to match gems at the bottom of the board so that they release the gold.
• Stratamax III:
  You need to clear 140 gems in 20 or fewer moves
• Time Bomb III:
  A gem will appear with a timer and it will count down each time you make a move. You need to match the gem to detonate it. You need to destroy 15 bomb gems in this round before any of them countdown to zero.

RELIC 4

• Gold Rush III:
  You have to mine 10 gold nuggets before time runs out. At the bottom of the board there is an area filled with rocks. You need to match gems at the bottom of the board so that they release the gold.
• Butterflies IV:
  You have to match 50 butterflies or release them with special gems. If any of the butterflies reach the top the game is over.
• Alchemy III:
  You need to turn the entire grid to gold in 30 or less moves. You do this by matching gems horizontally to fill in the rows and matching gems vertically to fill in the columns. For this level of Alchemy you must flip the board twice.
• Avalanche IV:
  When you first begin the board will be missing quite a few gems. Every time you make a move the board will fill with some gems. You need to match 110 gems before the grid fills.
• Ice Storm II:
  Ice will randomly travel up the board in this mode. You need to match gems vertically to completely knock the ice in that column down. Making matches horizontally will stall the ice but not completely knock it down. If ice reaches the top you have a small window of time to destroy it before it freezes over the whole board. You’ll need to match 200 gems before the ice overtakes the board.
• Time Bomb IV:
  A gem will appear with a timer and it will begin a count down. You need to match the gem to detonate it. You need to destroy 15 bomb gems in this round before any of them countdown to zero.
• Balance III:
  You need to match 30 red gems and 30 blue gems. You must match them evenly though. If you match a set of red gems you’ll need to quickly match a set of blue gems otherwise it will be out of balance, the weight will drop to the end of the board and you’ll get a game over.
• Stratamax IV:
  You need to clear 150 gems in 20 or fewer moves

RELIC 5

• Balance IV:
  You need to match 40 red gems and 40 blue gems. You must match them evenly though. If you match a set of red gems you’ll need to quickly match a set of blue gems otherwise it will be out of balance, the weight will drop to the end of the board and you’ll get a game over.
• Sandstorm II:
  This is similar to Gold Rush in that you have to uncover the treasures behind the sand by matching gems. The difference here is that the sand will come back if you don’t move quickly enough. There are 4 treasures behind the sand that you must fully uncover.
• Stratamax V:
  You need to clear 160 gems in 20 or fewer moves
• Wall Blast II:
  In order to destroy the wall you must use special gems (flame gems, hypercubes, star gems or supernova gems) You need to destroy the entire wall before the timer runs out.
• Gold Rush IV:
  You have to mine 10 gold nuggets before time runs out. At the bottom of the board there is an area filled with rocks. You need to match gems at the bottom of the board so that they release the gold.
• Poker III:
  Poker consists of making hands based on the colored gems you match. Each time you match up 3 of the same gem color you receive a card for that color. You can create the following hands similar to those in poker:
  • Pair: two cards of the same gem color
  • Spectrum: every card is different color gem
  • 2 pair: two sets of two cards of any gem color
  • 3 of a kind: three cards of the same gem color
  • Full house: three cards of the same gem color and two cards of the same gem color
  • 4 of a kind: four cards of the same gem color
  • Flush: all five cards of the same gem color
  
  You need to obtain 4000 points in 10 or fewer hands.
• Avalanche V:
  When you first begin the board will be missing quite a few gems. Every time you make a move the board will fill with some gems. You need to match 120 gems before the grid fills.
• Ice Storm III:
  Ice will randomly travel up the board in this mode. You need to match gems vertically to completely knock the ice in that column down. Making matches horizontally will stall the ice but not completely knock it down. If ice reaches the top you have a small window of time to destroy it before it freezes over the whole board. You’ll need to match 250 gems before the ice overtakes the board.

There are a total of 15 different non-Elite badges. You have to get all 15 to gold to earn this trophy. Some of them are cumulative and others have to be completed in one game. The requirements for Gold are as follows:

• Ante Up: Score 500,000 Points in Poker.
• Bejeweler: Finish a Classic Game with a score over 300,000.
• Blaster: Destroy 50 Gems in a single move.
• Butterfly Bonanza: Collect 8 Butterflies in 1 Move.
• Butterfly Monarch: Score 500,000 Points in Butterflies.
• Chromatic: Clear 550 Hypercubes (This is cumulative)
• Diamond, Mine: Score 500,000 Points in Diamond Mine.
• Final Frenzy: Score over 40,000 Points During a Last Hurrah in Lightning Mode.
• Glacial Explorer: Score 500,000 Points in Ice Storm.
• High Voltage: Score over 500,000 Points in Lightning Mode.
• Ice Breaker: Get a x12 Column Combo in Ice Storm.
• Inferno: Clear 1,400 Flame Gems (This is cumulative)
• Relic Hunter: Collect 12 Artifacts in Diamond Mine.
• Stellar: Clear 550 Star Gems (This is cumulative)
• The Gambler: Get 60 Flushes in Poker (This is cumulative)