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Combining themes with a range of puzzle types, AVI Games has developed the second version of its title of Lots of Things offering.  By creating profiles, different people can play the game with adjustable volume levels for music and sound effects.  The game can be viewed in either full screen or windows mode with a custom cursor and a tutorial feature that can be turned off if not required. The game presents its range of puzzle types into a variety of themes.

Pixel Art 15 is the latest offering to join the Paint by Numbers genre of image colouring titles.  Developed by T1 Games this particular title gets the would-be artist to concentrate on images formed from individual pixels rather than groups of pixels which have been split into sections.

Catstown, once again, becomes the centre of action as Elephant Games returns to the feline world of the home for Knight Cats.  This latest episode is entitled Waves on the Water and it is available in Collector’s Edition format.  With this format you get a number of bonus items to enhance the main game play which can be tackled in a choice of Casual, Advanced, Hardcore or Custom difficulty level.

Fans of the Pop Art series of titles will no doubt be pleased to hear that T1 Games has released the next title in the series with its Pop Art 5 title.  As with the earlier offerings in this series, this latest version follows a similar pattern with its Paint by Number product, Pop Art 5 is built around a number of outline sketches that can be coloured in using a numbered colour palette.  Appropriate tools come supplied with the product to produce the finished images.

Christmas Fables - The Wishing Store is a Hidden Object Adventure game that is available in Collector's Edition format.  As part of the Domini Games' extensive catalogue of titles, this offering provides the usual options for adjusting the game's playing environment.  Volume levels for different audio aspects, viewing size and special effects can all be set to suit your preferences.  You also have a choice of Casual, Advanced, Hardcore or Custom difficulty level of game play.

When walking through a partially harvested cornfield, if you encounter a scarecrow that appears to have escaped from a horror film, what do you do?  This is the challenge you are about to face you as you enter the world of City Legends – The Witness in the Rye, a Hidden Object Adventure game from the extensive catalogue of Domini Games titles.

Based on the Jewel Board concept of game play, SQRTS has come up with the Jewel Quest Match 3 Adventure title.  As the game’s title might indicate, this offering brings together elements of Adventure and Match 3 type game play with the action being wrapped into a treasure hunt with all that this entails. Usually with a game of this genre you might be expecting to face around 100 or 120 levels of Match 3 action but that is not the case with this title.

The development team at Point 8 Games certainly enjoys producing titles based on puzzle solving.  This next title from the company is no exception.  Sea Life Explorer takes the player on an adventure based on an underwater theme as, level after level, the player is faced by a series of puzzles of varying types to test their puzzle solving skills.

Delve into the realms of ancient Legends and you might come across a magical world that exists under the threat of a Giant Wolf swallowing the moon.  This event would, not unnaturally, bring about the destruction of the world and its magical ability.  This is the premise and opening sequence of the Friendly Fox offering entitled Immortal Love – Polar Lights. Available in Collector’s Edition format, this title comes with a number of bonus items to supplement the main game.

Instead of the Ghostbusters switching their field of expertise and focus, the answer to the question concerns a relative of the now retired Sherlock Holmes who steps onto centre stage and fronts AWIGOR’s Detective Agency Mosaics title.  In this game you adopt the role of Sharon Holmes, the daughter of the legendary Victorian detective, who is keen to show off her talents when called upon to unravel a series of crimes that form the basis of this next title.

Solitaire continues to be a popular subject for new entries in the computer gaming release schedules.  The latest such entry to come my way is entitled Solitaire Quest – Love Blossoms.  Using the popular Solitaire method of removing various card layouts by creating chains of cards that are one higher or lower than the previous selection, the story line of this game is based around building up a flower store on a tropical paradise island.

Spread over 100 festive holiday levels, the Ironcode Gaming developed release of Christmas Yarn 3 Match 3 title is available in Collector's Edition format.  Offering a choice of language versions (English, French or German) with fast or high quality graphics, endless play with time or limited moves, this game can be tackled in Casual or Expert difficulty mode as you assist the Anderson family celebrate Christmas even though their festive decorations have mysteriously disappeared.

Wishing you a Happy Holiday's greeting, GameOn Production has developed a mixture of puzzle challenges that have been spread over various locations.  This game is available with adjustable volume levels for music and sound effects plus full screen viewing with a custom cursor and a choice of English, French or German language for playing the game. Covering six precise locations, the game will then deliver five puzzles of different types at each of its locations.

While the "Christmas" (stating the overall theme) and "Meow" (two cats are involved), I have no explanation for the "Suddenly" part of this game's title.  You can make up your own mind as to the reason IKi Games decided on the wording for this title.  Suddenly Meow Christmas is classified as a Match 3 title that casts you in the role of Mary who takes her two pet cats with her when visiting her Grandma's house.

Continuing its Jigsaw Lovers series, Revills Games has released a Christmas based offerings.  As with the earlier entries in this series, this Christmas title is built around a story featuring numerous images that can be used as the source material for four different types of puzzle formats operating with user-defined settings. When starting this game, there is a wide range of selectable features including an option to set up profiles allowing different people to partake of this title.

Mystery Case Files - A Crime in Reflection is a Hidden Object Adventure game from the Grandma stable of titles.  This review is based on the Collector's Edition version of the title which adds a number of bonus items to supplement the main game of investigation game play.  When playing this game you have the choice of tackling its content in Casual, Advanced, Hardcore or Custom difficulty level.

Adding to its range of Solitaire Seasons series, Suricate Software has released its Jewel Match Solitaire Winterscape 3 offering.  Available in Collector’s Edition format, this product combines numerous levels of digital Solitaire game play with various types mixed in with a building construction feature used as a reward.  The game play takes place set out in a winter playground spread out over a wide area of countryside that you need to travel across during the game.

While you may have your own ideas regarding how to carry out this particular task of universal proportions, the guys at LGT SIA believe Erik and his team of willing workers have a solution.  This particular solution consists of a mixture of fire, water, earth and air spirits working together to restore the sun and bring back life to a world struggling to survive.

For the next title in its 1001 Jigsaw series, 8 Floor Games has opted for its next source material to be based on Japan and the culture it can offer to puzzle solvers.  Following the pattern established in the previous title in the series, adjustments can be made to the music and sound effect levels plus a choice of three resolutions for displaying the different images displayed in photo album style.

With a gaming environment set in the modern world, It Happened Here - Beacon of Truth is a Hidden Object Adventure game that is available in Collector's Edition format.  The game casts you in the role of Emily Smith, a true crime podcaster.  You are asked by a friend to investigate a decade-old death and the rumours surrounding a mysterious cursed lighthouse as part of your series of podcasts regarding cold cases.