I've been playing some of these, and as a result, I haven't finished any of my games in the last two weeks.  I play the FTP games in the evening when I get home from work, and during the weekends, I've been playing demos, since I'm way behind.  These FTP games are really addictive, and I haven't spent any real money on any of them, except Dark Manor, when they had the sale on gold the other day.  400 gold bars for $13.99...I just couldn't resist, because I really wanted to clear two areas before they got even more expensive.

I started with Found.  I've been playing it for about 3 weeks now, and I haven't paid any real money, although if there is a sale on diamonds, I just may break down and get some.  I'm only on level 18, but yesterday I was able to play for over an hour. 

Dark Manor was my next game, and it's slow going, but I enjoy building my grounds, and visiting other's. 

My 3rd game is Grimm Reaper Hidden Tales, and I haven't felt the need to buy anything...I haven't even been tempted.  Maybe because the spinner is very good to me, and I get the 175 rubies at least twice a play session.  I have well over 1000 rubies (I wish Found had a spinner like this).

Rooms of Memory I thought was lovely, but I don't like the small screen, and even if you maximize it and use the magnifying glass, the items are still tiny when I collect them.  Also, I haven't even been able to open it for the last three days, so I think I might give up on that one.

I liked Farm Up, but my crops kept dying before I could harvest them, so I gave up on it.  I also gave up on My Singing Monsters.  I thought it was cute, and I liked the sounds they made, but I couldn't figure out how to get past level 6 without spending real money.  League of Mermaids just wasn't my type of game. 

I'm going to give Antique Roadtrip a try today.  I'm a pretty patient person, and that really works in my favor in these games

I'll play anything except M3, dash-type games, and Mah Jongg.  I started with all 3 before ever playing my first HOG, but I guess I just got sick of them, and they don't hold any appeal for me anymore.  And I'm not real big on straight HOG's.  Most of them bore me.

My favorites are HOPA's and Resource Management, like Royal Envoy.  I also love quest-type games like Artist Colony and Little Folk of Fairy, RPG's, and logic-based games, like nanograms.

I have a smartphone, but never play games on it.  The only ones I have are old that I downloaded for my son before he got his iPhone.  I certainly couldn't imagine playing a HOG on that small screen.

I guess I'm lucky that BF Casino only showed up once on my GM.  I deleted it and it hasn't shown up again.  I'm also glad the link to the forums is back on the GM.

I'm just starting to play the free-to-play games, and enjoy them.  But I refuse to pay actual money for them.  Because of that, they're a good way to kill a half hour or so, then I run out of energy and have to quit.

Happy  Birthday, Stusue!  Hope your day is (was?) great! You're in Germany, right?  What's the time difference between Germany and the US?

stusue wrote:

Noelle wrote:

I just finished it.  At least, I think I did, as it crashed at (near?) the end, and when I tried to go back in, it told me the current game was completed.  I don't know what the rule on spoilers in here is, since people are still playing the game, but can someone who has completed it pm me with the end, so I'll know if I actually completed it or not?

It was an ok game for me.  Loved the puzzles, and the morphing objects was a cool idea, but didn't always work, as after I clicked on the object I needed, the other thing it morphed into kept blinking in and out of the screen (happened in 3 scenes, I think).  It was very strange.

I'm so sorry some of you don't seem to be enjoying it like I did. I absolutely loved it! Obviously we have very different tastes. I had absolutely no problems or glitches whatsoever when I played it.

Noelle, if you want to check out the walkthrough at BFG to see if you have actually finished, here's the link:

http://www.bigfishgames.com/blog/walkthrough/apothecarium-the-renaissance-of-evil-walkthrough/#7

If you have finished it ...

CONGRATULATIONS, Noelle!

I hope those still playing enjoy it and I certainly hope you don't all regret playing it once you've finished.

 
Thanks, Sue.  Looks like I finished all that I had to do, but didn't get the final cutscene.  Oh well.

I don't regret playing it at all.  Like I said, I loved the puzzles for the most part, but I've always loved the puzzle parts of HOPA's more than the HOS.  And I enjoyed the puzzles on the chests with the secret boxes.  I was just a bit frustrated in places by the glitches I noted.