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October 2009 Newsletter

President's Corner

Last month I had pneumonia, so business at My Game Company was pretty much put on hold for most of September. We did not make any progress on Dirk Dashing 2 or our other projects that are happening. But we did manage to release our first add-on pack for Fashion Cents Gents, and we were able to add a few new games to the site during the month.

Recovery has been a slow process for me. Each day I have a little more energy and I’m able to do a little more than the previous day. I’ve been able to return to my full-time job, and I’m starting to have enough strength left over at the end of the day to do a little work on the game company. So I should be able to resume work on Dirk Dashing 2 very soon.

Thank you Victoria for helping me out!

- Troy Hepfner

October Special

For the month of October, we’re offering a special deal: buy any 2 games on our web site (not including game bundles or combo packs), and we will give you a free copy of one of these games:

Airport Mania

Boggle

Build-a-lot 3: Passport to Europe

Note: each of these games is available for both Mac and Windows, but only Fizzball, My Tribe, and Professor Fizzwizzle are available for Linux.

Here is how it works:

1. You purchase 2 games from our web site during the month of October 2009.

2. You e-mail us at info@mygamecompany.com, telling us your name, which 2 games you purchased and the dates on which you purchased them, and the game you would like for free. Be sure to also tell us which platform (Windows, Mac, or Linux) you want the free game for.

3. We will purchase the third game for you as a gift and e-mail you the download link or registration code for it. Please allow up to 24 hours for us to process this gift purchase, because we must do it manually.

KidZui Approved!

Our web site was recently approved for KidZui, a free web browser for children under 13! We were delighted to discover this handy tool, which eliminates the need for parents to constantly watch over their kids’ shoulder when they are online. The KidZui web browser gives children access to over 2 million family-friendly games, web sites, pictures, and YouTube videos that have been reviewed by parents and teachers. Best of all, KidZui is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux!

Learn more at http://www.kidzui.com

Game Reviews

Scrapbook Paige (Mac and Windows) - $6.99 USD

Search for objects and design scrapbook pages for customers in this upbeat hidden object game! Use your keen eye for detail, or the excellent magnifying glass tool to find items in many different themed drawers such as holiday, vintage, baby and more! There are also stampers, stickers and other shop areas to search in as well! Play speed rounds for extra points and view your completed pages in the gallery! It's time to get creative with Scrapbook Paige!

Our review: If you know Victoria or read her blog, then you know that she loves crafts! She also loves hidden object games, so this game was right up her alley! The scenes in this game consist of shelves full of rubber stamps, pegboards with packages hanging on them, and drawers full of scrapbook supplies, beads, and buttons. Finding the items on your list can be challenging, because some items can be hard to spot amongst the clutter of drawers or the hand drawn artwork on the rubber stamps. There’s also a riddle item on each level - you’ll have to solve the riddle in order to identify the item. In between stages, you can design scrapbook pages for customers. This is a great game to play together with your kids!

Miriel the Magical Merchant (Mac and Windows) - $9.99 USD

Meet Miriel - a shy but hardworking and earnest young woman who has the gift of magic. The ordinary life of this extraordinary girl is about to suddenly change as she gets the message she has been waiting on for months! Enter the magical world of Miriel and help her to fulfill her dreams. Prepare delicious bread and cakes to keep eager customers satisfied while building a general store empire throughout the magical Kingdom. Miriel needs your help!

Our review: This game introduces some fresh twists on the time management style of game. The biggest thing you learn before you get too far into this game is that it isn’t about clicking, it’s about planning. Some of the items that customers order, like sandwiches and cakes, take time to make. You have to anticipate orders and start making these items in advance. Also, certain items like apples are restocked slowly, so you have to take them when they are available, even if you don’t need them at the moment. The graphics in this game are lovely and very polished, and the medieval setting is wonderful. The story has a bit of a “choose your own adventure” feel to it, and the choices you make will influence the outcome of the story. Another really neat feature in this game is that as you’re going along, you can unlock real recipes. For example, one of the first items you get to make in the game is bread. After a few levels, you can unlock a recipe for Miriel’s Bread that you can bake in real life. It’s pretty cool that you can cook and eat the same things Miriel is serving to customers in the game! If you have enjoyed time management games in the past and perhaps become a bit burned out by all the clones, give this one a try!