Adventure Capitalist - Earth - From 316.6 billion to 724.9 billion Angel Investors - July 2024
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 progress from 316.6 to 724.9 billion 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.
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Traffic Jam Cars Puzzle Legend - Level 76 through Level 80 - July 2024
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.
This game does ramp up the difficulty level.
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.
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Plants vs Zombies 2 - Epic Adventure Quest - Ancient Egypt Entanglement - July 2024
Ancient Egypt Entanglement was offered between July 1, 2024 to July 15, 2023. These eight (8) levels are more difficult than the original Ancient Egypt levels and is intended for those players with leveled up plants. Completing these eight (8) levels awards the player 25 Gems.
These levels were completed using CORE plants and the three (3) most recently released plants.
• Dragon Bruit
• Ice-shroom
• Bud'ah Boom
If you are limited to core plants, check out my previous video showcasing Egypt plants only - when possible.
https://rumble.com/vserxv-plants-vs-zombies-2-ancient-egypt-entanglement-egypt-plants-only-january-20.html
As always, if you appreciate these videos, learned something from them, please subscribe. This incentives me to continue making these videos.
Apologies as the 3rd level of 8 did not record. :-(
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Jewel Charms and Clones - Levels 86 to 90 - July 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.
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Adventure Communist - From Tier 16.3 to Tier 17.5 - July 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 16.3 until Tier 17.5. 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.
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Warcraft Rumble - Heroic Missions - Map 18 Area 4 - Magatha Grimtotem - July 2024
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
03:01 Beast
05:14 Blackrock
06:52 Horde
08:20 Undead
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Word Search - Daily Puzzle for June 30, 2024 - June 2024
~~~~~ What is Word Search? What kind of game is Word Search? ~~~~~
Word Search is a word scramble jumble type game. The player is given a block of letters, sometimes with a clue, and must create words using some of the letters. When a correct word is found, those letters are removed and the blocks rearrange themselves.
~~~~~ Is Word Search “Pay to Win”? What do you get for spending real world money? ~~~~~
We have not found any benefit for spending real world money, apart from supporting the developers.
~~~~~ Is there any objectionable material in Word Search? ~~~~~
There isn't any objectionable material that we have found. After all, this is a word game.
~~~~~ Is Word Search 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? ~~~~~~
This game gives you the option to turn ads off. We must applaud that.
~~~~~ What are the pros and cons of this game? ~~~~~
Pros:
As soothing background music.
A good learning curve to the game.
Clues make sense. No obscure or far-fetched clues when looking back at the puzzle.
Lots of levels.
Daily puzzles.
Suitable for children, we would say 10+.
Cons:
We really could not find anything wrong with this game.
~~~~~ Do you recommend this game? ~~~~~
Absolutely! This game seems to have done everything right. If you are a word-smith, you absolutely must get this game.
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Plants vs Zombies 2 - Penny's Pursuit - Seedium Showcase - Dartichoke - June/July 2024
Dartichoke - was offered between June 29, 2024 through July 6, 2024.
Dartichoke is a member of the Spear-Mint family.
Dartichoke costs 225 Sun. (-25 Sun at levels 5 and 8.)
Dartichoke deals 75 damage. (+15 damage per level.)
Dartichoke has a 30% chance to deal triple damage. (+5% chance per level.)
After six (6) darts (+1 dart per level EXCEPT levels 5, 7 and 9), Dartichoke needs to rest for 3.25 seconds. (-0.25 second per level.)
Dartichoke PRIORITIZES highly dangerous zombies like Wizards and Octo-zombies.
Commentary:
On paper, this seems like a much needed plant - a snipping plant which can eliminate those zombies which cause the most trouble.
The reality is that for the player to really get the most benefit from this plant, one needs a column of Dartichokes. The cost of a column is secondary. Yes, it is expensive but that's the main reason Dartichoke is not utilized much. There are only 45 tiles available to the player. 1/3rd of those are in a firing zone and another 1/3 are in a danger zone.
Players generally need to reserve 10 tiles for Sun Producing plants which does not leave a lot of space available for plants to stop the incoming horde.
But some players may say - OK, so Dartichoke is expensive but I can still reserve a column for Dartichoke and use something else for main offense. While true, one not so obvious weakness of Dartichoke is its strength - prioritizing dangerous zombies. If one plays Dartichoke on a level with lots of dangerous zombies, they'll be prioritized. But that lowly fast moving imp may simply walk across the lawn and eat Dartichoke because at no time was the imp zombie considered dangerous.
Bottom Line:
We think Dartichoke would more valuable if the damage was reduced but had Homing Thistle's homing ability. This would allow a player to plant a couple of Dartichokes to handle those few dangerous zombies.
Level 1 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 1 of 2.
Survive the zombie attack.
Chosen Perk is Knock-back
Do not lose more than 8 / 3 / 3 plants.
Chill plants not offered / 75 / 100 times
Level 2 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 1 of 2
Survive the zombie attack - Last stand style.
Chosen Perk is score multiplier.
Never have more than 10 / 10 / 10 plants.
There are precious flowers on the lawn which can not be trampled - not offered / 3 & 4 / 4 & 5
Starting Sun = 2,000 / 1,800 / 1,550
Level 3 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 1 of 2
Survive the zombie attack.
Chosen Perk is JALAPEÑO. 🌶️🌶️
Never have more than 16 / 15 / 14 plants.
Destroy not offered / 10 / 15 Healer staffs
Level 4 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2
Survive the zombie attack.
Chosen Perk is Puffball.
Protect the endangered plant: Iceberg Lettuce on column 4 / 5 / 6
Puffball is more consistent but with all the potions, you may have problems properly placing them.
Level 5 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 1 of 2
Survive the zombie attack.
Chosen Perk is Puffball.
There are precious flowers on the lawn which can not be trampled - 4 & 5 / 4 & 5
Stun zombies not offered / 10 / 25 times
As usual, HR zombie is annoying.
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Warcraft Rumble - Gnomeregan - Jaina Proudmoore - Level 14 - Alliance Dungeon - June/July 2024
The Alliance Dungeon was offered between June 30, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Each dungeon is on a five (5) week rotation so one can expect each dungeon once a month.
This video shows the completion of the Alliance Dungeon for June 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 five (5) 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.
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Warcraft Rumble - Gnomeregan - Jaina Proudmoore - Level 11 - Alliance Dungeon - June/July 2024
The Alliance Dungeon was offered between June 30, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Each dungeon is on a five (5) week rotation so one can expect each dungeon once a month.
This video shows the completion of the Alliance Dungeon for June 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 five (5) 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.
Warcraft Rumble - Gnomeregan - Jaina Proudmoore - Level 8 - Alliance Dungeon - June/July 2024
The Alliance Dungeon was offered between June 30, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Each dungeon is on a five (5) week rotation so one can expect each dungeon once a month.
This video shows the completion of the Alliance Dungeon for June 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 five (5) 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.
Plants vs Zombies 2 - Zomboss - Seedium Showcase - Dartichoke - June/July 2024
Dartichoke - was offered between June 29, 2024 through July 6, 2024.
Dartichoke is a member of the Spear-Mint family.
Dartichoke costs 225 Sun. (-25 Sun at levels 5 and 8.)
Dartichoke deals 75 damage. (+15 damage per level.)
Dartichoke has a 30% chance to deal triple damage. (+5% chance per level.)
After six (6) darts (+1 dart per level EXCEPT levels 5, 7 and 9), Dartichoke needs to rest for 3.25 seconds. (-0.25 second per level.)
Dartichoke PRIORITIZES highly dangerous zombies like Wizards and Octo-zombies.
Commentary:
On paper, this seems like a much needed plant - a snipping plant which can eliminate those zombies which cause the most trouble.
The reality is that for the player to really get the most benefit from this plant, one needs a column of Dartichokes. The cost of a column is secondary. Yes, it is expensive but that's the main reason Dartichoke is not utilized much. There are only 45 tiles available to the player. 1/3rd of those are in a firing zone and another 1/3 are in a danger zone.
Players generally need to reserve 10 tiles for Sun Producing plants which does not leave a lot of space available for plants to stop the incoming horde.
But some players may say - OK, so Dartichoke is expensive but I can still reserve a column for Dartichoke and use something else for main offense. While true, one not so obvious weakness of Dartichoke is its strength - prioritizing dangerous zombies. If one plays Dartichoke on a level with lots of dangerous zombies, they'll be prioritized. But that lowly fast moving imp may simply walk across the lawn and eat Dartichoke because at no time was the imp zombie considered dangerous.
Bottom Line:
We think Dartichoke would more valuable if the damage was reduced but had Homing Thistle's homing ability. This would allow a player to plant a couple of Dartichokes to handle those few dangerous zombies.
All that being said, Dartichoke is not a bad plant. One should obtain it.
Perks = Sun Bean / Jalapeño / Boss Buster (Damages Zomboss)
+Timestamps
00:00 | Difficulty 3 = Dartichoke + Lightning Reed + Bonk Choy
01:38 | Difficulty 3 = Zoybean Pod = FAIL = Needed to use Homing Thistle more.
03:44 | Difficulty 3 = Dazey Chain + Levitater = FAIL. Needed something for the tombstones. Jesters made other strategies difficult.
Level 1 Objective - Remove seven (7) health bars in three (3) minutes.
Reward is 10 Dartichoke seeds.
Players start with 2,500 Sun.
Level 2 Objective - Remove nine (9) health bars in three (3) minutes.
Reward is 15 Dartichoke seeds.
Players start with 2,500 Sun.
Level 3 Objective - Remove eleven (11) health bars in three (3) minutes.
Reward is 20 Dartichoke seeds.
Players start with 2,500 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.
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Warcraft Rumble - Gnomeregan - Maiev Shadowsong - Level 17 - Alliance Dungeon - June/July 2024
The Alliance Dungeon was offered between June 30, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Each dungeon is on a five (5) week rotation so one can expect each dungeon once a month.
This video shows the completion of the Alliance Dungeon for June 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 five (5) 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.
Warcraft Rumble - Gnomeregan - Maiev Shadowsong - Level 14 - Alliance Dungeon - June/July 2024
The Alliance Dungeon was offered between June 30, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Each dungeon is on a five (5) week rotation so one can expect each dungeon once a month.
This video shows the completion of the Alliance Dungeon for June 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 five (5) 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.
Warcraft Rumble - Gnomeregan - Maiev Shadowsong - Level 11 - Alliance Dungeon - June/July 2024
The Alliance Dungeon was offered between June 30, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Each dungeon is on a five (5) week rotation so one can expect each dungeon once a month.
This video shows the completion of the Alliance Dungeon for June 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 five (5) 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.
Warcraft Rumble - Gnomeregan - Maiev Shadowsong - Level 8 - Alliance Dungeon - June/July 2024
The Alliance Dungeon was offered between June 30, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Each dungeon is on a five (5) week rotation so one can expect each dungeon once a month.
This video shows the completion of the Alliance Dungeon for June 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 five (5) 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.
Warcraft Rumble - Gnomeregan - Tirion Fordring - Level 14 - Alliance Dungeon - June/July 2024
The Alliance Dungeon was offered between June 30, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Each dungeon is on a five (5) week rotation so one can expect each dungeon once a month.
This video shows the completion of the Alliance Dungeon for June 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 five (5) 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.
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Warcraft Rumble - Gnomeregan - Tirion Fordring - Level 11 - Alliance Dungeon - June/July 2024
The Alliance Dungeon was offered between June 30, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Each dungeon is on a five (5) week rotation so one can expect each dungeon once a month.
This video shows the completion of the Alliance Dungeon for June 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 five (5) 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.
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Warcraft Rumble - Gnomeregan - Tirion Fordring - Level 8 - Alliance Dungeon - June/July 2024
The Alliance Dungeon was offered between June 30, 2024 through July 7, 2024.
Each dungeon is on a five (5) week rotation so one can expect each dungeon once a month.
This video shows the completion of the Alliance Dungeon for June 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 five (5) 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.
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Plants vs Zombies 2 - Plant of the Week - Dartichoke - June/July 2024
35 Dartichoke seeds are awarded for completing this event consisting of five (5) levels.
Plant of the Week - Dartichoke - was offered between June 29, 2024 through July 6, 2024.
Dartichoke is a member of the Spear-Mint family.
Dartichoke costs 225 Sun. (-25 Sun at levels 5 and 8.)
Dartichoke deals 75 damage. (+15 damage per level.)
Dartichoke has a 30% chance to deal triple damage. (+5% chance per level.)
After six (6) darts (+1 dart per level EXCEPT levels 5, 7 and 9), Dartichoke needs to rest for 3.25 seconds. (-0.25 second per level.)
Dartichoke PRIORITIZES highly dangerous zombies like Wizards and Octo-zombies.
Commentary:
On paper, this seems like a much needed plant - a snipping plant which can eliminate those zombies which cause the most trouble.
The reality is that for the player to really get the most benefit from this plant, one needs a column of Dartichokes. The cost of a column is secondary. Yes, it is expensive but that's the main reason Dartichoke is not utilized much. There are only 45 tiles available to the player. 1/3rd of those are in a firing zone and another 1/3 are in a danger zone.
Players generally need to reserve 10 tiles for Sun Producing plants which does not leave a lot of space available for plants to stop the incoming horde.
But some players may say - OK, so Dartichoke is expensive but I can still reserve a column for Dartichoke and use something else for main offense. While true, one not so obvious weakness of Dartichoke is its strength - prioritizing dangerous zombies. If one plays Dartichoke on a level with lots of dangerous zombies, they'll be prioritized. But that lowly fast moving imp may simply walk across the lawn and eat Dartichoke because at no time was the imp zombie considered dangerous.
Bottom Line:
We think Dartichoke would more valuable if the damage was reduced but had Homing Thistle's homing ability. This would allow a player to plant a couple of Dartichokes to handle those few dangerous zombies.
All that being said, Dartichoke is not a bad plant. One should obtain it.
+Timestamps
00:00 Level 1
01:34 Level 2
02:19 Level 3
03:14 Level 4
04:52 Level 5
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Logo Guess Challenge - Review and Walk-through - Levels 21-25 - June 2024
What is Logo Guess Challenge?
Logo Guess Challenge is a game where a logo is given and the player complete the word using the supplied letters. 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.
It's a different kind of game compared to the match 3, shooters, idle and all the other genres available.
Cons:
There is no soothing background music. That would have been nice.
Some of these logos and companies one has never seen before, especially early on.
One either knows the company's logo or one does not. There is no “guess” mechanism. One is encouraged to use the hint system which requires viewing ads or paying cash.
Some of the logos are altered to remove letters. This makes them unidentifiable if one uses a tool to identify pictures.
A skippable ad appears after every three (3) levels.
What's the bottom line?
This is the kind of game which can be a fun party or social game.
It can also be depressing at how many corporate logos one can identify.
That said, there should be ramping up system. Better known companies should be at the beginning and lesser known companies should be later.
Bottom line - this game is OK.
AI generated Background Music generated from https://ai-music-magic.audoir.com/
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Adventure Capitalist - Profit-a-Bowl Event - June 2024
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 1% Land event which started on June 28, 2024 and ends on June 30, 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.
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Adventure Ages - Very Merry Celebration to Tier 3.3 - July 2024
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 Very Merry Celebration mini-event to tier 3.0. 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.
Scandinavia Scramble went from June 28, 2024 to July 7, 2024.
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Boomland - Play-through and Review - Levels 41 - 45 - June 2024
~~~~~ 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 too 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 some of 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 the idea of blowing stuff up.
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Warcraft Rumble - Heroic Missions - Map 18 Area 3 - Grenka Bloodscreech - June 2024
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
01:19 Beast
02:35 Blackrock
04:32 Horde
05:41 Undead
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