//1) create gems
for(i=0;i<=global.board_rows-1;i++)
{
    for(j=0;j<=7;j++)
    {
        gem_array[i,j] = irandom_range(0,Gamerule_1.num_skin)
    }
}

//2) make the Gems not match

do
{
    amready2 = false
    amready = true
    for(i=0;i<=global.board_rows-1;i++)
    {
        for(j=0;j<=7;j++)
        {
            if i >= 1 && i <= global.board_rows-2
            {
                if (gem_array[i-1,j] == gem_array[i,j]) && (gem_array[i,j] == gem_array[i+1,j])
                    {
                        amready = false
                        do gem_array[i,j] = irandom_range(0,Gamerule_1.num_skin)
                        until gem_array[i,j] != gem_array[i-1,j]
                    }
            }

            if j >= 1 && j <= 6
            {
                if (gem_array[i,j-1] == gem_array[i,j]) && (gem_array[i,j] == gem_array[i,j+1])
                    {
                        amready = false
                        do gem_array[i,j] = irandom_range(0,Gamerule_1.num_skin)
                        until gem_array[i,j] != gem_array[i,j-1]
                    }
            }


        }
    }

    //3 always have moves at start
    if amready && global.board_rows = 3
        {
            amready2 = true
            for(j=0;j<=7;j++)
            {

                    if j <= 6
                    {
                        if (gem_array[1,j] == gem_array[2,j+1]) && (gem_array[1,j] == gem_array[0,j+1])
                        {
                            amready2 = false
                        }
                    }
                    if j >= 1
                    {
                        if (gem_array[1,j] == gem_array[2,j-1]) && (gem_array[1,j] == gem_array[0,j-1])
                        {
                            amready2 = false
                        }
                    }
                    if j <= 4
                    {
                        if (gem_array[1,j] == gem_array[1,j+2]) && (gem_array[1,j] == gem_array[1,j+3])
                        {
                            amready2 = false
                        }
                    }
                    if j >= 3
                    {
                        if (gem_array[1,j] == gem_array[1,j-2]) && (gem_array[1,j] == gem_array[1,j-3])
                        {
                            amready2 = false
                        }
                    }

            }
            if !amready2 //4) shuffle and retry loop if we fail to find matches
                {
                    for(i=0;i<=global.board_rows-1;i++)
                    {
                        for(j=0;j<=7;j++)
                        {
                            gem_array[i,j] = irandom_range(0,Gamerule_1.num_skin)
                        }
                    }
                }
        }
        else amready2 = true
} until (amready = true) && (amready2 = true)