CONTROLS:

Point your mouse cursor somewhere on the screen and left-click, and the stone frog will fire the ball in its mouth towards the cursor. Right-click your mouse to switch the ball in the frog's mouth with the ball color shown in the gem on the back of the frog.To quit the game or change your options, click the Menu button in the top right.

OBJECTIVE: The object of Zuma is to eliminate all the balls rolling onscreen before they reach the skull. When a ball reaches the skull, you will lose one of your lives, and when all your lives are gone, it's game over! So how do you eliminate balls? Easy! When there is a group of 3 or more balls of the same color touching they explode! Practice your aim to make sets quickly and efficiently!

ZUMA METER: On the top bar is a small orange meter that will fill as you destroy balls. When you completely fill this meter, you will hear a voice cry, Zuma!?and all the balls will roll backwards for a moment. No new balls will enter play after this, so you just have to clean up the remaining balls to finish the level.

POWERUP BALLS: You will be aided in your task by Powerup Balls that appear occasionally. These will turn back into normal balls after a while if they're not used, so learn to recognize the different types! All Powerup Balls can be triggered by detonating them as part of a set.

* Slowdown: All the balls will slow down.

* Explosion: Causes a huge blast, destroying all balls in its radius.

* Reverse: Cause all the balls to move backwards for a moment.

* Accuracy: Gives your frog an aiming beam and increased firing speed. Makes it much easier to get the balls where you want them to go.

COINS: From time to time you will see a golden Zuma coin appear. Shoot these with a ball to score big bonus points! If you hit more than one coin on a single level, you'll get even more!

COMBOS:You can make tons of extra points by scoring combos. A combo occurs when you cause two or more explosions by firing one ball. That is, one explosion causes the balls on either side to slide together and detonate, perhaps chain-reacting into a third explosion, and so on.

CHAINS: You can get a chain bonus by completing 5 or more sets in a row. That is, each ball you fire must cause a detonation. If you can cause six or more detonations in a row, you'll score big, big points!

GAPS: If you can fire a ball through a gap in the balls so that it goes through and creates a set on the other side, you will receive a gap bonus! If you can do it through two gaps you'll get the rare double gap bonus! On some levels, a triple gap bonus might even be possible!

ACE TIME: Finish a level really quickly and you may qualify for an Ace Time bonus! On the level-up screen you will see your time and the Ace Time. Bonus points are awarded for every second by which you beat Ace Time. Press 'T' while playing to see at the bottom right corner how much time remains to get the Ace Time bonus.