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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.
Using works of art as the source material, this next title lets you master the art of Jigsaw completion.
Usually when a jigsaw puzzle title arrives for review it is from 8Floor Games. However with this next particular offering, the title is from Denda Games. Entitled House of Jigsaw - Master of Art, this product features jigsaw images that are based on the work of such artists as Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Monet and Munch to supply the visual aspect of the jigsaws being completed.
Will you allow cats to lead you when defeating an Egyptian deity's plans for dominance?
Whispered Secrets - Purrfect Horror is a Hidden Object Adventure game developed by Grandma. I have been looking at the Collector's Edition of the title which comes with a number of bonus items. While some of these bonus items, such as Jigsaw, Mini Games, Hidden Object scenes and two additional chapters, require progress to be made in the main game before access is granted, other elements are immediately accessible to the player.
With a series of outdoor locations, this next title features numerous challenges.
Taking you on a journey to a variety of natural resource areas, the team at Tiny Little Lion challenges you to find Hidden Object items while solving different mini game puzzles in the groups Nature Escape 4 product. Available in Collector's Edition format, this offering combines various bonus extras to supplement the main game's range made up of different locations, some of which I have never heard of or would struggle to pronounce.
Can you stop an evil step-mother stealing your youth and rescue a bewitched father?
Connected Hearts - Cost of Beauty is a Hidden Object Adventure game from the Domini Games studio. I have been playing the Collector's Edition version of the game which comes bundled with a number of bonus elements to supplement the main game. As usual with Domini Games titles, the Collector's Edition bonus items allow instant access to certain extra features while some other items require progress to be made in the main game before you are granted access to used them.
Fancy tackling a trip to the great outdoors as you search for the animals living there.
Having tackled the prospect of finding pets previously, Tiny Little Lion has shifted its focus slightly. Their new area of focus within its Hidden Object gaming software is finding wild friends. This switching of focus can be seen in the company's I Love Finding Wild Friends with this product being available in Collector's Edition format which comes bundled various bonus items to accompany the main game play.
Can you solve the many puzzles that take America as its source material?
Adding to its collection of puzzle software game play, Tiny Little Lion has released Stars & Stripes Subgames. As its title might suggest, this offering is formed from various kinds of puzzles with a strong American influences. This title is available in Collector's Edition format which adds various music and wallpaper elements to the main gaming action. Operating within a dual menu interface, you are presented with a choice of selecting from a list of 16 different puzzle types.
This is one of the latest offerings from ACER and it has a larger screen but is still quite light. So anyone who needs to use it on the move the 3200x2000 default screen resolution can show that much more.
The measures 35x24x1cm and weighs only 1233grams. Going around the outside has two USB 'C', HDMI and USB3. The front is clear. On the right side is a micro SD card port, 3.5 headphone socket, USB3, two LED's and a Kensington lock socket. Open the lid and the screen has .5cm border on the left and right side, the 1cm on the top has web cam in the centre. There is a 1cm border on the bass. The screen itself is 34x21.5cm, the diagonal notional imperial measurement is 16inches.
With a choice of work in free or numbered mode, you can create colourful images from line drawings.
Adding to the popular Paint by Numbers genre, Awigor Studio Games has released its Art by Numbers offering. With some slight differences in its approach to creating colourful images, this painting game comes with 72 sketches ready for use. These sketches have been spread over nine groups.
Hidden Object game play is often used to display the tourist attractions of a particular location such as Miami.
Usually when confronted by one of the many Hidden Object based puzzle offerings based on overseas locations, the product takes me somewhere I have never visited personally. However with this next offering from Lazy Turtle Games' Amazing Vacation series, I am taken me back to a location that I have visited in real life.
Fresh from another lengthy photo capturing session, the cats are back to challenge your jigsaw solving skills.
With a title based on the 1001 Jigsaw series, you might be of the opinion that there would not be enough source material to fill five versions of the product especially when the subject matter concerns Cute Cats. But lets be realistic. The 1001 reference is best considered as a brand name rather than the actual amount of jigsaws making up the offering.
Juliette and Raven continue their quest to save their worlds from destruction.
Suricate Software, in conjunction with Lucaciu Studio, has returned to its Daydream Mosaic series with version 5 of this puzzle based environment. For those not particularly familiar with the story of the co-existence of two totally different worlds, some background information might be appropriate. The two worlds in question are those of Azure and Crimson. While Azure is a frozen world, Crimson is a ball of fire.
Can you help Gretel sort out the problems of her birthplace as witches and hunters come into conflict.
It has been a year since I was last given the chance to take a Bridge to Another World. Now Friendly Fox has offered me the opportunity to follow "A Trail of Breadcrumbs" by accompanying Gretel as she arrives in a strange realm filled with witches, hunters and magic. My ticket for this excursion comes in the form of Bridge to Another World - A Trail of Breadcrumbs which is a Hidden Object Adventure game that is available in Collector's Edition format.
As a Magic City detective, you are about to be called into action to deal with the wrath of the ocean with the latest title from the Domini Game catalogue which is entitled Magic City Detective - Wrath of the Ocean.
Available in Collector's Edition format, this Hidden Object Adventure game takes place in an environment where magical races exist side-by-side with humans as they go about their normal business activities. Fortunately, so as not to cause too much stress with their human neighbours, those of the magical races tend to hide their special ability and physical appearance within a human looking shell.
This is one of the latest offerings from HONOR and it is currently available from Vodafone with SIM for an excellent 24 month offer.
The Honor 200 Lite measures 16x7.5x.6cm, the exception is the area on the back near the top a 5x4cm rectangle containing the three cameras and the LED flash that is 1cm thick. The total weight is 168grams. Going around the outside has volume up and down rocker and the on/off button and fingerprint scanner on the right. The base has speaker and USB 'C'. The left side has SIM entry point near the top. The top is clear.
Adding to the growing collection of Solitaire game play is an offering based on the work of the Grimm Brothers.
The Brothers Grimm gathered together a vast collection of stories and characters from the realms of folk legends and magical lands. The people of 8 Floor Games have dipped into this enormous treasure source of material as the basis for the company's latest offering of Mystery Solitaire Grimm Tales 9.
It's time to put on your detective hat and solve more crimes from the Domini Games catalogue.
Digging into their files of unsolved cases, Domini Games has released the latest offering of crimes for your on-screen detective avatar to solve. Available in Collector's Edition format and subtitled Killer Popularity, this game comes with a number of bonus items as you accept the challenge of this Hidden Object Adventure game and prove your detective skills when solving crimes classified as unsolved cases.
Offering to add colour to monochrome sketches, this next product concentrates on pixels.
Paint by Pixel 2 is the follow up offering to Tiny Little Lion title that is, not surprisingly, also named Paint by Pixel. As with the similarly named Paint by Numbers concept, the Tiny Little Lion offering is built around the means to colour in pre-drawn sketches using a supplied selective palette. When applying colour to the chosen sketch, you will need to be targeting areas of linked pixels rather than numbered sections.
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