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The First 30 Minutes of Paleo Pines

Have you ever been undecided on what to play next?

Should you buy that game? Should you install that game?

I’ve been there, and sometimes you just need to take a look at the graphics, hear the music, and learn a little about the plot to see if it resonates with you before taking the next step. I’m here to help! I am creating the first 30 to the first 60 minute videos of games; indie and mainstream, new and old!

This week let’s take a look at the first 30 minutes of Paleo Pines…

Do you want to play the rest?

Fall of Porcupine – Diagnosis Solution Guide

If there’s one thing I do when I play a game (besides trying to relax and enjoy myself), it’s look up information. I get curious or stuck, and I find myself turning to the internet for answers. There are a lot of good guides out there that are super helpful, but what I don’t see are an abundance of simple and clean visual guides that lay out all the information in one place.

I’ve been playing Fall of Porcupine and while I like changing dressings, injections, monitoring heartbeats and prescribing medications, the diagnosis mini-game is not my favorite. I feel the need to ace all of my treatments and the diagnosis kept tripping me up! So whether you want to ace the diagnosis the first time, or if you’re having trouble and just want to move past it I’ve created a guide page with the solution to each diagnosis.

This visual or infographic guide is presented in chronological order, starting with the first time you are asked to diagnose Irma until the last diagnosis of what I believe to be a brown bear.

Please let me know if you would like me to work on a guides for anything else within Fall of Porcupine or if there are any games you would like to see visual information or guides for in the future! I love helping people, discussing games and organizing information!

The First 30 Minutes of Fall of Porcupine

Have you ever been undecided on what to play next?

Should you buy that game? Should you install that game?

This week let’s take a look at the first 30 minutes of Fall of Porcupine…

Do you want to play the rest?

The First 30 Minutes of Night in the Woods

Have you ever been undecided on what to play next?

Should you buy that game? Should you install that game?

This week let’s take a look at the first 30 minutes of Night in the Woods…

Do you want to play the rest?

The First 60 Minutes of Baldur’s Gate 3

Have you ever been undecided on what to play next?

Should you buy that game? Should you install that game?

This week let’s take a look at the first 60 minutes of Baldur’s Gate 3. This is the PlayStation 5 version and I chose to play as a wood elf, druid…

This game is rated M for Mature. Viewer discretion is advised.

Do you want to play the rest?

How to Play – Sophie’s Seashell Scramble

Part of the fun in raising Zoey is finding things that delight and educate her; I want to find fun, creative board games to play with her during our family game nights! This week we played Sophie’s Seashell Scramble by Educational Insights for up to 4 players!

Zoey has loved this game since before she even knew how to play! She would pull everything out and play with the Sophie and the seashells, honestly it’s surprising that there are no missing pieces! Then we learned how to play the game together, and she loves it even more! She loves picking up the shells with the Sophie pincers; we find it super fun and easy collecting and replacing the seashells to the mats and back.

Let’s play!

IN THE BOX

A game-board (part of the box)
A Sophie pincer
A spinner
20 seashells in five patterns
4 seashell snack mats

INSTRUCTIONS

Remove everything from the game box, then scatter the seashells onto the seascape on the inside bottom of the box.
Give each player a seashell snack mat.
The youngest player takes the first turn. Play then passes to the left of that player and onward.
On your turn, spin the spinner, pick up the Sophie pincers, and follow the directions below according to your spin. Then it’s the next player’s turn!
- Pattern: Find a shell that matches the pattern (the color of the shell doesn’t matter) and use Sophie to pick it up and place it on your seashell snack mat.
- One Shell: Pick any one shell from the seascape and use Sophie to pick it up and place it on your seashell snack mat.
- Two Shells: Pick any two shells from the seascape and use Sophie to pick them up and place them on your seashell snack mat.
- Big Wave: A big wave is crashing the shell-collecting party. All players lose a shell back to the seascape.
- Hungry Otter: Use Sophie to take any shell from another player and place it on the matching space on your seashell snack mat.
- Otto the Octopus: Take any shell from for seashell snack mat and place it on the table next to Otto. Spin the spinner, if you land on Otto or the pattern that matches the shell you chose you can take your shell back and take any other shell from the seascape. If you don’t land on Otto or the pattern that matches your shell, Otto tosses your shell back into the seascape.
If you’re the first player to collect all of the shells to match the ones on your seashell snack mat, you win!

ENJOY!

How to Play – Hi Ho! Cherry-O!

Zoey has loved this game since before she even knew how to play! She would pull everything out and sort the fruits by color or put the puzzle together, honestly it’s surprising that there are no missing pieces! Then we learned how to play the game together, and she loves it even more! She loves counting out the fruits; we find it super fun and easy collecting and replacing the fruit to the baskets and back.

Let’s play!

IN THE BOX

A game-board
A spinner
A puzzle
10 “apples”
10 “blueberries”
10 “cherries”
10 “oranges”
4 baskets

INSTRUCTIONS (CLASSIC)

Place each basket in the game-board hole to the left of its matching color tree/bush.
Each player chooses a tree/bush and places the matching colored fruit in each of the game-board holes.
The puzzle is only for co-operative games so place it back in the box.
The player whose birthday comes next takes the first turn. Play then passes to the left of that player and onward.
On your turn, spin the spinner, then follow the directions below according to your spin. Then it’s the next player’s turn.
- One Fruit: Pick one fruit from your tree/bush and put it in your basket.
  - Two Fruits: Pick two fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
  - Three Fruits: Pick three fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
  - Four Fruits: Pick four fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
  - Bird or Dog: Someone’s nibbling at your fruit! Take two fruits out of your basket and place them back on your tree/bush (if you only have one fruit, put that one back. If you have none, do nothing).
    - Spilled Basket: Uh-Oh! Take all of the fruits out of your basket, and place them back on your tree/bush.
If you’re the first player to have all 10 fruits in your basket say “HI HO! CHERRY-O!” You win!

INSTRUCTIONS (CO-OPERATIVE)

Place each basket in the game-board hole to the left of its matching color tree/bush.
Each player chooses a tree/bush and places the matching colored fruit in each of the game-board holes.
Break up the puzzle and place the pieces facedown near the game-board.
The player whose birthday comes next takes the first turn. Play then passes to the left of that player and onward.
On your turn, spin the spinner, then follow the directions below according to your spin. Then it’s the next player’s turn.
- One Fruit: Pick one fruit from your tree/bush and put it in your basket.
- Two Fruits: Pick two fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
- Three Fruits: Pick three fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
- Four Fruits: Pick four fruits from your tree/bush and put them in your basket.
- Dog: Remove one fruit from your basket and place it back on the matching tree/bush (if you have none, do nothing).
- Spilled Basket: Remove two fruits from your basket, and place them back on your tree/bush (if you only have one fruit, put that one back. If you have none, do nothing).
- Bird: Turn one piece of the bird puzzle face up. Every time you turn over a puzzle piece, try to fit it into the bird puzzle. If you can’t do this leave it face up until it fits.
The players win if they pick all the fruits and say “HI HO! CHERRY-O!”, before the puzzle is completed. The bird wins if the puzzle gets completed before all the fruit is picked.

ENJOY!

Take a Look – Wholesome Game Direct!

Change into some comfortable clothes, get a yummy drink, drape a soft blanket over your lap and maybe even cuddle with a pet; the Wholesome Game Direct aired this Saturday, June 10th!

Here is the full presentation:

I am pretty excited to play most of the games presented, but if I had to choose my top five (in no particular order):

What games piqued your interest? I’d love to know!

Horizon: Forbidden West – Bag Upgrades

I’ve finished playing Horizon: Forbidden West and I have to say that Aloy has to be one of my favorite female protagonists in video games. She’s so clever, resilient, and that hair is a work of art! Since Horizon: Zero Dawn, I have been fascinated with this world Guerrilla has created and cannot wait for more!

I’ve created upgrade guides for all of Aloy’s baggage! These visual or infographic guides are separated into ammunition holster and quivers, ammunition satchels, and resource pouches. Each bag details what is needed to level it up, and what statistics leveling it up will increase!

Please let me know if you would like me to work on a guide for the other collectibles within Horizon: Forbidden West or if there are any games you would like to see visual information or guides for in the future! I love helping people, discussing games and organizing information!

Elden Ring – Nomadic Warrior, Missionary and Perfumer Cookbook Guides

I’ve finished playing Elden Ring and I can’t say I love it and I can’t say I hate it. It’s beautiful, yet grotesque. It’s mindnumpingly frustrating one moment, then intensely satisfying the next. I am conflicted, but it kept me playing through to the very end so there is pull there!

If you’re curious as to what cookbook you will need to craft a specific item, I’ve got you covered! If you’re wondering where to find each cookbook, I’ve got you covered!

These visual or infographic guides are separated by the different cookbook themes, then by what recipes they teach and where to find them within.

Please let me know if you would like me to work on a guide for the other collectibles within Elden Ring or if there are any games you would like to see visual information or guides for in the future! I love helping people, discussing games and organizing information!