Jatris 1.15 released

Released a new update for Jatris Free

The main new feature is the hint system.
Simply tap on the game status widget (the one with the multicolor arc :-))  to get a hint on the next move. A hint costs points or time (in timed game mode).

Added a second howto page with special jewels (white and black pearl) and hint howto.

Tap on game area when game is not started now switches between splash,highscore and howto pages.

Done some code cleanup and (little) memory save.

One month on the market

Jatris was released on Android Market one month ago.

It was installed 115 times, not a big number but I'm surprised someone can find a game like Jatris without any advertising.

Thanks to everyone for installing and playing Jatris, feel free to send feedback and suggestions.


I'm currently working on hint system, logic is completed but I have some problem with graphics; I started working with the idea of using a blink to point focus to the hinted jewel but it is hard to see on little screens, so probably I will try to shake the jewel to see if it's more visible :-).

Jatris - Thinking to new features

Working on trial mode for Jatris.

Also thinking about features to add, maybe an hint system is a good idea.

JaTris Free 1.10 released



The main new feature of this release is the Timed Game mode.

Now you can play versus time.

This game mode implies a completely different game strategy, things are quite slow in the first levels but from level 5 or 6 the game become frenetic with no time to think to the next move, simply locate a valid move as soon as possible or time will expire.

This version also includes a new gem grid generation scheme to improve game difficulty curve in level 10 and beyond, and some difference in position on interface graphic widgets to reduce overlapping of interface components in non native resolutions (mainly in 320x480).

JaTris Free



JaTris Free (Just Another Tris) is a classical puzzle game with gems
(not so original, isn't it ?)

Just tap on a gem to select and swap with a neighbour gem (tap or drag) to match a set of 3 or more gems.
Make sets with 4 or more gems to get more points, and do combos to boost score even more.

More gems are waiting you in upper levels (up to 11 different gems, some with special powers).
Up to 32 levels of fun for this classical match-3 puzzle game.

Click on an unused part of the interface to pause/resume the game.

Only the classical game mode is available, timed and trial mode planned (already visible in the interface but inactive).

Supported and tested resolutions :

LDPI         240x320, 240x400, 240x432
MDPI         320x480
HDPI         480x640, 480x800, 480x854

Tested with Android 2.2 native game resolution is 800x480.
JaTris was not designed for tablets even if it may works on 1024x600 and 1200x800 resolutions using the zoom facility (but not the stretch).