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9 people found this review helpful
4 people found this review funny
7.2 hrs on record (1.2 hrs at review time)
I say, have you heard? Young Lord Tinklebottom has run off and wed a scullery maid!

Surely you are having a jest, you rascally puddingmonger!

It's true, I swear by my very words! His poor mother nearly died of shock. She had to have her humors invigorated lest she be overcome with the vapors.

Poor thing indeed! It is a shame that women are such fragile and incapable creatures.

Yes, quite. I suppose we should play some solitaire now.

Indubitably, my dear fellow. I shall have the butler fetch the cards.
Posted February 22. Last edited February 22.
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6 people found this review helpful
4 people found this review funny
17.9 hrs on record (2.5 hrs at review time)
I was never a huge fan of the logic puzzles you would find in puzzle magazines back in the day. You would wind up drawing a chart and crossing out squares until you found the answer.

It might tell you that there are five men, and one of them stole some apples, one of them always lies, and one of them is an ocelot, then give a series of statements allowing you to eliminate suspects. For example..

1. Bob is standing next to Jim, who is one foot tall.
2. Jeremy claims he was at Fred's house when the apples were stolen.
3. Fred states that he was at the bowling alley at that time.
4. Lars, Fred's roommate said "What? You're sneaking JEREMY into the house
when I'm not home? That's it, I'm leaving you!"
5. You know what? I don't even care who took the apples. Keep them.

Logic Town, however makes these puzzles a whole lot more enjoyable, because it gives you the grid, populates it with the choices, and lets you simply click to keep, or discard any item as you work your way through the clues.

Each puzzle you solve makes some improvement to the scenery, like cleaning up the trash, raking the leaves, or coming up with a presidential candidate that doesn't make people openly weep with despair.

It's super accessible, even when things get complicated, and when you do make a wrong choice, the default is that it makes a buzz sound to let you know you were wrong, and then delivers a slight electrical shock to your bits, so that you will think more carefully before you click next time.

No doubt Logic Town would be fun for the whole family, at least if they're not going to Fred's house. Even then, don't be discouraged. Just tell them to bring you back some apples.



Tonight's Lottery Numbers.
Posted December 27, 2023.
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4 people found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
2.4 hrs on record
Susan has a problem. No, it's not drug addiction. A little something to get her through the day isn't that unusual, and she can stop any time she wants. She said so herself.

No, Susan's problem is her aunt. You see, Susan's aunt needs help with her run down garden, which has been neglected for a long time since Susan's uncle passed, and Susan's aunt began self-medicating with various substances.

Guide Susan as she restores the garden to it's former morning glory, through the magic of solitaire. This is her quest. This is her story.


Solitaire Quest: Garden Story


If you like the Jewel Match series of solitaire, this might be of interest to you, and if you are the developer, you might feel a bit confused, and are rethinking how you choose to which curators you send games.

I guess it's just like solitaire. Sometimes you flip the next card over and it's the ace you were hoping for, and sometimes it's just a packet of instant oatmeal. Maybe it's Quaker® Instant Oatmeal, 100% whole grains, and packed with flavor in every bite.
So if you can't get enough solitaire or oatmeal, why not make Solitaire Quest: Garden Story part of your morning routine.


Do not operate heavy machinery while playing. Not available where prohibited by law,



Clicky.
Posted December 26, 2023. Last edited December 26, 2023.
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5 people found this review helpful
60.9 hrs on record (9.2 hrs at review time)
If you liked Robotron: 2084 for it's primitive graphics, but wished that one joystick was broken so you couldn't control where you were shooting, then Vampire Survivors might be the next best thing. Don't take it from me, though. We've got a guest appearance from one of the stars of the game, so without further ado, I present an Interview with the Vampire.

Otter: Thank you for taking the time to be with us today. I'll get things started, since we have a lot of ground to cover.

Vampire: As long as it's not hallowed ground. Mwa haha. I kid, but it's great to be here.

O: The player is up against a wide variety of enemies, and in large numbers. How did you coordinate such a cast?

V: Well, we really wanted to focus on the diversity in the evil creature community, and celebrate the different ways we have to maul, mutilate, defile, and desecrate the player, so we went all out. From evil bats, to mummies, zombies and witches, mean trees, very evil bats, cryptic eyes, you name it, we got it.

O: Impressive. Although I couldn't help but notice they all employ a similar strategy.

V: There is that, true. There wasn't time to do much rehearsal, so we just kind of went with "Everyone move directly toward the player at all times".

O: Understandable. Still, it is a bit unfortunate, since a player with evolved garlic and lightning can just stand there, and the enemies sort of...

V: They all die. Yes, we're working on that, and to be sure, there is a way to go, but we do have an eternity to work with, so I'm sure things will improve.

O: Well, I do wish you luck in the future. Thank you for your time.

V: Glad to do it, and I would like to say to any players reading this. Just, take it easy on the garlic, will ya?


Curations
Posted December 26, 2023. Last edited December 26, 2023.
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5 people found this review helpful
17.7 hrs on record (11.7 hrs at review time)
"House Flipper 2: Flip Harder" is the sequel to a game whose name escapes me at the moment, but is quite similar.

You arrive in a small fishing village, somewhere, and start taking on renovation and remodeling jobs for the folk. Being a small fishing village, everything comes from IKEA, and everything has a nautical flair. Decorate homes with oars, fish, maps, lanterns, lighthouses, more fish, and even the steering wheel from a boat, whatever that's called. I know it has some unusual name. Boat parts all do.

Yar, that's not a window, it's a porthole. That's not the kitchen, it's a galley. That's not my wife, it's the cabin boy. On and on. They have a different word for everything.

Luckily you don't have to worry about that, as every job shows you exactly what to buy, and oftentimes even where to put it. That isn't very exciting, but eventually you get to purchase homes and fix them up. This is where you can show your creative side, and arrange your IKEA furniture however you like. After you clean the place up, of course. Every house looks like a pack of drunken raccoons had a pizza party in it, so bring lots of trash bags.

There is a side game where you can assemble the IKEA furniture yourself, but it really doesn't change anything. You can get a 2% discount on furniture you've assembled, so I put together a clock, but I didn't find it worth the time.

I'd say this is a worthy sequel to that other game, and I assume it will wind up with several DLC packages as well, so it's something you can come back to over and over as that comes along, so grab your Allen wrenches and Swedish meatballs, for there is adventure on the wind, and that mizzenmast isn't going to hoist itself.



Flipping Otter found the cake, and is a Steam curator.
Posted December 16, 2023.
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8 people found this review helpful
4.9 hrs on record (1.2 hrs at review time)
I enjoy a good puzzle game, but generally not super complicated ones. Square Logic is one of those that sit in a sweet spot between way too easy and way too hot. Maybe I'm thinking of porridge. What I mean is the puzzles require a bit of thought, but not too much.

The primary reason for this is that you fill in the board with rectangles only, no strange shapes with bits jutting out of the sides. That makes things easier because, well, try filling a box with cubes, and then try filling a box with tesseracts. Which was easier?

Nothing else needs to be said, really. Casual puzzle game, low price, I suggest Square Logic to anyone who likes those things.



Square Otter is also a rectangle, and is a Steam curator.
Posted December 16, 2023.
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3 people found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
0.0 hrs on record
It's always something isn't it? Maybe you have an inflamed coccyx, or gerbils got into your prized chopstick collection, or any one of a million things that can go wrong every day of your life.

It can be tough, and sometimes you just want to sit quietly and look at cats. You can play An Arcade Full of Cats, and that's a good start, but you'll want this extra content as well, because that will give you even more cats to look at, and who doesn't want that?

I mean sure, there are probably members of congress who are at this very moment planning a bill to ban looking at cats on the grounds that it causes children to use pronouns or something, but pay no mind to them, they only decide how you have to live.

So once you have finished looking at all of these cats, sit back and wait for the next looking at cats game to come out. It won't be long. It's kind of a thing now.

I hope your coccyx feels better.

Peace.



Cat Looker Otter continues to look at cats, and is a Steam curator.
Posted November 18, 2023.
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4 people found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
2.8 hrs on record (1.4 hrs at review time)
The old crone recoiled from the cards. "Do not review the cat game, or it will be your end!" she hissed, which was actually pretty impressive, as that sentence didn't even contain the letter S.

Hmm, that does sound grim, I thought, but I am a reasonably intelligent otter. Would I really be scared off from writing a review over some superstitious nonsense? Of course! Heck, I'm not taking any chances here. I've got nothing to gain, and everything to lose, so this is NOT a review of a game that may or may not involve finding cats throughout history.

Even if there was such a game, and I have played it, I certainly wouldn't be telling you to play it. Perish the thought.

Just forget I was even here.




Bystander Otter is not reviewing anything, and is a Steam curator.
Posted November 17, 2023. Last edited November 17, 2023.
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12 people found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
28.6 hrs on record (6.2 hrs at review time)
I Want to Tell You is not just a book by O.J. Simpson, but also I want to tell you about Jewel Match Atlantis Solitaire 4 - Collector's Edition. That's kind of a long name, so I'll refer to it as Jewel Match Atlantis Solitaire 4 from here on out.

Well, that's a bit long as well, so let's just call it JeMaAtSo4 for brevity. Oh, I know, maybe JMAS4. That has a nice ring to it. Cool, now right back to it.

A Question Of Doubt is not just a book by John Wayne Gacy, but what you might be thinking when you see a fourth Jewel Match Solitaire. Do you need another? What is new and improved? Why a big suit?

The Final Truth is not just a book by Donald Gaskins, but also the information I'm (hopefully) about to present. You see, there are a multitude of reasons, three to be exact, why you should get JMAS4.

0. Grey Alien Games, or GAG for short, is simply the best manufacturer of solitaire games on Steam. Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, Regency Solitaire, as well as publishing the Jewel match series just goes to show you can't really go wrong with GAG.

1. New game modes. JMAS4 has a few tricks up it's sleeves, with interesting new solitaire types. I'm rather fond of the super wide one that slides over as you complete it. There are a couple more I hadn't seen before, so plenty of variety there.

1. New card types. It wouldn't be a JMAS game without some sneaky blockages on cards, including cards that increase in value every turn, or an octopus that, well it just kind of holds onto the card, but still. That can be disconcerting.

2. So many cards. In addition to the main game, the path is littered with bonus games, more than ever it appears, so choose your favorites and earn some extra coins to enhance your solitaire skills.

3. Fish. You can play sets of bonus games to unlock fish which will swim across the title screen. Heck, there is even a button to hide the UI so you can gaze endlessly at your own personal aquarium.

I suppose by now it is clear that this is certainly a game that any self-respecting solitaire aficionado will want to add to their collection. Even though it is similar enough to the previous games to feel very familiar, JMAS4 brings enough new ideas to keep things interesting.

Special thanks to the meerkats who made the game, Leonardo Bonacci for providing the numbers, and YOU, the true hero of the story.

That's all.

Move along.



Dealer Otter is shuffling the cards, and is a Steam curator.
Posted September 24, 2023.
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7 people found this review helpful
10.1 hrs on record (0.8 hrs at review time)
Early Access Review
It's always usually nice to see a new nonogram game on Steam. Logiart Grimoire looks like one of the good ones, so that's, um, good.

While there is nothing wrong with a nonogram game that just presents you with a big ole pile of puzzles, it's nice to have some sort of story that ties it all together, and here you are restoring the elements by unscrambling them, which is of course solving each puzzle.

There is also a bit of alchemy involved, and many puzzles cannot be done until you 'fuse' other elements together. So if you have done the 'water' and 'wood' puzzles, you can then use them to unlock the 'forest' puzzle. Keep making more and more complex things until you reach the pinnacle of achievement, a rocket capable of sending all of the politicians to Mars.

Yeah, I guess that's probably not in there, but it is something I sure enjoy thinking about. Oh well. Logiart Grimoire is still a solid nonogram game, and worth playing, even in early access. Go figure.



Damp Otter is in the rain, and is a Steam curator.
Posted September 12, 2023.
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