Why Play Bejeweled and Bejeweled Twist?
Bejeweled is a beautiful game full of sparkling gems that deliver a consistent click-clacking sound as they fall into place. When our female FootGamers play this is something they usually always mention as a favorite aspect of the game. Untimed, the game allows a calm approach to discovering matching trios of like colored gems. In Dr. Russoniello’s study, Bejeweled 2 and Peggle had similarly positive effects on subjects’ anger levels, reducing anger by 65% and 63%, respectively. Bookworm Adventures had a more modest effect, reducing anger by 33%. Among female subjects, Peggle produced the greatest anger reduction, 86%. Men experienced the greatest reduction of anger while playing Bejeweled 2 (63%). “Peggle may have reduced anger more effectively in women due to its light-hearted characters and somewhat cartoony presentation featuring unicorns and rainbows,” Dr. Russoniello conjectured. “For men, it’s likely the nature of this game – Bejeweled 2 encourages focus, introspection and calmn
