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1. 

   Dragonlair
   Member

   This week's game is "Glyph 2". It's the sequel to Glyph that was offered a while back. I'll get my copy after breakfast.

   Posted 14 years ago #
2. 

   Delilah
   Member

   Sandlot's Free Game of the Week (through Sun 4 April 2010) is:

   Glyph 2: I've been hoping they'd do this one. The good news is that my Comodo AV didn't find any problems with any of the files, before or after installation. The bad news is that I can't get the game to play! All I get is a blank screen and a fancy cursor (depending on where the cursor is on the screen). I've had the same problem with another game (Treasure Puzzle from Gametop) since a re-install of XP Pro SP2, which also included the installation of SP3, and yes, I have a message in to Sandlot's Customer Support with all the details. But I was really looking forward to this one, so I reinstalled Glyph, which I never finished, what with all the virus confusion (it'd better be a false positive!)

   GLYPH 2

   To receive your activation code for the FREE Game of the Week, please complete the checkout process. Once finished, download the game to your machine and unlock it with the activation code provided. Enjoy your FREE game!

   Balance the forces of light and shadow to save an ancient land in Glyph® 2: An exile, trained in the forces of light and dark, is called upon to uncover, harness and unleash the mysterious energy held within Glyphs buried deep below the surface of Kuros and, ultimately, heal this dying world. With 5 elemental worlds, stunning graphics, mini-tasks and an all-new world-development feature, Glyph 2 is waiting for you to uncover its many secrets.

   # 2 addictively challenging ways to play - Quest and Action Mode
   # Mini-tasks and powerful mouse gestures unleash level-altering power
   # Build and upgrade ancient structures for added in-game features
   # Deep gameplay and replayability with over 250 levels

   Minimum System Requirements:
   Windows XP/Vista
   Pentium III 750MHz or better (1.0 GHz Vista)
   256 MB System RAM (512 MB Vista)
   32MB Video RAM
   Internet Explorer 5.0+, AOL 5,6 or MSN browsers
   Direct-X 7 (10 Vista)
   Keyboard & mouse required
   Joystick and game pad are not supported
   

   http://www.sandlotgames.com/w5/glyph_2.html

   Download is about 41.4MB; about 44MB installed.

   Posted 14 years ago #
3. 

   Dragonlair
   Member

   Thanks, Delilah. I was just taking a peek before breakfast and didn't have time to post the specifics yet. I was just glad to be the FIRST poster about it for a change! LOL

   Posted 14 years ago #
4. 

   Delilah
   Member

   Gee, Dragonlair, I didn't know it was a contest :-)

   Maybe that's why I've been "winning" so much: I didn't know it was a game, and I didn't know the clock was ticking. I tend to do better in situations like that, anyway. Must be why I prefer untimed games. LOL.

   Posted 14 years ago #
5. 

   Buzz
   Member

   Thanks for the update, Delilah.

   Posted 14 years ago #
6. 

   Dragonlair
   Member

   Delilah,

   It's just a "game" to me. I use GOTD as a test for the internet each morning. On Mondays, I always check to see what the new Sandlot game is. It's just my morning routine and to be moving faster than you is rare. LOL. I guess I got up a few minutes early today. Actually, I don't mind you being first - you have all the info and links all ready for me. Today I had to go find it myself!

   I also prefer untimed games. I like to be able to think and plan my next move.

   Posted 14 years ago #
7. 

   notblocklox
   retired

   Glyph 2 Sandlot Games - the pics:

   

   

   

   

   

   Looks good, I hope I'll have more luck with this one than with the Glyph 1.

   graylox

   Posted 14 years ago #
8. 

   Robert
   StrayCat

   Thanks for posting some screenshots, Graylox
   It made me decide to download it after all.Lol.
   There's nothing like a good old 3match game,is there..

   And it runs on Windows 7.
   :)

   Posted 14 years ago #
9. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   This is a really cool match 3 game. I loved the first one and wasn't disappointed when I bought this last year. Nice pics Graylox.

   Posted 14 years ago #
10. 

    Delilah
    Member

    Sandlot's Free Game of the Week (through Sun 11 April 2010) is:

    CAKE MANIA 2

    To receive your activation code for the FREE Game of the Week, please complete the checkout process. Once finished, download the game to your machine and unlock it with the activation code provided. Enjoy your FREE game!

    Jill Evans™ is back in Cake Mania® 2, an all-new, out-of-this-world time management adventure! After re-opening the Evans Bakery and sending her grandparents on an exotic Hawaiian cruise, Jill returns to help her friends manage six far-flung bakery locations - from a posh rooftop shop, to an underwater theme park - while serving up her delicious creations to 18 all-new quirky customers.

    What awaits Jill? Fame? Fortune? Love? With 204 levels of baking and frosting madness, 6 different possible endings and a branching, non-linear storyline, it's your decision to make in Cake Mania 2!

    # Customize Jill's bakeries with 50 unique kitchen upgrades
    # 18 all-new quirky, demanding customers, ranging from Federal Agents to mysterious Aliens, keep Jill on her toes
    # 10 deliciously different cake styles with 6 fabulous frostings and 8 wild cake toppers
    # See how you measure up in a new Endless Baking mode

    Minimum System Requirements:
    Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista
    500 MHz Pentium II or better (800 MHz Vista)
    128 MB of RAM (512 MB Vista)
    Direct-X 7 or above (9 Vista)
    3D Video Card with 16MB Video RAM
    

    http://www.sandlotgames.com/w5/cake_mania_2.html

    Posted 14 years ago #
11. 

    Whiterabbit-uk
    Games Guru

    Thanks Delilah, I'd forgotten about this weeks game. I'll pass on it though as I find a lot of these time management games a little tedious. The Farm Frenzy series is about my favorite of this type of game, and the only one I tend to play. I've changed the heading to reflect the new game.

    did anyone have problems running Glyph 2? It froze my computer every time I tried to start it up. :(

    Posted 14 years ago #
12. 

    Dragonlair
    Member

    I completed Glyph 2 last night (on my 2nd time around). I died the first time with 2 levels to go in the 4th element (Metal). My "monuments" stayed when I started over so I went MUCH faster and had everything maxed out in upgrades before I got back to the point where I had trouble before. I sailed through that and as I continued, build and maxed out as I went along. I had over 6,000 energy units at the end with nothing to spend them on! LOL.

    I thought it was a neat game. The "bonus level" was easier than with the original game and the idea of drawing "gestures" is unique! I've not seen that before in any game.

    Posted 14 years ago #
13. 

    RosnSC
    Member

    Sheesh, I'd forgotten all about that game...(slight chuckle). I've been sick all week, and doing a craft I hadn't hardly touched in years, that I got motivated to do again, in the last couple of days.

    Sue

    Posted 14 years ago #
14. 

    Delilah
    Member

    Whiterabbit: Yes, I had problems with Glyph2 also. See last week's post about it here:

    http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6554/page/6#post-74807

    I have a response from Sandlot's Customer Support, with a couple of suggestions that I haven't had time to follow up on yet (updates for graphics card driver and Direct-X). She also suggested downloading the game Kuros from their site and seeing if I got the same problem with it, because they both use the same game engine.

    I generally avoid Time Management games: too much of that in "real" life! And that includes anything with "Mania" or "Frenzy" in the title.

    And Dragonlair, thanks for the review of Glyph2. It might help motivate me to do whatever it is I need to do to get it working!

    Posted 14 years ago #
15. 

    Michelle
    Member

    This game is an extremely good game. I already have it, but it is nice of them to give Cake Mania 2 away for people who don't have it. If I remember correctly Cake Mania 2 has a lot of levels to keep people occupied. A very good game for free or for paid.

    Posted 14 years ago #
16. 

    notblocklox
    retired

    Sorry that I deliver the pics so late - I have a busy time, RealLife, you know...

    

    

    

    

    This is not my piece of cake or cup of tea, so I won't grab this.
    Like Delilah wrote:
    

    too much of that in "real" life!

    
    My HD is thankful for any programme I don't download.

    To the glyph 2 game:
    Mine is running fine contrary to the first one.

    graylox

    Posted 14 years ago #
17. 

    Delilah
    Member

    Sandlot's Free Game of the Week (through Sun 18 April 2010) is Super Granny 3:

    http://www.sandlotgames.com/w5/super_granny_3.html

    So far, all the Sandlot free games have been from their "Blue Plate Special" section, and there are only about 6 or so that they haven't already given away. I wonder what they'll do when they run out of games in that section...?

    Posted 14 years ago #
18. 

    Terri218
    Member

    Probably repeat like Gamehouse and BFG.

    Posted 14 years ago #
19. 

    notblocklox
    retired

    Hmmmm, I think that's the end of my friendship with Sandlot.

    You have to download a toolbar now. I could not see how to opt it out.

    Good bye, the time was nice...

    Here are the pictures:

    

    

    

    

    Posted 14 years ago #
20. 

    Dragonlair
    Member

    I didn't have to install a toolbar! I kind of remember an option but it could be unchecked and I had no problem.

    Posted 14 years ago #
21. 

    notblocklox
    retired

    Well, you have to download it, at least. You can't opt out that.

    I'll put the installer into a sandbox and will see.

    Posted 14 years ago #
22. 

    Dragonlair
    Member

    I saw something about a toolbar but it had an opt-out. A friend accidentally installed the toolbar to FF and not knowing how to get out of it, she did a system restore. When she got the game again, she managed without the toolbar.

    What OS are you running? Both of us have Vista. Maybe the opt-out ability is based on OS.

    Posted 14 years ago #
23. 

    Buckleysmom
    Member

    I get their free games and I don't have the toolbar. I'm also running Vista.

    Posted 14 years ago #
24. 

    dolores
    Member

    I downloaded the game about an hour after it was offered. No toolbar requirements. I have XP. Can anyone access the Sandlot game download. I checked the site for the last hour and am not able to reach it.

    Posted 14 years ago #
25. 

    Dragonlair
    Member

    Dolores, the site works fine for me now.

    Posted 14 years ago #
26. 

    dolores
    Member

    Thanks for checking Dragonlair. Somehow my bookmark link was corrupted. The free game download now has "Includes Sandlot games toolbar" in the free game of the week button. Will have to see if this will prevent opening the game without the toolbar when they offer the next game. In any case, they gave away 22 games without any hassles. These are games that would have cost $4.99 each.

    Posted 14 years ago #
27. 

    Delilah
    Member

    And the winner is... Terri218, who correctly predicted that Sandlot would start repeating the games. Except that they haven't quite run out of Blue Plate Specials yet. I believe there's still Super Granny 4, a couple of Tradewinds, and Westward III that they haven't given away yet. And possibly a Cake Mania?

    So, Sandlot's Free Game of the Week (through Sun 25 April 2010) is Snail Mail:

    http://www.sandlotgames.com/w5/snail_mail.html

    And here's Whiterabbit's post from the last time it was given away (4 months ago):

    http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6554/page/2#post-68421

    Posted 14 years ago #
28. 

    Whiterabbit-uk
    Games Guru

    Thanks as always for the update Delilah, I totally forgot to download last weeks which is a shame becasue my daughter likes the super granny series.

    We've had a good run with Sandlot so far, so repeats were to be expected. Gamehouse initially repeated their runs, but stopped after the second round of repeats. Lets hope they continue to give different games away. :)

    I'll change the title again. :)

    Posted 14 years ago #
29. 

    Terri218
    Member

    I gratefully accept the honor.

    Posted 14 years ago #
30. 

    RosnSC
    Member

    W'rabbit, I forgot all about Super Granny 3 until checking here I saw the thread, and remembered. I took care of that little baby last night (okay, at 'stupid 'clock' this morning...lol), shortly before going to bed. I like the Super Granny games, even though I don't play them often, because I'm too busy with my Match 3's, or chatting on the forums...(chuckle).

    Posted 14 years ago #

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