fredandethel's Profile
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- Average Rating:3.8
- Helpful Votes:2,273
- Reviews Submitted:191
- First Review:April 1, 2012
- Most Recent Review:October 7, 2020
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A special version of Button Tales with a new set of levels and innovative match 3 gamesplay!
Overall rating
2
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5
0 of 1 found this review helpful
Seems a pointless game to me
PostedOctober 7, 2020
fredandethel
fromDerbyshire, England
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
The only object of the game seems to be to collect set numbers of certain tiles, which always bores me. I didn't play many levels so perhaps it gets better later on, but I wasn't interested enough to find out.
I don't recommend this game.
Overall rating
3
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5
9 of 10 found this review helpful
A new kind of logic puzzle
PostedOctober 6, 2020
fredandethel
fromDerbyshire, England
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
A good idea, but with zero instructions I'm puzzling as to why some moves are possible and other aren't. This is game for serious puzzlers - anyone else risks brain fever!
I don't recommend this game.
In this latest match-3 adventure, gather up your courage and press on to the haunted mansion on the hill and rid it of evil spirits.
Overall rating
5
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5
Shows what can be done with match 3
PostedAugust 29, 2020
fredandethel
fromDerbyshire, England
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
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
I love most of the Cursed House / Laruaville / Spellarium games - they really push the envelope of match 3 games. The only criticism I have of this one, which I've also found in some others, is that some levels rely too much on creating lightning bonuses to remove a tile that can't be accessed any other way.
I particularly like the card solitaire mini games - free cell solitaire is rare, and I do wish they would develop a complete game of this!
Keep up the good work
I particularly like the card solitaire mini games - free cell solitaire is rare, and I do wish they would develop a complete game of this!
Keep up the good work
I recommend this game!
Join Princess Miriel’s and fight Darksoul to save her brother in The Enthralling Realms: Knights and Orcs!
Overall rating
2
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5
14 of 22 found this review helpful
Can anyone fill the energy meter?
PostedAugust 19, 2020
fredandethel
fromDerbyshire, England
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
At first this looked like and OK Match 3, but matching 4 or more gives no bonuses, just goes into an "energy meter" which gets almost full but never seems to fill however many larger matches you make - no instructions about it, so I gave up!
I don't recommend this game.
It's raining gems inside your ship! Make matches to get rid of them or your spaceship is history!
Overall rating
3
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5
3 of 8 found this review helpful
Might be worth a free game code
PostedAugust 12, 2020
fredandethel
fromDerbyshire, England
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Not a game I would play for long at a time, but I've been buying a lot of Collector's editions lately, so have several free game codes to use up. I think it would be less stressful to play without the distracting background of falling rocks!
I don't recommend this game.
The ghosts are back on a new puzzle adventure and this time they’re going to have a run-in with a famous wizard!
Overall rating
3
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5
8 of 16 found this review helpful
Why so mean with bonuses?
PostedAugust 10, 2020
fredandethel
fromDerbyshire, England
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
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
I love the earlier Laruaville games, but since Laruaville 7 there is no bonus for a match 4, just horizontal or vertical row clearers for a match 5. The Spellarium series by the same developers has the original bonuses, so they are the ones I buy now.
I don't recommend this game.
A wide range of Mahjongg boards, set in Nordland, with many hours of challenging fun for beginners as well as passionate Mahjongg players!
Overall rating
3
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5
7 of 8 found this review helpful
Could have been so much better
PostedAugust 4, 2020
fredandethel
fromDerbyshire, England
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
I have to agree with the other reviews, but I did decide the Duel game was worth a free game coupon - once I worked out what the number of available moves meant - one means click on the duel master tiles top right to add one to the layout, 6 means click on one of your 6 tiles and you will be shown available spaces to put it, any other number means their are visible matches, as well as the option to place another tile.
I recommend this game!
Ezaron Chronicles features multiple levels and power-ups, making it a must-play for match-3 fans!
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
Challenging and a bit different
PostedJuly 30, 2020
fredandethel
fromDerbyshire, England
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
No instructions, but I call myself something of an expert at match 3 so I had a go. Bonuses are unpredictable - a match 4 may give you a bomb, or a vertical line clearer, or a horizontal line clearer. To detonate them you swap them with an adjacent tile, so you have some choice in how you use them. A match 5 gets a rocket which I think removes all tiles of the colour you swap it with. There are a few other things like paint blots and glowing tiles which I haven't quite worked out yet. After a few levels locked tiles appear - you have to make a match with 2 tiles of the same colour as the lock (not the underlying tile) to free them.
I was still trying to get through level 12 in limited moves mode when the hour trial ended, and I used a free code to keep on trying.
I was still trying to get through level 12 in limited moves mode when the hour trial ended, and I used a free code to keep on trying.
I recommend this game!
Kill the monsters by gathering like colors and Save the Planet in this unique puzzle game!
Overall rating
4
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5
3 of 5 found this review helpful
Level 63 is the big challenge!
PostedJune 8, 2020
fredandethel
fromDerbyshire, England
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Up to level 63 the difficulty level is just right for me - power ups often appear in the nick of time. But here's where I always get sucked into the planet!
The replay map only goes up to level 60 so that's where you have to restart, but every attempt works out differently, though with the same ending for me so far.
The replay map only goes up to level 60 so that's where you have to restart, but every attempt works out differently, though with the same ending for me so far.
I recommend this game!
Help Stan Riddle escape the Haunted Manor! After being trapped by the Lord of Mirrors, Stan needs you to guide him to safety!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Hidden bonus chapter!
PostedSeptember 6, 2019
fredandethel
fromDerbyshire, England
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Don't know if anyone's already mentioned this, or if anyone will read this review for an old game, but if you press play again after reaching the end of the game as shown in the walkthrough, there is more. Not a very long extra, but tricky as hints only work in HO scenes. Stan is finally rescued, body and soul, and the curse on the manor is lifted.
I recommend this game!