Nanny Mania

I've been waiting two weeks for the release of this game, and it's finally here! In Nanny Mania, you are the new nanny for the mayor's family, and it's your job to keep on top of household chores.

When the game begins, you cook and clean for the mayor, his wife, and their newborn baby girl. When a task needs doing, an item will become highlighted (you'll see a yellow outline around it). To perform the task, you click on the item. Sound pretty easy? It is for the first few rounds. As the game progresses, however, things get more difficult. The baby becomes a toddler who is capable of creating even more messes and undoing cleanup you've already done. Dad decides to go golfing and tracks mud into the house. Mom decides to take a relaxing bath, leaving you to clean the bathtub. As in real life, the family grows and the children get older. Soon, you find that you're caring for a toddler and a newborn while still performing the usual household duties. Eventually, with the progression of the game through higher and higher levels, you'll be taking care of Mom, Dad, and their four children.

The trick to this game is to find a strategy for staying on top of all the chores and getting them done before a member of the family creates a new mess. Personally, I like to start by gathering all the laundry first so it can be washing and drying while I perform other tasks. You just have to find something that works for you and get into the routine of it.

Nanny Mania is a hugely addictive simulation/strategy game with a good replayability factor. No two rounds are ever exactly the same, and it's fun to see if you can finish all your chores within the "perfect" time limit. I played a beta test version of this game two weeks before its release date, and I could hardly wait for the full version to be released. Well, now it's here, and it was definitely worth the wait! Who would have ever thought that housework could be this much fun?

Let's Try This Again...

When I created this blog, I had all sort of things in mind for it, but somehow it kind of fell by the wayside. I was waiting for a couple of my favorite gaming sites to add features that I would be able to use along with my site. It took them a little longer than I thought it would, and, with the way life moves on, this took a backseat to other things. I never forgot about it though. It's been there in the back of my mind with the label "someday" on it. Well, I decided that today should finally be that "someday".

I hope you'll enjoy reading it, and I hope you'll find interesting information here. I hope you'll visit often. See you soon!

Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst

Woohoo! It's finally been released, and yes, it was worth the wait. If you enjoy the Mystery Case Files series of games, don't miss the latest installation, MCF: Ravenhearst. It's the best one yet.

Ravenhearst has a storyline that will keep you fascinated. Not only does it contain the usual search for items, but this time around, there are incredibly creative puzzles to be solved.

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Birth of a Game Geekette

If you had told me a couple years ago that I'd be playing a lot of games on my PC within six short months, I would have laughed. Had you told me that six months after that, I'd be so involved with PC games as to actually be considered a gamer, I flat out wouldn't have believed you. After all, gamers are kids, not women in their forties!

Oh, it started off innocently enough. Some online Zuma in that itty-bitty pop-up window. A few rounds of Cubis in the instant messenger window while talking with a friend. Nothing much. I was just experimenting. As I recall, it was the Zuma that started my addiction. Every few levels, that pop-up window version kept encouraging me to download the FULL version of the game. "Click below to download Zuma Deluxe! Your game will not be interrupted." Seemed easy enough. It wasn't even going to interrupt my game! And it's a FREE trial. Oh, I was so innocent. I really had no idea what it would lead to...game site memberships...obsessive checking for new releases...a virtual arcade on my PC...a gaming blog.

Once I downloaded that first, full-size version of a game, I was hooked. I opened that download of Zuma and was completely blown away by the graphics. I had never seen anything like it. Up to that point all the games I'd played were online and in pop-up windows. Nothing like this big, gorgeous window full of amazing, colorful graphics...the music...the sound effects! I remember being so surprised and delighted that I actually sat there and giggled. Who knew such things were possible?

These days, I love to play games, discover new games and talk about games...and I love to share what I've found. So, welcome to my game blog! I hope you find it informative. I hope it leads you to new games you might not have otherwise found, and above all, I hope you enjoy it!