Much like Luxor, Atlantis, or a dozen other similar titles, Tumble Bugs has the player clear a line of colored balls – in this case rolly-poly tumble bugs – by shooting similar balls at it and matching three of the same color. If you’ve played any of the genre, you’ll be up and running on [...]

This is essentially the same game as Aloha Solitaire but with a tripeaks dynamic. It’s just as good as it’s predecessor, maybe a little better. The basic idea of tripeaks, if you are new to the genre, is pretty simple. If you can count up and down to 13, you’re pretty much there. It is [...]

Based on the simple system of the popular card game Solitaire, developers Puzzle Lab have expounded on what would otherwise be dull and linear gameplay. Simple elements like breaking the game’s difficulty curve into incremental levels, adding upgrades to give a gratifying sense of advancement and backing it up with a simple storyline gives this [...]

We’re talking to Brian Goble, one of the founders of the casual game powerhouse, Hipsoft, makers of great games like Jig Words, Gem Shop, Ocean Express, and Digby’s Donuts. As one of the pioneers of the casual game industry and one of the most respected independent studios, we were downright flattered that they would take [...]

I must admit the first time I saw this title by development team Joju, I least expected it to be a match-3. I was expecting the gameplay to be similar to Inspector Parker – plenty of logic puzzles to keep you glued to the screen. However, the fact that it is a match-3 is almost [...]

Despite Global Warming’s attempts at maintaining a perpetual summer, it seems winter is upon us. It may be bleak and freezing outside, but I’ve got a game and a dessert that will transport you to a beautiful tropical island. Gamehouse’s Aloha Tripeaks is a fun and simple Hawaiian-themed card game, and my tasty mango bread [...]