How is this 31+ Mana?

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I just ran some tests on PC/Mobile to test how it works.
Complex patterns like this are obviously open to a bit of interpretation, so people may disagree with how we do this but here is OUR interpretation of that match.

WITHOUT BANNER BONUSES

  1. You get a 5-match for the L-shaped piece, which gives a mana surge
  2. The other bit is counted as a 3-match (not a 4 match, it won’t use any already-used gem unless it HAS to)
  3. That’s a total of 8 Mana, doubled for the surge which gives 16 Mana
    (confirmed to work)

WITH A +2 BANNER

  1. You get the 5 & 3 match above
  2. They both get +2 Mana for the banner
  3. That’s a total of 8 Mana, doubled for the surge which gives 16 Mana + 4 for banners (added AFTER the surge) which gives 20 Mana
    (confirmed to work)

So you’re seeing a bug for sure, which I’ve added to our bug list to be addressed by the console guys next week
My BEST guess at what’s happening is that you’re getting a double mana surge:

  1. 5 Mana for the L-shape + a surge
  2. 3 or 4 mana for the other bit (I don’t have the code in front of me to check it right now)
  3. Surge Chance is actually proc’ing on the 3/4 match and acting as a double surge
  4. +2 for your banner for both matches
  5. 5x4 + 4x4 (or 3x4) + 4 = 40 mana or 36 mana
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