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Christmas Stories – Clara and the Guiding Star is a Hidden Object Adventure title from the popular Elephant Games catalogue.  This review is based on the Collector’s Edition version of the title which bundles various extra items to supplement the main game.  These bonus items include the opportunity to replay the game’s 13 Hidden Object scenes and 13 mini game puzzle games plus tackle a bonus chapter, embark on an expedition and visit a secret room.

Developed by AWIGOR, Rainbow Mosaics – Christmas Helper is a puzzle game set in the festive period built around Nonogram game play.  The game sets you the task of completing 120 levels of mosaic creation action.  These levels have been set out in a winding path of stop-over points that must be tackled in sequence.  Supposedly you have been assigned a Helper in the form of a robot who will be present throughout your journey.

With its mixture of Hidden Object game play and puzzle solving challenges, AVI Games has added to its Sweet Home - Look and Find series which has now reached number 4.  This title, which is available in Collector's Edition format, displays its content in a Photo Album format.  This method depicts 12 different levels over a series of double page layouts.  Each of the depicted scenes will remain locked until the previous scene has been completed..

Jigsaws continue to be a past-time with a fairly high popularity rating.  It does not matter whether you prefer playing with the box top version of the puzzle or the digital variety that finds a home on our computer screens, there is a steady stream of offerings from which to make your selection of the image to recreate from linked pieces.

Jet Dogs Studio has returned to its Mirrors of Deception series with its "The Poisoned Legacy" title.  As with the previous offering in the series, this game is based around the death of a central character with the main gaming action being of the Clutter style of searching with a tag line of mini puzzle solving flavouring.  In this case the murder victim is Charles Thompson who is the elderly head of the Thompson family and its business concerns.

The lure and appeal of Avalon continues to attract the attention of the Good and Evil.  Fortunately as you fall into the Good category. you can come to the rescue of this peaceful and pleasant land when evil forces attempt to disrupt its ambience as forest grow silent, rivers darken and the light fades within Avalon.  This is the situation facing you as the Anawiki title of Avalon Jewels 3 Collector's Edition takes centre stage.

Lazy Turtle Games has released the follow up offering to its World Quest series.  This latest addition to the series is sub-titled "Europe Trip" and features activities such as searching for Hidden Object items and completing Jigsaw puzzles.  This Europe Trip will take you on a journey covering 15 different locations spread through countries such as Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, France, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Adding to its World Wonders series, 8 Floor Games has released version 3 of this Hidden Object and mini puzzle game offering.  Covering a spread of eight countries, you can use these locations to test your skills when dealing with the game's various elements to gain the reward of stars.  These stars can then be used to reveal more information relating to the country's history and certain other aspects.

Now up to version 4 of the series, Iki Games offering of "Spooky Dwellers" continues with the drive to remove a multiple growth of pumpkins and various other elements from a grid-based playing area.  This title, like the others in the series, is a Match 3 type of game as you move around tiles to achieve the desired results.

In some ways the Video Art title from T1 Games could be referred to as a "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" or maybe it should be more accurate as "A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing".  I will let you decide which description might suit better.  Before explaining why either definition might be appropriate, lets take a look at the features offered by this title. Profiles can be set up to allow different players to tackle the product's artistic capabilities.

However before he could make his decision, he was turned into a monster.  As the newly appointed Court Sorceress, the blame for this transformation falls on you and leaves you no choice but to discover the real culprit and put matters right. In your role as the sorceress Margaret you will need to work through three chapters covering the main story and a bonus chapter that form this title.

When the initial list of game characters and costume list includes a young woman who like to wear a hooded red cloak when visiting her grandmother who lives along in the forest that is also the residence of a pack of wolves, you might think you could be facing a tale based on the Red Riding Hood scenario.  But this particular Enchanting Stories episode has other treats in store for those prepared to enter the forest where magic and danger intertwine.

Solitaire games that usually come my way tend to be based on the popular chain creating concept with cards being selected one up or down from the previous selection within a story-based environment.  However this next Solitaire offering takes a slightly different approach.  Rather than stick with a single Solitaire format, this title offers the player a choice of game styles within an animal-themed background environment.

As you might suppose from its title, Catjong features some elements regarding the feline family and aspects of Mah-jong style of game play.  While both themes are featured in the game, they may not appear in the manner you might expect.  The feline elements comes in the form of a rather large domestic cat, portrayed in cartoon style appearance, whose task is to link together the various sections of the game.

Continuing its Jewel Match series of titles, Suricate Software has produced a festive offering entitled Winter Wonderland 3.

Once again the inquisitive pair of Amanda and her cousin, Charlie, set out to dig beneath the surface of a Match 3 adventure to discover the story of the Islands of the Sleeping Titans episode related in version 12 of the series from e-Funsoft.  This time their adventure begins after discovering an ancient book featuring a distinctive symbol in a dusty library.  Without much ado the pair travel by small boat to reach the island of Florage where they meet up with a small boy called Eli.

But recently there has been a change of circumstances.  From unknown sources, accursed objects were infiltrating the various areas of the Academy.  These objects were infecting everybody with students being affected so strongly that they became hollow-shells and turned into corpses.  Obviously somebody would need to come to the rescue of the Academy.

Casual Arts has organised a vacation tour for you.  This break from your normal routine will take you on a journey entitled the Grand Tour USA II.  During this ultimate USA-to-Caribbean trip of a life time, you will be able to explore iconic landmarks and embark on planned excursions as you search for Hidden Object items and play mini game puzzles.

For the next bout of Relaxing Time, Domini Games has opted to concentrate its focus on the enchanting subject of France.  However the use of France in the game's title might be considered a little misleading.  All the game's various location, while being in France, are all concentrated within the country's capital city of Paris.

Grim Tales - Light in the Darkness is a Hidden Object Adventure game.  Developed by Elephant Games, this title is available in Collector Edition format with a number of bonus items to supplement the main game.  Some of the bonus items will be available immediately while others will require some progress to have been made before access is granted to them. The main game casts you in the role as the companion of Richard Gray who is a master of the Dark Arts.