Can you run out of moves in Bejeweled Blitz?

I've wondered this for a while, but it never came up until just now. If you're playing Bejeweled Blitz, is it possible to run out of moves? I think I just did (hint button didn't reveal anything), but I'm not certain.

In normal Bejeweled games, running out of moves either ends the game or gets you a newly-scrambled board. In Blitz, if you can, and you do, what happens?

Solution 1:

Turns out it is possible to run out of moves in Blitz. It's not easy, it's not common, and Blitz really does seem to try and ensure that you have a move available at all times. But like any algorithm, it's not perfect.

It's happened to me at least four or five times since I posted this question. When you click the "hint" button, nothing will highlight -- that's because you're out of moves. Oddly, the game will not notify you that you're out of moves. My hunch is that because of the trouble they went through to prevent it from happening, they just didn't expect to ever encounter that issue. (But of course, I don't work for PopCap, so I'm just guessing there.)

When it happens, you have no choice but to either wait out the clock or restart the game.

Solution 2:

Yes I even saved the screen where it was impossible to move just kept asking for hints until the clock ran out!