"Created by lining up 5 gems of the same color. Fires lightning in 4 directions when matched!"
— Bejeweled Twist, mouseover description
Lightning Gem is a type of Special Gem that first appeared in Bejeweled Twist. It is the predecessor of the Star Gem that later appeared in the Bejeweled series starting with Bejeweled Blitz; although it also appeared in Bejeweled Blitz LIVE, which reprises the intersect match-Star Gem-creation mechanic, as a consistency with the theme of Bejeweled Twist that it is based on. It has an appearance of a gem with a lightning effect based on its color.
It is created by matching either five gems in a row (in Bejeweled Twist and the Twist mode of Bejeweled Blitz LIVE) or five (or more) gems in an "L", "T", or "+" intersecting match (in Bejeweled Blitz LIVE, which doing so in Bejeweled Twist creates a Flame Gem instead). When detonated, it destroys all gems along its x-axis and y-axis.
Trivia[]
The affirmation that it sends lightning in four different directions is not necessarily true. The player can make a Lightning Gem in any top corner and if it is triggered while in the same place, it will send lightning in two ways. Detonating a Lightning Gem at the bottom row of the board will make it send lightning in three ways.
It is a part of the appearance of a Supernova Gem found on the games it appeared on (with a Flame Gem as the other), analogous to the fact that its effect is combined with that of a Flame Gem during the Supernova Gem's detonation.
Names in other languages[]
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
雷のジェム Kaminari no Jemu
Thunder Gem
Spanish
Joya electrificada
Electrified Jewel
French
Gemme éclair
Lightning Gem
German
Blitzstein
Lightning Stone
Italian
Gemma di Fulmine
Lightning Gem
Portuguese
Pedra eletrizante
Electrifying Stone
Audio[]
Sound
Description
A Lightning Gem being made
A Lightning Gem detonated
Gallery[]
The notification that appears whenever a Lightning Gem is seen for the first time.
An unused notification message about a Lightning Gem.
