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Flip or Flop Home Edition Review

Home improvement is the new past time or hobby for this generation. Everywhere you look you see fixer upper reality shows and advertisements. With the economy as it is, Flip or Flop is just the Mac game for this era. It begins with Granny needing assistance because she forgot (really?) to pay her taxes for many years, and her house was repossessed by the bank. Forced to move into a retirement home, it is your job to use her remaining money to flip houses and get her back in her own home.

The game play is a match 3 or more home improvement needs to fix a house so you can resell it for more money. You must get enough items and supplies before the time runs out on the right sidebar by clicking on the arrows located on the outside of the grid. You click an arrow to slide windows, doors, wallpaper and other necessities for fixing the house. If you make 4 matches, it will produce a bomb helper. With the money earned from selling the house, you need to go on to the next house you can afford to buy and improve. You have 4 different neighborhoods to canvas for inexpensive homes needing repairs. The first neighborhood is titled Trailer Park for its inexpensive homes near a noisy railroad line. The next ones are the Rural Town, Suburbia and the Filthy Rich. There are 99 houses in all to renovate and 3 modes of difficulty and 10 different renovation pieces. This will keep anyone busy fixing up houses for a long, long time.

The game board is a clever working project board to help complete your assignment. It has the house photo, the percentage of renovation, goals, map and time bar. I thought it was a little busy looking and took a while before I got used to spotting matches easily. I also struggled a little with moving the items to match up with the arrows instead of clicking on the item or sliding the entire row or column like other match games.

Even in this time of recession, I prefer to match jewels and gems instead of paint and wallpaper, and I like to hear the clashing and breaking of the precious stones rather than shlepping through neighborhoods in search of a fixer upper (sorry Granny). I believe this game is for those who enjoy role playing and a good story line. It wasn’t for me, but I appreciate the clever work the developers put into this game. Try it for a fun time.

Features of Flip or Flop:
-4 Neighborhoods
-99 houses to renovate
-3 modes of difficulty
-10 different renovation pieces

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