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Heroic Missions are unlocked once the player has completed the requisite fifty (50) levels in adventure mode - through Tier 10 Map 5. In order to clear each Heroic Mission, each boss must be defeated by a leader from each faction. In other words, five (5) separate defeats. This is made more difficult as the mini levels for each boss is increased by ten (10), in addition to other unique effects that these bosses have. We show how to defeat each boss with each and every faction. When defeating a heroic boss, the player receives a major tome of the leader's faction. +Timestamps 00:00 General Strategies 00:10 Alliance 02:00 Beast 05:12 Blackrock 06:11 Horde 08:03 Undead

~~~~~ What is Chain Pop / Chain 3? ~~~~~ Chains 3 is a match 3 game where one must rotate a link of chain to create a chain link of at least three (3) links. Chain Pop is a match 3 game where one must move a chain link to create a chain link of at least three (3) links. This is a different twist on your generic match 3 game. We appreciate that. ~~~~~ Is Chain 3 / Chain Pop to Win? What about in-game advertisements? How many are there? How intrusive are they? Do you get anything for enduring them? ~~~~~ The developers seem to be taking the standard approach here: An advertisement after a level or two. An advertisement to give extra moves or some other in-game benefit. As such, one can pay to remove these ads and receive some in-game benefits. ~~~~~ Is There Any Objectionable Material in this game? ~~~~~ We're sure someone somewhere can find something objectionable with this game. We just can't find anything remotely objectionable. ~~~~~ Is Chain Pop / Chain 3 fun to play? Is the game challenging? Is this game a grind? ~~~~~ Are these games challenging? We do not think these games are overly challenging. We find them a little simplistic. But this is not a bad thing as children can get the hang of this. As the levels are short, there really isn't much a grind. ~~~~~ What are the pros and cons of Chain Pop / Chain 3? ~~~~~ Pros: A nice twist on the Match 3 games. Quick, relatively easy levels. A child-safe game. Chain Pop requires no internet to play. Cons: No music or sound for Chain Pop. Chain Pop has levels which repeat. The game is repetitive. What is the Bottom Line? These games are nice to have in your library. These make for nice games for when one has a couple minutes or when one desires a light brain puzzle game. Music is AI generated from https://ai-music-magic.audoir.com/

Adventure Communist is the 2nd idle clicker game from Hyper Hippo. The first was Adventure Capitalist. This game takes the idle clicker concept of making as much money as possible and puts a communist twist as well as add a few features. This video shows Tier 10.4 until Tier 11.3. Collected a bunch of stuff. Collected some rewards. Did a few objectives, until the grind started to set in. As you would expect from a mobile game, there is advertising and micro-transactions. However, none of these were forced - just optional.

~~~~~ What is Mini Crossword? What kind of game is Mini Crossword? ~~~~~ Mini Crossword is what it sounds like - a miniature crossword puzzle. ~~~~~ Is Mini Crossword “Pay to Win”? What do you get for spending real world money? ~~~~~ You get hints. You can get hints by watching advertisements or by paying real world cash. ~~~~~ Is there any objectionable material in Mini Crossword? ~~~~~ There isn't any objectionable material that we have found. After all, this is a word game. ~~~~~ Is Mini Crossword fun to play? Is the game challenging? Is this game a grind? ~~~~~ For those who enjoy crossword puzzles, this game can give you a nice dose without the commitment of larger puzzles. As with any word puzzle games, challenging is a relative term. It all depends on your skill level and vocabulary. Is this a grind? Only if you need to do multiples in a short time. ~~~~~ What about in-game advertisements? How many are there? How intrusive are they? Do you get anything for enduring them? ~~~~~~ We have encountered mandatory advertisements. 😢️ Fortunately, these were skippable. Putting the device in airplane mode stopped that. ~~~~~ What are the pros and cons of this game? ~~~~~ Pros: Small crossword puzzles. Levels are short. Hint system which can eliminate letters, give a letter or solve the puzzle. Cons: No background music. Limited sounds. Can only solve the puzzle from the top down. Can not use process of elimination to solve the puzzle. Can only select letters once you have incorrectly submitted a solution. Some of the words are not found in a standard dictionary. ~~~~~ Do you recommend this game? ~~~~~ While the lack of skins and music are not deal-breakers, we simply find the lack of solving the puzzle your way instead of the forced method to be a deal breaker. We have a policy here of not using hints or power ups to clear a level. We want to show that the games and puzzles have solutions. When we need to use a hint on a puzzle game because we could not solve it - even with online dictionary assistance - we just do not think this game will be enjoyable to anyone outside of the dedicated crossword puzzle crowd.

Farm Matching Animal Parking is a game where the player needs to clear out animal pens by guiding the animals by enticing them to move forwards or backwards. In essence, this is a parking lot game but with animals instead of vehicles. This game has no objectionable material. Well, at least that any reasonable person would find objectionable. What are the pros and cons of this game? Pros: Young children can play this game. We've encountered some mini-games which break the routine. Nothing difficult, but it is there. Cons: While the advertisements are not intrusive or mandatory, young children may activate viewing of ads "accidentally" when these windows pop up between levels. The game changes the color of the animals to increase the difficulty. While in of itself, this is not a con, the color changes are quite subtle and those individuals who have problems discerning shades - or are playing on a small screen - can get frustrated and may fail the level because of this. Distinct colors would be preferable. Even switching colors to make things more distinct. The game introduces a time-element in which one must clear the level. This can be frustrating. While so far the time has not been a factor, it can be on some of the longer levels, especially if one is distracted by real life. What's the bottom line? This is a not a bad change of pace game. It's a standard parking lot game. Children may have fun with the animals and some of their animations. But higher levels may be too difficult for children. Bottom line - this game is OK.

~~~~~ What is Word Slicer? What kind of game is Word Slicer? ~~~~~ Word Slicer is a word scramble jumble type game. The player is given a clue and a blocks of letters and the player is tasked with completing the words. ~~~~~ Is Word Slicer “Pay to Win”? What do you get for spending real world money? ~~~~~ You get hints. You can get hints by watching advertisements or by paying real world cash. ~~~~~ Is there any objectionable material in Word Slicer? ~~~~~ There isn't any objectionable material that we have found. After all, this is a word game. ~~~~~ Is Word Slicer fun to play? Is the game challenging? Is this game a grind? ~~~~~ For those who enjoy jumble-style puzzles, this game can give you a nice dose without the commitment of larger puzzles. As with any word puzzle games, challenging is a relative term. It all depends on your skill level and vocabulary. Is this a grind? Only if you need to do multiples in a short time. ~~~~~ What about in-game advertisements? How many are there? How intrusive are they? Do you get anything for enduring them? ~~~~~~ We have encountered mandatory advertisements. 😢️ Fortunately, these were skippable. Putting the device in airplane mode stops that. ~~~~~ What are the pros and cons of this game? ~~~~~ Pros: Small crossword puzzles. Levels are short. Hint system which can assist a word or solve the puzzle. Cons: No background music. Limited sounds. Unable to shuffle or move blocks around. Some of the words are not found in a standard dictionary. Some of the words do not make obvious sense in relation to the given clue. Some of these puzzles require a large English vocabulary. While I would expect a difficulty increase at level 500, having uncommon words in the early levels detracts and is mildly depressive. ~~~~~ Do you recommend this game? ~~~~~ We would like to. In of itself, there is nothing majorly wrong with this game. Sure, it could use music and different background skins but those are not deal-breakers. This game could do very well with children and teenagers if the game was geared towards their vocabulary level. Level 1's category was Medical Occupation. One of the answers is Pharmacist. While correct, this would frustrate a youngster who might be able to get the other clues. Mind you - this is level 1! Level 2 wasn't better. The bottom line is that we just think this is a lost opportunity.

〰️〰️〰️ What is Defense Grid? What kind of game is Defense Grid? 〰️〰️〰️ Defense Grid is a “tower defense” game where you need to protect power cores from an invading insect army. More information can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Grid:_The_Awakening 〰️〰️〰️ Is Defense Grid “Pay to Win”? What do you get for spending real world money? 〰️〰️〰️ Unlike many games today, this game is not supported by advertising. One purchases the game and can play the game - in this case on Steam - for as long as desired. While each player will try different strategies and tower setups, the experience otherwise is the same. 〰️〰️〰️ Is there any objectionable material in Defense Grid? 〰️〰️〰️ I'm sure someone somewhere may object to the massacre of insects or the transfer of a personality into a computer or some other far fetched idea. But for most otherwise normal people, there is no objectionable material in this game. 〰️〰️〰️ Is Defense Grid fun to play? Is the game challenging? Is this game a grind? 〰️〰️〰️ Defense Grid will appeal to those players who prefer a more tactical and strategic kind of game. Defense Grid can be challenging. Some achievements can be frustrating to obtain but the story mode is not going to frustrate many players. Being a purchased game, there is no incentive to create levels or make current levels longer just to keep players in the game. As such, there is no grind in this game. 〰️〰️〰️ Is Defense Grid playable on a mobile device? 〰️〰️〰️ Defense Grid is made for the Personal Computer and some gaming consoles. While it may be possible to play Defense Grid in an emulated environment on a mobile device, this game is not designed as such. 〰️〰️〰️ What about in-game advertisements? How many are there? How intrusive are they? Do you get anything for enduring them? 〰️〰️〰️ As Defense Grid is a game one purchases, there is no need for in-game advertisements. 〰️〰️〰️ What is the story in Defense Grid? 〰️〰️〰️ The story is based on alien invasion of a planet that has a dormant defense grid. As the player is re-activating the defense system with the assistance of a computer to control the machinery and with only limited resources, the aliens attempt to steal power cores. Power cores are "tiny floating orbs" that provide vital power to the defense grid. Cores are carried by aliens, and when the aliens carrying them die, the cores are dropped, and will slowly float back to their central holder. Once all power cores have been taken from the level, the game is over. Only one power core needs to remain when the last wave of aliens are defeated to complete a level. 〰️〰️〰️ Is this a commitment game or a casual game? 〰️〰️〰️ As with any game one purchases, there is a commitment factor to it. After all, why pay for a game and not play it? That said, Defense Grid is more a casual game with levels lasting no more than 10-15 minutes. 〰️〰️〰️ What is this video about? 〰️〰️〰️ This video captures the story mode difficulty of the Awakening Story line. The Awakening story line is more a tutorial with more challenging levels played later. 〰️〰️〰️ Anything else we should know? 〰️〰️〰️ Defense Grid is a nice casual tower defense game. If you are a fan of Tower Defense games, give this one a shot. You will not be disappointed.

Cell Clones Wars is a game where the player assumes control over a single cell and must defeat an incoming horde of enemy cells/viruses within a time limit. While there is a tactical element to playing each level, there is also a strategic element with how to spend in-game currency to do various upgrades to eliminate the invaders. We typically prefer to obtain the ad-free version of each game we showcase. Showing ads while playing looks unprofessional and trying to edit the ads out of the videos is time-consuming. That said, even in the Pro/Ad-free version, ads were played before level 1 and every two (2) levels - pass or fail. We simply find that unacceptable. This game has no objectionable material. Well, at least that any reasonable person would find objectionable. What are the pros and cons of this game? Pros: A decent concept. A strategy and tactical concept. Cons: Way, way too many advertisements. Lack of a tutorial. It would be nice to know what the objective of game is and some background as to what is going on. Better information to the mechanics and upgrades. What's the bottom line? We simply can not endorse this game. It feels like a project that was abandoned and sold to an advertising group and promptly released.

What does this video show? This video shows Word Connect for the levels listed in the title. What is Word Connect Pro? Word Connect Pro is a Cross-word lite game where a group of letters are given and the player needs to fill the puzzle using only those letters given. How to play The player drags the pointer across the letters to make a combination. If this combination is a word, the player will be rewarded. Review of the game? The music is relaxing. The concept is fine. This game is good for those people where English is their primary language. Some of these words may not be known to non-native English speakers. However the word list leaves much to be desired: Some words are not known to the game - like MAGE. Some words are known but their plural is not - GAME is acceptable and GAMES is not. Some words are accepted in some levels but not in others. The game considers SAGEM, GPS and DIY as words. They are not. (Sagem is the name of a French company and GPS is an acronym while DIY is shorthand for Do It Yourself.) So this game needs to reconsider its dictionary file. We used a Scrabble dictionary to find words which stumped us - and still got stumped. What about advertisements? When connected to the Internet, an advertisement will appear every 3 or so levels. This game uses a cloud save feature over local storage. So if you enter airplane mode to play, remember to connect before you close out the game to keep your progress. Any objectionable material? You have to really go deep to find anything objectionable in a word sorting game. Words like SHIFT can be rearranged to have a naughty word shown. While the word is not counted as an acceptable word, or even a bonus word, some parents would be bothered if their young child accidentally saw it. So what is the bottom line? Is this a worthwhile game? As word puzzle games go, this is not a bad game - but with the aforementioned caveats. Just be warned that this game may frustrate you at times.

Far Future Fracas was offered between May 20, 2024 and June 3, 2024. These eight (8) levels are more difficult than the original Far Future levels and is intended for those players with leveled up plants. Completing these eight (8) levels awards the player 25 Gems. These levels were done with three (3) most recently obtained Seedium plants along with the CORE plants. For those wishing to see these levels done with CORE PLANTS only, check out my other video here: https://rumble.com/vtujk3-plants-vs-zombies-2-epic-quest-far-future-fracas-levels-28-35-february-2022.html • Ice-shroom • Electric Peel • Dragon Bruit Note - the player MUST clear out these levels in one sitting. If the game is closed or crashes, then one must restart this whole gauntlet. As always, if you appreciate these videos, learned something from them, please subscribe. This incentives me to continue making these videos. +Timestamps 00:00 Level 28 - Day 1 of 8 - Locked and Loaded Level. 01:20 Level 29 - Day 2 of 8 - Normal Adventure level. Do not plant on Dave's Mold Colony. Select Blover. 03:41 Level 30 - Day 3 of 8 - Sun Bomb level. Use Draftodil if you have it. Blover is banned. 04:50 Level 31 - Day 4 of 8 - Special Delivery level. 07:52 Level 32 - Day 5 of 8 - Normal Adventure level. 10:18 Level 33 - Day 6 of 8 - Normal Adventure level. Trample line between columns 6 and 7. 11:48 Level 34 - Day 7 of 8 - Sun Bomb level. Do not plant on Dave's Mold Colony. 13:35 Level 35 - Day 8 of 8 - Zomboss

Reinforce-Mint was offered between May 20, 2024 through June 17, 2024. This video showcases the MINT plant - REINFORCE-MINT Reinforce-Mint will knock all zombies back 1.4 tiles when planted. Reinforce-Mint will activate the plant food ability of each Reinforce-Mint plant. Reinforce-mint consists of: • Aloe • Blockoli • Chard Guard • Endurian • Gumnut • Holly Barrier • Infi-nut • Pea-nut • Primal Wall-nut • Pumpkin • Sweet Potato • Tall-nut • Wall-nut • Bean Sprout Knocking back zombies 1.4 to 1.5 tiles is hardly worth mentioning - especially for a Mint. Now activating all Reinforce-Mint plant food abilities - that can be awesome. The problem is that there are so few desirable effects. Sure, the nuts get tougher. But in of itself, that will not eliminate any zombies. Only Pea-Nut has any real offensive capabilities. As a result, as nifty as the effect is, this Mint is downright disappointing. ☹️ Reinforce-Mint #1 = 0:00 Reinforce-Mint #2 = 1:06

~~~~~ What is Cooking Kawaii? ~~~~~ Cooking Kawaii is a time management cooking game with a sushi bar theme. ~~~~~ Is Cooking Kawaii Pay to Win? What about in-game advertisements? How many are there? How intrusive are they? Do you get anything for enduring them? ~~~~~ We've not encountered any mandatory ads. Watching advertisements will give the player temporary perks or in-game currency which can be used to upgrade the kitchen. This in turn will make levels easier. So far, we've not encountered any pay-to-win feel to the game. ~~~~~ Is There Any Objectionable Material in this game? ~~~~~ We have not found any objectionable material in this game. Although these days, we are sure someone somewhere may be offended by the use of a knife or the diversity aspects of the customers. ~~~~~ Is Cooking Kawaii fun to play? Is the game challenging? Is this game a grind? ~~~~~ After 15 levels, we are just beginning to get a feel for the game. We feel the challenging aspects are yet to come. Is this game a grind? Since this is a level-based game, the grind would come if levels needed to be repeated in order to obtain enough in-game currency to make necessary purchases. ~~~~~ What are the pros and cons of Cooking Kawaii? ~~~~~ Pros: Decent graphics. Children can learn the benefits of efficiency. Decent pace to the game. Cons: Game feels like it can get repetitive over time. While all games suffer from that trait, we feel that may start soon.. Bottom Line: We've seen better games and we've seen worse games. Watch the videos and make your own determination.

Jewel Charms and clones like this are a Match-3 game. Players make matches of three (3) or more to complete objectives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ How does this differ from the other Match 3 games out there? The graphics are pretty. Combos of 4 or more give power ups. There are other variants that make this game interesting. Jewel Charms and its clones appear to be more of a campaign type game with options - free, advertising and real money. We will progress through this game as needed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any objectionable material? As with many games, there is an attractive woman who guides you. While not objectionable in itself, there are some individuals who would not appreciate the reinforcing of negative female stereotypes. We have discovered that Jewel Planet and its clones are indeed the same game with very minor differences. It appears that one copied/stole the game from the original author, re-branded the game and have released it under their banner. We find this practice disgusting; and we do not know who the original author is. We've actually found four (4) games under the "Jewel" name. All these games can be found in the Google Play store so Google hasn't discovered any is clone of the other.

Plant of the Week - Aloe - was offered between May 19, 2024 through May 26, 2024. Aloe is a member of the Reinforce-Mint family. Aloe costs 75 Sun. (-25 Sun at levels 5 and 10.) Aloe heals 400 hit points to the plant on its immediate right. (+50 healing per level except levels 4 and 8.) Aloe can heal every six (6) seconds. (-1 second on levels 4 and 8.) When given plant food, Aloe heals all plants in a 3x3 area around it. This effect happens every time Reinforce-Mint is planted. Commentary: While the obvious use case would be for plants like Wall-nut or Tall-nut, Endurian would be a nice plant as it damages zombies who eat it. Same with a powered up Murkadamian Nut. Chard Guard would be nice allowing for quicker regeneration of the leaves. Pumpkins would also be a nice plant as it would allow for some melee plants like Bonk Choy or Snapdragon to be better protected while being on the front lines. Bottom Line: Aloe's 75 + Pumpkin's 150 = 225 Sun * 5 = 1,125 Sun which is quite a lot to spend on defense. Aloe + Wall-nut = 125 which is not a bad block. Although Tall-nut costs the same and has many more hit points, blocks fliers and saves a column. We do not “hate” Aloe. It's not a bad plant. We just find the use case quite limited. (Survive for X minutes.) The game also requires the player to eliminate the zombies and Sun spent on defensive plants is Sun that is not spent on offensive plants. Level 1 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 0 of 1. Survive the zombie attack - Last Stand Style. Chosen Perk is Sun Break. Sun drops from sky. Destroy 20 / 25 / 30 Surfboards Starting Sun = 3,200 / 3,000 / 2,750 Level 2 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 0 of 2 Survive the zombie attack - Last Stand Style. Chosen Perk is Sun Break. Sun drops from sky. Survive and protect the endangered plants - Toadstool on R3C6 / R15C6 / R135C6 Defeat not offered / 30 / 30 zombies in not offered / 10 / 6 seconds. Level 3 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - FAIL*2 Survive the zombie attack - Last Stand Style. Chosen Perk is Hypnotize zombies / Cherry Bombs There are precious flowers on the lawn which can not be trampled - 4 & 5 / 5 & 6 / 5 & 6 Stall zombies not offered / 15 / 25 times. Level 4 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 0 of 2 Survive for two (2) minutes. Chosen Perk is Sun Break. Sun drops from sky. Survive and protect the endangered plants - Hot Date on R24C3 Destroy not offered / 50 / 60 Ice blocks Level 5 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 1 of 2 Survive the zombie attack. Chosen Perk is Hypnotize zombies. Poison zombies 50 / 50 / 50 times. Do not lose more than not offered / 7 / 4 plants.

Plant of the Week - Aloe - was offered between May 19, 2024 through May 26, 2024. Aloe is a member of the Reinforce-Mint family. Aloe costs 75 Sun. (-25 Sun at levels 5 and 10.) Aloe heals 400 hit points to the plant on its immediate right. (+50 healing per level except levels 4 and 8.) Aloe can heal every six (6) seconds. (-1 second on levels 4 and 8.) When given plant food, Aloe heals all plants in a 3x3 area around it. This effect happens every time Reinforce-Mint is planted. Commentary: While the obvious use case would be for plants like Wall-nut or Tall-nut, Endurian would be a nice plant as it damages zombies who eat it. Same with a powered up Murkadamian Nut. Chard Guard would be nice allowing for quicker regeneration of the leaves. Pumpkins would also be a nice plant as it would allow for some melee plants like Bonk Choy or Snapdragon to be better protected while being on the front lines. Bottom Line: Aloe's 75 + Pumpkin's 150 = 225 Sun * 5 = 1,125 Sun which is quite a lot to spend on defense. Aloe + Wall-nut = 125 which is not a bad block. Although Tall-nut costs the same and has many more hit points, blocks fliers and saves a column. We do not “hate” Aloe. It's not a bad plant. We just find the use case quite limited. (Survive for X minutes.) The game also requires the player to eliminate the zombies and Sun spent on defensive plants is Sun that is not spent on offensive plants. Perks = Hypnotize Zombies / SHIELDS / Boss Buster +Timestamps 00:00 | Difficulty 3 = Aloe + Tall-nut + Winter-melon 02:17 | Difficulty 3 = Zoybean Pod = FAIL. Just too a little many zombies for the zombies to hit Zomboss. 04:11 | Difficulty 3 = Bowling Bulb + Pea Vine Level 1 Objective - Remove three (3) health bars in three (3) minutes. Reward is 10 Aloe seeds. Players start with 2,000 Sun. Level 2 Objective - Remove five (5) health bars in three (3) minutes. Reward is 15 Aloe seeds. Players start with 1,800 Sun. Level 3 Objective - Remove seven (7) health bars in three (3) minutes. Reward is 20 Aloe seeds. Players start with 1,800 Sun. We do not get a preview of Penny's Pursuit before it is released. So what you see is what players get. We also try to vary the strategies from week to week and showcasing different plants and strategies and ideas. Using the same strategy week after week would be boring to see. As always, if you appreciate these videos, learned something from them, please subscribe. This incentives me to continue making these videos.

The Beast Dungeon was offered between May 19, 2024 through May 25, 2024. This video shows the completion of the Undead Dungeon for May 2024. Each dungeon lasts one (1) week and consists of three (3) levels which must be completed as a gauntlet. No swapping of leaders or troops is allowed and must be completed by a leader of the faction of the week. Completing the dungeon allows for Army Upgrades which allows certain minis in certain spots to gain up to three (3) levels. Warcraft Rumble was released on November 3, 2023. Based on the World of Warcraft cast of characters, Warcraft Rumble is a miniature 4X game where each round lasts no more than four (4) minutes. This game is designed to be played on a mobile device and does require an internet connection, although it does run quite well in an emulated mode on a personal computer. Bucking the trend of most mobile games, Warcraft Rumble has NO ADVERTISING! We appreciate this trend by Blizzard. That said, they do have a store for micro-transactions. After all, the bills need to be paid somehow. We'd rather have a store than the constant barrage of annoying, intrusive and data-sucking advertisements.

35 Aloe seeds are awarded for completing this event consisting of five (5) levels. Plant of the Week - Aloe - was offered between May 18, 2024 through May 25, 2024. Aloe is a member of the Reinforce-Mint family. Aloe costs 75 Sun. (-25 Sun at levels 5 and 10.) Aloe heals 400 hit points to the plant on its immediate right. (+50 healing per level except levels 4 and 8.) Aloe can heal every six (6) seconds. (-1 second on levels 4 and 8.) When given plant food, Aloe heals all plants in a 3x3 area around it. This effect happens every time Reinforce-Mint is planted. Commentary: While the obvious use case would be for plants like Wall-nut or Tall-nut, Endurian would be a nice plant as it damages zombies who eat it. Same with a powered up Murkadamian Nut. Chard Guard would be nice allowing for quicker regeneration of the leaves. Pumpkins would also be a nice plant as it would allow for some melee plants like Bonk Choy or Snapdragon to be better protected while being on the front lines. Bottom Line: Aloe's 75 + Pumpkin's 150 = 225 Sun * 5 = 1,125 Sun which is quite a lot to spend on defense. Aloe + Wall-nut = 125 which is not a bad block. Although Tall-nut costs the same and has many more hit points, blocks fliers and saves a column. We do not “hate” Aloe. It's not a bad plant. We just find the use case quite limited. (Survive for X minutes.) The game also requires the player to eliminate the zombies and Sun spent on defensive plants is Sun that is not spent on offensive plants. +Timestamps 00:00 Level 1 01:27 Level 2 02:45 Level 3 04:24 Level 4 06:04 Level 5

What is Emoji Guess Challenge? Emoji Guess Challenge is a game where a word is given and the player complete the word using the supplied emojis. It makes more sense once you have done a level or two. Is there any objectionable material? This game has no objectionable material. At least that any reasonable person would find objectionable. What are the pros and cons of this game? Pros: Young children can play this game. People who are not thrilled about playing games but who can converse in emojis can have fun with this game. Cons: There is no soothing background music. That would have been nice. Some of these puzzles are puzzling. A skippable ad appears after every three (3) levels. What's the bottom line? Emoji puzzle games are definitely a change of pace from word games, puzzle games, Match 3 games and games based on some sort of violence. But that is all that it is. The ads break any kind of rhythm one can get into. Bottom line - this game is OK. AI generated Background Music generated from https://ai-music-magic.audoir.com/

Knobsters is a game where the player rotates one knob 90 degrees clockwise. If a path can be made, the color of the receiving knob will change and that knob will be rotated and the cycle will continue until there are no more moves which can be made. This game has no advertisements. This game has no objectionable material. This game feels like a proof-of-concept project which was released. This game sorely could use a tutorial and simple levels so that the player can get a feel as to how to approach levels. Otherwise the player will just randomly turn knobs and hope for the best. Strategies like when to abandon a color and go to another one. Is there an ideal way to maximize knob turns? How should one approach a block where all the knobs are locked into themselves and not easily accessible from the rest of the group? This game has no background music. The background music is provided by https://ai-music-magic.audoir.com/ That said, there is potential here.

~~~~~ What is Boomland? What kind of game is Boomland? ~~~~~ Boomland is a destruction game along the lines of Angry Birds. Unlike Angry Birds where the player launches birds using a giant sling, the player places explosives in strategic places and attempts to do as much damage as possible. ~~~~~ Is Boomland “Pay to Win”? What do you get for spending real world money? ~~~~~ We have not found any money transactions in this game. ~~~~~ Is there any objectionable material in Boomland? ~~~~~ If the player is comfortable with the idea of blowing stuff up, then nothing else in the game will be objectionable. ~~~~~ Is Boomland fun to play? Is the game challenging? Is this game a grind? ~~~~~ There are times when someone will have the desire to blow stuff up. There are times when someone wants a different kind of game to play. Boomland fits that description. Boomland can be challenging although we have found this game more frustrating than challenging. We do not mind learning and experimenting to clear a level. However when one is failing dozens of times, we believe the game may be frustrating. When we are failing dozens of times, we believe that the level is too difficult. ~~~~~ What about in-game advertisements? How many are there? How intrusive are they? Do you get anything for enduring them? ~~~~~~ We have not encountered any in-game advertisements. We applaud this game for that feature. ~~~~~ What are the pros and cons of this game? ~~~~~ Pros: A simple game to pick up and understand. The player gets to blow stuff up - sometimes sky high. Has background music. Cons: Very difficult game, especially in the early levels. While this game has a 3 level tutorial, this game could use a longer one to learn the nuances of the game. ~~~~~ Do you recommend this game? ~~~~~ If one played Angry Birds and got frustrated because one could not get the birds to do what was desired, this game eliminates that frustration. If one enjoys destruction-type games, this one will suffice. As far as children goes, we will leave that up to the parents. While we have found nothing beyond the obvious, it is that obvious that some parents may object to.

Jewel Charms and clones like this are a Match-3 game. Players make matches of three (3) or more to complete objectives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ How does this differ from the other Match 3 games out there? The graphics are pretty. Combos of 4 or more give power ups. There are other variants that make this game interesting. Jewel Charms and its clones appear to be more of a campaign type game with options - free, advertising and real money. We will progress through this game as needed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any objectionable material? As with many games, there is an attractive woman who guides you. While not objectionable in itself, there are some individuals who would not appreciate the reinforcing of negative female stereotypes. We have discovered that Jewel Planet and its clones are indeed the same game with very minor differences. It appears that one copied/stole the game from the original author, re-branded the game and have released it under their banner. We find this practice disgusting; and we do not know who the original author is. We've actually found four (4) games under the "Jewel" name. All these games can be found in the Google Play store so Google hasn't discovered any is clone of the other.

〰️〰️〰️ What is Jigsawscape? 〰️〰️〰️ Jigsawscape is a Free-to-Play jigsaw puzzle game. 〰️〰️〰️ Is Jigsawscape “Pay to Win”? What do you get for spending real world money? 〰️〰️〰️ Jigsawscape is not a pay-to-win game. Jigsawscape does have a real money option which gives access to more puzzles, more hints and the removal of all advertisements. 〰️〰️〰️ Is there any objectionable material in Jigsawscape? 〰️〰️〰️ If there is any objectionable material, I was unable to find any. This is a good thing. 🙂️ 〰️〰️〰️ Is Jigsawscape fun to play? Is the game challenging? Is this game a grind? 〰️〰️〰️ These are jigsaw puzzles and as such, highly dependent on the person. There is a fine line between challenging and frustrating. The same situation can be challenging to one person and frustrating to another. A grind however, this game does not have. 〰️〰️〰️ What about in-game advertisements? How many are there? How intrusive are they? Do you get anything for enduring them? 〰️〰️〰️ Forced advertisements appear at the completion of the puzzle. They may appear at the beginning of the puzzle as well. We encountered one during the puzzle itself. 〰️〰️〰️ What is the story in Jigsawscape? 〰️〰️〰️ There is no story in Jigsawscape. 〰️〰️〰️ Is this a commitment game or a casual game? 〰️〰️〰️ Jigsawscape is more of a casual game. One works on the puzzles at their own pace so the level of commitment is determined by the player. These are the sizes offered for each puzzle: 6x6 8x8 10x10 12x12 15x15 20x20 What are the Pros and Cons of this game? Pros: Beautiful pictures. Option for different sizes. Option for rotating puzzle pieces for a more real-world feel. Free daily puzzle. Past daily puzzles are available. Cons: No music offering that we could see. Need to complete lots of puzzles to unlock some of the collections. Subscription is pricey. Bottom line: If you are a fan of puzzle games, this is not a bad offering to pick up. AI Generated Background Music by https://ai-music-magic.audoir.com/

Heroic Missions are unlocked once the player has completed the requisite fifty (50) levels in adventure mode - through Tier 10 Map 5. In order to clear each Heroic Mission, each boss must be defeated by a leader from each faction. In other words, five (5) separate defeats. This is made more difficult as the mini levels for each boss is increased by ten (10), in addition to other unique effects that these bosses have. We show how to defeat each boss with each and every faction. When defeating a heroic boss, the player receives a major tome of the leader's faction.

~~~~~ What is Connect? ~~~~~ Connect is a tile match puzzle game where the player removes like tiles that are adjacent to each other or can be reached by drawing an unobstructed path between the tiles. ~~~~~ Is Connect Pay to Win? What about in-game advertisements? How many are there? How intrusive are they? Do you get anything for enduring them? ~~~~~ We have not encountered any advertising or payment structure in this game. Games without those features are few and far between and we celebrate those games. One can pay $0.99 to remove the banner ads. One can pay $0.99 to unlock all tile skins. ~~~~~ Is There Any Objectionable Material in this game? ~~~~~ We're sure someone somewhere can find something objectionable with this game. We just can't find anything remotely objectionable. ~~~~~ Is Connect fun to play? Is the game challenging? Is this game a grind? ~~~~~ Connect is a good “change of pace” type of game. This is a game where can you play when you have a few minutes to kill. We wouldn't use the word “challenging”; but this game can get frustrating. We wouldn't use the word “grind”; but this game can get repetitive. All games get repetitive but some more than others. We must note that there are difficulty levels in this game that are not readily apparent. There is a “gravity” feature which can be non-existent, pull tiles left, pull tiles right, pull tiles up, pull tiles down and pull tiles to the center. ~~~~~ What are the pros and cons of Connect? ~~~~~ Pros: Easy to play. Young children can play this game. Simple mechanics. Generous number of reshuffles granted - eight (8). At most, only two (2) shuffles are needed to clear a level. Cons: No soothing background music. No music at all. Only two (2) tile skins are given. One can watch an advertisement to unlock another tile skin or pay $0.99 to unlock all skins. No indication there is more to the game than repetitive levels. Would be nice to know that it exists. Bottom Line: This game could use some music. Apart from that, this is a great game to let young children play and add to their library. AI Music generated from https://ai-music-magic.audoir.com/

What is Trivia Master? Trivia Master is a game where the player is given a series of five (5) questions and must select the correct answer multiple choice style. Is there any objectionable material? This game has no objectionable material. Granted, we have not gone through all the trivia questions in the game; but we are reasonably confident there isn't anything offensive in the game. What are the pros and cons of this game? Pros: Large variety of categories to choose from. Thousands of questions in the database. While there is a good hint system which is encouraged, one does not need to use hints to advance through the levels - assuming the player is OK with failing and retrying the level again. Multiple choice system of selecting the answer. Cons: There is no soothing background music. That would have been nice. A skippable ad appears after every few levels. These questions definitely fit in the trivia section and not the general knowledge section. What's the bottom line? Fans of trivia will like this game with the thousands of questions in the database. Casual trivia players may enjoy testing themselves on categories which interest them. “Trivia is information and data that are considered to be of little value.” Some people enjoy such things. Others do not. Your enjoyment of this game will be based on how you view trivia. Bottom line - this game is OK.