The gameplay of the series is similar to other matching-based puzzle games, such as
Puyo Puyo, being a battle game between one player and either a human or CPU opponent. Balls will descend down the screen, in colours red, yellow, blue, or green. These balls can be either or , the latter of which appear "locked" in square boxes. Large balls are cleared if three or more are touching horizontally or vertically. When a large ball is cleared next to a small ball, that small ball is "unlocked" and becomes a large ball, and so can be matched with. If a combo of matches occurs, those balls are converted into , which results in small balls being added to the opponent's side, in a different pattern for each character. The ball types are as follows: • : Basic ball type, can be matched. • : Appear "locked" and can be unlocked by matching large balls next to them. • : Introduced in
Susume! Taisen Puzzle-dama, these balls are white in colour, and when they land, they convert all adjacent small balls to large balls. • : Introduced in
Susume! Taisen Puzzle-dama, these balls are black in colour, and when they land, they convert all adjacent large balls to small balls. • : Introduced in
Susume! Taisen Puzzle-dama, these balls are purple in colour, and are oriented in a certain direction. Where they land, they continue in the direction they are facing, "eating" small balls and removing them from the field. They stop when they reach the edge of the field or a large ball. They then convert the last small ball they "ate" into a large ball. ==Games in the series==