Frankenword: Nice, Free Game

     Hey, everyone. You've probably seen the old Frankenstein movies where a mad scientist cobbles together body parts to build his own person. Not a great looking person, really. Well, if you want to seriously mess up your spelling and vocabulary, try a game called ~~Frankenberry~~ (oops, that's a cereal). Rather, try a game called Frankenword. It is free on the app store and I like it pretty well. Carley really likes it and has played 50 free levels and then went to buy additional levels for 99cents. For 99 cents you get 150 more, or 4 packs of that size for $2.99. She bought the whole enchilada. Here's the recipe.
     You have the challenge of melding words together in order to make new words which currently don't exist. This is why I mentioned messing up both your vocabulary and spelling abilities. In the middle of your screen there are two boxes which will give you the clues for the two words. With my agile(?) mind I decided that the first one would be dwarf. Then I saw that only the "D" would be used in the new word so I selected warfare for the second word. As Long as your kids don't go to school and try to convince a teacher that dwarfare is a word, everything is cool. They even give you a definition for the created word. In this case it is 'armed conflict amongst small people'. Cool.
     There are a limited number of hints you can use. You can also shuffle the letters, hoping to jog your mind. I feel over-jogged, actually. In summation, this is a fun, free game and I think you will like it, puzzler or not. I will say that there are no zombies, explosions or magic. There is also a woeful shortage of sword-toting women. But hey, there are dwarfs.
    From the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills.

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Shadowgun: Crushing The Driller On Level 4

Hey, everyone. Let's talk about the game called Shadowgun, the I-Pad game with which I have a love-hate relationship. Most of you who made it past the evil Cyber Lobster are doubtless locked in a death struggle with the Driller at the end of level 4. At this point you have been in the cave for a long time. The Driller breaks through the rock wall and chases you through the tunnel as you try to shoot out the green lights which slows the Driller down. If you are slick enough to shoot out all the lights and emerge from the cave, a rolling door crashes on the Driller and crushes his aggravating carcass. I have tried and failed to beat the Driller at least 250 times. I hate the Driller to the heights and depths my soul can reach. I hate it like a plague. I hate it with intensity of feeling. I hate it like a rich man hates taxes. Excuse me, I got carried away. We had a big dinner here at the green retreat and my friend Trevor was ...

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A Postscript

Hey. I just tried the update for Shadowgun on my old I-Pad. The graphics are even better than ever, if you can believe that. The rolling feature is a nice defensive weapon during battles. It is activated by a small button next to the fire button. It was kinda cool. On my old Padster, I was on the level where you kill the Cyberlobster for the first time. I certainly settled his hash a lot faster this time. I hid behind a shield and popped up and down, blasting the yellow ball that signifies his AI controls. I must say that, at least on the I-Pad 1, there is a bit of crashing, in spots, with this update. I am sure they will fix this quickly. I haven't played the new levels because my I-Pad 2 is charging and you can't play the new section, called The Leftover Expansion Pack , until you have finished the game. Very cool that they didn't charge for this update. Class. I am looking forward to Shadowgun 2. From the lair of the Cyberlobster, this is CE Wi...

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