# Streaming to illustrate console vs. PC/Mobile differences

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**Created:** [May 26, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/streaming-to-illustrate-console-vs-pc-mobile-differences/24721 "2017-05-26T19:19:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/streaming-to-illustrate-console-vs-pc-mobile-differences/24721/49 "2017-05-29T23:54:16Z")

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@beanie42 Thought you might be interested in an older thread containing some Developer thoughts before Sirrians group took ownership of console version. These AI drop and matching threads have been exceedingly plentiful over the life of the game, and Mr. Strange sometimes posted a bit more detail than others.

> [@Noticing obvious end game unnatural AI matches. Does AI count 4-5 matches and try to keep them even?](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/noticing-obvious-end-game-unnatural-ai-matches-does-ai-count-4-5-matches-and-try-to-keep-them-even/11568/8):
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> Hello trickycdr! The good news is - you are totally right about the behavior. The bad news is - you’re totally wrong about the reason. Gem matching/swapping games like GoW have some very well-established math about how large the board can be & how many colors you can support for a reasonable chance of matches. Too many colors and you won’t get matches most of the time. To small a board and the same thing happens. 8x8 board with 7 colors is in a wonderful spot. As all of you have experienced w…

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