It’s bingo. No, it’s slots. It’s SLINGO QUEST! This Mac game is a marriage of bingo and slots joined together to make one fun game. You do not have to move too much so it’s really, really relaxing.

This bingo and slots with a strange twist will hold your attention for a few hours with its easy and addictive play in Quest or Classic modes. In Quest you travel from island to island on your adventure for treasure and ,of course, points. There are different play cards to Slingo Quest: Multicard, 7x7 and Pirate Fortune. You begin by customizing your own character. If you don’t, then you have a choice of a blond cartoon boy or girl. The object of this game is to get as many Slingos as you can in 20 spins. You click on the spin tag or right mouse or space bar and numbers in circles will show up at the bottom of the card. If any of the numbers match the card, then you click on the number on the card to place a star on top of it, and if you make 5 in a row, up and down, left to right or diagonally then you have a Slingo. Also there are some red squares forming patterns and if you get all the red squares that also is Slingo.  Classic is just straight  play and no story line.  It's also timed.

There are a lot of extras and bonuses along the way. Look for Cell Super Jokers, multipliers, Slingo Vision, Bounce Slingo. Also a secret key can open Bonus levels and gold coins gives you points automatically. When you complete certain Slingos, you get stamps similar to passport stamps. These little extras add to the fun play of this game. Your character is helpful in that she/he will cry if you do not have a match. Also the spin button will blink when you need to spin again.

I found Slingo Quest to be relaxing and sometimes hypnotic like playing slots. If you ever sat in front of slot machines, you know you do not have to think much but wait for your return. Slingo Quest doesn’t give you a big jackpot, but you still wait for the gold coins, stamps and points for your gratification. You can save a lot of money playing Slingo. The sound effects were excellent and the graphics with its deep, bright colors and cute cartoon characters were great. I would recommend playing Slingo Quest for a entertaining evening.

Features of Slingo Quest:
-60 Levels
-5 Slingo Stars
-New Game Modes
-New Stamp Rewards
-Power-ups

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Princess Vita and her trusted fairy and unicorn must save the kingdom from a wicked witch who placed an evil spell over the entire realm. Seven seals of the king are missing and without those artifacts the people fell to the witch’s curse. Only the Princess and the fairy escaped notice and they are the only 2 who can release everyone from this hex. The seven seals are the powers to rule and control the kingdom. This makes it very attractive to the witch, and she also is on the look out for them in this adventure, hidden object game.

You play as the Princess traveling trails throughout the small kingdom. You go from site to site talking to the residents of the village and enter their homes to search for objects. The people and animals will ask you to perform a task or get them an item they may need in turn for a favor you are asking of them. Once you free the unicorn from his spell by getting his horseshoe for him, you can ride him instead of walking the paths. This makes it a lot faster. The map will show you where you need to go and there will be an explanation mark at a home you need to enter. Be sure to click on the doorknocker when it appears, or like me, you may crash the game. You enter the home or site of the person who needs to speak to you and find out what they are requesting. You also will play a short, easy hidden object game. After receiving your quest, you need to travel to another location to free another person from the curse and to get what they want or do whatever they asked. The map will show you where you are and where you need to be so it makes traveling the tangled passageways a lot easier.

A block in your path will be the pirates who will demand money from you to cross the bridges. There are many streams and lakes throughout the kingdom so there are a lot of bridges. Princess Vita is penniless and must make her money in casinos with slot machines to earn money and jewels. This is not difficult since you will win after a few tries.

Kingdom of the Seven Seals is a fairly simple HOG but the tasks and quests can get confusing later in the game. Also traveling, even on an unicorn, is a little trying. You click ahead of the Princess for the 2 to move to the spot, and with all the winding curves and forks in the road you will be doing a lot of clicking to get to a site. Some of the mini games also can be trying with very little explanation or reason for it. Figuring out the water filter is one of them. I use the skip button whenever possible. One great feature of this game is the fastest recharge of the hint button. The artwork and the fantasy characters are drawn quite well. That’s about the best thing I can say about this game. I thought maybe it could be a children’s game, but with all the casinos located in the village, I thought otherwise. Also the confusing aspect of some of the plays, the clicking and traveling through the town, the short HOGs are not conducive with a good game. I give it a 2.5 out of 5 for falling short in game play.

Features of Kingdom of Seven Seals:
-Fairy Tale Story
-Hidden Objects and Mini Games
-Meet Unique Fantasy Characters

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Get ready to hit the slots with Egyptian Dreams 4. The fourth installment in this exciting series creates the atmosphere of Las Vegas or Atlantic City without the insistent clanging noises and lingering cigarette smoke. It is at heart, a true slot machine lovers game. But that isn't all! It also has awesome minigames that allow you to go for "double or nothing" by putting all your chips in the right pile.

The game is fairly simple. The game gives you two hundred dollars to start, and you have to make as much money as possible. If you end up losing all your money, the game restarts automatically. Now, wouldn't it be great if it was like that in real life? Alas, this is not reality, but rather a game and those are the rules. All you have to do now is choose the amount you want to bet (from 2 dollars to 200 dollars) and click the SPIN button. If this is too much work for you, there is always the AUTOPLAY button, although I don't understand how it can be so hard to do the alternative. There are so many combinations of winning numbers that I was utterly lost, so I'm not able to convey the way the game is won. All I can say is click away and when it says you have won, take it and don't ask questions.

In the event that you are dissatisfied with your winning, you can always gamble it away some more! Click the GAMBLE button to try to double or quadruple your winnings. To double, choose a color (red or black) and a card is drawn. If you are correct, you can let it ride (for a chance at doubling that) or quit with your winnings. Quadrupling is essentially the same except that you choose the suit (spades, clubs, hearts, or diamonds) and have a worse chance at actually seeing a return. You can also try your hand at roulette to earn more money. Choose either odd or even to double it, or if you are feeling really lucky, choose a number to multiply your winnings by 25.

There is one other part of the game that is really the only way to make a substantial amount of money. This is when you get three pharaoh eyes and can now take part in the Pharaoh Feature. Here you choose the amount of spins you get, the multiplier and the wilds. Here the game automatically spins and you start making the money. After that, you play the Cleopatra's Spins which is essentially the same thing and is basically just really confusing (but lucrative). You then get the Cleopatra Bonus and if you are lucky, you can get a chance to play the Cash Pyramid and a chance to win 500,000 dollars!

All in all, this is a pretty solid game. I liked the whole concept of winning money, even if it is just fake money. The game allows for a certain amount of skill in the roulette and double or nothing games, but in the end, it is basically all luck. I think this is a good way to kill time or prepare for Vegas, but it really isn't a game that requires a whole lot of brain capacity. This is not a bad thing though! And for what it is, Egyptian Dreams 4 follows through. I give this game four out of five stars.

Features of Egyptian Dreams 4:
- Play 5 or 6 reel game
- Play the Puzzle of Anubis
- Bet up to $200 a game
- Win Cash Pyramid Jackpot of up to $500,000

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars