Global Warning Review
Mac Global Warning is a different type of game. It’s difficult to identify what kind of genre it is. It’s easier saying what it is not rather than what it is. It is not a HOG or match play, and it is definitely not an action game. It is an original environmental rpg/sim/card game for anyone who is involved in saving the planet from, well, yourself. In order to avoid a landfill from being developed next to your home, you make choices in your life to help improve your outcome. I guess it is a realistic game of life for the environmentally conscious and those who want to learn more about being green.
It seems that picking your hero is an important and possibly critical choice to win this game. So I looked at the choices carefully. There’s Jerry
the travel agent. He’s not in a very green business. The scientist is fresh out of college…..think toxic frat house. The kindergarten teacher is too frazzled to be conscious at the end of the day to think about cleaning up the earth. So I chose the museum curator the oldest and hopefully the wisest character and may know a thing or two about being environmentally sound. As in most rpgs you’ll find the details of each person: knowledge, compassion, naivete, charisma, health, finances, morale. You need to keep an eye on the upper left corner to make sure morale, health and finances do not fall. In addition, the environmental impact is listed on the upper right 
of the screen for waste, chemical, energy, co2, self-sufficiency, water and overall.
Each round is a week in the life of your hero. You choose the actions of your person from the work space, and with increased experience you will get to choose more cards. The outcome of your actions will be displayed on the left of the game board. Also helpful green tips are given at the middle top of the screen to live a better life. There are 104 rounds to complete your game. Each week will bring about new data about how your hero is doing. Press the arrow next round button to continue your play. There are encouraging comments about the choices you make and not so happy words for your mistakes.
The play gets engaging as you go from round to round or week to week because you get concerned about the choices you made the week before and how it will affect you. There’s a lot to read but most of it is information you can use to live a healthy and good life. The game itself is challenging and difficult to beat. I guess I had a lot to learn so I tried the game with another hero. The demo will let you try each hero for 20 rounds. The more I played, the more I liked it so give it a try and make an important impact on this green planet of ours. I give it a 3.5 out of 5 for a totally awesome and original game.
Features of Global Warning:
-104 Rounds
-Environmental Data
-Get Rid of the Toxic Dumpsite.
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Pirate Poker Review
If you like to play poker or if you don’t even know how to play, Pirate Poker will engage you in its addictive play whatever your level of expertise. However, be forewarned, ye mateys, for this is an habit forming play once you get started. Without losing your shirt or walking the plank, this game is easily playable for an enjoyable time.
There are 6 video poker plays in this game: Deuces Wild, Jack or Better, 2 Pairs or Better, Joker Poker, Aces and Faces and Tens or Better. Deuces Wild, as the name implies, is a play that makes the 4 deuces in a deck wild so do not discard any of the 2s. Jacks or Better, Tens or Better and 2 Pairs or better is just that. Anything better than the title suggests will win you the hand. Joker Poker is when the one joker acts as a wild card so do not discard it. Aces and Faces wins when you have a pair of jacks or higher so do not discard any face cards or aces. As you play, you will get used to what the winning hand is, and your play will move faster. To begin your play you decide how many hands you like to play at a time. It can be from 1, 3, 5 or 10 hands. If you are a novice, you might want to start out with 1 hand until you get your 
sea legs. After making your bet, click on the deal button to view your hand. Depending upon which mode you choose, click on the cards you wish to keep or hold. Hit the deal button again to receive new cards. The computer will automatically show your winnings or losses on the right side bar. That’s basically all there is to it except you can change the card deck from your standard cards to the pirate theme to any other decks available.
The only side game is when the computer flashes the bonus button for you to win double or nothing. It is the coin under the cup game. The 3 cups will rotate around quickly to trick you, and you must decide which cup has the coin under it. 
Not a difficult game if you keep your eyes on the cup. This mini game will help you get back some of your money.
Pirate Poker is a relaxing, fun, addictive card game for experienced players as well as the uninitiated. Play this game in search of buried pirate treasure by winning as many hands as possible.
Features of Pirate Poker:
-Six Video Pokers
-Color Graphics
-6 Decks
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Heartwild Solitaire Book 2 Review
Heartwild Solitaire Book 2 like the first version is beautifully drawn and displayed. The storyline continues the romantic tale of an artist and his lover (this game is for mature audiences like the first). In this second story the current lover becomes jealous over the artist’s search for a perfect model to help inspire him.
The play is similar to mahjong solitaire where you match 2 identical cards to clear the board. At the bottom or side there is the draw pile and 
you must match cards that are higher or lower. If the draw card is an Ace, you can match a King or a 2 to clear the cards. The joker is wild and can be used with any card. There are other wild cards you can take over to the next level. The level is over when there are no more moves. Each card left on the board will be deducted points. If the total score is 0 or better, you go on to the next level. If the score is negative, you must retry the level.
The Bonus meter fills up when you remove cards. The faster you remove, more points you garner. The Long Sequence meter fills when you remove cards in a sequence. When filled, you’ll get extra points for each card. Restore cards helps you when you are stuck by restoring some of the cards back on the deck. Powerup cards will appear with special labels, remove them as usual to receive powerups such as undo, bonus fill, reveal, restore, and wildcard.
The bonus games will help increase your score. Once such game is to memorize the card pattern, it will scramble and you need to restore the original pattern. It’s timed but there’s plenty of time to restore by clicking on 2 cards to move their positions.
Heartwild Solitaire Book 2 is a relaxing and enjoyable game to play. The storyline is not as engaging as Book 1, but the tale is not intrusive 
since you only come across it every 10 levels or so. The memory game starts out easy, but does get harder in higher levels. This break in the solitaire play is nice since there are 280 levels and at times gets repetitive. The artwork is stunning with its intense color and background. The music is appropriate for the time period and conducive for a delightful play. If you enjoyed the first Heartwild Solitaire, you may like the sequel to that game. Try it out for a pleasant time playing cards.
Features of Heartwild Solitaire Book 2:
-280 Levels
-Powerups and Mini Games
-Romantic Story
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Jewel Quest Solitaire 3 Review
Jewel Quest Solitaire 3 is another interesting Jewel Quest game. This time it’s a solitaire play with match 3 games in between levels. You can choose either full quest or just cards (forgoing the adventure story).
In the quest mode you are assisting Ratu Edward Kadanu search for his lost treasure (I didn’t play 1 and 2 so I have no idea what the tale was for the first 2 games). Rupert and Emma Pack (from the Jewel Quest series) commissioned Ratu for this expedition starting in the deepest jungles of Cambodia. Ratu Kadanu is more than qualified to research every aspect of this exploration and successfully complete it. He is a Fijian born Oxford professor hungry for new adventure and dangers.
In the Klondike format of solitaire there are platforms (initially 4) at the top of the screen with the dealt cards below. The top card of each row is faced up. The object of the game is to place cards of the same suit in ascending order starting from the ace (Ace, 2,3,4…). Below the platforms in the game board area you move any available card on to the cards in descending order (King, Queen, Jack, 10,9…) with each touching card in alternating suits. The deck at the bottom of the screen is flipped through to get additional cards, however each time you flip, the meter on the right will go back down. The only way to increase the meter is to place a card on the platform at the top. Once the meter reaches the top, you get a power-up. Some of the power-ups are the wild card, x-ray (you get to view the faced down cards for a limited time) and shuffle.
Buried cards are flipped when cards on top are moved to a different spot. When all the cards are removed from a row, you can replace the empty spot with a King or wild card only. When the computer determines you will win the game, it will ask you if you want the computer to automatically complete the level. This is an added plus because you do not need to do the mundane mechanics of the play unless you want to.
After winning your hand you will get pieces of a photograph to put together in a jigsaw puzzle fashion. This picture will reveal a precious 
artifact of your search. In addition there is a match 3 game to play for bonus points. The match games are basically identical to their other Jewel Quest match games, and although easy to play, the break from the cards is a welcome diversion.
Jewel Quest Solitaire 3 is a straightforward and addictive Klondike game with some great power-ups to advance your play. The extra games are an added bonus from the solitaire play. The graphics as always is well executed, however the story line is not as engaging as when the Packs are the main focus of the game. Enjoy this solid Mac card game Jewel Quest Solitaire 3.
Features of Jewel Quest Solitaire 3:
-100 Solitaire Boards and Match 3 Gameplay
-8 Power-ups
-Unravel the Mystery
You may also like Jewel Quest, Jewel Quest II, Jewel Quest III and Jewel Quest Mysteries.
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Classic Solitaire Review
Classic Solitaire by dogMellon is a well thought out, fully developed solitaire card games according to the developers. They said they play the games over and over to find any quirks, etc. They are telling the truth. After a few sessions of the over 50 different types of solitaire play, I believe everything they wrote in their promo.
You do not need to know how to play solitaire. Of course, it couldn’t hurt, but the help in this game is quite good. They not only explain the skill level, how successful you’ll be and step-by-step instructions, they also show you screenshots as well. The explanations are easy to understand and follow. The cards themselves are beautifully done and simple. The simplicity of the cards and gorgeous backgrounds help your eyes and relax you as you try to conquer each level of play. The large size of the cards is also helpful like the game Big Deck. If you are nearsighted, getting up in your years or just like the large numbers, you’ll enjoy the look of these cards. The face cards are very close to regular type of playing cards instead of having themed pictures like Fairway Solitaire with it’s golfers.
The variety of the different types of play is amazing and probably the right amount (50 plus) to fit any mood you may be in to play. Some are very familiar and easy, and others are quite challenging. They range from Aces Up all the way to Yukon. In between you’ll see games you readily recognize like Klondike Draw 1 and 3, Spider with 1, 2, 4 Suits, Tripeaks and more.
In the Help section you will get explicit instructions plus they will let you know how challenging the game will be and how to win the game. This is good for beginners to start out in games they will be successful in and enjoy. It will also help the ones who are looking for a more challenging play.
Other great pluses this game has are the save feature when you exit the game, full statistics, and the undo/redo button. The developers’ attention to all these details and more are what makes Classic Solitaire good.
The games are varied and not overwhelming. I think 50 or so is a good number to have more than enough to find the game that will not only challenge but entertain you at the same time. I tried the ones I know and some I’ve never tried before. I enjoyed the familiar ones and was surprised to find I liked the others as well. I am not a big solitaire player but I do like to challenge myself every now and then. I give this game a 4 out of 5 for a lot of solid solitaire games for your money.
Features of Classic Solitaire:
-55 Challenging Levels
-Clear Instructions
-Variety of Solitaire Games
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