Jewels of the Oracle is a stationary puzzle game with no real story line or
plot. A total of 24 ingenious puzzles must be solved, each independent of the
others. Most of them can be played in two difficulty levels (Easy or Hard),
and the Oracle provides clues to help along the way.

The graphics for the puzzles are designed in an Egyptian or Mesopotamian
style. Music plays in the background to provide atmosphere, but it can be
turned off, if it gets repetitive. The basic layout is a hexagon around an
Oracle’s well. There are three doors on the outside of the hexagon, and the
first one is where you begin the game. In each room is a puzzle you have to
solve to get a jewel which must be taken back to the Oracle’s well.

The puzzles in this game can be compared to those found in The 7th Guest. The
Chinese Checkers puzzle in Shivers rivals many of the ones contained in
Jewels of the Oracle.