▁player ▁to ▁draw ▁their ▁color ▁from ▁the ▁bag ▁starts . ▁Play ers ▁then ▁take ▁turns ▁drawing ▁g ems , ▁one ▁at ▁a ▁time , ▁and ▁place ▁them ▁on ▁any ▁empty ▁tile ▁on ▁the ▁board . ▁ 4 ▁points ▁are ▁scored ▁when ▁pla cement ▁of ▁four ▁same - color ▁adjacent ▁g ems ▁forming ▁a ▁square ▁is ▁completed   — ▁existing ▁squares ▁may ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁and ▁expanded . ▁ ▁Point s ▁are ▁won ▁with ▁a ▁player ' s ▁own - color ▁g ems ▁( even ▁when ▁placed ▁by ▁the ▁oppon ent ) ▁and ▁always ▁acc ru ed , ▁never ▁dedu cted . ▁Several ▁point - sc oring ▁combinations ▁may ▁be ▁completed ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁gem . ▁Over look ed ▁points ▁are ▁for fe ited ▁and , ▁throughout ▁the ▁game , ▁players ▁keep ▁score ▁on ▁their ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁with ▁an ▁extra ▁gem ▁of ▁their ▁color . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁over ▁when ▁the ▁last ▁gem stone ▁is ▁placed , ▁all ▁the ▁t iles ▁are ▁covered ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁four ▁exception ▁g ems ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁bag ▁then , ▁by ▁comparing ▁acc ru ed ▁points ▁tot als , ▁the ▁player ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁points ▁is ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Mo za ic ▁ ▁Games ▁A bove ▁Board ▁ ▁Sun ny wood , ▁Inc . ▁/ ▁Ster ling ▁Games ▁ ▁Ess en ▁Spiel ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Game Board Ge ek ▁ ▁Con ne xx ion 2 4 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Games ▁A bove