this one is really just slow and boring. I wanted to enjoy it. I spent $14 and I'm disappointed. After 8 levels, I'm done. I love tm games! Just not this one, unfortunately.
Although I've played many many TM games from this site (favorites are games like ranch rush, my farm life & hobby farm#, I recently tried gardens inc, rakes to riches (a game in the strategy dept) and fell in love with it but much to my dismay, it turned out to be unplayable about half way through due to problems with the game. So, I went back to strategy and found this game. I loved it right away and now i'm hooked on the strategy games. I love the fact that this game is so much more than simply "fast clicking". I loved the challenge. I've just now completed the entire game and achieved "gold" on every level. There was only one level that I truly thought was impossible but after countless tries.....victory was mine :). And of course the last level #34 mins# was challenging to say the least but in the really good sort of way where you just want to keep trying! I'm sad i've completed it in a way but it's def one you could go back to and love it all over again. I feel much more than usual that I got my moneys worth out of this one already as it took a long time to get through all levels w/gold status. Another big plus is that even though the game is complex, the instructions are clear and quick so anyone can play almost right off the bat. I think some people might dislike the fact that on some boards you don't learn about a needed item until the "gold" time is almost up so if you really want the gold #like me# you have to go back and play it again in a new way but that didn't bug me much because I felt like I had some great secret the 2nd time around lol. The story is basic but I liked it and I also wish you could have some choice as to what is earned. #they just give you whatever# but these things really don't matter because the gameplay was so fun! Other reviewers have already described the gameplay accurately so I won't go into that. This is just my opinion. I hope it helps you. I truly hope there are more games like this one because I will certainly buy them. Have fun with this one. If your into these kind of games like i am, it's pretty much a sure thing!