The main gameplay mode is "Story," wherein the player is pitted against an evil merchant, Surhand, who wants to harness the power of a mystical amulet in order to conquer all of Phoenicia.

The player must defeat five opponents thrice each in order to advance in the game.

In an "Endless" game, the player matches gems until inevitably reaching a game-over.

[citation needed] GamePro gave Super Columns a positive review.

They praised the variety of addictive game modes, simple controls, and clean graphics.