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Match & cascade
A six-column-wide well with thirteen rows. Match three or more; every consecutive chain step multiplies the points.
From the makers of Daily Blocks
DROP.MATCH.CHAIN.
Six colors. Three gems per column. One identical challenge for every caller each day. Line up matching gems, unleash cascading chains, and compete for daily records across your BBS—or an entire inter-BBS league.
✓ Free BBS door ✓ Windows / Linux / ARM ✓ ANSI 80×24
Actual in-game screenshotInter-BBS league mode
01 / Same daily columns02 / One attempt03 / Cascading chains04 / BBS vs. BBS
Easy to learn. Hard to master.
THREE GEMS.
ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
Slide a falling column, cycle its three gems, and match three or more of the same color horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Clears cause new gems to drop—and those can trigger another chain.
01 ×
One shot per day
Everyone on your BBS gets the same gem sequence and starting well. Your one attempt counts, even if you disconnect.
✦
Magic Jewel
A rare flashing column clears every gem matching the color it lands on. Plan for a huge cascade.
30 ↑
Level up
Clear thirty gems to advance a level. Falling speeds up, gem values grow, and the pressure increases.
↶ 30
Calendar flexibility
Catch up on open missed days. Later in the month, play ahead; early scores stay sealed until their date arrives.
★ #1
Fair daily rivalry
Each board is deterministic. League-connected BBSes face the same challenge, with shared daily and monthly rankings.
Real ANSI game screenDebris mode
Five daily board styles
EVERY DAY
HAS A TWIST.
Classic days start clean. Special boards put obstacles, bonuses, or a speed boost in your way—and every caller gets the same challenge for that day.
Classic
Start with an empty well.
Debris
Ragged rows below.
Flash
Dig for a bonus gem.
Rush
Start fast at level 7.
Canyon
Walls on both sides.
★ PLAY WITH OTHER BBSesYOUR BBS.
Inter-BBS league play
YOUR BBS.
THEIR BBS.
ONE CHALLENGE.
Daily Gems uses the same standalone dbserver host as Daily Blocks, Daily Yacht and Daily Pig. Each game maintains its own league, but sysops can join them all at the same server.
League scoreboards show players and their home BBS. The BBS-vs-BBS monthly table counts each board's best daily score—so a small BBS can compete with the big ones.
Join the BBSWORDLE league
THREE LINES. YOU'RE IN.
Add this to dgems.ini. The next caller automatically connects and downloads the shared board rules.
DGEMS.INI / LEAGUE SETUP
InterBBS=1 LeagueServer=bbswordle.com BBSName=Your BBS Name
Daily Gems requires dbserver v2026.10.28.1 or newer for league play. The game continues locally if the server is temporarily unavailable.
Or run your own league
YOUR SERVER. YOUR COMMUNITY.
The standalone Daily Games league server supports separate leagues for all four games. Windows and Linux sysops can host their own; no database or web server required.
↓ Download dbserver.zipFor the stats obsessed
SEVEN WAYS
TO MAKE HISTORY.
Daily standings, monthly champions, all-time records and personal stats. Top Days and Records can even be browsed by board type so Rush days don't drown out every other challenge.
01
Day
One board's ranking, gems, columns and best chain.
02
Winners
See who won every day of the month.
03
Month
Monthly standings and bragging rights.
04
Champs
Champions of every completed month.
05
All-Time
Lifetime leaders across every board.
06
Top Days
Top 50 games, separated by board type.
07
Records
Chains, clears, wins, streaks and personal bests.
Sysop-ready
ZIP TO BBS.
LET'S PLAY.
Daily Gems runs as an ANSI door on Windows, Linux and Raspberry Pi/ARM. Use your normal BBS drop-file setup or node/socket mode. No MS-DOS executable is currently included.
Windows 32-bitWindows 64-bitLinux x64Raspberry Pi / ARM
- Download
dgems.zip. Extract it into your door directory. - Choose the right executable. Configure your BBS to pass the drop file with
-D. - Play locally or join the league. Set the three lines above to compete across BBSes.
DOOR / QUICK START
# Drop-file mode dgems -D/path/to/DOOR32.SYS # Also supports DOOR.SYS DORINFOx.DEF BBSDEV.DRP # Node / socket mode dgems -N1 -S1234 # Local test dgems -L
ANSI 80×24 or larger required. Default boards use 60 columns. Keep your BoardSeed backed up when running independently; in league mode, the league server assigns shared board settings.
One more reason to log in tomorrow
READY FOR YOUR
NEXT BIG CHAIN?
Every day brings another identical challenge. Bring your players together—or pit your BBS against the whole league.