
In addition to making some puzzles easier to access, it removes a lot of stress when solving a puzzle, as you don't necessarily need to do a No-Damage Run to get the best jewels anymore. Whereas the first game used stars to rank your performance in a puzzle (one for completing the level, one for doing it with no penalty, and one for doing it quick enough), the second uses plain points and jewels.There's no five-strike system anymore you can mess up as often as you need without fear of losing (one-chance challenges notwithstanding).Unlike the first game where puzzles were sorted by difficulty, they're now sorted by themes and you can adjust the difficulty yourself, allowing you to play the game at your own pace.
The bomb automatically removes all rows and columns marked with a 0, saving quite a bit of time and the hassle of removing them yourself.
There's a hint function that tells you what row or column you should work on next, with no penalty to your score. Anti-Frustration Features: 3D Round 2 introduces a few:. Unlike other games, Nintendo does put a cap on how much real money you can spend (after which Picrites are free), but that cap is around $30 when each Picross-e download is only $6. Picrites can be received for progressing through the game or by completing the daily challenges, but not very quickly on average it takes about a week and a half to unlock each new set of puzzles. Allegedly Free Game: Pokémon Picross runs on this model with "Picrites", a currency that needs to be spent to do anything beyond just solving available puzzles.