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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.

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. When one accumulates $100,000,000,000,000, one unlocks the Moon. The game then gives you a second option to continue making money - on Earth as well as the Moon. So you now have two (2) empires to manage.

~~~~~ 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.

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. When one accumulates $100,000,000,000,000, one unlocks the Moon. The game then gives you a second option to continue making money - on Earth as well as the Moon. So you now have two (2) empires to manage.

This is the idle game "The Tower". This is a run at Tier 4.

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.

This is the idle game "The Tower". This is a run at Tier .

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/

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 beginning of the Profit-A-Bowl event which ends on May 20, 2024. Since there is not a lot of time left in this event, we just wanted to get started and not worry so much about efficiency. As you would expect from a mobile game, there is advertising and micro-transactions. However, none of these were forced - just optional.

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.

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 Anew Atlantis until tier 3.4. 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 May 21, 2024.

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.