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Stat Summary
- Average Rating:5
- Helpful Votes:14
- Reviews Submitted:1
- First Review:July 3, 2017
- Most Recent Review:July 3, 2017
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Grandpa's Table is a very atmospheric puzzle game where you need to group tokens of various colors.
Overall rating
5
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5
14 of 14 found this review helpful
Finally, a true puzzle game!
PostedJuly 3, 2017
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I was so excited to see a real puzzle game! No tedious hidden objects, or running around picking stuff up, or being chased by bad guys. Nothing but untimed problem solving.
You end a round by grouping pieces by color. Not too hard, if you don't care where they end up. If you match them on top of star spaces, you earn coins that can be used to buy solutions for hard levels. Overachievers like me will try to end every level with 3 stars. There's no award for it, and you probably won't need all the coins, but it makes it more challenging.
The people who said it was boring must not have gotten very far. It kept introducing new elements to keep things interesting.
It's true that there aren't instructions. I liked that better than games that keep interrupting with hints. Figuring out how each new element works is part of the puzzle. So is trying to quit. I searched for a while before trying the Esc button.
The graphics are great. I was near the end of the game when I discovered that I could zoom in/out with the mouse wheel. The music is OK, but clashes with the special effects sounds. Their volumes can't be controlled independently, so I ended up turning it off.
Storyline? There is one, and you reveal it as you go along. I ignored it. When looking for the exit button, I discovered that I had uncovered things as I played. I didn't bother exploring them. I'm just here for the puzzles.
I've played through the game twice. There are so many puzzles that I didn't remember the solutions. In fact, I bought solutions to a couple of them again.
This is where I found my biggest complaint: You can't start a new game. The puzzles are already solved, and the coins have all been earned. Each puzzle lets you solve it from the beginning, but it's hard to keep track of overall progress. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but the game data was still there. I'll have to figure out how to delete that before I play again.
I recommend this game!