There’s been some controversy lately as to whether we are to say “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays”. I prefer to think of this time of the year as gamer’s heaven. Almost all of us get a few days off to spend with family and friends and to play. Play with Santa gifts, play with wrapping paper, play, play play. That’s part of what makes this time of year so special. And for people who like to game, playing is what it’s all about.
Genre: Hidden Object
Developer: iWin
Publisher: iWin
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December M
Some games are simply classics and it is easy to see why this one has remained a favourite over the years. Jewel Quest Mysteries 2 gives you a little bit of everything and paved the way for continued evolution of the Hidden Object game genre.
Genre: Hidden Object/Adventure
Developer: stargaze
Publisher: Alawar
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December M: 
Eerie. Atmospheric. Clever. Three words I don’t use lightly when describing a game, but Twisted Lands: Shadow Town is all of these and even more. This story-driven hidden object game gives you a situation and lets you determine how best to move forward, giving you the sense that the game is being directed by the player rather than the other way around.
Genre: Time Management
Developer: Realore Studios
Publisher: Realore Studios
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December M: 
Jane reminds me of Barbie. She can do everything. From Jane’s Realty to Jane’s Zoo and now the third in the successful Jane’s Hotel series, Jane seems accomplished in all that she touches. But this time, her niece Jenny is running her Scotland mansion hotel complex for her.
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by December M
My nieces and nephews think I’m cool. And by cool, I mean immature. I’m the one that starts the food fights, I’m the one that plays the practical jokes and I’m the one normally being berated by the other adults that I “need to grow up”. And the kids love me for it. And I love them naturally, I’m their aunt. But really, the biggest difference between kids and adults is a sense of consequence.
Genre: Time Management/Simulation
Developer: iWin
Publisher: iWin
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So I’m a little over the whole ‘Build-a-Lot’ game style and with a heavy heart, I installed Mall-a-Palooza. Boy, was I in for a surprise! It really does have a little something for almost everyone!
By December M.
In recent years, a number of my girlfriends have either had babies, made babies or said goodbye to babies as they’ve waved them off to pre-school. Each of them are uniquely beautiful, rational, intelligent women who suddenly seem to become possessed by a monster known only as “Baby Brain”.
It can come in various forms, this malevolent creature, starting during pregnancy. It begins with the ‘dropsies’, followed quickly by the ‘Forget Everything’ Syndrome and is often accompanied by uncharacteristic wailing. Partners and friends are often left feeling confused and powerless as Baby Brain takes hold and seems to wreck havoc on ordinarily normal lives.
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Genre: Hidden Object
Developer: GameHouse
Publisher: GameHouse
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December M: 
You need to be aware that this game has a very annoying ending. But that won’t stop you trying to solve the mystery in this story-driven hidden object game, because it’s really very good.
Genre: Hidden Object
Developer: Paprikari
Publisher: GameHouse
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Mortimer Beckett and the Time Paradox is the prequel to the popular game The Lost King and once again you play the dopey-looking Mortimer in a quest to save the world. This time, there are 8 time portals that must be closed but first you must set the world right and return broken objects back to their rightful place. For a hidden object/puzzle game, it sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it?
Ball popper fans rejoice! Almost two years since the last installment Mumbo Jumbo has just announced the fifth game in the hit Luxor series.
Players can look forward to 100 new levels, 4 difficulty modes, 4 all new powerups and 20 achievements.
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the new backgrounds.
Luxor: 5th Passage is coming to Club Casual Games on 19th December. Sign up to our newsletter to find out first when this gamer is released.
Genre: Strategy Puzzle
Developer: Kostyukhin Timur
Publisher: Alawar
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M. A. D. – Mad and surprisingly addictive! A Magnetic Adventure is completely different from other games you’ve played and uses real physics laws to twist your brain into a pretzel. Using magnets on metal objects you must manipulate gates, laser beams, cogs and more to place your specific piece into the target. It’s just like a bunch of doo-hickeys waiting for you to turn them into something. There are fifty puzzles in total and as you progress the degree of difficulty increases sharply.
