The Wizard of Oz Magic Match 3 Reviews

by Cnvbawre369

Some pointers, when we the player take our limited moves to make our power ups, to get to the harder parts on the out side of the board, the game is designed to work from the inside out, it always goes after plays I could easily get myself or it pops one of my power ups that I was saving for a later time. We need it to get to plays we can’t reach, and Power ups are the only way to open up the board, your Power ups will only hit one spot one time so all the other butterflies are popping things I don’t even need, also the player should be able to use their power up without matching it with two of a kind or another power up, this would make the game more fun and interesting to play and less irritating, as 9 times out of 10 the power ups never go were I want it to. You could also put more incentives like power ups and money every 5 games we pass for an example check out Royal match, It can get difficult on some levels, but at least they let you pass the levels without you having to spend a week on 1 game, and Royal match gives a lot of money and lots of power ups to keep you going with no commercials. When people win free stuff it gives an incentive to play the game, it seems Disney does this very little in hopes we will pay, that’s Disney for you.
So I play this game rarely and reluctantly now.

by Rrh269

I’ve been playing this game for several years now. I’ve spent a lot of money on it too. I’ve noticed what others have been saying. The game is starting to get greedy. They used to give nice rewards, a crystal ball, at every an ax, but now it’s mostly lives, which I don’t need. What really frustrates me is the magic butterflies. They used to click on the things you still needed to collect when you created one. That was kind of the point I think. And if you got into a spot where you had to pay to continue, they would always help. Well not anymore. It seems like they have been reprogrammed to not help you at all because say you have 2 turns left and just need 2 items. And lucky you, you have w butterflies you can tap and use. Well, the butterflies now won’t tap on the 2 items you need, they go to another part of the board and collect something you don’t need. Also, I’ve encountered some hard levels that are so hard, you will have to pay to keep going forward. Until recently that usually worked. I just however spent $4.99 + $2.99 + $2.99 thinking surely I’ll be able to get the last 2 pieces! Nope. $11 later and I still needed the same 2 pieces. I deleted the game. I’ve recently lost my job due to COVID, so I’m choosing where to spend my money, and spending it on an unfair game isn’t happening any longer from me. It’s sad because I really really like this game.

by :) Yeah .,?!

This is the biggest rip off! They give you your earned power ups only to take them away immediately.. they strategically place them and then they’re gone before your first move it’s awful then u if u make a butterfly like they want u to when u use it it goes to something already checked off ie. U need one red cube u make a butterfly u release it and it goes to the blue that u already got all?! There is so many things too many to list in game that is just not worth it! Beware! Also they have you connect to a social media and u can ask for help for lives however they won’t let you connect to people u r sitting next to for and extra life in all the years playing I’ve ever received an extra life or been able to play with my kids or hubby they literally pick off ur social media and show u a small list of same people that have said they sent a life however Idk where it went?! Anyway watch ur screen they will blow up the screen make it look like ur getting far with the craziness but if u watch what u have left to get nothing moves! It’s so bad also strange but the first go round with a lvl u almost wet it then next try u don’t even come close then a few times more and u will all the sudden beat it with like 20+ moves left?! Just not worth it! And now they make it so u win but not win I’ll add my attachment!

by Toni*baloni

This was my favorite game for years. I am level 4282, and legends level 95 so I’m not a beginner. I should be higher but as I can tell by recent comments we are all having problems progressing due to advertisement glitches. I have messaged support and of course they give me the auto-generated answer of uninstall, restart, update, etc. as if I am new to online gaming. We don’t get this far in the game by not knowing how to attempt a fix on our own. Obviously there is a problem with advertisements freezing the game resulting in loss of boosts, levels, prizes, and progression. I’ve won several levels multiple times in a row which is getting boring, btw, due to the game bringing me back to the level previously won due to having to force stop the game and re-enter. I would rather have the support team thank me for my input and honestly tell me that they are working on a solution instead of making me feel like an idiot. I’m going to jump on the ‘ please give me a paid option to do away with advertisements’ bandwagon which seems to have been a request from many people for years and years with no resolution. Sadly, my patience is wearing thin and I may just move on to a different game. Gaming is supposed to be fun not frustrating.

by Trese0701

The game is fun, the graphics and sounds nice. However, take caution, especially if you buy power ups or additional lives or even if you win them. I’ve had multiple technical issues with this game. Game freezes, crashes, etc. I’ve lost lives, power ups/lives and competitions because of multiple issues. Every time I’ve contacted customer support outlining the problem AND providing information such as “I have strong wifi; I’m connected to facebook; the device I’m playing on” — they suggest over and over again that I check my wifi, insure I’m connected to facebook, etc...then send me links to help out with those issues I previously stated were not the issue. I don’t know if they don’t want to take responsibility for reimbursement or replacing lost stuff; if they don’t understand what I’ve written; or they don’t have the skills to help. If nothing else, one would think they’d want to work with the customer to resolve these issues. Currently game play erratically begins to move in “slow motion”. I wrote to them about this issue...I wonder what their response will be? Tongue in cheek....😖

by Jeano5150

New Review:
Now with the latest update the game can only be played in portrait mode. This is a deal breaker for me, and I definitely won't be playing it unless this is changed. Several of my friends have said they will delete TheWizardofOzMagicMatch3 if forced to play in portrait mode. This was a bad decision ~ or is it just poor coding?

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This game could be a lot of fun. The graphics are fantastic, and the theme is very charming. But it really only works well if you have a very current device. If you have an older device, expect frequent freezing and unpredictable functionality. Also, like most games developed by this company, it is very highly monetized. As you progress to higher levels you need to use more and more "boosts" in order to pass the levels ~ and the daily bonuses are extremely stingy. Most annoying is one of their bugs. Namely, quite often he gifts sent to you by your friends simply disappear. I just had around 25 lives vanish. As I said, the game is very appealing, but even with that in mind I cannot recommend this game unless you are lucky enough to have a large balance in your iTunes account and you don't mind spending it on games instead of books, music and movies.

by Reta55

I have played this game for a long time and enjoy the actual game play, but am so frustrated with playing on the iPad. It stopped rotating to landscape and I complained. They said they optimised the game for the phone and had no plans to correct this for iPad. They obviously don’t care about people that play on the iPad because now many of the ads won’t let you get back to the game. The x or => symbols do not respond. I have to kill the game and get back in. Of course I lose my reward or game extension. When I tried to use the online support, the wait time was 7 min. No way to just send an email with the issue. So then I tried playing on my note9. The game doesn’t recognize my stylus to play the game. My fingers are not as accurate as a stylus so again major frustration. At least the ads respond correctly so I can get my rewards, but I hate playing on the small screen. It’s obvious the company doesn’t care about customer satisfaction at least on the iPad. As a result I don’t play nearly as much as I used to and am close to giving it up entirely.

by Irishbeauty6

I have been playing this game for years on and off. I started playing more frequently again a few months ago, and what I’ve noticed, is that you now almost have to PAY to play. This was never the case all the years prior!! It’s a fun game, and I enjoy it. I just hate that this game has become like all the others… and it’s all about getting players to spend their money. You don’t get much back “ free” as perks. I’m at the highest tier a player can reach, and you don’t get many perks- which is unlike many other games. The higher your level/ the greater the perks( free butterflies/ free beams/free bubbles/ free magic balls…. ) Any of these would be great to KEEP loyal players still actively playing. I stopped all the candy crush games b/c it was all about getting you to pay to play. Now, this game has these season passes and you do get some rewards, but the rewards that are helpful, are ones you have to buy. I admit, I bought this for Christmas season. You could buy the $4.99 “pass” OR $6.99 pass plus 100 gold bricks. I bought that, and never got my bricks. Contacted support, and they said it was “ 100 bricks “IN the holiday pass”. That’s NOT how it was advertised. I voiced my frustration with this and was told they would “ pass it along to let the developers know”. How does that help me? Pardon my rambling. I strongly dislike being mislead by games… and sadly now THIS game has started doing that..

by Rhonda Conaway Davis.

I love this game! I’m over level 2000, and I really enjoy this game, I play several times a day! With that being said, I can’t tell you how many times I have been charged for the same transaction multiple times! My husband pays attention to ALL charges and he brings them to my attention. This last one though, is in my opinion, designed to get you to spend an extra $2.00. That’s a very small amount of money, however, if they get 1,000 people to fall for it, they’ve made an extra $2,000 off unsuspecting people. I bought an “upgrade” I chose the $6.99 intifada the $4.99 one because you got 100 coins too…but not really! When I was searching what to do about this, I found a text message telling me the 100 coins weren’t REALLY for actual coins but for something else. The only thing is, I NEVER emailed them! Why then, would they have an email all ready to send to me regarding this?? I’ll tell you what I believe…they intentionally made you think you were getting the extra 100 coins so you’d spend the extra $2!! I love the game, but I hate the dishonesty! I’m not sure if I’m going to continue to play this game or if I’m just NEVER going to make a purchase again…

by ImShe93

I absolutely love this game! I solely play it to compete with the leader boards! I don’t understand how I can get up to nine lives and still be at the bottom of the totem pole. I understand that there is a win lose ratio but how is it even possible to lose one level for 12 hours? While sitting patiently waiting for more lives. Why are the butterflies no longer in my favor? What are the tickets good for now that story is complete. I have played the game for years and would hate to let it go! This used to be my go to game since I had to let candy crush go due to the same issues! One would think y’all would prefer more downloads that actually get played! Guess not! After making it to levels 3256 and 974 I would hope you want me to continue to play, sadly i hate being constantly cheated I stopped spending as much money because if you do it loosely the game becomes extremely hard and impossible to win without spending money. I connected to Facebook and only can see one friend luckily I can receive the life without signing in every single time! I love the game so much that I’ll give time to fix these bugs while finding a great replacement.

by Necospargur

I LOVE this game! However, every time I complete a level and get to the ad there’s a problem. The ad plays, I hit the “x” and the screen goes black! The only way for me to get back to the game is to close TheWizardofOzMagicMatch3 entirely and open it up again. This is so annoying! I found a loophole when I receive a reel by clicking “gallery” which then allows me to exit out that way but you don’t win a reel every time. Like I said, I love this game, the graphics the reels with all the fun facts and the objectives but having it black out on me and having to go through all the closing and reopening every time is getting quite old. I’ve wanted to suggest this game to some fam & friends but I won’t be doing that until the issue is fixed. It can’t be that difficult, can it? Thank you for your time in addressing this! With what the world is going through right now this is quite minuscule but this is how I de stress only for it to cause frustration. RIP George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so so many more people that were killed I’m such horrific ways by the men and woman that are suppose to be keeping us safe. This has got to stop!

by Player Issues

My game is locking. I see the screen to play put when I touch the screen ....... Nothing. I have to turn off my iPad lose a life to reset.

At level 635 this game has gotten finicky, sticky and not fun to play...at times this game is frustrating when you know you can never get rid of the items totaling 400 pieces in 30 moves unless you spend money. I know it’s always about the money.. I put this game down 4 years ago... and I thought things would be different I’ve spent a couple of hundred dollars and I’ve wised up... I’m done. I like the alleged competition you’ve made me think I am having with others... but in actuality I could have paid my way to first place... not rocket science. I’m like an autistic.... I like watching the game pieces fall and explode... but other than that it does not take away my frustration... but you ask...why do I keep coming back... I ask myself that same question - time to find another game. With over 1000 levels maybe you can bring more winning of free stuff to the game. Unless you are making enough money the way it is. Understandable

by Sundown Lady

Every time I reach Diamond level, it quits giving me the points I am supposed to earn for watching ads, so much so, that I get knocked down 2-3 levels in just a few days. Phone is up to date and so is app. The levels have become filled with so many challenges in one game that it can take 20-30 tries to win, which only leaves you with a feeling of defeat - not joy- at that point it is no longer fun or relaxing which is what most people are looking for. A few minutes of fun away from the grind. I am at level 1195 and have been playing for over 2 years and the problems continue to happen over snd over. I keep thinking that glitches will be fixed with updates- but that never happens. We are not here to win the gold metal. I am going into this level and if it cheats me out of the points & makes me play more than 10 times - I AM DONE - AND WILL DELETE THIS GAME AND FIND SOMETHING MORE FUN TO PLAY. If you want to just be frustrated, join this game, otherwise if you want some fun, go find another game to play!!!

by Goddess Of Music

I’ve been playing for a couple of years and like it a lot A couple of things are really upsetting. What happened to boosting with tickets?!? I keep getting tickets, but they no longer seem useful, as if you’re just trying to make us join with Facebook. Also, in the Glinda vs Witch game, it feels like you’re cheating. When I play with Glinda, the witch almost always wins. If I switch and play the witch, then Glinda almost always wins. Is it rigged? In the side games, the first few are easy and fun, and then suddenly they get nearly impossible, as if you really wAnt to force us to buy assets. Maybe a more gradual difficulty wouldn’t feel that way. Otherwise, the game is fun and truly beautiful. Head and shoulders above other games. NEW complaint: all of a sudden, in the Glinda-Witch battles, you get no points while working back up to where you were stumped. This makes the replay boring and pointless (pun intended). Changes aren’t always for the better. Still fun, but starting to lose interest. Emerald boosts no longer possible using tickets-worst change so far. This is the third time I have sent this review. WHAT IS WITH the TICKETS!!!!!??? A good addition would be letting the player carry over specials like crystal balls particularly on the ones with multiple windows that slide. A nice reward for getting the special in the first window. Some are just too hard to be fun.

by Fwitzie

This is a very fun game and I have enjoyed it very much until I have reached level 307 which I cannot get past it just keeps letting the witch win no matter what I do I don’t feel a game she have to be so hard that it takes all the fun out of it which is what this does now I’m beside myself I’m going back and redoing all the boards that I was able to pass before . I don’t know what to do please really can’t you change this up a bit games are supposed to be fun not make you aggravated and miserable the graphics are so cute so colorful so happy I still don’t understand completely how to play the game because there’s not directions anywhere really I want to get past level 307 without having to buy something with real money what is the trick??? The lifeline feature hasn’t worked at all on this board either. I keep telling ZYNGA about this but still nothing. I know they want you to spend $$. But I know someone who completed this whole game & didn’t pay a cent. COME ON ZYNGA. FIX THIS ANNOYING GLITCH ALREADY OR IM GONE.

by BlasterMaster6110

I do love this game. It’s almost the only game I ever play. I’ve been playing for over 3 years now and of course it’s got glitches and issues sometimes, but when I’m paying for things on this game, I don’t expect or appreciate being closed out of the game right before receiving my awards and advancements. Also, when you make a bonus match during a tile game with the wicked witch, you’re suppose to continue with your turn until you can no longer make a bonus match. Why is the witch taking my turns when I’m about to win?? I do not understand that. It clearly says “bonus - keep going” but instead of letting me take my next turn, the witch proceeds to take it from me. I’ve had the game long enough to know this should not be happening so please fix this issue. It’s rather annoying and if it doesn’t change soon, I’ll no longer make purchase (and I make plenty) and I’ll just delete the game and spend my money on a better designed game. I’m currently on level 3,120 and 522 in the Legends Division. I’d hate to lose all I’ve built up over the last few years but I won’t continue to pay money to a game that’s cheating me out of it. Thank you!

by Fun/friends

But yes They are ripping people off! You used to watch a commercial/video they help you with whatever you choose to watch it for. now when I watch the video I never get it the reward for watching. This has happened again and again. I’ve contacted them several times and if you don’t get back in three days they close the case of the complaint as if I want to go around and around with them just fix it. I’m on level 1100 something crazy I’ve never in my life played anything to reach that high of a level, but I love this game I paid money to get coins and special helpers but I feel now anything I used to do to get a promotion to higher levels doesn’t work anymore I used to play and get up to second to the highest level now I’m stuck on ruby and can’t get passed it. Like since I started buying I have to keep buying or I don’t get any help from the game. I’m ready to quit completely who really has time to sit and play video games but it was fun while I’m eating my breakfast or before I go to bed. I’m sick of waisting my time watching dumb commercials and then not rewarded for it there’s more to it then that because they are keeping me from advancing to higher levels and that’s pretty lame I think I’m going to go back to bejeweled. Especially after seeing all the other complaints from people!

by Marzy 2

Just did an update to my game which you know every time you turn around there’s a update, right after the update I couldn’t even get in the game I had a window that kept popping up saying thank you for updating please restart the game so I’d hit restart oh I can’t restart because you’re not connected to Facebook but I couldn’t connect Facebook because the stupid pop up window kept popping up going restart restart couldn’t send a message to customer service either I’ve been playing this game for over a year I was on level 300 and something I maybe was 100 and something but I was up there and I had to delete the game, shut my iPad off completely an hour uploaded the game again and now I just get the screen that says Wizard of Oz magic match, frozen screen, It would be great if I could get back to play my game how bout fixing it people!!!

by Ralphie Girl

When I first started playing I was blown away by the graphics, the bonuses, the tidbits and absolutely loved everything about this game. Being the “rabid Oz fan” that I am I knew this game could either be fabulous or a flop.
Once I got deep into the game I wasn’t as enthusiastic, as with any game it seemed you had to pay to play, then the whole thing crashed so I didn’t play for quite some time. Everything got repaired and it was fun again...until the developers decided to try a “reboot” and everything became too cost prohibitive...so, thankfully, they changed back to the old format.
Now, it seems there are bugs again and I may quit playing altogether! For a month now I’ve tapped on the bonuses and sat through a 30 second ad only to get shafted and not receive anything! After reaching top tier and doing everything I’m supposed to, I get demoted 3 levels within days! Boo-hiss developers! AND, when I indulged and paid for a $5.99 package I was charged DOUBLE! Noooo, bad game! Bad! I’ve gone over some bank records and it seems this has happened a few times! Again, boo-hiss developers!

by Star2448

Been playing for many years. On level 4248; and 64+ on legions. I have not paid one penny on the game. (Sorry game people, on fixed income.) So those who pay, sorry for you. I only have one issue. I play on iPhone and iPad. Since your update, my iPad doesn’t get me watch video to get 3 more moves, like my iPhone does. And the iPad has the next 2 or 3 weeks open,iPhone doesn’t. And really not and issue ( I like free life hours) cause I am on my 4th day of the 7th day bonus getting2 hrs free lives. Lol I have played candy crush, and all it’s other versions, other match 3 games. But this is the only match three I play. Deleted all the others. Even though the train of monkey guard’s, and Wizard are annoying during play, I turn it down. Lol. Great game. I have deleted oz and going to reinstall it to see if the bugs go away. If not I will update you. Thank you for a great game. Update. Reinstalling did not help. 🤷‍♀️. Next 2 weeks on iPad still open, closed on iPhone. Still no extra 3 moves If you watch a video. 🤷‍♀️. But still a great game.

by Retrocats

If you love wizard of oz this is a good companion to the slots game. This game had (past tense) a charm because they gave rewards on completion of tasks,levels. You may get an ax, a clear row, magic butterflies and the random unlimited life for couple hours. The useful rewards were nice because most of us play these games when we have a down period. Giving us unlimited lives for couple hours does us no good. Well...that’s about all they give away now. The little beneficial goodies are far and few between.
And I have to second the complaints of crashing and freezing. It seems to occur exactly when you have made the move that wins the level. Frustrating if you did go ahead and spend the extra coins for additional moves. And to date ...no help from customer service. Only crickets. So why do I keep loading the game and playing??? Because when I’m waiting in the car for my sonic order it’s a nice way to zone out and hear the sounds of Oz.