lacard's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.7
- Helpful Votes:404
- Reviews Submitted:67
- First Review:May 6, 2012
- Most Recent Review:May 21, 2025
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Rome continues to flourish, but a hidden threat is looming on the horizon in the latest Roads of Rome adventure!
Overall rating
3
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5
7 of 7 found this review helpful
Love the series but
PostedAugust 4, 2020
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Really enjoyed playing this series. Finding caches adds another fun factor. The art, music, and story line are similar to previous editions. However, this edition has glitches, slow play, and installation issues. Not sure if I would buy the CE just for the cache maps. The extra levels would be OK but I might just wait for the SE. I recommend this game edition with reservations. The previous editions were great so newbies might want to start with one of them first.
I recommend this game!
Meet the funny carpet people and join two eager miniature heroes on a break-neck Click-Management mission!
Overall rating
2
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Annoying
PostedAugust 2, 2020
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
4
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5
After the 5 star reviews, I bought this as a daily deal. Should have paid attention to the two and three star reviews. Regret the time I've already spent on it. The "relaxed" mode is still timed. The relaxed timer moves only slightly slower than the "easy" mode. Relaxed should not be timed at all. With the different activities, a true relaxed mode would be fine. Far too often, one of the little workers got stuck running in place forcing a restart. Very distracting and annoying glitch. I found that if I didn't take the exact path the developers laid out, the level either timed out or didn't work at all. That's poor. Players should be able to use different solutions to a level. The upgrades at the Village didn't really make much of a difference. The characters were supposed to run faster but they seemed to be the same. The ugly roaches didn't show up until after I played the demo. If I saw them earlier in the game I wouldn't have bought it. They're gross, distracting, and extremely annoying. Several times, the runner got to the resource before the roach but the roach got the resource. Glitch or poor development? Both the game cursor and the system cursor functioned slowly requiring two and sometimes three clicks to get the check mark. The music and sound effects were annoying at best. Overall, I'm sorry I bought this and wasted my time really trying to play. I had hoped it would start to work better with the upgrades but it didn't.
I don't recommend this game.
People live in fear of the dragon and it’s up to you to embark on a dangerous quest and become the hero!
Overall rating
5
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5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
Welcome Back!
PostedJuly 23, 2020
lacard
fromGeorgia, USA
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
So glad to see another Hero of the Kingdom. Like the previous games in the series, game play seems a little old school but extremely engaging. Beautiful music, great art, lovable characters, and an addictive story line made this a definite buy. The other reviewers' details are accurate especially for Fishies who have never played this series before. The game runs great on my old Windows7 Acer Aspire. As always, try before you buy.
I recommend this game!
Match your way through an incredible farming adventure. Grow crops, plant trees, raise adorable animals and customize a wonderful farm.
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Relaxing
PostedJune 17, 2020
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
This is a cute game that doesn't require a lot of concentration or serious strategies. Works very well in full screen on my Win 10 Acer One with the little screen. Enjoyed many other farm games similar to this one but they won't run full screen on my Win 10 or work with the touch screen. Match-3 game play can be timed, limited moves, or relaxed with unlimited time and moves. Have been able to move crops, buy animals, water, and harvest with both the track pad/mouse and touch screen. The mouse is more accurate but the touch screen works well with this game too. Bought it. Recommend it for anyone who likes farm games and match 3. PC systems vary and you just don't know until you download a game and try it out. As always, try before you buy!!
I recommend this game!
Every community has big dreams and you are the one to make them happen!
Overall rating
5
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5
20 of 20 found this review helpful
Strategy not clicking
PostedMay 31, 2020
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
The entire Build-A-Lot series requires strategy. Not fast clicking. Not watching workers while they fetch & carry. Each game in the series has different features. I'm sure the developers were trying to add something to each game to make it more enjoyable. This B-A-L game features gnomes, optional goals, and a really fast timer. Not my favorite in the series but one I'll tackle in earnest. None of the B-A-L games have a 'relaxed' or 'un-timed' feature. That would make it a SIM game and not strategy. Re-playing levels is required because they often come up with a new goal near the end. And, the layouts change with each restart. Sometimes, a restart gives a better set up than the original. Anyone who doesn't like builder games won't like this one any more than the rest of the series and should stick with repetitive clicking games. Anyone genuinely interested in playing the B-A-L games can watch players on the video website and get the feel of the strategies involved. I recommend this game to anyone interested in using their brain instead of their fingers. I have the entire series including this one. Yes, they're challenging but fun.
I recommend this game!
Embark on an incredible prehistoric time management adventure and stop Doctor Terrible before the timeline is ruined!
Overall rating
3
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5
Buy on sale
PostedMay 20, 2020
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Overall, another fetch & carry game. Different story line made it interesting. Has two modes accessed by checking/unchecking "very difficult" box. "Very difficult" is really challenging and you can run out of time if you don't figure out what's needed and not necessary. Unchecking the "Very Difficult" box puts it into a relaxed mode where the timer doesn't move. What's nice is that you can play the same level timed or not timed without starting the entire game over. Most TM games require starting the game over from the beginning if you change modes. I especially enjoyed the music. While repetitive, the pan pipes were a great sound. Bought it on sale. Recommend with reservations preferably on sale.
I recommend this game!
A dark spell forces Zeus to forget his own children! Help the kids of Hellas in this time management quest!
Overall rating
4
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5
SE issues
PostedMay 20, 2020
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
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5
This is a typical fetch & carry game. Graphics and story line were good. Music and sound, tolerable. The puzzle pieces were easy to find. Complete the puzzles to play the bonus rounds. Played relaxed first then casual after. Playing relaxed doesn't give you any stars. The games states that completing all the levels with 3 stars will build something. Nothing was ever built in the SE version. I completed all of the achievements but never made the final 'completed all the achievements' trophy. In the CE, there's a 'theft' achievement that seems to be missing from the SE version. Looks like the developers just slapped the SE version together from the CE version without changing the programming. Could have been 5 stars if everything worked. The CE really didn't merit the higher price. I recommend it with reservations for anyone really desperate for a TM game preferably on a BOGO or sale date.
I recommend this game!
Rainbow Web 3
Untangle the web and save Rainbow Village in this exciting Match 3 game!
Overall rating
5
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5
Replayed Often
PostedApril 30, 2020
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
5
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5
I had purchased all three Rainbow Web games when they came out. I've replayed each of them numerous times on my Window 7 laptop. Randomized game play makes each level unique. This is a challenging yet distinctive Match-3 type of game with a story line. There are timed and relaxed modes. Right now, I'm re-playing it on an Acer One with Windows 10. The Acer One is about the size of a tablet. Although the Rainbow Web games won't work in full screen mode, game play is perfect and the graphics are very visible. Enjoying the games once again.
I recommend this game!
In this time management classic, stop a mad scientist who's replicating the most destructive forces in nature!
Overall rating
2
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5
15 of 19 found this review helpful
Try before you buy!
PostedSeptember 2, 2019
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Almost bought this without trying because the previous games in the series were so great. Extremely disappointed in this one. I completely agree with the 2 and 3 star reviewers so I won't repeat. The absolute worst feature was the bubble pop-up blocking large portions of the game screen. Never saw a cafe I needed because of the pop-up from another building. Recurring pits were annoying and unexplained. Sad end of an otherwise great series. Won't even wait for the SE.
I don't recommend this game.
Play Kingdom Chronicles 2 and learn more about the orcs’ dirty tricks in this time-management adventure.
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Not much fun
PostedMay 23, 2019
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
No relaxed mode. Sound effects are annoying at best. The graphics aren't always easy to see. For example, the gold mine colors match the gold. I didn't always pick up when available because I didn't see it. Clearing the road isn't challenging as much as confusing because the grays all blend with each other making the road difficult to pick out. Especially where there are overpasses that just look flat. The orcs are a nuisance. Everything stops when they're around but it's often impossible to build the barracks with the available resources. The strategy guide that comes with the collectors version is skimpy. Leaves out important steps. Overall, as fetch and carry games go, this one isn't much fun. I'm sorry I bought it. Might dabble with it once in awhile but I doubt if I'll play it. Disappointing. Won't be buying any sequels.
I don't recommend this game.