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Hidden Object fans, especially those with a more twisted sense of enjoyment, have a treat to look forward to with this next product.
Developed by Joe Cassavaugh, the Clutter Puzzle Magazine 17, entitled Flower Power, is now available in Collector's Edition format. As with the earlier version of this product which I looked at previously, this collection of puzzling challenges consists of 1,800 puzzles and features a Main Quest of 100 levels to test your searching skills. This Puzzle magazine offers the player various adjustable settings. Profiles can be created to record the progress of different players.
Natural disasters can occur but you can help by repairing the damage caused.
Following excursions to repair the damage caused to location with safe refuge for turtles and colourful birds in their natural habitat, Mixo Games returns to the subject of ornithology and disaster in their Twistingo series of titles. This time the rescue mission comes in the form of Hummingbird Haven.
Can you put your skills to the test and rescue the land of Camelot from attack by evil forces.
AnaWiki would like to challenge you to compete a Match 3 type adventure. The action will take place over a route that stretches over 250 Match 3 levels as you make a journey through a land that was famous for its respect for nature and its acceptance of magic. This is the magical land of Camelot. However, of late, the land has been affected by the machinations of an evil wizard who was determined to take over control of everything.
As when playing Jumanji, using a Ouija board can cause problems for those attending.
Mysteries Mix - Echoes Between Worlds is a Match 3 game. This title is the latest edition to the numerous offering developed by e-Funsoft. It follows the standard pattern of other Match 3 titles from the same company. As such you have s story line that spreads over five chapters featuring over 72 Match 3 grid action with linking cut-scenes featuring static characters.
This is a story of a girl – not in itself all that unusual – told by her in the most part, but what is unusual it starts when she is still in her mothers belly about to be cut out as her mother dies. Quite how she can talk at this stage is unusual but of course you read on to try to make sense of it.
Normally the only books I read are manuals, but I was sent this to review so I set aside time to read a few pages and was hooked by now she was kept as a child, the doctor who performed the operation had a large house in the country with an even bigger garden and she had a range of people to look after her as the doctor only visited around every three weeks.
You can search the world of hidden objects but do not expect to find too much information.
If you are ready for another trip involving a variety of locations to be found dotted around our world, then BD Studio Games has a product that might help. Adding to its Beautiful Earth series, the company has released version 8 of the title.
Cruising the Med can involve plenty of searching as this title reveals.
If you have any time to spare then Lazy Turtle Games would like to invite you to take an Amazing Cruise of the Mediterranean. This trip will be carried out in a Hidden Object game conducted on the Ocean Pearl cruise ship as part of the Majestic Wave Cruises Company.
To save you the bother or working with either Numbers or Pixels, this next colouring title lets you use both methods.
In the past I have looked at various titles dealing with producing images either through the Paint by Numbers process or using the Paint by Pixel method. Rather than restrict you to either of these two types of painting, this next title allows you to work with both methods using the same image samples. Developed by AWIGOR, Art Colouring allows you to seamlessly switch between working in Paint by Numbers mode and opting for a pixel targeted approach to produce your colourful image.
Can an author claim copyright if a story he wrote is then used as a plan for an actual murder?
Developed by Domini Games, Criminal Archives - Murder in the Pages is a Hidden Object Adventure game set in the city of San Francisco. I have been looking at the Collection's Edition of the product which adds a number of bonus items to supplement the main detective based action. Domini Game's usual options are available for creating the gaming environment to suit your style of playing.
Keeping your data safe is your responsibility but some help is available with regards protection.
Data, whether of the personal or more general type, is a valued commodity. It should be protected from unauthorised access especially when being transported between various locations for whatever reason. Over the past 25 years or so, iStorage has been providing devices aimed at delivering both portability and protection to our valuable data in such situations.
A trip to Japan involves the creation of Mosaics.
DIGIMIGHT would like to take you on a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. This trip forms part of the company’s Adventure Mosaics range of titles. Your mode of transport for the journey will involve solving a number of Japanese Crossword puzzles which are sometimes referred to as Nonograms.
This is an on ear Headset. It is a USB 'C' offering and surprisingly to me anyway does not come with a USB 'C' to USB adapter so without one if you only have USB you could not use it, surely a trick missed.
The Quick Start guide is a 10x6cm folded card with Setup an option to download the Plantronics.com software, ANC to tell you how to activate noise cancelling and Fit to show you how to mute the microphone. While there are several other leaflets in the box these are mainly to satisfy various countries rules and of no real use to the user. The Poly brand is a high end quality range marketed by HP and so you get what you pay for, quality in sound and speech via the microphone arm.
When a gift arrives do you open the box immediately or opt to play safe?
The expression that you should never look a gift horse in the mouth, which was based on the Trojan horse story from Greek mythology, should, perhaps, have been appropriately observed when receiving a box at the start of this next game. As a member of the team at Detective United, you never know what the day may bring when you sign in for work in your role as Anna Gray.
Relations of Holmes and Watson get together to tackle the return of the Dancing Men.
In 1903 The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was published. One of the 13 tales making up this collection concerned the story of the Dancing Men. This same story now makes an appearance as the central plank for the Elephant Games offering entitled Ms Holmes – The Case of the Dancing Men which is currently available in Collector’s Edition format featuring a number of bonus items.
Do you consider yourself to be intelligent and creative? If so then you might be an ideal candidate to offer your services to Dr. Charles Michaelson as he explores the world of Innovatrix. The chance to take part in this opportunity comes in the form of Maze of Realities – Symphony of Invention, a game developed by Domini Games.
As usual with titles from Domini Games, options are available to create profiles to record the progress of different players taking part in the action, adjust various volume levels and view the game in full screen mode with a custom cursor and special effects feature turned on or off. You also have a choice of four levels of difficulty as you select from Casual, Advanced, Hardcore or Custom.
Jigsaws come in a variety of sizes and styles as you are challenged to complete puzzles in this next title.
With a title that gives a clear clue, this next offering will no doubt appeal to fans of jigsaw puzzle solving. Developed by The Revills Games, Jigsaw Puzzle Lovers 2 combined elements of puzzle types, varied content and a selection of settings for use with individual puzzles. Prior to entering this jigsaw heaven you can create profiles to record the progress of different players.
This next title takes you on a trip around Canada as you face challenges that include solving puzzles.
Continuing its drive to present us with the delights, views and information regarding locations far and wide, AVI Games has released Around the World 2 - Travel to Canada. Available in Collector's Edition format, this game combines elements of Hidden Object style action with mini game puzzle solving as you discover more about the fascinating sights that made up this country. The main element of the title is built around 18 different levels with appropriate titles.
While visiting France you can test your Jigsaw and Swap puzzle solving skills.
For the next destination of its Puzzle Vacation series, Tiny Little Lion has opted for a location that is a lot closer to home than the previous Antipodeans' area. With this next title you can look forward to testing your puzzle solving skills with images based on France. A similar choice of options are available when setting up this game. Profiles can be created to record the progress of different players while volume levels for background music and sound effects can be set.
This is an ideal piece of software to allow you to record information linked to images, this can be spoken or just data, then months or years later the information can be read or viewed by you or others to save it from vanishing if the original person is dead or suffering from serious memory loss.
I am sure most older people have things they wished they asked their grand parents or parents but never did or even things that they did ask and now cannot recall themselves. First the bad news you need patience to install. The 465MB download happens. You click the link, then fill in your email etc.
Join Amanda and Charlie as they try to stop time being distorted to suit the plans of others.
e-Funsoft has added to its Amanda's Magic Book series. This latest addition to this popular Match 3 series of offerings is entitled The Riftwalkers. As usual the game is based around the activities of sensible Amanda and her close friend Charlie who has developed a capacity for causing trouble where ever he went. This adventure begins as the two friends visit a local library.
Can you spot a duplicate of an original friend? You might need this skill in the next game.
Usually when a game places you in the role of a detective working in an Agency, your task will involve trying to find a missing member of the public. However with this next case, your task will require you to find a missing member of the Detective Agency's team. The fact that your missing colleague disappeared 14 years ago certainly adds an extra layer of difficulty to your investigation.
Another chance to test your pint by numbers skill with this next product.
T1 has added to its series of Paint by Numbers titles with the release of version 14 of the software. This product presents you with the option to either create colourful images by being directed by numbers or take the more artistic approach of free-based colouring. Along with the two different methods of adding appropriate colour, this version 14 comes with over 60 line drawings to be used as the templates waiting for the required colour to be applied.
This next title gives you the opportunity to select a type and its content for your next session of puzzle addiction.
When faced by a Tiny Little Lion developed product, you can be reasonably certain that the challenge on offer with involve some kind of puzzle solving activity. This next title from the company is no exception as it combines a variety of puzzle styles with a large amount of resource material for the different puzzles to make use of when being put to the testing of your skill levels as you tackle its content.
Continuity its love affair with Match 3 game play, e-Funsoft relates the story of Remy Thornfield.
e-Funsoft has come up with a new central character to front its latest Match 3 offering. Taking the lead role of this new title is Remy Thornfield, a humble farmer who has wishful dreams of how the rest of his life will pan out.
Falling asleep ay work is not recommended as it could mean you might be required to perform numerous other tasks.
The Harmony Chronicles - Chaos Realms is a Hidden Object Adventure game that places you in the middle of a conflict between the powers of Harmony and Chaos. Developed by Jet Dogs Studio, this excursion into a magical world is available in Collector's Edition format which forms the basis for this review. Supporting the main game, the Collector's Edition version comes with extra puzzles, music playback features and wallpaper images.
When Windows 11 first became downloadable you were told if your PC/Notebook was suitable for upgrade. I have a notebook that met the criteria and I tried it, at that time Microsoft had not indicated that they would stop supporting Windows 10 so after a few days I reverted to what I knew and restored Windows 10.
As is now general knowledge there is only a year of support for Windows 10 left so when doing updates and chance to update to Windows 11 again was shown I took it, around two hours later the install had downloaded and then 'Working on Updates' started. As with normal updates you get a reboot at 30% and the next here was 75% - with a long delay at 90% - and then you are done after around another hour.
Aiding by Hidden Object game play and mini game puzzle solving, can you detect the identity of the murderer of the head of a family.
Hidden Object Chronicles - Poisoned Truth presents you a treasure hunt type concept as you take on the role of a detective hired to solve a murder mystery. I have been looking at the Collector's Edition version of the title which has been developed by Relax Games, a part of the Domini Games company. Apart from a slight reduction in the game's difficulty levels, Relax Games makes use of the same Domini Game options for adjusting the gaming environment you will face with this title.
Can you use numbers to create an image on a grid? If so then Nonogram might appeal?
Nonogram is the name of the game and Nonogram is the title of the game's genre. Developed by Oleg Sereda, this image creating title divides its content into six chapters of image creation using numeric clues. The game's chapters each feature 20 individual levels of Nonogram activity for the player to work through at their own pace.
Adding to its Larauville series of titles, LGT SIA sets you the challenge of repairing damages caused by a space craft crash.
Take heed we have been invaded by aliens from another Galaxy. Fortunately this warning only really applies to the residents of Laruaville. While on a rush to grab bargains at a sale, the pilot of a UFO became disorientated by the appearance of the strange planet known as Earth. This cause the space vehicle to crash on the place known as Laruaville.
This is the first of two similar products aimed at memory, this one is aimed at children 'yesterday' or 'last week'. The second in a few weeks time aimed at older people whose memory often fades and then they cannot recall times of fifty or more years ago.
The contents of the box are the Instant Printer, USB to USB 'C' Cable, four paper coils three are regular and one is Sticky. Three vertical markers, red, purple and blue. Finally a Sticky Sheet of over seventy different images. The printer is 8x8x4cm and weighs 144 grams without paper inserted.
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