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Diamond Mine (Java)

Diamond Mine is the predecessor to the ultimate Match-3 that became a worldwide success, Bejeweled. Noteworthy for being the first game developed under PopCap's current name after...yeah.

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Present in earlier versions are three unused gems, intended to be the 8th, 9th, and 10th ones encountered by the player.

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A pink-colored gem similar in appearance to the Blue Gem, albeit much flatter and having a large center side.

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A gray-colored, pentagon-shaped gem.

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A brown/tan-colored gem that appears to be a recolored version of the Green Gem. Part of the top-left corner has been filled with a light yellow color, and part of the side is cut off.