Puzzle Quest 2 is a strategy role-playing game with puzzle elements and an isometric view. Each character has five main attributes. Strength (red) increases a weapon's critical strike chance and the amount of additional damage dealt by corresponding skulls. Agility (yellow) increases the chance to block an attack and the number of bonus points received for matching action gems. Intelligence (blue) increases the number of extra turns a character gets when playing mini-games and the maximum amount of mana a character can store. Stamina (green) increases the player's critical block chance and hit points. And morale (purple) increases the chance of resisting an enemy spell and the amount of damage dealt by the weapon. Characters of different types can gain attributes faster than others. Increasing the attribute will increase the use of that color in battle.