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Peggle Deluxe

Take your best shot! Ready, aim… bounce!

Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness. Conquer 55 fanciful levels with 10 mystical Magic Powers, racking up bonus points and shots you’ll smile about for weeks. Face off against your friends in Duel Mode, or tackle 75 extra-tricky challenges. It’s luck and skill and joyous thrills, and amidst all this fevered action only one question remains: Can you become a Peggle Master?

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Stoneloops! of Jurassica

Take a trip through the five colorful realms of Jurassica - from wild jungle, through endless glacier, to the edge of a blazing volcano! Own and upgrade five different houses and collect 24 trophies in this crazy, action-packed adventure! 75 handcrafted levels, three modes of play and a vast number of powerups make StoneLoops! an incredibly fun game for both fans of a strategic challenge and those who just want to let off some steam and smash some stuff!

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We have just finished a new trailer for Runes of Avalon 2. I uploaded it to Gametrailers to keep good quality, but there’s a link to YouTube version if you prefer (or have slower internet connection).

Watch YouTube version.

Don’t forget to check out our latest tips & tricks for Runes of Avalon 2.

GENERAL TIPS:
• For each match of three or more runes you earn the same amount of Rune Magic (as long as there is an opened vial corresponding to the runes you matched).
• For each match of 4 runes you’ll receive 1 spell on the board.
• For each match of 5 or more you’ll receive 2 spells on the board.

• When you make a match of 2 colours (COMBO) you’ll receive 3 spells.
• When you are short on time, focus on the colours that are missing. It’s easy to waste time making matches for colours with vials that are already full.
• Take advantage of chain reactions - make matches for spells that will activate other spells in turn (such as bomb, fire, vanish and drain spells).
• When you are running out of free space, try to use spells or the Amulet of Spells.
• Drop spells from the Amulet of Spells in places where they will collect as many runes as possible and activate as many other spells as possible. For example, do not drop the fire spell onto another fire spell, but to one side - this way you will collect more runes, because you will have two flames of fire instead of one.
• Be careful with the teleport spell. If you have already planned all your moves carefully it can ruin your strategy, however, if there are lots of runes on the board with no pattern, it can make matches at random.
• When you play against giant runes use spells carefully - they can destroy a hard-made pattern.
• When there is more than one giant rune, focus on the first one. One at a time is the key to success.
• Try to get as many points as possible in the rune matching game - every spell earned during this mini-game will show up on the board on the next level and will make it easier for you to complete it.
• In the puzzle mini-game, when you swap pieces you can see the original picture under the flying pieces. Watch for it and it will be easier for you to make the right swap.
• You can view all completed images in the puzzle mini-game in the gallery. You can even replay the puzzle game with the selected image on any of three different difficulty settings.
• You can use mouse roll or space to rotate tiles.

SPELLS:
You can find 6 spells in Runes of Avalon:
• Colour Drain Spell - this spell removes all runes of one colour from the board.
• Teleport Spell - switches rune colours randomly. It also affects stones and locked runes.
• Vanish Spell - removes random runes from the board.
• Bomb Spell - clears a 5×5 square of runes.
• Heal Spell - turns all stones into locked runes and all locked runes into regular runes.
• Fire Spell - removes all runes, locked runes and stones in a cross of fire, but it cannot go through walls.

AMULET OF SPELLS:
Evelyne will find the Amulet of Spells on level 4. She has to learn her first spell in the Rune Matching mini-game. Later she will learn new or more powerful spells. There are 4 spells available:
• Fire Spell - similar to fire spells on the board, though it will become more powerful.
• Magic Sand - activates any spell on the board that you drop it on. Very useful on later, more crowded levels.
• Spread Spell - turns the surrounding runes into the same colour as the rune you dropped it on. Learning how to use this spell effectively is crucial to completing some levels.
• Time Bonus Spell - adds time. Initially 30 seconds, then 40.

Each spell uses 5 Rune Magic points. Some spells can be cast with either one of two available colors ? in that case spell uses the one that has more points collected.

Fire spells use red or blue runes.
Spread spells use silver or gold runes.
Magic Sand uses any green runes.
Time Bonus uses grey runes.

Note that the Double Fire Spell can be tricky. It casts 2 cross fire spells, but not at the place you drop it. One fire spell is cast to the left and above and the other one is cast to the right and below.

You gain spells on the following levels:
• Level 4 - Fire Spell
• Level 11 - Spread Spell
• Level 14 - Double Fire Spell
• Level 24 - Magic Sand
• Level 34 - Time Spell
• Level 44 - Triple Fire Spell
• Level 55 - Time Spell 2

LEVEL TYPES:
There are 5 level types in Runes of Avalon 2:
• Regular levels - your task is to fill magic vials with corresponding rune magic (colours).
• Rainbow runes levels - the taks is to collect all rainbow runes. The trick is that those runes are not draw so you can not make regular matches with them. You need to use spells. Place as many spells as you like on the backdrop and then release one spell (preferably vanish spell) and watch what how all the runes disappear.
• Giant Rune levels - you need to collect all Giant Runes to progress. You collect a Giant Rune by placing 2×2 sets of regular runes on each side of the giant rune.
• Puzzle mini-game - in order to advance to the next stage you need to complete a puzzle minigame. Swap pieces until they lock into the right places.
• Rune Matching mini-game - click runes on parchments and learn or earn spells for next levels.

Feel free to submit your own tips & tricks.

Gamezebo has reviewed Runes of Avalon 2. The game earned 4 out of 5 stars, which is pretty cool and not so easy to get these days. Scott really enjoyed the game. Here’s a quick excerpt:

Suffice it to say that fans of the title’s predecessor as well as newcomers alike will appreciate the sudden ability to sling witchcraft as needed to clear a path when stuck, not to mention marvel at the sight of slick special effects like explosions and color-draining swirls activating in dazzling strings of mystical mayhem.

Not only does the title look and sound good (oddly, we even dig the Celtic-flavored musical score), it also plays surprisingly well. Thank polished stage design work that really forces you to take advantage of each new spell presented, as well as solid game balancing that’ll keep you plugging away, try after try, at scenarios you’ll often just barely fail to finish. (Level skip options are further provided to prevent you from hurling the keyboard out of the window.)

Read full review at Gamezebo.

My last post: ?Save 90% on ANAWIKI GAMES? was an April Fools joke. I am sure that no one (that is not out of his mind), including me, is going to fight piracy by increasing prices. Though I thought it suits April Fools perfectly and decided to give it a shot. A lot of people seemed to like it.

That’s right, you can save 90% on ANAWIKI GAMES. How’s that possible? Well…

Due to increasing piracy and development costs we decided to rise prices of all our games by 1000% (so it’s 10 times) since April 2nd 2008. We understand that the price rise is quite big so I decided to give you the last chance to buy our games at regular price and save 90% of what you would pay tomorrow. Here’s what you can get:

Runes of Avalon 2 & 1
Pony World
Maggie the Gardener 2
Tom’s Hen House

Don’t wait until tomorrow. This might be your last chance to buy one of our games.

We are proud to announce the immediate availability of Runes of Avalon 2, the sequel to our bestselling game. Runes of Avalon 2 is a puzzle-driven game offering a polished, addictive game-play, with over 100 challenging levels, six powerful spells, two minigames, and three game modes with many variations within a quest.

Take a fantastic journey through a magical world as you match the runes to help Evelyne fulfil her mission and find her way home.

Welcome to the once glorious empire of Avalon, now clouded by the darkness of the evil Morganna’s spells. After defeating Morganna in an intense magical battle, Evelyne, the protector of Avalon, must now cleanse Avalon from the dark curse with her Rune Magic. Help Evelyne to complete her mission and find her way home by matching the runes, encountering new locations, new spells and new challenges along the way. With three game modes and some unexpected twists, Runes of Avalon 2 takes you to an enchanting world of magic and mystery you won’t want to leave.

Runes of Avalon 2 features a compelling story line with exceptional music and superb effects that remain this games hallmark.

* 100 great Levels
* Amulet of Spells with 4 new Spells and 6 Power-ups
* 10 new enchanting Images to reveal
* Heart-stirring Graphics and Animation
* JigSaw mini-game
* Cast Spells for bigger and better matches

Download it now:
- for Windows
- for Mac OSX
- for Linux

I am very pleased to announce soft release of Runes of Avalon 2 for Macintosh OSX. More on the release tomorrow… just go to game description or download it right away.