What two games for today's BFG BOGO 5/28/22

poohcorner,


I own all HOPAs, none of the other games of late are calling to me :(

How long have you been buying from BF? There are certainly some older games that are worth a look if you missed them.

poohcorner , This is my favs list per category (on Big Fish Games only):

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Favorite HOPAs: Phantasmat by Codeminion (best storyline of ALL time!) and then ALL games by Five-BN Games followed by most HOPAs developed (versus produced) by Alawar and my favorite Standard Edition for storyline alone is Red Crow Mysteries: Legion

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Favorite Match 3s: Cradle of Rome , Cradle of Egypt, Claws & Feathers, DragonScales, 4 Elements, all developed by LGT/FRH Games, Jewel Match, +++ (I have a way longer list in this category)

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Favorite Solitaire: Magic Cards Solitaire & Chronicles of Emerland Solitaire

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Favorite Word Game: Word Web Deluxe & Amazing Pyramids: Rebirth

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Favorite Adventures: Adera, Varenje, The Tiny Bang Story, My Brother Rabbit, 

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Favorite Mahjong: Lost Amulets: Stone Garden, 

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Favorite Time Management: Haunted Domains,  Adelantado Trilogy: Book One-Two-Three, Campgrounds, Dragon Keeper, Faraway Planets, Golden Rails, Incredible Dracula, Rose Riddle, Next Stop, Pirate Chronicles, Roman Adventures: Britons, The Tribloos, The Unexpected Quest, The Witch's Apprentice

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Favorite Marble Poppers: Sparkle Unleashed, Tumblebugs, Bird's Town, League of Mermaids, most of the Luxor games as well

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The Mortimer Beckett games are a blast! There are definitely scenes in which you have to think outside the box and one where I would happily have clocked the devs upside the head for making it so finicky, but overall they're fun games.

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I got two of the Artists of Fortune games, since they're similar to Pixel Art (I must be the only one here who loves those games). I'm considering a couple of CE games as well, but need to try the demos first.

Games I recommend (based on replay value):

Picket Fences 

You and 3 neighbors are trying to spruce up your houses and yards, by acquiring new furniture, new interior paint jobs and appliances, and getting new stuff for your HOA.

Thing is, your 3 neighbors are a really competitive bunch and there are only so many high-end things to go around... and sometimes they get to steal stuff from you or compel you to sell your things to them in garage sales. You can do the same to them, of course, and make them miss turns or take credit for things you've done. The idea is to get sets of stuff before the others do, and the winner is decided on points.

Runes of Avalon

This is a Match-3 game with spectacular artwork and gorgeous music. The idea is to match rune stones and clear the board before the timer runs out. As the game gets further along, more kinds of runes are added, as well as more kinds of obstacles (ie. don't take too long in some levels or your runes will turn to stone and it will take extra turns to free them).

There are a couple of games based on classic literature I enjoy. Both are hidden object games:

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Great Gatsby

I haven't read the books these games are based on, though I do have a copy of the Monte Cristo one. I'm planning to read The Great Gatsby when I find a copy.

There are several games based on The Three Musketeers, in a variety of genres. I've played all of them and they're all fun.

Finders

This is part-hidden object, part-adventure. You're in charge of an archaeological team investigating some odd stuff going on in a strange part of the world. Of course there's a villain, and you meet a variety of other characters. You also do a lot of fishing, buying and selling supplies, cooking, and mining. I wish this game had a sequel, since I had a blast playing it again, and again, and again...


Lost Island: Eternal Storm

Hidden object adventure in which you complete quests (most  can be done in any order until you reach a bottleneck where you must complete a specific quest to get further). Some of us were discussing this game recently, though I don't recall which thread it was. The artwork in this game is fantastic.

Lost in Reefs: Antarctic

This is a Match-3 for penguin-lovers. You have a choice of whether to play timed or by the number of moves (there are lots of bonus goodies to help). There are a few puzzle scenes that involve hidden objects and figuring out what to do with them once you find them. Some are tricky, but if BFG hasn't zapped the old forums, some of us posted solutions in this game's forum there, so that's a place to look for help. I love the music in this game (and those adorable penguins too, naturally!). 

Pickers

The idea of this game is to make money by finding stuff at junk yards, garage sales, and businesses and reselling it. There's an assortment of characters, some of whom are more easygoing than others when it comes to negotiation (you can make offers for the items you buy, but if you go too low they just might outright refuse to sell to you). Some things are worth more in sets, but not all parts of the set are sold in the same location.

The game is really dark, graphics-wise, but the gameplay is excellent and the storyline is fantastic, other than the original Phantasmat, this is the one game I can think of that I's really, really, really love to have a sequel or continued storyline!

poohcorner,Jo,lurkercat,Valkara,


Here's a thought...wouldn't it be cool if we went down the HOPA list on BFG in alphabetical order, one game at a time, and then people could comment on the game

for example, the first game on the list is:


1 Moment of Time: Silentville

After posting the title everyone could chime in with whether or not they have played it, if they want to play it again, if they did play it what are the pros and cons (just examples, anything goes) Even better if posters gave it a personal star rating or a thumbs Up or Down! (it could be a great place for people to leave reviews, or walkthroughs they come across as well) 

We could have the entire list on a single thread, OR my suggestion would be to could create a special board and list each game individually as its own thread, that way anyone could easily find a particular oldie to comment on or ask for help, etc. because they would automatically be in alphabetical order.

What do ya think, great idea or a waste of time?

Jo , if it's not on a dedicated board it will not be easy to find games, you would have to go thru a ton of posts to get to the next game topic on the list

If they had their own board then individual threads could be made on that board 1 per game. I guess it could be a sub board on an existing thread!


We could make a sub board here thewoodsforum.boards.net/board/10/big-fish-daily-game and it would be at the top of the Big Fish Daily Games board

Then anyone could make a thread going by Title and someone looking for a particular game could search easily by putting the games name into the search bar

It would allow people to get ideas for their replays or whether to purchase a game based upon everyones input per game

poohcorner ,lurkercat ,Valkara ,Jo , now what should we call it that's short but obvious as to what it's for? We could even create a poll to name the new board?

Big Fish Oldies 

BF HOPA Oldies    (then we would have to have a sub-board for "other genres" as well)

Older Games From Big Fish 

Remember This Game? (OR)
Remember This BF Oldie? (OR)
Do You Remember This BF Oldie? (OR)
Do You Remember This BF Game? (OR)
Remember This BF HOPA?

Felix Went Fishing & Caught This Oldie...

BF Oldies: Dust It Off Or Ditch It?

BF Oldies: Pick It Or Pitch It?

Slightly Out Of It's Prime BF Oldies

Not So New BF Games

Talk A Great Game

There Once Was a BF Game Called...

Is This BF Oldie Worthy of My Time?


(under descriptions it could say:)

Create a new Thread for individual HOPA TITLES
Posts: stay on topic for that designated game