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Kindle Pixel Perfect Holiday Puzzles

06 Nov

Kindle Pixel Perfect Holiday Puzzles- Amazon Listing

On Friday, Amazon released another free game. Pixel Perfect Holiday Puzzles is a holiday version of the original Pixel Perfect Puzzles. I’m glad to see a holiday version of this game be released, as I quite enjoyed the original version.

There are 50 new holiday and winter themed puzzles available in this version, with the breakdown as follows:

11 – Winter Begins
07 – Hanukkah
07 – Christmas
11 – Winter Continues
07 – Kwanzaa
07 – New Years

I am sad to see that Thanksgiving is left off the list, because I’m a big fan of that holiday, but I look forward to playing these puzzles and I hope Amazon continues to release holiday versions of their free games.

I definitely recommend adding this one to your collection. If you’d like to read my review of the original version, it is located here.

 
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Posted by on 11/06/2011 in Free Kindle Games

 

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Kindle Video Poker Review

12 Oct

Kindle Video Poker Active Content- Amazon Listing

Video Poker: Review Introduction

Video Poker is a casino style poker game for Kindle by Amazon Digital Services. It was released in February 2011. Video Poker is a free game and is rated3.7 stars, with 40 customer reviews.

Video Poker: Main Takeaways

Video Poker is styled after the Vegas-style video poker machine called “Jacks or Better”.

The game starts with the player placing their bet, and then being dealt 5 cards. You can then choose up to 5 cards to hold from the first deal to the second. After the second deal, you either win, or lose. The game offers the choice of having advice given, helping you to learn how to play the game and improve your overall statistics.

It seems to me that this game is less about playing, and more about learning how to play the game well. The game focuses on giving a player more advice on how to play, and teaching them what hands have the best point value. The controls are clunky, and the 18 pages of instructions almost put me to sleep. It was interesting to see how their advice went versus what my instincts told me to play, and how the scoring worked. It seemed like there were some glitches in the game as well, as my score never seemed to go up with wins, and continued to go down each hand.

Video Poker: Conclusion and Overall Rating

I’m going to agree with the reviews on Amazon and give Video Poker 2.5 stars. The controls were awkward, the game didn’t move very well, and I just didn’t want to keep playing. I’ll admit, I don’t play poker or really enjoy poker-style games. At the price, if you are a fan of poker, it can’t hurt to give this game a try.

 

 

 

 
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Posted by on 10/12/2011 in Free Kindle Games

 

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Kindle Blackjack Review

11 Oct

Kindle Blackjack Active Content- Amazon Listing

Blackjack: Review Introduction

Blackjack is a casino style card game for Kindle by Amazon Digital Services. It was released in December 2010. Blackjack is a free game and is rated 4 stars, with over 60 customer reviews.

Blackjack: Main Takeaways

Blackjack is styled after the classic casino card game, and has two playing variations, based on the varying play styles in the US and internationally. All shots below are of the US style play.

The game starts with the player and the dealer each receiving two cards.

Kindle Blackjack Active Content- Game in play, first cards dealt

At this point, you can choose to stand, hit, double, surrender, or split your cards, based on what you are dealt.

Kindle Blackjack Active Content- Game in play, additional cards dealt

The game continues with each turn having the same various options, until either the dealer or player hits 21 or busts.  At this point, you start a new game and everything begins again.

Kindle Blackjack Active Content- Game in play, Dealer Busts

 

Blackjack: Conclusion and Overall Rating

Surprisingly, I’m going to give Blackjack 4.5 stars. I have never been a fan of virtual gambling card games, mostly because I am not very good at playing them. However, this version of Blackjack was very simple to play, the explanations were clear, and it was a lot of fun.

 

 

 

 
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Posted by on 10/11/2011 in Free Kindle Games

 

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Kindle Pixel Perfect Puzzles Review

09 Oct

Kindle Pixel Perfect Puzzles Active Content- Amazon Listing

Pixel Perfect Puzzles: Review Introduction

Pixel Perfect Puzzles is a logic puzzle game from Amazon Digital Services. This game was originally released in July 2011. Pixel Perfect Puzzles is a free game and is currently rated 4.6 stars, with over 100 customer reviews on Amazon.

Pixel Perfect Puzzles:  Main Takeaways

Pixel Perfect Puzzles is a logic game that tasks you to use your imagination and number clues to draw images. Each puzzle has a theme, starting with animals.

Kindle Pixel Perfect Puzzles Active Content- Game in Play, Start of Level

Clues are given, and the game suggests you start by filling in the biggest numbers first, as those are the easiest to place.

Kindle Pixel Perfect Puzzles Active Content- Game in Play, Marking off Squares

Once the biggest numbers are filled in, you can work from there, and an image begins to emerge. The game gives you two kinds of markers, squares and crosses. Squares are used to build the image, and the crosses are used to define spaces where you know the squares do not belong, and can help you get a better idea of what the image is.

Kindle Pixel Perfect Puzzles Active Content- Game in Play, Image Emerging

The level is over once you have completed the image and filled in all the squares. The levels are timed, and you can go back at any time to a puzzle and solve it again in order to earn a better time.

Pixel Perfect Puzzles: Conclusion and Overall Rating

Pixel Perfect Puzzles is a fun game, requiring both logic and a bit of creativity. I’d give it a 4.5 star review, and will definitely be playing this game again!

 
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Posted by on 10/09/2011 in Free Kindle Games

 

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Kindle Jigsaw Words Review

09 Oct

Kindle Jigsaw Words Active Content- Amazon Listing

Jigsaw Words: Review Introduction

Jigsaw Words is a word puzzle game from Amazon Digital Services. This game was originally released in August 2011. Jigsaw Words is a free game and is currently rated 4.6 stars, with over 40 customer reviews on Amazon.

Jigsaw Words:  Main Takeaways

Jigsaw Words is a word puzzle game that challenges you to take bits of words and combine them to fill in the given blanks. The puzzles have varying themes and levels of difficulty, starting with the tutorial and going up in difficulty from that point forward.

Kindle Jigsaw Words Active Content- Game in Play

The puzzles begin with a list of clues and various wordbits that need to be combined to solve the puzzles.  Each blank has a number beside it, allowing you to see how many wordbits need to be combined to give the correct answer.

Kindle Jigsaw Words Active Content- Game in Play

You can answer the clues in any order, and can move on to the next puzzle or category at any time.

Jigsaw Words: Conclusion and Overall Rating

Jigsaw Words gets a 5 star review from me. Fun, challenging, and simple all in one, this is a word game that is easy to play and quickly addictive

 
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Posted by on 10/09/2011 in Free Kindle Games

 

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Kindle Grid Detective Review

09 Oct

Kindle Grid Detective Active Content- Amazon Listing

Grid Detective: Review Introduction

Grid Detective is a logic puzzle game from Amazon Digital Services. This game was originally released in September 2011. Grid Detective is a free game and is currently rated 4.5 stars, with over 30 customer reviews on Amazon.

Grid Detective: Main Takeaways

Grid Detective is the classic logic puzzle finally brought to kindle! I have been a fan of this kind of logic puzzles ever since I was a kid, and always hated that they were hard to find. This game gives me plenty of choices in challenging puzzles.

Kindle Grid Detective Active Content- Game in Play, Menu

The game begins by giving you the story for each logic problem, along with a series of clues. You mark the grid as you read each clue, and narrow down the answers.

Kindle Grid Detective Active Content- Game in Play, Going through clues

Once you go through all the clues, you then go back and use the previous clues to deduct more answers, now that you have read all of the clues. Think you have made a mistake? The game offers the option of removing errors, which helps you see what you have right, and what you have wrong.

Kindle Grid Detective Active Content- Game in Play, Deducting Answers

Once you have filled in the entire grid, the game either congratulates you on solving the puzzle, or tells you that you have errors.

Kindle Grid Detective Active Content- Game in Play, Puzzle Solved

 Grid Detective: Conclusion and Overall Rating

I give Grid Detective 4.5 stars. I wish it was easier to see all of the clues at once, but beyond that this game is perfect to me. If you are a fan of logic problems, this game is worth giving a try!

 
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Posted by on 10/09/2011 in Free Kindle Games

 

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Kindle Every Word Crossings Review

09 Oct

Kindle Every Word: Crossings Active Content- Amazon Listing

Every Word: Crossings – Review Introduction

Every Word: Crossings is a word puzzle game from Amazon Digital Services. This game was originally released in September 2011. Every Word: Crossings is a free game and is currently rated 4.6 stars, with over 30 customer reviews on Amazon.

Every Word: Crossings – Main Takeaways

Every Word: Crossings is similar to the original Every Word, in that you are given letter tiles and blank slots, and asked to form words. The difference comes in that this version of Every Word is in crossword puzzle format. There are once again two formats to this game, the timed version and relaxed version as well.

Kindle Every Word: Crossings Active Content-Game in Play

Every game starts with 5 or more letter tiles at the top, and in order to pass to the next level, you must find at least one word using all the letter tiles available. Once you find the longest word, you can continue to find words for more points, or you can move on to the next level, same as in the previous game.

Kindle Every Word: Crossings Active Content-Game in Play, Level Completed

This version does have the same draw back as the first game, however. You always have the choice to resume the game where you left off, or to start a new game. However, when you start a new game, you must start again at level one.

Every Word: Crossings – Conclusion and Overall Rating

Amazon knew they had a hit with Every Word, and this sequel is definitely a hit as well. Every Word: Crossings is addictive and fun, with enough of a challenge to make you think but not enough to make your head hurt.  I’d give Every Word: Crossings a 5 star review, and suggest you give it a try if you liked the original game or if you like word games at all.

 
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Posted by on 10/09/2011 in Free Kindle Games

 

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Kindle Pirate Stash Review

04 Oct

Kindle Pirate Stash Active Content: Amazon Listing

Pirate Stash: Review Introduction

Pirate Stash is a logic puzzle game from Amazon Digital Services. This game was originally released in September 2011. Pirate Stash is a free game and is currently rated 4.5 stars, with over 20 customer reviews on Amazon.

Pirate Stash: Main Takeaways

Pirate Stash has one basic play mode, with several levels of game play and advanced options that unlock after you play further into the game.

Kindle Pirate Stash Active Content: Game in Play, Menu

The game starts with several levels of tutorials, giving you a quick glimpse at some of the challenges to come.

Kindle Pirate Stash Active Content: Game in Play

Each level has a par score, and your goal is to beat the par, at the quickest time possible. Beat the level, and you earn a flag, with varying number of stars depending on your time and number of moves. Within each level of difficulty, you can play the levels in any order, and replay them at any time in order to earn a better score.

Kindle Pirate Stash Active Content: Game in Play, Winning a Level

The controls for this game are very easy, and they even have an undo option to allow you to go back if you get stuck.

 

Pirate Stash: Conclusion and Overall Rating

This game is so addicting! Pirate Stash is simple, fun, and challenging all at the same time. If you like logic puzzles, this game is worth a try. I’d give Pirate Stash a 5 star rating, and it has earned a permanent spot on my Kindle game list!

 

 
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Posted by on 10/04/2011 in Free Kindle Games

 

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Kindle Dots & Boxes Review

04 Oct

Kindle Dots & Boxes Active Content: Amazon Listing

Dots & Boxes:  Review Introduction

Dots & Boxes is a classic logic game from Amazon Digital Services. This game was originally released in September 2011, with an update in October 2011. Dots & Boxes is a free game and is currently rated 4 stars, with over 40 customer reviews on Amazon.

Dots & Boxes:  Main Takeaways

Dots & Boxes is a classic line game with two game play options: single player vs. Kindle, and two player mode.

Kindle Dots & Boxes Active Content: Game in Play, Menu

In single player mode, you are given the choice as to the difficulty level of playing against the Kindle. During the game, the controls are displayed at the bottom of the screen, making it easy to refer to them for reference. Once the game starts, players take turns making lines between the dots, building the sides of a box.

Kindle Dots & Boxes Active Content: Game in Play, Making Boxes

If you complete the 4th side of a box, your image gets put into the box, and you get an additional turn to add another line, giving you the chance to create additional boxes and earn points. The game is over when all boxes are filled in, and the player with the most boxes wins.

Kindle Dots & Boxes Active Content: Game in Play, End of Game

Dots & Boxes:  Conclusion and Overall Rating

Dots & Boxes gets two thumbs up from me. I loved the traditional paper format of this game as a child, and love the digital format as an adult. The controls are simple enough for a child to play with an adult, and having two gameplay options makes this game great very versatile. I’d give Dots & Boxes 5 stars.

 

 

 
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Posted by on 10/04/2011 in Free Kindle Games

 

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Kindle Number Slide Review

04 Oct

Kindle Number Slide Active Content: Amazon Listing

Number Slide:  Review Introduction

Number Slide is a traditional number game from Amazon Digital Services. This game was originally released in September 2011. Number Slide  is a free game and is currently rated 4.5 stars, with 30  customer reviews on Amazon.

Number Slide:  Main Takeaways

Number Slide is a classic sliding grid game, with 3 different size puzzles(3×3, 4×4, and 5×5).

Kindle Number Slide Active Content: Game in Play, Menu

With a 3×3 grid, your goal is to get the numbers 1-8 into the proper order by sliding them around the board and taking advantage of the empty square. The game gives you the option of manually moving the tiles, or having the game automatically move them for you as you use the controller to navigate the board.

Kindle Number Slide Active Content: Game in Play, Sliding Tiles

The game is over when you have successfully ordered the tiles.

Number Slide:  Conclusion and Overall Rating

While I like the traditional game, this version didn’t go over well with me. I spent over 30 minutes playing this game, and never managed to solve a single puzzle, no matter the difficulty level. Personally, I give the game 2.5 stars, but if you are a big fan of the original game, I’d suggest giving this one a try.

 

 

 
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Posted by on 10/04/2011 in Free Kindle Games

 

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