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BaD #5: A Day with Twisty Hollow
Published on February 8, 2017 2:07 AM
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Twisty Hollow

The premise of Twisty Hollow revolves around concentric circles that, well, revolve. The inmost ring has people with certain skills, like a fisherman, butcher, chef, or miner; the middle ring has tools, like fishing poles, knifes, or pickaxes; the outer ring has materials for the people to use the tools on. By lining up the rings you can have the butcher turn a cow into a steak or a woodsman turn a tree into lumber, for instance. Sometimes they can be changed again, like the chef turning a steak into a hamburger. People on the outside of the last ring want certain things (lumber, steak, fish, etc.) and you get money for getting it to them before they lose their patience (near as I can tell, the money is simply for your score).

I really liked this game at first. I started playing it on a day off from work and kept coming back to it during the day. The developers did a good job keeping up a steady trickle of new wrinkles to worry about as you went along and things stayed interesting. But in the third "world" they introduce a big grizzly bear that pops up during the levels and eats any food that comes by him. For some reason trying to manage the demands of the people that wanted stuff AND trying to keep the grizzly from stealing the food items was really stressful for me, like, in a bad way. I stopped playing and haven't gone back. I don't want to deal with him. It sucks because I really enjoyed the game up to that point. But it has a lot of good reviews, so maybe this mechanic won't bother others as much as it did me. Certainly worth a look!

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Posted on February 8, 2017 2:29 PM

how do you find these games amidst the millions that are released?

Posted on February 9, 2017 2:44 AM

I have a dowsing rod app that leads me to the good games Tongue Out

(It's mostly Touch Arcade, though sometimes I just take a chance on something that looks good.)

Posted on February 8, 2017 3:09 PM

Looks interesting I guess.

Have you ever played Tennis in the Face? I really like that one on PS4, but it's definitely made for mobile. 

Posted on February 9, 2017 2:48 AM

I have not heard of this Tennis in the Face, though I bet Tennis with Your Face would be pretty fun!

Posted on February 9, 2017 4:44 PM

Posted on February 10, 2017 4:35 AM

I've played some games like this on mobile, though perhaps not quite so silly Tongue Out Good fun!

Posted on February 26, 2017 4:16 AM

Man, that would've been the perfect game for my in high school. I was a tennis player with attitude. Maybe too much attitude. It kind of ruined my game. 

Posted on February 26, 2017 7:36 AM

Remember when John mcenroe's temper was a running joke in Adam Sandler films.

Posted on February 27, 2017 3:50 AM

Yea, that's why Happy Gilmore is my favorite Sandler film. That guy was me except with Tennis. 

Posted on February 27, 2017 4:43 AM

Wouldn't that be just like you, then?

Posted on February 27, 2017 8:17 PM

Yes, but more Johan Kriek. I used to have his signiture Rossignol raquet.

kriek

This pic is almost literaly me in the 80s.

Posted on February 27, 2017 8:52 PM

Interesting read. When they were talking about cars in the beginning, it started reminding me of James Hunt (F1 driver), but the not wanting fame thing definitely puts a damper on that comparison. 

I understand where he's coming from not wanting the attention of a no. 1, but the intentional tanking of matches is a curious thing to do. 

He seems like he was an honest and decent guy off the court. 

Posted on February 27, 2017 8:57 PM

Yea, tanking matches is just strange. I would loose matches, not for tanking, but for anger issues. I let it get me off my game. He seemes to have used it successfully to his advantage. I needed a head-game couch back then. I might've gone somewhere with tennis.

Posted on February 9, 2017 1:20 AM

Have you ever played a mobile game called Alphabear?  It's a really fun word puzzle game, and it's free.

Posted on February 9, 2017 2:49 AM

I haven't heard of that one but I'll have to look it up

Posted on February 14, 2017 5:25 PM

Ya know, I'm with ya, sometimes games are fun in the first couple of levels, and then they throw in something like that bear and it no longer becomes fun. When games become work or stress, I stop playing them.

Posted on February 26, 2017 4:18 AM

Neat game. Love those graphics. Gameplay looks fun too. I need a way back in to casual games. Hardcore games are bumming me out lately.