ecblisa's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4.3
- Helpful Votes:3,199
- Reviews Submitted:76
- First Review:February 3, 2012
- Most Recent Review:August 10, 2021
- Featured reviews0
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Modern Art is back with a new set of beautiful image puzzles for you to bring to life!
Overall rating
5
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5
21 of 25 found this review helpful
even better than the earlier editions
PostedAugust 10, 2021
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
I've bought and completed all of the earlier editions, and consider this one the best yet. The earlier edition had almost no bright colors, many pictures were full of grays or dark browns, and I longed for some real color. This edition gives us that. I'm still on the first set, but there are some nice colors there, and also some sneaky little color spots too provide a challenge. Doing hte picture of the kitten gave a real mood boost.
I recommend this game!
Join the pirates and help build an incredible amusement park in their latest match-3 adventure!
Overall rating
4
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5
7 of 8 found this review helpful
Almost a good game
PostedJuly 30, 2021
ecblisa
fromSacramento, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Word
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I've played this game for a while beyond the trial and like it. The monkeys are not that bad.
What I dislike is the totally non-transparent scoring. There is no running score, and there is no way of knowing the value of continuing to play after winning the level, When the score is given, its amount is totally mysterious. if that were fixed, this could be a good game.
I recommend this game!
Sharpen your sword and take up your bow - it’s time to fight back against a powerful sorcerer and his mighty dragon in this match-3 adventure!
Overall rating
5
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5
19 of 21 found this review helpful
Runs well on an updated System 10
PostedJune 13, 2021
ecblisa
fromSacramento, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Match 3, Puzzle, Word
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I am playing this game on an up-to-date Windows 10 laptop, and have had no problems with loading or jerky graphics. On the contrary, the graphics are very attractive, I'm enjoying the game.
I recommend this game!
A quest to recover a mysterious relic has surprising implications!
Overall rating
3
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5
15 of 31 found this review helpful
Not really a March 3 game
PostedFebruary 6, 2021
ecblisa
fromSacramento, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Mahjong, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Word
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Beware if, like me, you love a big difficult Match 3 game, but don't like Hidden Object Adventure games. This game has very few Match 3 Segments, and they are small and easy.
It seems like a nice game if you like that mix.
I recommend this game!
Solve colorful riddles and discover hidden pictures in the kingdom of the owls!
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
Relatively easy, but fun to play
PostedMay 27, 2019
ecblisa
fromSacramento, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Mahjong, Match 3, Puzzle, Word
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
As someone who has played every single Fantasy Mosaics game ever made, I found this game easy, but I'm 75 and no longer need challenge all the time. Of course, I've only played for about 2 hours, and maybe it gets much harder later. The game is fun to play, the colors are bright, and the story might turn out to be fun.
I would really recommend this game for someone who has never tried this genre. It is a great game to start out with, and makes learning the logic easy.
I recommend this game!
Saddle up for a wild west solitaire adventure and join outlaws Shannon and Red Wolf as they try to resurrect an abandoned town.
Overall rating
5
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5
37 of 49 found this review helpful
A great casual game except for the history lessons (which I don't need)
PostedJune 19, 2017
ecblisa
fromSacramento, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Mahjong, Match 3, Puzzle
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 very fun game, and easy to learn, contrary to one negative reviewer. It has one up / one down (or golf) type play with various obstacles and corresponding power-ups. You can play an easy match-3 game for extra gold to buy power-ups and buildings. The story is about as good as you can expect with solitaire.
The one problem is that the game offers interesting facts about the West while the next level loads. If you have a fast internet, this will pass by in a blur. But if you're stuck with a slow loading speed, you'll probably enjoy the distraction.
I recommend this game!
Explore a dream-world filled with sweet jellies! Help Alissa and Bunbun get back home in this sweet match-3 adventure!
Overall rating
4
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5
14 of 14 found this review helpful
Actually a very tough game
PostedApril 21, 2016
ecblisa
fromSacramento, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Match 3, Word, Mahjong, Card & Board, Brain Teaser
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 would give this game 5 stars but for the too juvenile graphics. It has 160 levels, and gets quite challenging by level 20 or so.
This is a limited moves game. There is no timer, and I would strongly suggest not playing it too fast, because it very quickly becomes a strategy game. I consider myself a very good player at untimed match-3 games, but have yet to conquer 2 of the first 70 levels. When you get something like 40 moves to get rid of over a hundred tiles, while new obstacles are popping up, it is definitely necessary to play the level more than once before a winning strategy develops.
I do like the fact that levels can be temporarily skipped after more than 3 tries, and played again later, without progress stopping. Some people will find some levels very difficult, while others will think of a good solution quickly. You do have to wait for the end of the cascades before being able to make another move, but this is necessary in a strategy game, as there are no moves to spare.
In spite of the kids and candy theme, I strongly recommend this game for good match-3 players who are not speed addicts, or who have physical barriers to fast play. And in spite of the graphics, I don't recommend it for young kids. It gets too hard too fast.
I recommend this game!
Complete Match 3 levels as you search for a lost civilization.
Overall rating
2
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5
7 of 7 found this review helpful
A real dud after a great series.
PostedFebruary 6, 2016
ecblisa
fromSacramento, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Match 3, Word, Mahjong, Card & Board, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
2
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5
As a happy owner of all previous Lost in Reefs games, I bought this game with a credit while on vacation, and played it some on my laptop. I did not judge it until I got home and played it again on my PC. I got thoroughly frustrated both times. This game is not at all like the others -- I cannot figure out how the scoring works, and I hate the alternating timed and move limited modes, with no relaxed option.
I am thoroughly experienced at Match-3 play, but I can no longer play fast due to arthritis in my hands and don't like limited moves because I no longer have unlimited patience to scan for the perfect move, so this game is fun for me only in the beginning.
I do not recommend this game unless someone really likes to be challenged by uncertainty.
I don't recommend this game.
A dangerous journey into the ruins of an ancient city awaits our hero. Help him find the treasure in Gems of the Aztecs!
Overall rating
3
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5
6 of 6 found this review helpful
I wanted to like this game . . .
PostedJanuary 5, 2016
ecblisa
fromSacramento, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Match 3, Word, Mahjong, Card & Board, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
3
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5
OK, I knew from the beginning that this game is very basic when it comes to bells and whistles, but I REALLY needed a new Match-3 game and gave it a fair try. Sadly, it failed.
Having played the game about 50 levels twice (I just gave up on try one), I can say with some certainty that it is not too easy, and is definitely not a child's game. The difficulty goes up fast, and there are levels that cannot be won without power-ups (at least by me, and I'm very good at Match-3# , and if you've run out of money to buy them, that's it. Also, there is suddenly a timed level out of nowhere, and if you have limited mobility, as I do, that is a quick way to fail.
So, bottom line, this game has some potential, but it needs to upgrade its basic controls #amazingly, it does not allow one to enter a player's name or start multiple games), and it needs to work on its difficulty curve. Going from child's play to impossible for an advanced player is not helpful.
I don't recommend this game.
Make your way across America building your franchise of restaurants. Play solitaire to collect stars to unlock new restaurants.
Overall rating
5
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5
19 of 22 found this review helpful
The solitaire game I've been waiting for!
PostedSeptember 9, 2015
ecblisa
fromSacramento, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Match 3, Word, Mahjong, Card & Board, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
/
5
Not only is this game lots of fun to play (including nice mini-games that pop up suddenly), but it offers great play for both beginners and advanced players (including experienced klutzes like me). Settings vary from very forgiving to very challenging, So many solitaire games are totally unforgiving of losses, and demand endless replay of levels for forward movement. This one lets even us challenged users move on without too much trauma. I really recommend a trial!
I recommend this game!