I finished Joining Hands.  Had to use the walkthrough on youtube for some levels and I still need to get 3 stars.  But I'm calling it done and starting Joining Hands 2 tonight.

Congrats!  Wow everyone is finishing games.  I was thinking about getting the Jane Austen.  I have Mystic Legacy.  I'm still playing the Samantha Swift and enjoying it.  I know it's really easy but that's good for me now.

sandhan wrote:

Stusue,  Thanks for the encouragement  about the Snoop Sees;  That will give me an excuse to play it again and try harder to find them.  I did read a few pages of the book.  Mostly I forgot about them,  so probably just found the obvious ones.  Do the ones in the bonus start a new story?  I couldn't tell.
   I also finished    Mystic Legacy,  the Great Ring.  Vampires are always fun,  and I loved the humor in this one. Also lots of interesting puzzles.

sandhan, when I played Nearwood, before I left a scene I checked the walthrough first to see if I'd missed any Snoop-Sees (there's a list at the end but that in itself is a puzzle as they're not in order so you have to find the correct scene first) and I'd only missed 2 - both when there'd been 4 in a scene and I just hadn't been able to spot the 4th.    Some of them are right out in the open, whereas others are hidden in shadow and are really hard to spot.  Sometimes you could only see their eyes and ears sticking out sideways from behind a bush or something.  But my fav were the ones that were dressed up in fancy-dress costumes and camouflaged in the scenery and really well hidden that way.  I also liked the cute way they disappeared when they were discovered.  And no, the 111 Snoop-Sees continue into the bonus chapter and you need all 111 to read all of the book.  But you find out things like ** that they're the ones who created all the statues around Nearwood. **

But one quote I loved from the book - some bits are really funny -

The Snoop-Sees are not ashamed to admit they evolved from single-celled organisms. After all, look at how great they turned out! 

I also have Mystic Legacy: The Great Ring.  Alas, it's also on my To Play list. 

Hi, stusue!
What's next for me?......well mostly I've been reading.  The Dresden Files series...I'm on the last available book (14?  15?) now and I'm scared to finish it cause there won't be anymore until he finishes writing the next one...maybe out in December....

I'm also trying to finish the Wild Hunt game.  Its pretty long and I like it (about 2/3rds done now).  And, I've indulged deeply of alot of M3 games....new and old. Like Lost in Reefs and Farmscapes and Lost in Night and Snow and etc.

OK, back to Dresden.....slowly.....not reading very fast....make it last......

meg (and anyone else who's interested).  I wanted to play 9 CLUES but was reluctant because of no WT.  Another fishie urged me to play.  I did and was able to finish the game using the hints (and map> not sure if there was one).  I finished it and liked it.  If I can do it I'd call it a game that is less involved, perfect for  a "between harder HOPAs" game. 

Tirama -- If you have 4 punches and are getting JANE AUSTEN tomorrow why do you need to pick another game?  PCC expiring?  Just curious.

stusue -- Thanks for the tip for finding the Snoop Sees.  It sounds as if the book is worth reading.

I only have one more location to go in SAMANTHA SWIFT. I'm trying to make it last.  Not sure what I'll play after it.  I also need to look through my PH and see if I have another marble popper or M3 that I haven't played yet.  I need something that I can just play a few minutes at a time.

Good going everyone!  Keep up te good work!