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Some Free Games

    Hey, everyone. I ran across a couple of new games that you may find to be fun. I know you will find them to be free. They are Word Abacus and Zoombie Digger. It is not my intent to do a full review on either but merely to tell you about them before you have to pay for them. These games are for Apple products, of course.
    Word Abacus is much like Bookworm, which is one of the best games for puzzle lovers on I-Pad. It is fun. You have to pick words out of a jumbled mass of letters and you receive points for your efforts. Sometimes you get a letter with green beads on it. They multiply your score by the number of beads shown, then are timed to disappear, so use the letter as quickly as possible. If a letter has red beads around it you have to use it before red appears in a complete circle or the game is over. Another difference from Bookworm is the fact that you can drag letters to empty spaces to make a word. Also, you can make words diagonally; any way that letters touch each other is legal. I like it pretty well and I'm not a puzzle person. The full version without ads is $1.99 and I will probably buy it.
    The other freebie is a cute game called Zoombie Digger. I suspect that some folks will love it and some will not. There is not a lot of rest in this one. You have to protect your house from these cute animals and monsters that want to come inside. You do this with weapons you earn. You can tap on the ground and make holes that the elephants and monsters fall into. Then you tap again and dirt fills up the hole to bury the unfortunate critters. Their ghost then goes up into the sky. If this upsets your sensibilities, do not play Rage. The pace of this game lends itself to enjoyment by hyperactive or obsessive compulsive people. To a guy that is looking more for diversion and less for challenge, I think you might look elsewhere. The game and animals are so darn cute that I recommend you get it just so you and your kids can play it together. No kids around my house so I have to play it. I did read in the comments on the app store where one lady was disturbed by the animals getting hurt, so as with everything, parental judgment is advised.
    I received an e-mail from a store today about the availability of the Nintendo 3DS. It was $250 and three games advertised were an additional $100 or so. For the same amount of money you could buy an I-Pad 1 and 50 games to go on it. Plus surf the web, do photos, email, e-books, Netflix and more. As I said a year ago and now hear others saying, the console gaming industry is doomed. If you are thinking of going Android for a phone or to another tablet, consider the size of the app stores. 
    Have a good week. CE Wills.

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