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- Average Rating:3.7
- Helpful Votes:358,445
- Reviews Submitted:4712
- First Review:December 10, 2012
- Most Recent Review:April 24, 2025
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Words Kingdom
You must play as a brave knight and must eliminate the barbarian invaders from the kingdom by successfully winning word battles.
Overall rating
1
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5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO "WIN " THE BATTLE
PostedSeptember 8, 2020
pennmom36
fromDear Developers: If you're reading this...we really do want decent WORD GAMES in 2021!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
There are two modes of gameplay, Campaign, and Classic in this Bookworm similar game. The object in both modes is to spell words by connecting letters on the board in any formation (up, down, right, left, or diagonally) as long as they can be connected without skipping a space. The longer or more unique a word is, the more points you will earn, and you are awarded bonus points if you spell the Unique Bonus Word...of which you have no clue really as to what this word is until you spell it.
In the Campaign, Mode, you must successfully win the battle for each of the 10 regions and earn points equal to the number of points that the Barbarian Troops earn to win. Each battle gives you 3 minutes to spell words and there is a shuffle feature but the problem is that the letters you are given are basically crappy letters that make it impossible to create long words, much less unique words...the board is filled with Q's, Z's, W's, etc, with very few vowels, and it doesn't accept many of the words that games like Bookworm, Word Whomp, and Words with Friends accept. The end result is that you keep losing battles and the "hearts" you earn winning the people's trust, soon disappear as battle after battle is lost because the board gives you crappy letters to try to spell decent words within less than 3 minutes!
In the Classic Mode, you are basically playing the same game without the battle against the Barbarian Troops. If the word contains rare letters, additional points are awarded, and you have 3 minutes to finish each level. The Classic Mode also has a Unique Bonus Word for extra Points, and both modes allow you to double-click a word to submit it, versus clicking the submit button to save time.
The graphics are pretty bland, but I wasn't really expecting anything spectacular from a game that's nearly 10 years old. If this game had a better dictionary capability and the shuffle feature actually gave you more usable letters, I would definitely have purchased this game and would have given it 5-stars!
I don't recommend this game.
Wordy Vu
Save Sweetzerland in this delicious word game.
Overall rating
1
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
IF YOU LIKE YODELING...
PostedSeptember 8, 2020
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
What a dreadful game! If the yodeling background music doesn't turn you off, the blurry graphics surely will. No matter what resolution I chose the graphics were huge and out of proportion, half of the game was off the screen and I couldn't even access the options menu. When I'd try to exit out of the game it would freeze up and I couldn't get rid of the game's icon. I finally had to hit the escape button and use the task manager to stop the process. Do Not Download This Game It Doesn't Work!
I don't recommend this game.
Explore an entire world of wonderful paintings, elegant curves and bright colors. Complete incredible works of art and become the artist!
Overall rating
5
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5
93 of 102 found this review helpful
WHAT! IT HAS A NEW FREESTYLE COLORING OPTION THAT LETS ME CHOOSE MY OWN COLORS!
PostedSeptember 7, 2020
pennmom36
fromI just created the wildest colored cow you've ever seen, but it's Moo-tuful!
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
I fell in love with the first Art By Numbers game because it was a classier version of the Paint by Numbers game with much better graphics and way better options. I didn't think they could up the ante on such an amazing game because the first game had so many options already, but they proved me wrong with the coolest feature ever...they added a Freeplay section that allows me to choose my own colors from a complete, full-scale color palette! I couldn't wait to complete a picture so I could unlock the Freeplay image and use my imagination to create a wild and colorful pennmom version!
The cursor is an actual Paintbrush, which was an option available in the original version, but this time they have added an option to "paint" the sections normally, or as an actual brushstroke that fills sections in as if you were actually using a real paintbrush! You can choose from 4 different Background Textures that will compliment your completed works of art (72 total) You can also choose the color shading of the numbered areas, and the type of painting style, either Flat or a textured Watercolored effect that looks more like a real paint by numbers painting effect.
The Current Number is much easier to see than in the "other" painting game and the black lines are much smaller so the pictures are much crisper and are really interesting. They have a transparent background (unlike the other painting game which has an ugly gray background) because this picture will be displayed on the background you have chosen, and it will be embossed with a blue & gold frame when completed.
The Current Number is much easier to see than in the "other" painting game and the black lines are much smaller so the pictures are much crisper and are really interesting. They have a transparent background (unlike the other painting game which has an ugly gray background) because this picture will be displayed on the background you have chosen, and it will be embossed with a blue & gold frame when completed.
The colors are beautiful with carefully chosen hues of yellows, purples, pinks, fuchsias, teals, oranges, etc. A butterfly might have 5 different variations or shades of pink on his wings which is something I have complained about several times on the other painting game. It's not very pretty when the same blue color is used on an entire butterfly that is just separated by really thick black lines, you have to use shading variations to give it depth, and that is exactly what Awigor has done...the same developer that developed Rainbow Mosaics, one of my favorite Mosaics series!
ART BY NUMBERS SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Art By Numbers 1 (May 7-2020) n/a
2-Art By Numbers 2 (August 31-2020) n/a
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Art By Numbers 1 (May 7-2020) n/a
2-Art By Numbers 2 (August 31-2020) n/a
by: Awigor
I recommend this game!
Time Management in a fairytaile setting with beloved Wonderland characters!
Overall rating
3
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5
26 of 34 found this review helpful
I LIKED THE CE VERSION BETTER BUT THE SE VERSION STILL HAS COLLECTIBLE TEACUPS & ACHIEVEMENTS
PostedSeptember 7, 2020
pennmom36
fromRumor has is the cow jumped over the moon and the dish ran away with the spoon...but don't tell anyone I told you ;)
Skill Level:Expert
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
4
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5
♠ Tweedle Two Still Looks Like Tweedle One, If The Giant Sees Them They'll Be None!
♠ The Clock Stopped Ticking in Wonderland I Hear, Now Tweedle's Mission Has Been Made Very Clear!
♠ The Queen Needs To See If Time's Still Tick Tocking, Way Up High Where Birds Are A Flocking.
♠ Alice Never Wanted To Grow Up, Was Her Wish, Looks Like It's Been Granted Cuz Now She's Smaller Than A Dish!
♠ No Need To Hurry, You Won't Be Late, Time Has Been Frozen... so why do we need a freeze time option... In This Time Management Game?
♠ The Clock Stopped Ticking in Wonderland I Hear, Now Tweedle's Mission Has Been Made Very Clear!
♠ The Queen Needs To See If Time's Still Tick Tocking, Way Up High Where Birds Are A Flocking.
♠ Alice Never Wanted To Grow Up, Was Her Wish, Looks Like It's Been Granted Cuz Now She's Smaller Than A Dish!
♠ No Need To Hurry, You Won't Be Late, Time Has Been Frozen... so why do we need a freeze time option... In This Time Management Game?
I actually loved this Alice's Wonderland more than the other two versions, it's bright, it's colorful, it's challenging but not super hard and there are so many creative features and imaginative TM tasks that make it delightful to play. There are so many alters and features that I decided to jot down bullet points of what each feature gives me and what resources they require because I was able to look at my notes to better strategize. (for example Chest-bark+gold...Bush-imagination+candy) So the chest required bark to obtain gold, and the Bush required imagination to obtain candy, and by making a list with - and + I could easily glance at my notes and know what I'd need to go after on which paths first.
There are 40 Main Levels (+20 Collector's Edition version Bonus Levels) that can be played in a Relaxed, Normal or Challenge difficulty mode, and Trophy Achievements to earn. In the CE and SE versions, each level has a Teacup that allows you to assemble downloadable Jigsaw Puzzles. In the CE version, each scene also has a Morphing Art Palette that allows you to "paint" 3 Concept Art pictures, as well as 2 extra mini-games, downloadable artwork, bonus quests, and 4 additional achievements.
Although the concept is the same, the features are clever. Alice must collect "Imagination" and the Tweedle workers need to collect Candy as their food source. You will build Candy Factories for food supplies, repair cracks along the paths, removing stone and boulders, clearing "peelings", open Treasure Chests, and gather renewable resources from various Altars. There are a lot of strategies involved and if you don't do things in the right order, you can and will get stuck and have no choice but to start over! (the bullet point list really helps :)
The Bonuses are Magic Spells that last for about 20 seconds each, and each level usually has 3-4 different Spells available:
♠-Collect More Resources
♠-Run Faster
♠-Bargain Trade (resources traded at a better rate of 3-4)
♠-Get Candy Pile (generated on altars)
♠-Get Gold (generated on altars)
♠-Fill Altars
♠-Speed Up Workers
♠-Freeze Time
♠-Speed Up Production
♠-Endless Candy (obstacles are temporarily disabled-max 3 objects)
♠-Endless Gold (obstacles are temporarily disabled-max 3 objects)
♠-Collect More Resources
♠-Run Faster
♠-Bargain Trade (resources traded at a better rate of 3-4)
♠-Get Candy Pile (generated on altars)
♠-Get Gold (generated on altars)
♠-Fill Altars
♠-Speed Up Workers
♠-Freeze Time
♠-Speed Up Production
♠-Endless Candy (obstacles are temporarily disabled-max 3 objects)
♠-Endless Gold (obstacles are temporarily disabled-max 3 objects)
ALICE'S WONDERLAND SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Cast in Shadow (November 13-2019) 3.3
2-Stolen Souls (May 17-2020) 4.0
3-Shackles in Time (September 7-2020) n/a
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Cast in Shadow (November 13-2019) 3.3
2-Stolen Souls (May 17-2020) 4.0
3-Shackles in Time (September 7-2020) n/a
by: Big City Lab
I recommend this game!
Experience the Baroque Era through an architect's eyes!
Overall rating
5
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5
161 of 178 found this review helpful
IT'S A "JUST ONE MORE LEVEL" KIND OF MATCH 3 GAME THAT KEEPS YOU PLAYING FOR HOURS
PostedSeptember 5, 2020
pennmom36
fromThe Meerkat or Suricate belongs to the mongoose family. They can recognize each other's voice & they babysit each other's pups Their belly hair is very thin so after sleeping in their chilly burrows, they climb back out & stand facing the sun to get warm
Skill Level:Expert
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
I wasn't crazy about the castles on this edition of Jewel Match, but the Match 3 levels are very addicting. It's one of those games where you just keep telling yourself, "I'll just play one more level before I get some actual work done" but six levels later you are still saying the same thing!
One thing's for sure, Suricate never skimps on Collector's Edition Extra's so there's no reason to wait, this has all the bling you could ask for, and then they go above and beyond to give you way more than you are expecting. You get 3 extra Jigsaw Quests (after completing the Main Quests) 8 Music Soundtracks, 6 extra Cursor options, 6 extra Hidden Object Games, 3 extra Castles, the Making Of (really interesting concepts) Achievements, 15 Butterfly Levels, 14 Pearl Levels, and 10 Bonus Game Levels to unlock
You can choose to play in a Timed Mode, a Limited Moves Mode, or a Relaxed Mode. Then you get to choose to play whichever type you selected, in a Normal or Advanced difficulty mode!
Each level has several "rooms" to complete, when one room is cleared, you click on the arrows to visit the next room. If you have time remaining after completing a level, you can either continue to the next level or go to the previous rooms and search for bonus items or earn more gold, etc. Gold and Silver Coins that appear can be collected with a single click (they will disappear after a brief amount of time) and Bags of Coins must be dropped off of the board to collect by making matches under them. The Coins earned can be used to purchase Shop Item upgrades of power-ups, Special Pieces are collected by dropping off the board as well, and they are used to purchase decorations such as Statues, Flowers, and Animals, Amulets are dropped off the board and they are used to purchase Castle Sections.
Large matches will reward you with power-ups, such as a Match 4 gives you a Joker Gem that can be matched with any tiles, and a Match 5 or more, awards you with an Arrow that clears rows, columns, cross formations, etc. There are Moving Bombs that strengthen with each move, Stomper Boxes that unravel with a hammer to stomp 3 different tiles, and even Atomic Tiles that turn tiles matched near them into atomic explosives.
The object is to clear all gold cells by making matches over them. Some items require you to make matches under the items such as keys until they fall off the board. Mana Bottles must be collected to cast spells, and Treasure Chests can be upgraded to hold a greater number of tiles, because once full, other tiles collected will go unused. (larger chests can be purchased in the Shop)
There are various obstacles such as Wooden Crates, Chains, Double Chains, Dark Fog, Amber Trapped tiles, Arrows that move tiles along the arrowed paths, and even Safe tiles that require a specified number of matches made next to them, according to the number inside. As you progress you will unlock Puzzle Rooms that don't allow power-ups and the goal is to catch the Butterfly. You will also unlock Pearl Rooms to gather pearls to purchase bonus mini-games. These levels are always available and won't restart unless you restart the entire game.
I love that we're finally getting some decent Match 3 games! Thank you Big Fish and Thank you SS and our fellow Pondie for another wonderful Jewel Match 3 game!
JEWEL MATCH 3 SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Jewel Match: 1 SE only (March 14-2007) 4.1
2-Jewel Match: 2 SE only (March 11-2009) 4.3
*Jewel Match: 2 Reloaded SE only (July 20-2015) 4.4
3-Jewel Match 3: SE only (April 13-2011) 4.3
4-Jewel Match 4: SE only (June 16-2016) 3.9
5-Jewel Match Origins: Palais Imperial CE (September 5-2020) n/a
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Jewel Match: 1 SE only (March 14-2007) 4.1
2-Jewel Match: 2 SE only (March 11-2009) 4.3
*Jewel Match: 2 Reloaded SE only (July 20-2015) 4.4
3-Jewel Match 3: SE only (April 13-2011) 4.3
4-Jewel Match 4: SE only (June 16-2016) 3.9
5-Jewel Match Origins: Palais Imperial CE (September 5-2020) n/a
(does not include the Twilight, Royale or Naturescape series)
by: Suricate Software
I recommend this game!
Can you save an old friend from a deadly legend in time?
Overall rating
3
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5
68 of 79 found this review helpful
I THINK THE DEVIL STOLE THE BELL IN THE BELFRY
PostedSeptember 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
Completed Game approximately 4.5 hours
(including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
17 Main Game Scene Locations +8 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner-Intermediate
(including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
17 Main Game Scene Locations +8 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner-Intermediate
Hey, I'm not a novelist, but I have played Detective Dupin's character and/or sidekick 18 games in a row, but as far as I can remember, this game has absolutely nothing to do with EAP's Devil in the Belfry. Sure, they mentioned a bell ringing in the first scene, but I didn't hear said bell, I didn't see said bell, I didn't even get the pleasure of seeing a recap or watch someone dream about this Devil ringing said bell in the belfry. After the first chapter, the Devil is out of the picture, (technically) so my point is if you are going to honor Edgar Allan Poe with a series dedicated to his books, shouldn't you at least attempt to base the story around the actual events? This has absolutely nothing to do with the book, the title is the only thing that hints to Poe! (why not just make a new series if you run out of Poe's ideas?)
☽☾Collectibles☼ CE Version Only
Looks like Amax got the memo about skimping on the CE Bling on recent games. They have added some decent Morphs & Collectibles to this game! There are 12 Zoom-Zone Magic Cards that have illusions or magic trick descriptions which I found to be pretty interesting! There are 60 Morphing Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces, usually, 2-3 per scene and they morph at a perfect speed so they aren't super obvious, but they aren't super difficult to find either. The puzzle pieces can be assembled to complete a 60 piece picture as well.
Looks like Amax got the memo about skimping on the CE Bling on recent games. They have added some decent Morphs & Collectibles to this game! There are 12 Zoom-Zone Magic Cards that have illusions or magic trick descriptions which I found to be pretty interesting! There are 60 Morphing Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces, usually, 2-3 per scene and they morph at a perfect speed so they aren't super obvious, but they aren't super difficult to find either. The puzzle pieces can be assembled to complete a 60 piece picture as well.
◔Hidden Object Scenes◕
There are 20 Hidden Object Scenes 6 in the CE Bonus Chapter, including several smaller Zoom-Zone Hidden Object Scenes which usually preceded the larger main HO scenes. I'm not usually a fan of HO's so I'm already biased, but I didn't think they put forth much effort in most of the HO scenes which were mostly Interactive List Finds. I really wish developers would add a Skip option to the HOP's because most of the time the alternate Match 3 games some of them offer they offer are just as boring so they are both just a complete waste of time for most seasoned players. As I said, most of the HO's are Interactive List Finds but there are also a couple of Silhouetted Shape Finds, Multiples of the Same Object Finds, Fragmented Item Finds, a Progressive-Interactive Zoom Zone HO, a couple of Keyword in Sentence Finds, and my personal favorite, a fairly interactive Swatch Find where you find objects that match the colors shown on swatch samples. There are no alternate Puzzles available.
There are 20 Hidden Object Scenes 6 in the CE Bonus Chapter, including several smaller Zoom-Zone Hidden Object Scenes which usually preceded the larger main HO scenes. I'm not usually a fan of HO's so I'm already biased, but I didn't think they put forth much effort in most of the HO scenes which were mostly Interactive List Finds. I really wish developers would add a Skip option to the HOP's because most of the time the alternate Match 3 games some of them offer they offer are just as boring so they are both just a complete waste of time for most seasoned players. As I said, most of the HO's are Interactive List Finds but there are also a couple of Silhouetted Shape Finds, Multiples of the Same Object Finds, Fragmented Item Finds, a Progressive-Interactive Zoom Zone HO, a couple of Keyword in Sentence Finds, and my personal favorite, a fairly interactive Swatch Find where you find objects that match the colors shown on swatch samples. There are no alternate Puzzles available.
♙Mini-Games♙
There are 36 Mini-Games +8 in the CE Bonus Chapter, and most of them are the easy, relaxing kind of puzzles. Here are some of my personal favorites:
1-Untangle Ropes.
2-Rotate & Swap parts between plates დდდ
3-Use mechanical hand to grab items in a specified order. დდ
4-Use directional arrows to go fishing while avoiding air bubbles. დდდ
5-Several matching pair variations.დდ
6-Navigate maze variations (some while avoiding dangerous obstacles by timing) დდდ
There are 36 Mini-Games +8 in the CE Bonus Chapter, and most of them are the easy, relaxing kind of puzzles. Here are some of my personal favorites:
1-Untangle Ropes.
2-Rotate & Swap parts between plates დდდ
3-Use mechanical hand to grab items in a specified order. დდ
4-Use directional arrows to go fishing while avoiding air bubbles. დდდ
5-Several matching pair variations.დდ
6-Navigate maze variations (some while avoiding dangerous obstacles by timing) დდდ
✯Bonus Chapter (Collector's Edition version only)✯
George and Anna must save their mother when she is accused of fraud and imprisoned shortly after the death of their father. The children have everything to lose, they have just lost their beloved father and now the family business is a stake as well, The Wheeler Theater of Illusion. This chapter unfolds over 8 scenes with an additional 8 mini-games and 6 hidden object scenes (including smaller zoom-zones) You will complete the final 2 Magic Card Tricks Collection and find the final 16 Morphing Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces that will allow you to complete the Jigsaw Puzzle of Dupin's Office.
George and Anna must save their mother when she is accused of fraud and imprisoned shortly after the death of their father. The children have everything to lose, they have just lost their beloved father and now the family business is a stake as well, The Wheeler Theater of Illusion. This chapter unfolds over 8 scenes with an additional 8 mini-games and 6 hidden object scenes (including smaller zoom-zones) You will complete the final 2 Magic Card Tricks Collection and find the final 16 Morphing Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces that will allow you to complete the Jigsaw Puzzle of Dupin's Office.
♕Collector's Edition Extra's♕
7 Wallpapers, 7 Concept Art Pictures, 8 Screensavers, 16 Movie Cutscene Videos, 4 Music Soundtracks, 12 Achievements, 18 Replayable Mini-Games, 16 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes,12 Zoom Zone Magic Card Tricks, 60 Morphing Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces (assemble a Jigsaw of Dubin's Office) 4 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a Built-In Strategy Guide.
7 Wallpapers, 7 Concept Art Pictures, 8 Screensavers, 16 Movie Cutscene Videos, 4 Music Soundtracks, 12 Achievements, 18 Replayable Mini-Games, 16 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes,12 Zoom Zone Magic Card Tricks, 60 Morphing Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces (assemble a Jigsaw of Dubin's Office) 4 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a Built-In Strategy Guide.
DARK TALES SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Murder's In The Rue Morgue (December 17-2009) 3.7
2-The Black Cat (October 8-2010) 4.0
3-The Premature Burial (November 4-2011) 4.4
4-The Gold Bug (February 8-2013) 3.5
5-The Masque Of The Red Death (May 24-2013) 4.2
6-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (April 18-2014) 4.1
7-The Mystery of Marie Roget (March 20-2015) 4.2
8-The Tell-Tale Heart (December 13-2015) 2.2
9-Metzengerstein (August 19-2016) 3.5
10-The Raven (January 27-2017) 2.9
11-Lenore (September 8-2017) 2.1
12-Morella (January 14-2018) 3.8
13-The Pit and the Pendulum (May 4-2018) 3.0
14-The Oval Portrait (September 29-2018) 2.5
15-Speaking With The Dead (April 21-2019) 2.9
16-Ligeia (August 16-2019) 3.0
17-The Bells (June 21-2020) 3.0
18-The Devil in the Belfry (September 4-2020) n/a
2-The Black Cat (October 8-2010) 4.0
3-The Premature Burial (November 4-2011) 4.4
4-The Gold Bug (February 8-2013) 3.5
5-The Masque Of The Red Death (May 24-2013) 4.2
6-The Fall Of The House Of Usher (April 18-2014) 4.1
7-The Mystery of Marie Roget (March 20-2015) 4.2
8-The Tell-Tale Heart (December 13-2015) 2.2
9-Metzengerstein (August 19-2016) 3.5
10-The Raven (January 27-2017) 2.9
11-Lenore (September 8-2017) 2.1
12-Morella (January 14-2018) 3.8
13-The Pit and the Pendulum (May 4-2018) 3.0
14-The Oval Portrait (September 29-2018) 2.5
15-Speaking With The Dead (April 21-2019) 2.9
16-Ligeia (August 16-2019) 3.0
17-The Bells (June 21-2020) 3.0
18-The Devil in the Belfry (September 4-2020) n/a
by: Amax Interactive
Can your love survive the vampire’s curse?
Overall rating
3
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5
111 of 143 found this review helpful
IT'S HARD TO TAKE A VAMPIRE SERIOUSLY WHEN HE'S SURROUNDED BY SO MANY BRIGHT COLORS
PostedSeptember 3, 2020
pennmom36
fromPorphyria, an inherited blood disorder causing the body to produce less heme a component of hemoglobin, that carries oxygen from lungs to body tissues,it became prevalent w/nobility-royalty of E.Europe in 1800's & could explain the rise of Vampire myths
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Completed Game approximately 5.5 Hours
(including completion of all puzzles & CE Bonus Chapter)
24 Main Game Scene Locations +10 CE Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner
(including completion of all puzzles & CE Bonus Chapter)
24 Main Game Scene Locations +10 CE Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner
Whose your Daddy? Gabriel is all grown up now, and what a handsome young man he's turned out to be. Even though his mother died of a rare infliction during childbirth, Gabriel hasn't suffered nearly any side effects other than a touch of insomnia. But the truth about his mother's death has been kept a secret for his entire life, but he's always suspected that's there's something different about him, something that's not quite right, not quite human!
☭Gadgets/Helper:☭
Dark Romance is usually about 2 lovers being torn apart by unseen forces as you swap between players. Unlike the clever writing team of Ashville where they changed things up a bit with a journal that as one person pens an entry in the year 2000, it appeared to the person in the year 1985. The problem with this game is that someone got the bright idea that they should do a game similar to their first game Vampires in Love, except now Domini has really bright colorful graphics with an overabundance of yellows, pinks, and purples and they decided to give the original Vampire a stupid floaty cloak that reminded me of the Seer's antlered cloak in Saga of the Nine Worlds. To make matters more ridiculous they gave him a huge comb-over to the point that you laugh every time you see him. I can't take any of it seriously, why would you ruin a Vampire story with a G-rated version? [insert glitter-bomb]
Dark Romance is usually about 2 lovers being torn apart by unseen forces as you swap between players. Unlike the clever writing team of Ashville where they changed things up a bit with a journal that as one person pens an entry in the year 2000, it appeared to the person in the year 1985. The problem with this game is that someone got the bright idea that they should do a game similar to their first game Vampires in Love, except now Domini has really bright colorful graphics with an overabundance of yellows, pinks, and purples and they decided to give the original Vampire a stupid floaty cloak that reminded me of the Seer's antlered cloak in Saga of the Nine Worlds. To make matters more ridiculous they gave him a huge comb-over to the point that you laugh every time you see him. I can't take any of it seriously, why would you ruin a Vampire story with a G-rated version? [insert glitter-bomb]
☽☾Collectibles & Morphing Objects ☯(CE Version Only):
Once again, Domini has surprised us with no surprise when it comes to their completely predictable Collectibles & Morphing Objects. Once again there are 15 Morphing objects...this time they are Blood Sample Vials (AB-yum?) 15 Jewelry Items (Vampires=Jewelry...I totally see the connection here...okay, no I don't really see any connection here?) Once again, the entire town is littered with a gazillion Missing Notes, I have a confession to make, in my spare time I jot down all my thoughts and nefarious plans, one page at a time, on a single sheet of paper and then I place a single page in random places all over town just for grins and giggles (sometimes when I'm really bored, like now, for example, I take the Unicorn...his story's coming up, keep reading)...what are the chances of the same person finding all of those pages? There are 70 Coins to pilferage that are hidden away in the darkest corners of some of the Zoom Zones. They aren't your coins, they aren't in your house, they are in someone else's house, the people who live in those houses look like they need those coins more than you do, but you'll take them anyway, even worse, you'll both take them, it's okay, no one's looking, seriously, no one can see you, well technically, the owl is watching you but "whooo's" he gonna tell, Gabriel? He took some too, Sabrina, she just swiped a handful, it's a match made in heaven, Vampires In Love... oh wait, that was the first game lol.
Once again, Domini has surprised us with no surprise when it comes to their completely predictable Collectibles & Morphing Objects. Once again there are 15 Morphing objects...this time they are Blood Sample Vials (AB-yum?) 15 Jewelry Items (Vampires=Jewelry...I totally see the connection here...okay, no I don't really see any connection here?) Once again, the entire town is littered with a gazillion Missing Notes, I have a confession to make, in my spare time I jot down all my thoughts and nefarious plans, one page at a time, on a single sheet of paper and then I place a single page in random places all over town just for grins and giggles (sometimes when I'm really bored, like now, for example, I take the Unicorn...his story's coming up, keep reading)...what are the chances of the same person finding all of those pages? There are 70 Coins to pilferage that are hidden away in the darkest corners of some of the Zoom Zones. They aren't your coins, they aren't in your house, they are in someone else's house, the people who live in those houses look like they need those coins more than you do, but you'll take them anyway, even worse, you'll both take them, it's okay, no one's looking, seriously, no one can see you, well technically, the owl is watching you but "whooo's" he gonna tell, Gabriel? He took some too, Sabrina, she just swiped a handful, it's a match made in heaven, Vampires In Love... oh wait, that was the first game lol.
◔Hidden Object Scenes◕
There are 9 Hidden Object Scenes +4 in the CE Bonus Chapter and an alternate Match 3 Game available, which btw, doesn't allow you to make consecutive matches quickly. (you have to wait for all tiles to stop falling before you can make the next match) They include Interactive List Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Keywords in Sentence Finds, Descriptive Item Finds, Find 12 Odd Items withing several Pictures, and one that I thought was pretty creative where you turned discs to align two halves of a fish, shown as Silhouetted Shapes. When the fish were aligned, they would come to life in full color (mostly colorful male Beta fish) and jump into the center pond.
There are 9 Hidden Object Scenes +4 in the CE Bonus Chapter and an alternate Match 3 Game available, which btw, doesn't allow you to make consecutive matches quickly. (you have to wait for all tiles to stop falling before you can make the next match) They include Interactive List Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Keywords in Sentence Finds, Descriptive Item Finds, Find 12 Odd Items withing several Pictures, and one that I thought was pretty creative where you turned discs to align two halves of a fish, shown as Silhouetted Shapes. When the fish were aligned, they would come to life in full color (mostly colorful male Beta fish) and jump into the center pond.
♙Mini-Games:♘
There are 21 Mini-Games +6 in the CE Bonus Chapter. You can choose to play them in an Easy or Hard difficulty mode and you can choose which mode to have them start out in the Custom Setting (you can still switch between modes for each individual game) Here's a list of some of my personal favorites:
There are 21 Mini-Games +6 in the CE Bonus Chapter. You can choose to play them in an Easy or Hard difficulty mode and you can choose which mode to have them start out in the Custom Setting (you can still switch between modes for each individual game) Here's a list of some of my personal favorites:
1-Shoot bats 3 times each, bats move forward after each shot.
2-Arrange flower petals according to the hint by rotating discs.
3-Climb a rope by adjusting 3 levers to align the target over each knot 1 at a time.
4-Use free slots to swap gears to their matching colored flowers, and then place gears so they fit correctly on the pegs.
5-Use directional arrows to rotate inner & outer edges so red candles are on the inside and blue candles are on the outer edges.
6-Use directional arrows to move counter or clockwise either 3-4 or 6 spaces to land on the correct symbols.
2-Arrange flower petals according to the hint by rotating discs.
3-Climb a rope by adjusting 3 levers to align the target over each knot 1 at a time.
4-Use free slots to swap gears to their matching colored flowers, and then place gears so they fit correctly on the pegs.
5-Use directional arrows to rotate inner & outer edges so red candles are on the inside and blue candles are on the outer edges.
6-Use directional arrows to move counter or clockwise either 3-4 or 6 spaces to land on the correct symbols.
✯Bonus Chapter✯ (CE Version Only)
This Bonus Chapter takes us back to the "Origins" of Dr. Helsing and why she dedicated her life to pursuing Vampires. Honestly, this character is more interesting than all the other characters combined, but again, I just can't take a Vampire game seriously when Domini has flooded the scenes with their cutesy, over-abundance of rainbow fantasy colors. I was ready to see a pink Unicorn pop up from behind the trees at any moment to attack its victims with a silvery-purple glitter-bomb as it whinny-giggled its way back into the forest! This is an above average-length chapter (surprise!... [insert glitter-bomb]) spanning over a whopping 10 scene locations with 6 additional Mini-Games and 4 Hidden Object Scenes. You will continue your search for the final 4 Morphing Blood Sample Vials, 4 Jewelry Items, and 15 Zoom Zone Coins which allows you to purchase the final Salon decorations...surprise with these same ole, same ole collections, it's always the same scenario with different names (it's even the same amount to collect) there's no surprise, so you don't get a unicorn glitter bomb this time :(
This Bonus Chapter takes us back to the "Origins" of Dr. Helsing and why she dedicated her life to pursuing Vampires. Honestly, this character is more interesting than all the other characters combined, but again, I just can't take a Vampire game seriously when Domini has flooded the scenes with their cutesy, over-abundance of rainbow fantasy colors. I was ready to see a pink Unicorn pop up from behind the trees at any moment to attack its victims with a silvery-purple glitter-bomb as it whinny-giggled its way back into the forest! This is an above average-length chapter (surprise!... [insert glitter-bomb]) spanning over a whopping 10 scene locations with 6 additional Mini-Games and 4 Hidden Object Scenes. You will continue your search for the final 4 Morphing Blood Sample Vials, 4 Jewelry Items, and 15 Zoom Zone Coins which allows you to purchase the final Salon decorations...surprise with these same ole, same ole collections, it's always the same scenario with different names (it's even the same amount to collect) there's no surprise, so you don't get a unicorn glitter bomb this time :(
♕Collector's Edition Extra's♕ (CE version only)
15 Wallpapers, 15 Concept Art Pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 30 Movie Video Cutscenes, 39 Achievements (the same achievements offered in all of their games and notice how you earn them in the order shown AND you earn them when you didn't really earn them because they are given to you at specific set-points, not by randomly earning them. In other words, you won't earn the 5th achievement first because that's not when the game is programmed to award them...seems rather disappointing now doesn't it?), 18 Replayable Mini-Games, 17 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 15 Morphing Blood Sample Vials, 15 Jewelry Items, a gazillion Missing Notes...again! 70 Zoom Zone Coins to purchase 15 Boring Salon Items placed randomly in the middle of the floor, 6 Main Chapters (filled with cliche, repetitive tasks) +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-In Strategy Guide.
15 Wallpapers, 15 Concept Art Pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 30 Movie Video Cutscenes, 39 Achievements (the same achievements offered in all of their games and notice how you earn them in the order shown AND you earn them when you didn't really earn them because they are given to you at specific set-points, not by randomly earning them. In other words, you won't earn the 5th achievement first because that's not when the game is programmed to award them...seems rather disappointing now doesn't it?), 18 Replayable Mini-Games, 17 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 15 Morphing Blood Sample Vials, 15 Jewelry Items, a gazillion Missing Notes...again! 70 Zoom Zone Coins to purchase 15 Boring Salon Items placed randomly in the middle of the floor, 6 Main Chapters (filled with cliche, repetitive tasks) +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-In Strategy Guide.
DARK ROMANCE SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Vampire in Love (February 8-2014) 3.9
2-Heart of the Beast (April 23-2015) 3.8
3-The Swan Sonata (October 17-2015) 3.4
4-Kingdom of Death (April 21-2016) 3.9
5-Curse of Bluebeard (October 13-2016) 4.7
6-Romeo and Juliet (February 25-2017) 2.7
7-The Monster Within (September 7-2017) 3.9
8-Winter Lily (January 18-2018) 4.0
9-A Performance to Die For (July 26-2018) 3.8
10-Hunchback Of Notre Dame (February 14-2019) 3.4
11-Ethereal Gardens (September 5-2019) 3.5
12-Ashville (March 26-2020) 3.2
13-Vampire Origins (September 3-2020) n/a
by: Domini Games
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Vampire in Love (February 8-2014) 3.9
2-Heart of the Beast (April 23-2015) 3.8
3-The Swan Sonata (October 17-2015) 3.4
4-Kingdom of Death (April 21-2016) 3.9
5-Curse of Bluebeard (October 13-2016) 4.7
6-Romeo and Juliet (February 25-2017) 2.7
7-The Monster Within (September 7-2017) 3.9
8-Winter Lily (January 18-2018) 4.0
9-A Performance to Die For (July 26-2018) 3.8
10-Hunchback Of Notre Dame (February 14-2019) 3.4
11-Ethereal Gardens (September 5-2019) 3.5
12-Ashville (March 26-2020) 3.2
13-Vampire Origins (September 3-2020) n/a
by: Domini Games
Build a magnificent city in ancient Egypt and free the Pharaoh from the clutches of the creature in this incredible match 3 adventure!
Overall rating
4
/
5
65 of 67 found this review helpful
AMETHYSTS✯SAPPHIRES✯RUBIES✯QUARTZ ＆ LAPIS LAZULI•••NOW THAT'S A DOOZY!
PostedSeptember 2, 2020
pennmom36
from☥ At least it's not one of those cheesy mobile Match 3 games they converted to a PC game in a few hours without putting much thought into it ☥
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
✰✰✰✰½
Review Based on Purchased Game
(purchased all previous games in the series too :)
Review Based on Purchased Game
(purchased all previous games in the series too :)
I have purchased all of the Match 3 games in this "Legend Of" Series because they are really fun games with colorful graphics and "Even More Jewels". But don't let the bling fool you because as you progress, the levels offer a decent set of challenges as various obstacles are added to the mix.
You can play in a Relaxed, Medium, or Hard Mode of Difficulty, however, none of the options are explained, so I'm assuming the Relaxed is an untimed option, and the Hard Mode gives you less time than the Medium Mode (which is the mode I played in and seemed to be a normal time limit) There are 3 Cursors Options, and 38 Achievements to earn. You can earn up to 3 Stars per level, but you only get the option to Replay levels when you don't earn all 3-Stars. After the Match 3 Levels, you open a Chest that awards you various prizes of Gold or Gemstones, and occasionally you get to play a Hidden Object Scene or a simple Mini-Game.
The Level Goals vary, such as making matches on Sand covered tiles or Lapis Lazuli covered tiles, Gold covered tiles are worth double value but they don't have to be cleared. Other goals may require you to Collect a specified amount of specific Tiles or earn a specified amount of Gold Coins. Some tiles such as the Crook and Scourge tile increases your fortune by 2...but again, poor instructions don't explain what the "2" is, could be gold, could be sapphires, could be knowledge, who knows?
Eventually, Power-up Boosters can be purchased and used at your discretion to clear rows and columns, etc., but they must recharge after each use by making matches of the same icons. Large Matches will earn Elemental Bombs on the board:
*Water Element: (Blue) Match 4-clears 5-tile radius.
*Earth Element: (Green) Match 5-clears 9-tile radius.
*Fire Element((Orange) Match 6-clears 25-field tile radius.
There are various Obstacles such as Half-Wrapped & Full-Wrapped Tiles that require making matches of the same tile that is encased in the mummy-wrap, (either once or twice depending on how encased the tile is) and they don't necessarily need to be destroyed because sometimes they aren't blocking your goals. There are also Loose Sand Tiles that you have to dig through which opens up new areas.
*Water Element: (Blue) Match 4-clears 5-tile radius.
*Earth Element: (Green) Match 5-clears 9-tile radius.
*Fire Element((Orange) Match 6-clears 25-field tile radius.
There are various Obstacles such as Half-Wrapped & Full-Wrapped Tiles that require making matches of the same tile that is encased in the mummy-wrap, (either once or twice depending on how encased the tile is) and they don't necessarily need to be destroyed because sometimes they aren't blocking your goals. There are also Loose Sand Tiles that you have to dig through which opens up new areas.
When you have earned enough Coins, Sapphires Quartz, Amethysts, Rubies, and specific Achievements, you can purchase Houses and various shops to build the village, which in turn allows you access to the shops' Boosters. Each construction can then be upgraded two more times once those resources and requirements have been met (click on the individual building to see the requirements for each upgrade) You can click and drag the map around to see the village in its entirety, and it does have a lot of characters and even random animals roaming around.
Definitely worthy of a PCC, I have purchased all of the games in this series, they kind of remind me of the Cradle of Rome series. I think this one is the best one yet, I haven't made it much past the demo yet but it's turning out to be a decent Match 3 game which we don't seem to get a lot of lately.
LEGEND OF SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Legend of Maya (January 20-2015) 3.7
2-Legend of Egypt: Jewels of the Gods (April 27-2015) 3.3
3-Legend of Egypt: Pharaoh's Garden (July 22-2018) 3.7
4-Legend of Rome: The Wrath of Mars (December 5-2018) 3.8
5-Legend of Inca: Mystical Culture (January 1-2019) 3.4
6-Legend of Egypt: Jewels of the Gods 2-Even More Jewels (September 2-2020) n/a
by: Magnussoft
LEGEND OF SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Legend of Maya (January 20-2015) 3.7
2-Legend of Egypt: Jewels of the Gods (April 27-2015) 3.3
3-Legend of Egypt: Pharaoh's Garden (July 22-2018) 3.7
4-Legend of Rome: The Wrath of Mars (December 5-2018) 3.8
5-Legend of Inca: Mystical Culture (January 1-2019) 3.4
6-Legend of Egypt: Jewels of the Gods 2-Even More Jewels (September 2-2020) n/a
by: Magnussoft
I recommend this game!
Pixel Art is back with a new set of colorful paint by number puzzles! Bring artwork to life!
Overall rating
4
/
5
21 of 28 found this review helpful
I THINK I LIKE PIXEL ART AND LOVE MODERN ART
PostedSeptember 1, 2020
pennmom36
fromStill having issues with the Mac version (small screen on bottom left corner)
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Recently I played the newest game by this developer called Modern Art and I fell in love with that game, yes, even more than Pixel Art! The colors are textured like a true oil painting and the completed pictures are true works of art...I guess they are Modern works of Art lol.
I've been happy that Pixel Art and Paint by Numbers has been offered on Mac before PC but for the last several game versions I have complained that the screen is in a small windowed box at the bottom left. The screen itself is still full-sized but the image picture is a square at the bottom left which is really annoying so until someone fixes it, I can't give 5-stars!
There's not a whole lot to have to figure out, it's about as uncomplicated and basic as it gets so as long as someone can recognize numbers, they should be able to play! Pixel Art is a computer version of Paint by Numbers. Each pixel has a number and you chose the corresponding color bubble from the palette (also numbered) on the right side, and you simply left click to fill in all the numbers with the correct color, you can hold the mouse button and swipe through large groupings as well.
There's not a whole lot to have to figure out, it's about as uncomplicated and basic as it gets so as long as someone can recognize numbers, they should be able to play! Pixel Art is a computer version of Paint by Numbers. Each pixel has a number and you chose the corresponding color bubble from the palette (also numbered) on the right side, and you simply left click to fill in all the numbers with the correct color, you can hold the mouse button and swipe through large groupings as well.
There is a Slider Bar that allows you to zoom in & out (there's a "fit" tab as well) you can also move the entire page around by right-clicking and dragging. There is an auto-fill feature that will fill in large groups of pixels in a particular color by double-clicking, but that feature has to recharge after each use, besides, it's more satisfying to color them yourself. The last feature is a slider bar that allows you to change the color of the background, it really only allows you to change the colors in shades of grey to black. (but the newer games have added a full-color scale yea!)
Come join me on the Zen Pixel Art Train, I'll save ya a seat!
PIXEL ART SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Pixel Art 1 (August 27-2018) 4.3
2-Pixel Art 2 (February 13-2019) 4.1
3-Pixel Art 3 (June 17-2019) 4.4
4-Pixel Art 4 (June 25-2019) 4.3
5-Pixel Art 5 (October 21-2019) 4.4
6-Pixel Art 6 (December 17-2019) 4.3
7-Pixel Art 7 (January 13-2020) 4.3
8-Pixel Art 8 (March 4-2020) 4.8
9-Pixel Art 9 (May 26-2020) 4.4
10-Pixel Art 10 (July 1-2020) n/a
11-Pixel Art 11 (August 19-2020) n/a
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Pixel Art 1 (August 27-2018) 4.3
2-Pixel Art 2 (February 13-2019) 4.1
3-Pixel Art 3 (June 17-2019) 4.4
4-Pixel Art 4 (June 25-2019) 4.3
5-Pixel Art 5 (October 21-2019) 4.4
6-Pixel Art 6 (December 17-2019) 4.3
7-Pixel Art 7 (January 13-2020) 4.3
8-Pixel Art 8 (March 4-2020) 4.8
9-Pixel Art 9 (May 26-2020) 4.4
10-Pixel Art 10 (July 1-2020) n/a
11-Pixel Art 11 (August 19-2020) n/a
by: T1 Games
I recommend this game!
Join the penguins on a new magical mosaic journey!
Overall rating
2
/
5
7 of 9 found this review helpful
I HAVEN'T BOUGHT FORTY-TWO HAVE YOU? IS THERE REALLY A NEED FOR FORTY THREE?
PostedSeptember 1, 2020
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
First, there was one and that was really fun. Then they kept coming, they hit the ground running. By the time they hit twenty, I thought surely that's plenty, but along came game thirty and the list grew quite wordy. Now six years later we're on game forty-two, is there really a need for forty-three?
For a while, they were surprising us with an occasional new feature but now we are getting a Fantasy Mosaic game every 2 months and they are all the same now, so there's just no need to play another one. I may as well go back to the beginning, with 42 games to play, it would be like playing a brand new game! I still love the genre, in fact, I recently played Detective Agency Mosaic and that game blew me off of my computer chair, so from now on, all other Mosaic games will have to meet the standard of that game...this one certainly doesn't come close! At least that game has an interesting story...Match Gems needs to come up with something more creative than the current, weak Penguin Family sagas, and ridiculous peek-a-boo rooms..the whole penguin family discovers aliens, a portal in the woods, time travels, etc. is getting kind of lame and it isn't really a story??
The only new features that have been added over the past 42 games, besides upgrading the color graphics, is a multi-color feature (added in game # 4) a Sun power-up (added on game #6) the addition of earning/deducting stars for using hints (on game # 15) two additional color bubbles offering 6 colors vs 4 (on game # 16) an Eye feature to view the background w/out the grid (on game # 18) an interactive garden feature (on game # 21) locked colors (on game # 27) different tile choices (on game # 28) an interactive workshop w/ mini-games (on game # 33) and Zen mode (on game # 34)
The only new features that have been added over the past 42 games, besides upgrading the color graphics, is a multi-color feature (added in game # 4) a Sun power-up (added on game #6) the addition of earning/deducting stars for using hints (on game # 15) two additional color bubbles offering 6 colors vs 4 (on game # 16) an Eye feature to view the background w/out the grid (on game # 18) an interactive garden feature (on game # 21) locked colors (on game # 27) different tile choices (on game # 28) an interactive workshop w/ mini-games (on game # 33) and Zen mode (on game # 34)
The Zen Mode has returned for those who prefer to solve the griddlers without all the hand/flipper holding. In Zen Mode, the numbers aren't crossed off but Mistakes aren't counted against you either, because chances are, you'll have to edit some of the cells as you switch between colors. You can delete filled-in or crossed-off cells by right-clicking the cell in Zen Mode, and you'll know you have completed a particular color correctly because a checkmark will appear on the color bubble.
You can play in a Casual Mode which crosses off the cells one by one, or the Advanced Mode, which only crosses off the remaining cells once the entire row and column have been filled in. You will earn a Gold trophy if you make no mistakes, a Silver trophy if you make one mistake, and a Bronze trophy if you make two mistakes. You will also earn up to three gold Stars if you don't use any hints, one star is deducted each time you use a hint. Therefore, it is possible to make a mistake or two but still earn 3 stars as long as you don't use any available hints.
There are 20 locations, and each location has 5 Griddlers and an additional mini-game. You can choose from 7 different tile sets, ranging in color vibrancy and styles. Locked Colors can be disabled in the Settings menu, otherwise, some of the colors are locked and unavailable until you uncover color-specific keys that are hidden beneath some of the filled-in cells The Eye feature allows you to hide the grid to get a look at the puzzle without all the grid lines, and there is a reset icon that makes it much easier to restart the level if you make a mistake.
There are groups of numbers located on each column and row of the grid, each group of numbers must be separated by at least one blank or crossed off cell. Sometimes it's easier to cross-off cells that can't possibly contain a filled-in cell, which will reduce the number of cells and narrow the playing field down a bit, when you get stuck, you can switch colors and work back and forth until it's solved.
Some of the cells contain bonuses such as extra hints, extra mistakes allowed, or an extra pickax which allows you to choose which cell you want a hint on, and some cells contain keys to unlock colors (unless you disable this feature in settings) There is a Sun icon as well that when fully charged, will give you a mega-hint, filling in or crossing off a 3x3 area of your choice.
FANTASY MOSAICS SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Fantasy Mosaics (May 6-2014) 4.0
2-Fantasy Mosaics (May 27-2014) 4.1
3-Fantasy Mosaics (July 2-2014) 4.2
4-Fantasy Mosaics: Art Of Color (September 2-2014) 4.2
5-Fantasy Mosaics (December 1-2014) 4.1
6-Fantasy Mosaics: Into The Unknown (January 19-2015) 3.9
7-Fantasy Mosaics: Our Home (March 3-2015) 4.1
8-Fantasy Mosaics: New Adventure (April 21-2015) 3.7
9-Fantasy Mosaics: Portal In The Woods (July 8-2015) 4.0
10-Fantasy Mosaics: Time Travel (October 7-2015) 4.8
11-Fantasy Mosaics: Fleeing From Dinosaurs (October 7-2015) 4.0
12-Fantasy Mosaics: Parallel Universe (January 6-2016) 4.3
13-Fantasy Mosaics: Unexpected Visitor (February 16-2016) 4.5
14-Fantasy Mosaics: Fourth Color (March 29-2016) 4.6
15-Fantasy Mosaics: Ancient Land (May 17-2016) 4.3
16-Fantasy Mosaics: Six Colors (July 6-2016) 4.0
17-Fantasy Mosaics: New Palette (August 31-2016) 4.5
18-Fantasy Mosaics: Explore New Colors (December 5-2016) 4.1
19-Fantasy Mosaics: Edge Of The World (January 19-2017) 3.8
20-Fantasy Mosaics: Castle Of Puzzles (March 20-2017) 4.7
21-Fantasy Mosaics: On The Movie Set (May 8-2017) 4.6
22-Fantasy Mosaics: Summer Vacation (June 12-2017) 4.4
23-Fantasy Mosaics: Magic Forest (July 24-2017) 4.7
24- Fantasy Mosaics: Deserted Island (September 18-2017) 4.2
25-Fantasy Mosaics: Wedding Ceremony (November 13-2017) 3.8
26-Fantasy Mosaics: Fairytale Garden (January 22-2018) 4.0
27-Fantasy Mosaics: Secret Colors (March 5-2018) 3.6
28-Fantasy Mosaics: Treasure Map (April 23-2018) 4.1
29-Fantasy Mosaics: Alien Planet (June 11-2018) 3.7
30-Fantasy Mosaics: Camping Trip (August 13-2018) 3.9
31-Fantasy Mosaics: First Date (October 15-2018) 4.1
32-Fantasy Mosaics: Santa's Hut (December 24-2018) 4.4
33-Fantasy Mosaics: Inventor's Workshop (February 25-2019) 4.3
34-Fantasy Mosaics: Zen Garden (April 15-2019) 3.5
35-Fantasy Mosaics: Day At The Museum (June 10-2019) 4.0
36-Fantasy Mosaics: Medieval Quest (August 5-2019) 4.4
37-Fantasy Mosaics: Spooky Night (October 7-2019) 4.5
38-Fantasy Mosaics: Underwater Adventure (December 9-2019) 4.8
39-Fantasy Mosaics: Behind the Mirror (February 11-2020) 4.0
40-Fantasy Mosaics: Alien Abduction (April 13-2020) 4.0
41-Fantasy Mosaics: Wizard's Realm (June 15-2020) 4.2
42-Fantasy Mosaics: Fairyland (August 17-2020) 4.0
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Fantasy Mosaics (May 6-2014) 4.0
2-Fantasy Mosaics (May 27-2014) 4.1
3-Fantasy Mosaics (July 2-2014) 4.2
4-Fantasy Mosaics: Art Of Color (September 2-2014) 4.2
5-Fantasy Mosaics (December 1-2014) 4.1
6-Fantasy Mosaics: Into The Unknown (January 19-2015) 3.9
7-Fantasy Mosaics: Our Home (March 3-2015) 4.1
8-Fantasy Mosaics: New Adventure (April 21-2015) 3.7
9-Fantasy Mosaics: Portal In The Woods (July 8-2015) 4.0
10-Fantasy Mosaics: Time Travel (October 7-2015) 4.8
11-Fantasy Mosaics: Fleeing From Dinosaurs (October 7-2015) 4.0
12-Fantasy Mosaics: Parallel Universe (January 6-2016) 4.3
13-Fantasy Mosaics: Unexpected Visitor (February 16-2016) 4.5
14-Fantasy Mosaics: Fourth Color (March 29-2016) 4.6
15-Fantasy Mosaics: Ancient Land (May 17-2016) 4.3
16-Fantasy Mosaics: Six Colors (July 6-2016) 4.0
17-Fantasy Mosaics: New Palette (August 31-2016) 4.5
18-Fantasy Mosaics: Explore New Colors (December 5-2016) 4.1
19-Fantasy Mosaics: Edge Of The World (January 19-2017) 3.8
20-Fantasy Mosaics: Castle Of Puzzles (March 20-2017) 4.7
21-Fantasy Mosaics: On The Movie Set (May 8-2017) 4.6
22-Fantasy Mosaics: Summer Vacation (June 12-2017) 4.4
23-Fantasy Mosaics: Magic Forest (July 24-2017) 4.7
24- Fantasy Mosaics: Deserted Island (September 18-2017) 4.2
25-Fantasy Mosaics: Wedding Ceremony (November 13-2017) 3.8
26-Fantasy Mosaics: Fairytale Garden (January 22-2018) 4.0
27-Fantasy Mosaics: Secret Colors (March 5-2018) 3.6
28-Fantasy Mosaics: Treasure Map (April 23-2018) 4.1
29-Fantasy Mosaics: Alien Planet (June 11-2018) 3.7
30-Fantasy Mosaics: Camping Trip (August 13-2018) 3.9
31-Fantasy Mosaics: First Date (October 15-2018) 4.1
32-Fantasy Mosaics: Santa's Hut (December 24-2018) 4.4
33-Fantasy Mosaics: Inventor's Workshop (February 25-2019) 4.3
34-Fantasy Mosaics: Zen Garden (April 15-2019) 3.5
35-Fantasy Mosaics: Day At The Museum (June 10-2019) 4.0
36-Fantasy Mosaics: Medieval Quest (August 5-2019) 4.4
37-Fantasy Mosaics: Spooky Night (October 7-2019) 4.5
38-Fantasy Mosaics: Underwater Adventure (December 9-2019) 4.8
39-Fantasy Mosaics: Behind the Mirror (February 11-2020) 4.0
40-Fantasy Mosaics: Alien Abduction (April 13-2020) 4.0
41-Fantasy Mosaics: Wizard's Realm (June 15-2020) 4.2
42-Fantasy Mosaics: Fairyland (August 17-2020) 4.0
by Match Gems
I don't recommend this game.