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Horde Dungeon was offered between May 5, 2024 through May 13, 2024. This video shows the completion of the Blackrock 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 Bzzz Button seeds are awarded for completing this event consisting of five (5) levels. Plant of the Week - Bzzz Button - was offered between May 4, 2024 through May 11, 2024. Bzzz Button is a member of the Fila-Mint family. Bzzz Button costs 50 Sun. When eaten, Bzzz Button electrifies the zombie which ate it. This will do 22 damage initially. (Increasing damage per level.) Electrified zombies will zot nearby zombies dealing 32 damage. This lightning will bounce to four (4) targets. (+1 every odd level.) Electrified zombies are slowed. When given plant food, Bzzz Button will explode dealing 100 damage. (Increasing damage per level.) Commentary: Bzzz Button is a cool idea. We like cool idea plants. We like plants that have multiple effects. Like many other plants which have multiple effects, Bzzz Button doesn't do anything well. It can slow zombies quite well. But slowed zombies still advance towards the house. Electrifying zombies is nice. But the damage is fairly low. At best this could be considered a softener. Giving Bzzz Button a plant food will only do a small fraction - around 10-20% - of what Cherry Bomb can do. This isn't exactly scream first pick, does it? Bottom Line: Bzzz Button is fairly inexpensive so it can be useful in the early game. Yet with so many early game options, we simply do not find many situations where Bzzz Button would be preferable over Chili Bean or Primal Potato Mine. +Timestamps 00:00 Level 1 02:01 Level 2 04:38 Level 3 06:54 Level 4 08:16 Level 5

Traffic Jam Cars Puzzle Legend is a combination Match 3 game with a nice dash of Parking Lot games where the player needs to clear the cars from a full and mixed up parking lot. How difficult is this game? So far, this appears to be a game meant for the majority of people. We've not encountered any serious difficulties. But then, we are still in the adventure / extended tutorial stage. What about advertising? Sadly, these appear. But that's the sad reality these days. Not many people want to do micro-transactions and a game like this appears to be more filler than a commitment game. Any objectionable material? The Policewoman and the Nurse are attractive and portrayed in an appealing manner. They are not depicted as showing any skin or in any sexual manner; however some may view their depiction in a negative light or reinforcing negative female stereotypes. What are the Pros and Cons? Pros: A nice twist on Match 3 games, adding a parking car element to the game. Nice power-ups. Decent challenges. Cons: Levels get a little challenging a little too quick. Should not be a problem for adults but children could get frustrated. Music can get repetitive. Too many requests for purchases. Bottom line: If you are a fan of puzzle games, this is a nice one to add to your collection.

Adventure Ages is the 3rd idle clicker game from Hyper Hippo. The first was Adventure Capitalist and the second being Adventure Communist. This game takes the idle clicker concept of resource management and puts a story about fixing the space-time continuum. This video shows the progression of the game from the tiers listed above. We went about as far as we could go before the grind starts to take over. As you would expect from a mobile game, there is advertising and micro-transactions. However, none of these were forced - just optional.

〰️〰️〰️ 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.

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.

What is Water Sort 2023? Water Sort 2023 is a puzzle game where the player needs to combine colored liquids (or balls) until the entire test tube (or bottle) is completely filled up. Review of the game? This is your typical Water/Ball sorting game. The graphics are OK. The music is OK. There are times though when the colors tend to be too close which can cause confusion. We would prefer more contrast so these near shades are not mistaken for the other. 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? We have not found any objectionable material in this game. We haven't even found anything remotely close to objectionable.

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.

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 02:40 Beast 05:55 Blackrock 07:21 Horde 09:11 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/

~~~~~ 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.

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 the Potato Export until tier 2.2. We went about as far as we could go before the grind starts to take over. As you would expect from a mobile game, there is advertising and micro-transactions. However, none of these were forced - just optional. This event ends on May 1, 2024.

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 8.3 until Tier 9.2. 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.

Adventure Capitalist is the 1st idle clicker game from Hyper Hippo. This game takes the idle clicker concept with the goal of making as much money as possible. This video shows the continuation of the first 30 Angel Investors. Each angel gives an additional 2% profit but you need to restart everything. Sounds annoying but with this boost, you catch up real quick. You can start to see it here, especially if you compare this to the original start of the game. As you would expect from a mobile game, there is advertising and micro-transactions. However, none of these were forced - just optional.

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.

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 02:53 Beast 04:40 Blackrock 06:17 Horde 07:53 Undead

~~~~~ 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. ~~~~~ 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. 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.

~~~~~ What is Cooking Quest? ~~~~~ Cooking Quest takes place in your typical medieval world where all recipes (cooking) has been lost. The player is then embarked on a quest to rediscover cooking and spread this around the world, getting rich in the process. In the process, you hire heroes to gather ingredients and hire cooks to do the actual cooking while the player sells the delicious meals. ~~~~~ Is Cooking Quest Pay to Win? What about in-game advertisements? How many are there? How intrusive are they? Do you get anything for enduring them? ~~~~~ So far, we've encountered only one mandatory ad, mostly as a quest to show how it can be done. We suspect that watching these ads and/or paying money will speed things up and that one can play the full game as a free-to-play player. ~~~~~ Is There Any Objectionable Material in this game? ~~~~~ Heroes do defeat monsters using swords. This content is not central to the game and even watching this, this feels cartoony, seeing how the monsters are sugar cubes. We do not feel that this is a reason to not play this game. ~~~~~ Is Cooking Quest fun to play? Is the game challenging? Is this game a grind? ~~~~~ After 30 minutes, we feel we are just starting to learn the game. We like the idea of cooking being the main theme of a long quest game instead of just killing random monsters. We have not found this game to be challenging - yet. We suspect that may come later on. We have not found this game to be a grind - yet. We suspect the cooking time to increase and the ingredient count per dish to increase making this game more of a grind. ~~~~~ What are the pros and cons of Cooking Quest? ~~~~~ Pros: Different type of Explore-the-World adventure game. Graphics reminiscent of early console games. Feels like an old school computer game instead of an app. Cons: Cloud save preferred. Can get a bit boring. Lots of clicking. Bottom Line: This game will interest players who want a more deep experience than a match 3, jigsaw puzzle or Tetris-type of game. School-aged children can pick this game up and include it in their collection of games.

Adventure Ages is the 3rd idle clicker game from Hyper Hippo. The first was Adventure Capitalist and the second being Adventure Communist. This game takes the idle clicker concept of resource management and puts a story about fixing the space-time continuum. This video shows the beginning of the Incredible Innovation mini-event to tier 3.3. We went about as far as we could go before the grind starts to take over. As you would expect from a mobile game, there is advertising and micro-transactions. However, none of these were forced - just optional.

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 the Ninja Union until tier 2.4. We went about as far as we could go before the grind starts to take over. As you would expect from a mobile game, there is advertising and micro-transactions. However, none of these were forced - just optional. This event ends on April 30, 2024.

〰️〰️〰️ 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.

Traffic Jam Cars Puzzle Legend is a combination Match 3 game with a nice dash of Parking Lot games where the player needs to clear the cars from a full and mixed up parking lot. How difficult is this game? So far, this appears to be a game meant for the majority of people. We've not encountered any serious difficulties. But then, we are still in the adventure / extended tutorial stage. What about advertising? Sadly, these appear. But that's the sad reality these days. Not many people want to do micro-transactions and a game like this appears to be more filler than a commitment game. Any objectionable material? The Policewoman and the Nurse are attractive and portrayed in an appealing manner. They are not depicted as showing any skin or in any sexual manner; however some may view their depiction in a negative light or reinforcing negative female stereotypes. What are the Pros and Cons? Pros: A nice twist on Match 3 games, adding a parking car element to the game. Nice power-ups. Decent challenges. Cons: Levels get a little challenging a little too quick. Should not be a problem for adults but children could get frustrated. Music can get repetitive. Too many requests for purchases. Bottom line: If you are a fan of puzzle games, this is a nice one to add to your collection.

~~~~~ 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. One can “pre-prep” the base of the food items before the customer order is given. We are not sure if this is intended or not. This feels like cheating. While we know fast food restaurants will do this during busy times, this feels weird doing it in game. 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.

Electrici-tea - was offered between April 28, 2024 through May 4, 2024. Electrici-tea is a member of the Fila-Mint family. Electrici-tea costs 125 Sun. (-25 Sun on levels 4 and 7.) Electrici-tea does 3 damage. (+2 damage on levels 4, 7 and 10. +1 additional damage on level 10.) When eaten, Electrici-tea will release a storm cloud. This storm cloud will cast a bolt of lightning on the zombie who ate it. This bolt will eliminate the zombie - no matter how tough that zombie is. This bolt will deal 950 damage to remaining zombies in a 3x3 area. (+50 damage per level.) Electrici-tea's recharge is 15 seconds. (-1 second per level.) Commentary: This is Fila-mint's answer to Chili Bean. When eaten, defeats the zombie and then has an effect which affects other zombies. Chili Bean makes the zombie fart stalling all zombies in the lane. Electrici-tea does chain lightning which does a decent amount of damage. Bottom Line: While there are better options in the Bombard-Mint family of plants which have a devastating effect upon death - like Explode-o-Nut - Electrici-Tea is a viable option if Bombard-Mint plants are ineffective in Arena. Electrici-Tea works well against heavily armored zombies who eat this plant which would otherwise survive an explosion. While this isn't going to be anyone's first pick plant, it is a solid backup and therefore worth obtaining and leveling up. Level 1 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2 Survive the zombie attack. Chosen Perk is SHIELDS Produce at least 1,500 / 2,250 / 3,500 Sun Never have more than not offered / 20 / 15 plants. Level 2 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2 Survive the zombie attack. Chosen Perk is SHIELDS. There are precious flowers on the lawn which can not be trampled - 3 & 4 / not offered / 3 & 4 Ash zombies not offered / 25 / 25 times. Level 3 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 1 of 2 Survive the zombie attack. Chosen Perk is Power Tiles Butter zombies 100 / 100 / 100 times. There are precious flowers on the lawn which can not be trampled - not offered / 3 & 4 / 4 & 5 Level 4 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2 Survive the zombie attack. Chosen Perk is SHIELDS. Survive and protect the endangered plants - Witch Doctors on R24C3 Stun zombies not offered / 150 / 150 times. Starting Sun = 175 / 125 / 75 Level 5 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2 Survive the zombie attack. Chosen Perk is SHIELDS. Do not lose more than 10 / 10 / 6 plants. There are precious flowers on the lawn which can not be trampled - not offered / 2 & 3 / 4 & 5 +Timestamps 00:00 Level 1 - Difficulty 3 01:42 Level 2 - Difficulty 3 03:18 Level 3 - Difficulty 3 06:43 Level 4 - Difficulty 3 09:19 Level 5 - Difficulty 3