Jewel Collection
Sega Sammy · Multi-Jewel Meters
Jewel Collection overview
Four jewel meters, wild upgrades, and mystery free-game progress.
How the visible state works
Matching jewels can improve their corresponding meter or wild component. Several colors can be elevated at the same time, so the useful state is a four-part distribution rather than one combined total.
What may persist and what may reset
Document each color and confirm which values carry forward. Verify whether the mystery free-game counter is separate from the jewel meters and what resets when either feature awards.
What to verify before playing
- Level of all four jewel meters
- What each color changes
- Separate free-game or scatter progress
- Whether components reset together or independently
Common mistake
Focusing on the strongest jewel while ignoring weak companion meters, wager cost and whether the feature that uses the jewel state is close to occurring.
How to document this machine on the floor
Begin with a photograph or written snapshot before the first wager. Record the amethyst, sapphire, emerald and ruby meters separately, plus any visible scatter or free-game collection progress. The purpose is to preserve the starting state so that changes can be tied to actual spins rather than memory or visual impression.
- Identify the exact version. Record the title, manufacturer, cabinet, denomination and selected wager.
- Capture every component. Do not reduce a multi-part display to one attractive number or symbol.
- Observe one change at a time. Note what advances, what stays fixed and what resets after an award.
- Recheck the help screen. Confirm eligibility, feature rules and whether the visible state belongs to the exact wager being evaluated.
Wager, denomination and configuration questions
The same title can behave differently across installations, denominations or qualifying bets. Before comparing two cabinets, verify level of all four jewel meters, what each color changes, separate free-game or scatter progress, whether components reset together or independently. A state that appears favorable at one wager may be unavailable, differently valued or separately stored at another.
Changing a wager purely to inspect the display can also change the state being viewed. Record the original selection first, then test other settings only when doing so does not create confusion about ownership or reset behavior.
How to interpret the visible progress
The practical value of this state comes from tracking the amethyst, sapphire, emerald and ruby meters separately, plus any visible scatter or free-game collection progress. Compare the starting and ending snapshots to determine which components actually change and whether an award affects one component or the entire display. Remaining cost, feature value, hit-rate uncertainty, volatility and configuration differences still matter.
Compare the mechanic with Magic Treasures and Regal Link to separate the broad feature family from the rules of this exact title. Similar artwork or terminology does not establish identical persistence, trigger probability or expected value.
When the disciplined decision is to pass
Pass when the qualifying wager, reset rule, state ownership or remaining cost cannot be verified. Also pass when the evaluation depends on focusing on the strongest jewel while ignoring weak companion meters, wager cost and whether the feature that uses the jewel state is close to occurring. Uncertainty should be recorded explicitly rather than converted into an optimistic estimate.
A close-looking meter or highly developed display is not enough by itself. The decision becomes stronger only when the observable state can be connected to a verified rule and a reasonable estimate of the cost and value still ahead.
Verification and corrections
This public overview is based on available manufacturer information, cabinet help-screen observations and machine-specific research. Rules can vary by cabinet, jurisdiction, denomination and software configuration. Verify the exact machine before wagering.
Found a configuration difference or outdated detail? Email APWebsite with the exact title, casino or jurisdiction, cabinet and the rule that differed.