All changes made!

Ana, I'm puzzled as to why Mortimer is a HOG. Basically, unless my memory is very faulty, it's like The Incredible Machine Series, where you figure out where to put what in how many moves. There aren't any hidden objects--you're given the stuff you can use at the start of each level. This is not Mortimer Beckett; this is a little purple blob--it is a BFG game, but it's 2005, if that helps.

Mortimer is here:

I'll eliminate it from Puzzles, but I'd love to hear your reasoning, if you'd be so kind?

My Bad! I played that one too so I should have known better. I was on auto pilot and I saw Mortimer and thought it was Mortimer Beckett. It can stay at puzzles, you are correct.

Ana

Well, I just think we have too many Mortimers around here. Thanks for clarifying, and I put it back in. I hope my list is correct now. It's been fun to do this, but really hard to narrow down the HOGs.

Everyone tallied except for acornia...still waiting.

Only a few days left!

Ana

In NO particular order, except for Return to Ravenhearst #1

HOGS
MCF: Return to Ravenhearst
MCF: Madame Fate
MCF: Ravenhearst
The Mystery of the Crystal Portal
Dr. Lynch: Grave Secrets
Mortimer Becket and the Time Paradox
Mortimer Becket Spooky
Magic Encyclopedia
James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club: Death in Scarlet
Mystery Legends: Sleepy Hollow

PUZZLE
Azada


ADVENTURE LITE
Azada: Ancient Mysteries
Dream Chronicles
Dream Chronicles: The Eternal Maze
Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses
Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet

Thanks for doing this Ana, sure will help me look for games I haven't played!

Jody

HOGS/IHOGS
MCF:Return to Ravenhearst
Mushroom Age
Escape the Museum
Casandra's Journey:Legacy of Nostradamus
Veronica Rivers:Portals of the Unknown
Samantha Swift:Roses of Athena

Adv Lite
Dream Chronicles 1
Dream Chronicles 2
Azada:Ancient Magic
Nancy Drew: Lights, Cameras, Curses

PUZZLES
Azada
Hidden Secrets:The Mightmare

Ravenshearst
Hidden Expedition :Amazon
Mystery PI Vegas
Dream Chronicles
Azada

jody, I removed Safecracker since it is really a full adventure/puzzle game and not a casual.
I'm glad you are finding new ones to play. I am learning of a bunch I missed too!

Acornia, I have tried to reach via PM, email and posts and waited 5 days. I made the necessary adjustments and no more additions can be made now.

Ana

HOG

MCF- Madame Fate
MCF- Prime Suspect
Lost Secrets: Bermuda Triangle
Mortimer Beckett- Spooky Manor
MCF- Ravenhearst


Match 3

Bejeweled 2

Thanks so much for doing this! I was wondering what some of the favorites were, since I willy nilly bought a few that I didn't like very much.

Hi ya Ana

Am I too late???

Word Puzzles:
Bookworm Adventures
Flip Words

Hogs:
MCF: Return to Ravenhearst
MCF: Ravenhearst
MCF: Madame Fate
MCF : Prime Suspects
MillionHeir (DS)
Magic Encyclopedia

Match 3:
DaVinci's Secret
Brickshooter Egypt
Big Kahuna Reef
Puzzle Quest
Ancient Quest of Saqqarah
Jewel Quest Solitaire

Marble Popper:
The Golden Path of Plumeboom

Puzzle:
Azada
Professor Layton (DS)


Adventure Lite:
Azada 2

Only 30 hours left to go!


HOGS
return to ravenhearst
madame fate
ravenhearst
amazon
Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor
Mortimer Beckett and the Time Paradox
Natalie Brooks: Secrets of Treasure House

ADVENTURE LITE
Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses
Azada: Ancient Magic
Dream Chronicles
Dream Chronicles 2
Sherlock Holmes: Mystery of the Persian Carpet

MATCH 3/ Marble Popper
Ancient Quest of Saqqarah
Big Kahuna Reef 2
Atlantis - Sky Patrol
Egyptian Ball

Puzzle
Azada
Fairway Solitaire
Top Ten Solitaire
Magicama
Pandoras Box
Mahjong Escape Ancient China

Time Management
Mystic Inn

Ana

No idea about categories, but there are two what I think are casual games on Xbox 360 which get my vote, one being Zuma and the other Braid (purchased this morning after getting hooked on the demo!).

These are my favorites
HOG
Madame Fate
Mystery PI The New York Fortune
Mystery Case Files Prime Suspects
Ravenhearst
Return to Ravenhearst
The Scruffs
Big City Adventure: San Francisco
Adventure Lite
Nancy Drew Dossier
East side Story
Time management
None
Match 3
None
Puzzles
Gemsweeper
Azada
Wonderland games

catsmom,

Can you name the Wonderlands please?
I know Wonderland is an Adventure Lite and Return to Wonderland is a Puzzle.

East Side Story is a full adventure so I won't count that one.

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Lex, Zuma is a marble popper and I can count that but I have no idea where to put Braid since it's a platformer. I really don't have a category for that.

Ana

Mysteries of Fire Island. All the wonderland games are puzzle games not adventure games. I've played them all so really I have no favorite one,,each stands alone, but Fire Island is the hardest.

Well I have to say that this is just too hard, they are all good in their own way! :LOL: I just want to vote for them all!!

HOG'S

MCF: Madame Fate
MCF: Ravenhearst
Women's Murder Club
Escape the Museum
Amazing Adventures Around the World
Mushroom Age
treasures of Mystery Island
Secret of Margrave Manor
Mortimer Becket and the Time Parodox
Mystery Island: Island of Hope


Match 3

Around the World in 80 Days
Jewel Quest I
Jewel Quest II
Jewel Quest III
The Rise of Atlantis
Cradle of Rome
Rainforest Adventure
Enchanted Caverns
Season Match 2

Adventure Lite

Dream Chronicles I
Dream Chroniles II
Azada II
Nancy Drew Dossier

Puzzle

Azada I
Mahjong Artifacts
Mahjong Quest
Hidden Secrets: The Nightmare


Nan

Hi ya Ana...I get to play with L4L and like to play these with her

1. Garden of Puzzling Delights
2. Azada
3. Crazy Machines
4. Madame Fate
5. Prime Suspects
6. Robinson Crusoe
7. Bookworm Adventures

Soot

Hello,
I'm Cynders husband and I'm new to Gameboomers. Below is a list of my favorite games. I hope they are listed correctly as to category. Here goes.


HOG:

MCF: Return to Ravenhearst
MCF: Ravenhearst
Hidden Mysteries: Civil War
Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace
Hidden Relics
MCF: Madame Fate

Match 3:

4 Elements
Ancient Quest of Saqqarah

Adventure Lite:

Nancy Drew: Lights, Camera, Curses
Mari Hari and the Kaisers Submarines

Puzzle:

Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS)
Sudoku Challenge
World Mosaics
Nanda's Island
Shaun the Sheep (DS)
Neves (DS)

catsmom, thanks for the info!

Nan and soot Your first one is a Clever choice soot!

Ranger to Gameboomers and so glad you made it here in time to vote!

Ana

Hi ya Ranger and Welcome to GB

Ana, I didn't list 10 HOGS so may I please add Robinson Crusoe? I've been playing it straight since I downloaded this morning and reluctantly quit as my nether parts are saying "Get up and move already!"

Thanks for doing this

You betcha L4L, consider it added!

Ana

I waited until the last minute because I couldn't narrow my list of HOG's down to just 10. It's now or never, so here goes...

HIDDEN OBJECT - straight and interactive:

MCF: Return to Ravenhearst
MCF: Madame Fate
Magic Encyclopedia
Mushroom Age
Hidden Expedition: Amazon
Gourmania
Stone of Destiny
Mortimer Beckett & the Time Paradox
Cassandra's Journey - Legend of Nostradamus
The Clumseys

ADVENTURE LITE:

Azada: Ancient Magic
Dream Chronicles
Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze
Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses
Book of Legends

TIME MANAGEMENT:

Delicious: Emily's Tea Garden
Delicious 2 Deluxe

Jane's Hotel - Family Hero
Mystic Inn
Nanny Mania
Beach Party Craze

MATCH 3:

DaVinci's Secret
Rainbow Web 2
4 Elements
Super Gem Drop

PUZZLE:

Fresco Wizard
Tropics 2: The Quest for the Golden Banana
Uno Undercover
Alice's Magical Mahjong
Mahjong Medley
Mahjong Quest
Mahjong Quest II
Mahjong Quest III
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom
Super Text Twist

Just glad you voted! Hope you are feeling better!

EDIT: Book of Legends is an Adventure Lite. You may add one more HOG, but TELL ME which one please, I already tallied your choices in.

EDIT 2: Gourmania is a HOG I moved it to the HOG spot so you are back to 10.

ana

That's good. I had Book of Legends in Adventure Lite, but moved it over to HOG. Wow, never dawned on me that Gourmania was a HOG. It sure felt like time management with all that cooking going on. Are you sure it's not TM? I'm so confused.

It's a cross between the two, but BF considers it a HOG so that breaks the tie.

Ana