Five Fun Games: A Sim That Will Get You Rich, A Twist on Gem Games, Close Shaves and More
8:16 pm, February 5th, 2010, Cate Defrise
Is it Friday already? Well, Happy Friday! Mac Games and More has picked out a collection of fun casual games you might not have heard of, to play into the weekend. The games include a powerful twist on jewel games, two of the world’s most popular card games, getting rich and more.
 4 Elements – A once blissful land has been turned to blackness because the four powerful forces of nature (air, earth, fire and water) have become disrupted and unbalanced. You’ll need to locate four books of magic that only you can decipher by journeying through many levels of puzzles. Finding these four elements will unscramble the books’ secrets and will help return the land to its original state of being. Your only assistance comes from a forest fairy. 4 Elements is a twist on the gem match three genre and also offers different kinds of game play. Throughout your journey, you’ll also encounter spot the difference games as well as hidden object challenges. Download it
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 Ancient Hearts and Spades – Ancient Hearts and Spades takes two of the world’s most popular card games and gives them a surprisingly fresh new look right on your Mac’s desktop. These are two of the many games I grew up playing with my family but we used real cards; what a concept! Anyway, some of you, too, might remember why you spent hours and hours playing them. If you’ve never played Hearts or Spades, you’ll appreciate the very excellent, brief and to the point rules and instructions. The games are easy to pick up and fun to play. Download it
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| Penny Dreadfuls Sweeney Todd – Short serial publications called Penny Dreadfuls were introduced in England during the 1800s. These fictional horror stories always embraced a macabre plot and each part of the story cost one penny. The String of Pearls: A Romance was one such penny dreadful, which is actually the original story that introduces Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. A brilliant musical, one of my favorites by Stephen Sondheim, as well as a movie were based on this penny dreadful. If you’re unfamiliar, Sweeney Todd’s a vengeful barber who kills his clients by giving them a REAL CLOSE shave, then gives their bodies to his girlfriend so she can make meat pies with them. Fun! Now, on to the game. Of course, the story offers much more depth than the basic plot I’ve just described and there are side stories happening simultaneously: people and items are missing and mysteries must be solved. You’ll have several adventure quests to solve, as well as puzzles and there are a good number of hidden objects challenges, where you’ll be scouring through gritty, grubby 19th century London. Lastly, there’s some singing in this game, but it has nothing to do with the original musical (I wish it did!). You can opt to skip ahead if you want to jump right into the game. Download it
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 Be Rich – How can you ignore a Mac game called Be Rich? I couldn’t. Pick up this sim game and work on various construction projects. Your success with building a number of things: cinemas, apartment buildings, mansions, chateaux, luxury stores, amusement parks and more – will be directly related to whether you will accomplish exactly what this game is called. In each town, you’ll have different challenges. While you take on construction jobs, you must also juggle buying, selling and upgrading other properties. Can you handle all that? Then, it’s time for you to Be Rich! If you enjoyed the Build a Lot series of Mac Games you’ll probably dig this game. Download it
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 Ancient Secrets – Hidden object adventure Mac gamers, you’ve hit pay dirt this week. Play Ancient Secrets and team up with Kate, an archaeologist in search of pieces of a mystical key, which reveal the ancient secrets of the Tekka, an advanced and enlightened civilization that existed before Roman times and even before anyone had discovered the Amazon. Solve puzzles, adventure quests and hidden objects challenges as you continue your quest for the key to ancient secrets. Download it |
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