Thanks for letting me know, Eva

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Dear Eva,

Windows 7 does come with games. How many games your Windows 7 computer has depends on what version you have on your laptop.

You should be able to find your games in two places on the start menu.

First, there is a games folder on the right side of the start menu. Just click on the “Start Orb” and click on “Games” on the right side of the start menu.

Secondly, there is another games folder in your programs section of the start menu. Just click on the “Start Orb”, then click on “All Programs” and scroll down until you find the Games folder.

If you don’t have games like Hearts and solitare in those two locations, it is possible that the games have been turned off. Here are directions for how to turn them back on.

1. Click on the “Start button”, then click on “Control Panel” in the right column.

2. In the Control Panel window, click on the word, “Programs”.

3. IN the “Programs and Features” section, click on “Turn Windows features on or off”

4. A small window will open. It might take a few seconds for all the available features to load. When it does, find the “Games” section and click the small plus sign to the left of the word, “Games”.

5. Click the small box to put a check mark in front of the games you want to turn on, and click the “OK” button at the bottom of the window.

It might take a few minutes for Windows to install the games you have selected, but when it is finished, you should be able to find them in the two locations I listed at the beginning of this article.

Elizabeth

From Big Fish Games

Works in Windows XP, Vista and 7.
Also available for the Mac.

I have never been very good at the old fashioned colored cube game, so I wasn’t very surprised when I was nearly stumped on the third level of this one, but with some serious thinking, I was able to figure it out, and get through a couple more levels before I was once more stumped again.

Cubetastic is a 3D puzzle game. All you need to do is create a path of colored squares for your glowing orb to travel on to get to the bright light. It might seem easy, (and for some people, it can be easy) but I think it is one of the hardest games I have every tried.

If you want to sharpen your thinking skills (and support this newsletter while having fun) give this cube a spin!

Elizabeth

I like games that require thinking to solve each level, and this game, while very easy for the first few levels, eventually require you to figure out what you have to do in order to finish each level in the time alloted.

Even though I like a challenge, this game will not be frustrating for the young or beginner. Each level has a time limit in order to win a golden cherub for that level, but once the time has expired, you can continue to play and eventually pass that level and move on to the next one.

In Pyramid Rising, you have been appointed the daunting task of reconstructing villages and bringing hope to the people of Egypt. You will hire workers, manage resources, build structures and gather stone all while fending off alligator attacks and more! Your workers will work faster if you buy them a camel to ride on, and you will need to mine stones in order to build houses and other structures.

I have enjoyed playing… I mean testing this game, and I’m sure you will as well. Give it a try today, click on one of the images in this article to learn more, and download a free 60 minute trial.

Elizabeth

PS: This game carries The Big Fish Games Guarantee:
Quality tested and virus free.
No ads, no adware, no spyware.

I love games that are simple to learn, but also challenge me as I play them, and this game is one of those games!

The game is simple to play. You click to string ropes across a maze and zap the bugs that are trapped inside the ropes. Zap all the bugs and you get to collect bananas and move on to the next round. If a bug collides with your rope, you get smacked and lose a life.

It is a simple game when you are playing the first few levels and there are only a few bugs in each maze, but as you advance, there are more bugs, and some of them move pretty fast!

This is a game that young and old players will love. Even my teenage son started playing it after watching me, and I must admit, I have played this game a bit more than I really needed to in order to write this review.

As always with Big Fish Games, you can play free for one hour, and if you decide to purchase the game, using the link below will support this newsletter.

Have fun playing!

Elizabeth

One of my favorite games over at Big Fish Games is Super Granny, and I was excited to see that they have come out with a brand new version of the game, Super Granny 5.

As in previous versions of Super Granny, Granny must rescue her kitties and guide them home while avoiding all sorts of obstacles. This time, Granny has been shrunk down to the size of an ant, and is rescuing her kitties from various locations in the back yard.

You have to be careful though. Granny must stay away from the snails, the ants, bees, carrots that run after her, and even the granny-eating plants.

I like this series of games because you have to use your thinking skills to figure out how to get granny past the obstacles. There is no time limit, so you don’t have to rush, and you can restart a level as many times as you want (just press the “Esc” key on your keyboard and click on “Restart”).

Super Granny gives me a nice way to unwind at the end of a hard day, I’m sure she will brighten your day too!

Play Super Granny 5 free for an hour by clicking on any image in this article.

I guess that I like farm games a lot because they remind me of my childhood. Farm Mania 2 is a new release from Big Fish Games and it is quickly becoming one of my favorites.

The characters in the game are cute, the graphics are good, and each level is a bit more challenging than the the last. You start out planting plants, feeding and watering the animals and chasing away the crows, foxes and moles.

As the game progresses, you move up to more complicated products like cheese made from milk, cakes made from grain and eggs, and jams made from berries.

Mixed in with the fast paced levels of tending the farm, there are levels where you find the hidden animals that ran into the forest. You click on each animal as you find it, but don’t click too many times on the wrong places, or a wolf will run out of the woods and chase away one of your animals.

When I have had a stressful day, I like to unwind by playing games, and Farm Mania 2 is a good game to lose yourself in.

Click on one of the links above to play Farm Mania 2 free for 60 minutes, and if you like it, you can support this site and purchase it for only $6.99

Elizabeth

This is a great puzzle game for those who want to play with trains!

It is your job to move passengers from one color coded station to the next in a fast and efficient manner.
You don’t want to let your trains crash into each other, or into an open switch.

You guide your subway cars through miles of mazes, and collect power-ups and bonuses to help you move faster and collect subway tokens.

If you’ve ever played with trains, or dreamt of the power and romance of riding the switch on an urban subway system, this Subway Scramble will drive you wild!

Click on one of the images to try Subway Scramble free for 60 minutes.

Elizabeth

Professor Fizzwizzle is back with another great game. I have always liked the original Professor game, and this new one is even better.

For starters, this new game has three levels of difficulty, (kids, regular, advanced) and some excellent training levels that walk you through each new technique as it is introduced. In addition, every level has a solution in case you just can’t figure it out.

While on a well deserved vacation, Professor Fizzwizzle’s investigation of a strange volcano has landed him in a Molten Mystery! Now it’s up to you to master exciting new gadgets, outwit the Bat-Bots, and vanquish a truly cunning villain! Can the professor count on you to help? With over 200 levels spanning 3 difficulties (kids, regular, and advanced) Professor Fizzwizzle can keep an entire family occupied for hours of skill-building and problem-solving!

Create your own levels.
More than 200 levels.
3 difficulty settings.

Click on one of the images in this article to play Professor Fizzwizzle and the Molten Mystery free for 60 minutes, or purchase it for just $6.99 (if you are a game club member)

Elizabeth

When my daughter, son-in-law, and 3 year old grandson were visiting last week, I spent some time playing on the computer with my grandson. He already enjoyed playing minesweeper (he likes to make the bombs go off) and a matching game, so I wanted to find a new game he would enjoy. After a little bit of searching at the Big Fish Games site, I found this fun little game called SpongeBob SquarePants Obstacle Odyssey.

In the SpongeBob SquarePants Obstacle Odyssey game, you are supposed to make SpongeBob collect bubbles and make it to the end of each level without falling off the edge of the board. I found the game fun and a little challenging, but my grandson had a blast making Spongebob fall off the edge of the structure! When he got to the edge, spongebob would wobble and rotate his arms before falling. We had a great time laughing together.

This would be a great game for children of all ages from the youngest who just enjoy being entertained by the cute spongebob figure, to older children who will be challenged by the increasingly harder levels. It would also make a great Christmas gift for the young computer users in your life.

Just click on one of the images in this article to download the game and try it out, then be sure to pass it on.

Elizabeth

A terrible tornado has been turned the kingdom upside down!

The beautiful Princess Helen must return to her sick father, King Olgert, but the roads are in ruins, the hamlets are destroyed, and a hungry dragon circles the skies above.

Rebuild the empire from the ground up and fix the destroyed towns. Help the brave and noble knight, Arthur, restore the land using your Time Management talents in My Kingdom for the Princess!

Great graphics
Gripping gameplay
Help the princess!