Suricate Software, in collaboration with Lucaciu Studio, has  added an episode to its Daydream Mosaics saga.  This tale of world saving proportions tells the story of the fragile balance between the worlds of Azure and Crimson.  Due to outside influences, the situation between the two worlds has become disrupted in such a manner that the Azure world could freeze while the Crimson world could become engulfed in a ball of fire.

Solitaire Investigations is, as you might suppose from its title, an offering that combines some Solitaire game play with a degree of investigation action to challenge your gaming skills.  Developed by Lazy Turtle Games, Solitaire Investigations is set in Victorian London and focuses on the deductive powers of a private detective and his doctor friend who make a habit of solving crimes that have defeated the police.

Developed by Big Fish Games, Paranormal Files – Price of a Secret is a Hidden Object Adventure game.  I have been looking at the Collector’s Edition of this title that comes with a number of bonus items to enhance the player’s enjoyment.  Making up these bonus items are a familiar collection of items, some of which are available immediately, others have some progress has been made and, in the case of a bonus chapter only once the main game has been completed.

It is commonly accepted that children can tend to imitate adults in how they act.  For example children may have seen you, or other family members, doodling on paper while hanging about on the phone waiting for a company to pick up your important call regarding some issue.  So why not put this action to use and provide children with their own doodling facility with this next product.

Continuing with its "I Love" theme, Tiny Little Lion has come up with I Love Finding Furbabies Collector's Edition.  This title combines Hidden Object game play with a variety of mini game puzzles plus a number of bonus items. Allowing different people to play the game, profiles can be created to store their performance and progress.  Separate volume levels can be set for background music, sound effects and ambience.

A few months ago I took a look at a new title from Itera Labs.  This was a Match 3 game entitled StarL that relied more on challenging game play than a backing story.  At the time I was undecided as to the reason for the game's title and I am no wiser as Itera Labs has now released a follow-up title which you will not be surprised to hear goes by the name of StarL 2.

Since it was founded in 1992, ESET, a Slovakian based company, has built up a well-established reputation for developing solutions to protect computers and their users from unwanted outside criminal influences.  Recently I have been checking out the company's Smart Security Premium product as the basis for this review. In common with other Internet security packages, the prefers to be installed in an environment that does not contain any other anti-virus solution.

Are you looking for a new occupation?  If so then you might be interested to discover that Animal Globe magazine has an opening for a photographer to work on a special project.  To learn more about this job, and the special project it involves, you will need to check out The Red Book.  This is a Hidden Object game developed by Jet Dogs Studio to judge your aptitude for the skills the work requires.

Point 8 Games has released a follow-up title to its Amazing World 2 excursion into the genre of Hidden Object challenges.  Not surprisingly this follow-up is entitled Adventure Trip - Amazing World 3.  Your virtual trip will cover an area that spreads from London's Big Ben tourist attraction to the Fort Amber in India.  The game takes you on a voyage covering 20 different locations that each require multiple visits to gather all the necessary items.

Product designers and manufacturers are constantly on the lookout for ways to make their offerings stand out from the pack.  JLab, a San Diego company that produces personal technology products, has opted to take the size route as a means of distinguishing its latest product.  This is the JBuds Mini.  Befitting its title, this product has been designed to provide the Best Fit for Smaller-Sized Ears.  Available now the JBuds Mini comes with a price ticket of £39.99.

Tiny Little Lion has expanded the range and reach of its vacation offerings.  Following on from Ireland, which was its starting point, this gaming software development company then move on to Japan as the focus of its puzzle based view of its virtual travel agency.  Now the company has taken a look at the dual pairing of Greece and Turkey as the source area for its collection of puzzle type challenges which is entitled Vacation Puzzles - Greece and Turkey.

This particular episode in the company's Match 3 Victorian detective drama is entitled The Faith of Rasputin.  In this game are trio of unlikely heroes, consisting of Morgan, Jack and Eleanor, are charged with the task of investigating the appearance of an illicit drug which is spreading like wildfire through parts of London.  The drug is causing all manner of aggression and violence amongst its users.

Ignoring the possibility that Two for Solitaire might be considered an oxymoron, Strange Investigations - Two for Solitaire Collector's Edition is a Hidden Object Adventure game.  Developed by Big Fish Games, and indicated by the CE designation, this product comes with a number of bonus items to enhance the main game.

When I came across this next game in my review schedule I thought its title gave an indication that this was another entry in the Nanogram genre of game play.  It was an easy mistake to make as Treasure by Numbers evoked a scenario of creating mosaics in a grid like structure by following numeric clues but I was clearly mistaken.

Offering to give you some practice in honing your gaming ability 8 Floor Games has produced The Empress of Mah-jong game.  This cornucopia of mah-jong levels spreads itself over six graded location that are made up of 20 individual levels.  You need to prove you are good enough to advance through the levels and location in order to achieve success and a reward from the Empress. The games gives you the usual collection of options for setting up the gaming environment.

Occupying my current game playing time is "Bridge to Another World - Endless Game Collector's Edition.  Along with the main Hidden Object Adventure game, this title comes with a collection of bonus items adding extra value to the package.  These bonus offerings contain the usual mixture of items with some available immediate and others that require you to have already encountered them in the main game.

Developed by Elephant Games, this next title is part of a series covering twenty separate games that are based on a hotel that is haunted.  This game is entitled Haunted Hotel - A Past Redeemed Collectors Edition.  It is a Hidden Object Adventure game based on events surrounding the wedding of James and Rebecca at the Hotel del Pasado. As usual with games released in CE format, several bonus items come bundled with the main game.

It is Vacation Adventures time again.  This time you are engaged in the role of Cruise Director 8 as you tackle the Collector's Edition of this Casual Arts title.  Due to its CE classification, Cruise Director 8 comes with a number of bonus items made up of Wallpaper, Music tracks, bonus levels and various puzzles.  While the main game features numerous Hidden Object type levels, this form of puzzle is absent from the bonus puzzles mentioned earlier.

As we tend to rely more and more on the functionality and easy accessibility of our portable devices, it does increase the difficulty of ensuring there is a source of power available when it is needed.  Offering to supply a solution to this type of problem is the launch of UGREEN's MagSafe 10,000 mAh Battery Pack.

Judging by the multitude of evidence delivered via numerous offerings, the virtual gaming environment is home to a vast array of evil spirits and their ghostly companions.  While often more than happy to wander freely about their particular domain, these dangerous entities do need a residence in which to recharge their batteries as they digest the evil they have collected from their latest excursions into our worlds.

When distributed, secrets can often be communicated in whispers which leads nicely onto this next review of Whispered Secrets - Tying the Knot Collector's Edition.  Developed by the intriguingly-named Grandma, this is a Hidden Object Adventure game that places you in the role of a detective who is quickly drawn into action as a young bride is attacked by a mysterious stranger during her wedding service. As the product's CE badge indicates, this offering comes with a number of bonus items.

The guys occupying 8 Floor Games continue to wave the flag for Jigsaw puzzle gaming.  The developer's latest offering in this respect is entitled 1001 Jigsaw Legends of Mystery 4.  As usual with titles in this 1001 series, you can disregard the 1001 element but can still look forward to tackling 500 Jigsaw puzzles spread over five books of images depicting Legends of Magic and Mystery with a selection of witches, potions, heroes and the like who inhabit this particular world.

Describing itself as a Hidden Object game, Cleaning Queens - Crystal Clean Home Collector's Edition has been developed by Brave Giant.  Before delving into the game and its content, there are a couple of points mentioned in my first sentence that  might need cleaning up (no apology for the forced pun).  While the game does have some aspects of Hidden Object type action, you will also be required to select from various tools to perform different tasks.

Crossroad of Worlds - Mystery Agency Collector's Edition is a Hidden Object game from the Domini Games stable.  As usual with titles from this source, the game opens with Domini Games regular collection of set-up options.  These settings include creating profiles for different players, adjusting volume levels for music, sound effects, environment and voice plus adjusting the brightness level.

The Friendly Fox invites you to visit Celesis.  This environment consists of a magical city on a floating island that is home to talking animals and lush scenery.  In order to accept this invitation, you will need to take a Bridge to Another World and encounter the Cursed Clouds.  This game is available in Collector's Edition format that comes with bonus items to enhance the main game play.

Under the banner of "Joyful Listening", in the form of a DAB+/FM radio that has Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity.  This unit has been designed to feel equally at home when used either in an indoor location or for alfresco events that are organised to take advantage of the summer weather. With its dark green fabric covering, that is easy to wipe clean should it prove necessary, the Woodland has a sort of squashed cylinder appearance.

Despite the appearance of an occasional hose-pipe ban in certain parts of the country, we do tend to regard a steady supply of water as one of our rights.  We expect to be able to turn on a tap and the required liquid would flow for whatever task we deem necessary.  But do we ever consider the purity of the flowing liquid especially when it is for our personal consumption.

With this next title, Domini Games casts you in the role of a detective who has a reputation for being a bit of a maverick who does things their own way.  Entitled Unsolved Case - Murderous Script Collector's Edition, this Hidden Object Adventure game presents you with a case load made up of a murder on a train, people going missing from a fairground and a death in a restaurant.

This next title for review sees the return of Jake Everest an archaeologist from the e-Funsoft catalogue of digital characters.  In this case Jake sets out to tackle the challenge of Gunung Padang - the Unseen Civilization which comes in the form of a Match 3 offering. As usual with e-Funsoft games, this Jake Everest 2 title allows you to make the standard collection of adjustments to the  gaming environment.

As dedicated computer gamers, and even casual players, will appreciate, this type of activity can bring some rather painful results as my back troubles will bear witness to occasionally.  While I can not lay the blame for my back troubles solely on game playing, it could hardly be consider helpful when easing the problem which is brought about by a disc lesion that can flare up every so often.