Puzzle Vacations: Christmas > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

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5 / 5

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THIS DEVELOPER'S ROAR JUST GOT A LITTLE LOUDER! Thanks for listening & improving!

PostedDecember 14, 2022

pennmom36

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

I never doubted that this up-and-coming developer would take our reviews to heart and make some adjustments! Tiny Little Lion entered the Jigsaw Puzzle market with a tiny little roar but this time they came in with a mighty ROAR!

What's Improved since Puzzle Vacations: Ireland:
❄They have added Background Colors (8 colors total)
❄The puzzle pieces are brighter and easier to see
❄They added 3 ...Show more

What's Improved since Puzzle Vacations: Ireland:
❄They have added Background Colors (8 colors total)
❄The puzzle pieces are brighter and easier to see
❄They added 3 Opaqueness shades to the preview picture (ghosted image)
❄They added a Save File to easily access puzzles in progress or completed
❄They added more shapes including rectangles (my personal favorite)
❄Border pieces option, they stay bright, while other pieces darken.
❄They added a "hide pull-out tabs" option.

What's Stayed The Same: (options I'd still love to have)
❄I still need a way to organize pieces neatly & quickly.
❄I still want an option for puzzles larger than 400 pieces.
❄I still want to be able to add my own images.
❄I'd like fewer staged images, an option to add my own images solves this.
❄I'd like the window to remain open while I "test" the 27 different shapes. Perhaps the window could close only when I click outside that box?
❄I would love to have an option to "send" edge pieces to a Storage Box
❄I would love to be able to neatly organize puzzle pieces within the boxes.

FANTASTICAL OPTIONS (Jigsaw Puzzle Mode)
❄There are 7 Christmas/Winter-themed Picture Categories, Nature (18 puzzles) City (18 puzzles) Warm (18 puzzles) Pets (18 puzzles) Decor (18) Gifts (18 puzzles) Treats (17 puzzles), and a tab for "ALL" puzzles shown.
❄There are 27 different shapes, each shape is previewed on the right.
❄Puzzles are available in different sizes, depending on the puzzle style but the largest seems to be only 400 pieces.
❄Rotation options: Easy, Medium, Hard, or Off. (45°-90°-180°)
❄Hints can be disabled or you can select Plenty, Moderate, or Minimal.
❄Fun Facts & stats when the puzzle is completed.
❄Puzzles can be set as a Wallpaper.
❄There are 4 puzzle piece Storage Boxes
❄Tabs in-puzzle for Timer (counts up) Home, Settings, Preview, Pop-up Preview picture, Recenter, Shuffle (why? it should be a re-organize setting) Specialty piece selection (edges, right/left top/bottom, etc) Hint, Guide (instructions) Table Style (colors) Zoom (you can also use the mouse wheel) Hide (hides all pull-out tabs which is helpful when trying to grab pieces near pull-out tabs)

PUZZLE SHAPES AVAILABLE:
Artistic Cut, Animals, Blobs, Circle Jumble, Circles & Squares, Concentric, Concentric Hearts, Fans, Irregular Pentagons, Knobbed Arrows, Knobbed Hexes, Knobbed Triangles, Rectangle Jumble, Rectangles, Regular Traditional, Ripples, Saji, Shard Box, Shards, Split Circle, Sunburst Squares, Traditional, Twisted, Warped Concentric, Warped Regular Traditional, Warped Traditional, Wriggle Boxes.

SWAP TYPE PUZZLE MODE:
❄If jigsaws aren't your cup of tea, no worries, there are a ton of Swap Puzzle styles...some are very creative! You can choose the number of pieces, each style has a different amount of pieces available, ranging between 10-150 pieces.
❄Rotation can be enabled/disabled.
❄Shapes available: Bands, Circles & Half Squares, Circles & Quarter Squares, Circles & Squares, Circles & Stars, Concentric Circles, Concentric Rectangles, Double Bands, Double Split Squares, Double Strips, Down-Stacked Circles, Four Squares Rectangles, Octagons & Stars, Octagrams & Crosses, Rectangles & Stars, Quarter Circles & Stars, Rectangles Landscape, Bands, Rectangles Portrait, Split Rectangles, Squares & Crosses, Strips, Triangles, Triple Bands, Triple Strips, Up-Stacked Circles.

This is a great puzzle game and leaps & bounds better on just their second attempt so I can't wait to see what's next. I will give them 5-Stars because obviously, they are purring their heart and soul into this new genre...my favorite genre, however, I really, really think the game needs the option to straighten up and organize the puzzle pieces with the click of a button (that would be a 10-Star Puzzle game in my opinion)

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I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Wonderful

PostedDecember 14, 2022

jazzl2010

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Thank you Big Fish and this developer...this is my addiction and has been well served...love the selections of pictures and game play...Pennmom gave such a perfect review of this game in detail so I only have to say...thanks Pennmom you said it all.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

9 of 9 found this review helpful

Nearly Perfect

PostedDecember 16, 2022

Medbie

fromTennessee

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Time Management

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

I've rounded up my review to 5 stars, though I do have a complaint.

First, the good: as has already been pointed out, this developer listens and their games continually improve. This puzzle game is nearly perfect. There are two game styles and a lot of piece options. The choice of lighter background color was a great addition. I'd list all the great features, but penmom has written a detailed ...Show more

I've rounded up my review to 5 stars, though I do have a complaint.

My complaints are two. I would like a lot more images, and while that's not what caused it to lose half a star, I would respectfully request that more images be added to the next game. The other complain is more serious: I've discovered while playing that with at least some of the piece styles, the pieces are always cut the same. It's hard to explain, but for example, when you use the animal shaped pieces, the frog is always in the same place on the image, as is the deer, and the turtle. It made replaying this piece style just not fun, as I knew where they were going to go. If the developer could change up how they are cut when there are special shapes, that would be awesome. Otherwise, it's awesome and a great deal of fun! Show less

I recommend this game!

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SO MANY OPTIONS!

PostedDecember 14, 2022

lynnminer

fromSeattle, WA

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

I've never played a puzzle game in this series. It is super fun! I couldn't believe all of the game play options, including your choice of music (classical, country, or jazzy). I like that you can have pieces highlighted for only one section of the puzzle (eg. bottom left). There are so many features/options that make this a great game. **See pennmom's review for a detailed list.

I recommend this game!

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Puzzle Vacations: Christmas

PostedDecember 15, 2022

andrewhow110

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I enjoy playing games through this developer and this game got me thinking because the pieces were irregular rather than square. I am used to square pieces but I enjoy a challenge. I enjoy playing these types of games when they are seasonal rather than ordinary pictures. I reviewed a previous game a few weeks back that was a jigsaw game

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Awesome Game

PostedDecember 16, 2022

barbara_anne

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Puzzle

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Wow, I tried the jigsaw christmas game; I played one jigsaw and scrolled through some of the others and and they are beautiful,so I bought it right away! Can't wait to try all the different shapes.Thanks for an awesome Christmas present to myself!

I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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Very decent game!

PostedDecember 15, 2022

somegeek

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

I think pennmom gave a great lowdown of the game and there is barely a need to write another review since hers is so thorough, but I really wanted to address one thing that I did not care for and why I would only rate this game 4 stars instead of 5.

What really bothers me are the trays. They are on the left side of the play area and there are a handful of them. They are also quite large. This ...Show more

What really bothers me are the trays. They are on the left side of the play area and there are a handful of them. They are also quite large. This might seem great, but actually it is not because you cannot move them around the scene. If you want to pick up pieces behind them and drop them in, it's not possible. You also cannot change their size.

If they could let us move them around and/or change their size, that would be awesome! Also, if they could make the pieces bigger when they are in the tray, that would also be awesome!

I too would like to have more than 400 pieces, so I second pennmom on that.

Other than these issues, this game has a lot going for it. It's very customizable and offers things like multi-piece pickup and relaxing music.

I still recommend this game heartily and will probably still get it, even though it's coming on the tail of another great Christmas puzzle game (which I got). How many Christmas puzzles can one do? Show less

I recommend this game!

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