[1] The game was first released in June 2012 on Facebook and Zynga.com[2] and later re-branded to Ruby Blast Adventures after Zynga added a new mode with map progression.

[4] In the game, players try to match three or more gems to activate power ups and dig deeper into a mine.

[3] On November 15, 2012, Zynga released Ruby Blast on iOS devices and said an Android version would follow.

In the connected, multi-platform game, all progress including scores, gems, coins, levels and in-game currency is synchronized between the mobile and Web versions.

[9] Both the mobile and Web versions enable players to compete in weekly tournaments and offer ways to help out their friends.