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Gizmos: Spirit Of The Christmas

Gizmos: Spirit Of The Christmas

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Another great adventure in Gizmoland is happening now! Christmas has come, along with a new collection of festive riddles to complete! Are you up to the challenge? See if you can earn all of the holiday rewards along your way and celebrate the season with the residents to Gizmoland!
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Gizmos: Spirit Of The Christmas

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Loved it!
5 / 5
73 of 81 found this review helpful
I Believe In Gizmo!
PostedDecember 14, 2014
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fromI never knew presents could be so difficult!
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
 
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Fun Factor 
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5 / 5
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Excellent
5 / 5
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5 / 5
Another fantastic nonogram puzzle, Gizmo Christmas style. A nonogram consists of cells that can be filled in or left blank. To solve the puzzles you need to unlock all the filled in cells. The numbers along the sides of the grid indicate the number of filled in cells in the rows and columns. With every correctly filled cell, the hint vessels will fill up with energy for you to use, however, all of ...Show more
Another fantastic nonogram puzzle, Gizmo Christmas style. A nonogram consists of cells that can be filled in or left blank. To solve the puzzles you need to unlock all the filled in cells. The numbers along the sides of the grid indicate the number of filled in cells in the rows and columns. With every correctly filled cell, the hint vessels will fill up with energy for you to use, however, all of these puzzles can be solved without using the hint vessels (yeah right!) Your score will be based upon comparison of your time vs. the perfect time, and whether or not you used the hint vessel, had misclicks and actually solved the puzzle. There are achievements to earn as well, with 6 different categories and 5 games within each category. If you click on the settings options, you can choose to auto fill in blanks, disable backgrounds images, disable voices, and even disable the helpful hints, enjoy! Show less
I recommend this game!
+65points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
47 of 50 found this review helpful
Third Gizmo Game Excels
PostedDecember 13, 2014
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dachsy
 
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fromDunedin, New Zealand
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Card & Board, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
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Good
4 / 5
This third game in the 'Gizmo' series is a good one. If anything, I enjoyed the demo of this one more than the previous two. The fact that it has a Christmas theme makes it a timely release.
Game mechanics and play are pretty much the same as the first two 'Gizmo' games.
There are six groups of 20 boards, making a total of 120. The first group of 20 are 10 x 10 boards. By the look of the screen
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This third game in the 'Gizmo' series is a good one. If anything, I enjoyed the demo of this one more than the previous two. The fact that it has a Christmas theme makes it a timely release.
Game mechanics and play are pretty much the same as the first two 'Gizmo' games.
There are six groups of 20 boards, making a total of 120. The first group of 20 are 10 x 10 boards. By the look of the screen shots, you will be playing quite large boards indeed by the end of the game.
In the demo hour, game was played with logic and deduction. i.e. there was NO guessing required. This is a deal-breaker for me and for many others I expect.
There is a tutorial, but it can be skipped. Game 'Tips' pop up regularly, but these can be toggled off as well.
As with recent games in this genre, this one has auto-fill of blank cells, but this can also be disabled.
Four 'Hint Bottles' fill as you play, and when full, can be used if you so desire.
You are allowed up to a generous six mistakes in each board.
The 'picture' depicted after a board's completion 'morphs' into a Christmas-themed object, and forms part of the on-going story.
Each board is timed #in the sense that you play for a gold, silver or bronze star#, and you try to complete the board within a 'perfect time'. Although I consider myself reasonably fast at these games, I only managed to get a perfect time once in the first 8 boards. So, quite demanding in the time stakes. You also play for 'no mistakes' and 'no hints'. There are 'Rewards' to be earned during play, which are displayed in the Reward Room. After every few boards, there is a Jigsaw puzzle to solve.
Graphics are superb. Music is of a soft steampunk nature, and to my ears is very pleasant.
As in the previous two games, there are 'amusing' comments to be heard, and whilst for the first few minutes these are quite novel, they could become irritating. Fortunately, they can also be disabled.
As in the previous release, note that the background images can be DISABLED. This is a very welcome feature as I know some people are distracted by these images.
Options for:
Music and Sound Effects volume adjustment.
Fullscreen
Widescreen
System cursor
Autofill Blank Cells
Disable Background Images
Disable Voices
Mute all sound
Nice third game in the series which I recommend. Show less
I recommend this game!
+44points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
21 of 27 found this review helpful
The best nonogram game
PostedDecember 13, 2014
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margot01
 
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fromDeventer, the Netherlands
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3 / 5
In my opinion are the Gizmo games the best nonogram games on the market. The challenge level, the autofill option, the jigsaws; everything is good about this games. I bought all three of them.
I recommend this game!
+15points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
11 of 13 found this review helpful
Another winner for the green guys!
PostedDecember 13, 2014
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fromAsh Flat, AR
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser, Marble Popper, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Bought this on release day at another site which beats BFG to them by a week or so. Like its predecessors, it is a fantastic nonogram game!
There is no guessing here - all can be deduced through logic. Nothing worse in nonograms than ambiguities! And they get hard very, very fast! These are quite challenging - even for a nonogram addict like me!
Gizmos, unlike Fantasy Mosaics, have an actual ...Show more
Bought this on release day at another site which beats BFG to them by a week or so. Like its predecessors, it is a fantastic nonogram game!
There is no guessing here - all can be deduced through logic. Nothing worse in nonograms than ambiguities! And they get hard very, very fast! These are quite challenging - even for a nonogram addict like me!
Gizmos, unlike Fantasy Mosaics, have an actual storyline, though not as compelling as World Mosaics. They are humorous, like Gem Sweeper. And they have some very good options, like turning off the background. This is a welcome option for me. I love Arizona Rose, but hate the way the background intrudes on - and confuses - the puzzle itself. You can also turn off the voices but keep the music. You can also replay the videos.
If you love nonograms, then you gotta have Gizmos! Show less
I recommend this game!
+9points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
6 of 9 found this review helpful
Gizmo games excellent as always
PostedDecember 14, 2014
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riefer
 
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3 / 5
If you love nonogram games, the Gizmo series is the best-implemented one I've ever come across. No guessing, ever. Every puzzle is completely solved with logic. The way that it autofills when you're done the row is great. It never makes assumptions - some games, when you have 1 4 4 1, will grey out one of the 4's once you have a row of four finished on the board. That's a clue, which I don't want, ...Show more
If you love nonogram games, the Gizmo series is the best-implemented one I've ever come across. No guessing, ever. Every puzzle is completely solved with logic. The way that it autofills when you're done the row is great. It never makes assumptions - some games, when you have 1 4 4 1, will grey out one of the 4's once you have a row of four finished on the board. That's a clue, which I don't want, as to which of the 4's you've gotten. This one will leave it un-greyed until either the 1 beside it or the other 4 is solved. It's just fantastic, better than Fantasy Mosaics, better than any of the others.
I've seen some reviews on other Gizmo games that said you had to guess sometimes, but that's not true. I finished both of the other games with no guessing at all. They are all solvable by logic only.
The storyline is pretty bad, and so are the graphics to illustrate the storyline. But I don't care. So is Fantasy Mosaics, and people still love that game. Also I don't know why they throw in the jigsaw puzzles, but whatever. There's maybe a dozen or so of them. I just finish them so I can get the achievement; I think they're skippable.
All in all, my favourite nonogram game. The only one I've come across that I think is better is web-based. I don't think I can put the name of the site here though. Show less
I recommend this game!
+3points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
6 of 9 found this review helpful
HAPPY YULETIDE FROM GIZMOLAND
PostedDecember 13, 2014
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sunnyglow
 
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fromMERRY CHRISTMAS FROM GIZMOLAND
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Card & Board, Brain Teaser
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
What a nice Christmas present. A big THANK YOU for the Christmas themed Nonograms. Hiding the Christmas presents, I almost missed this one, sneaky BF. I absolutely love these! Call them what you wish, but the Nonograms, aka Pic-a-Pix, aka E'Kaki, aka Paint by Numbers, are some of my favorite puzzle games. This is a variation of Sudoku. This one is one the better devs in providing this type of ...Show more
What a nice Christmas present. A big THANK YOU for the Christmas themed Nonograms. Hiding the Christmas presents, I almost missed this one, sneaky BF. I absolutely love these! Call them what you wish, but the Nonograms, aka Pic-a-Pix, aka E'Kaki, aka Paint by Numbers, are some of my favorite puzzle games. This is a variation of Sudoku. This one is one the better devs in providing this type of game. It is all wrapped for Christmas.
This dev throws in some jigsaw puzzles as well. You are timed in this game. However, I think the time is a little fast and I have been playing these for years! There is autofill. You receive achievements throughout the game.
However, the best thing about this particular dev is that you can SAVE AND EXIT, which some of the devs do not provide. It it does not provide color and the pictures are fairly nondescript. However, the characters in the game get you into the festive mood. Show less
I recommend this game!
+3points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
6 of 9 found this review helpful
My life is saved!
PostedDecember 13, 2014
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fromCape Town, South Africa
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Match 3, Strategy, Time Management, Marble Popper, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Just last night needing a bit of time to relax I checked out my not-finished games and I wasn't too excited. With a big sigh I thought: "Wouldn't it be just great to have another Gizmos!"
And Santa heard my plea, here it is!
The gizmos series offers by far the best nonogram games around. What makes them so special are the optional settings, like the auto-fill, which is absolutely brilliant and ...Show more
Just last night needing a bit of time to relax I checked out my not-finished games and I wasn't too excited. With a big sigh I thought: "Wouldn't it be just great to have another Gizmos!"
And Santa heard my plea, here it is!
The gizmos series offers by far the best nonogram games around. What makes them so special are the optional settings, like the auto-fill, which is absolutely brilliant and one of my favourite features. Because I never use a game cursor, as I find that distracting, I like the option to turn that off also. But note: widescreen needs to be turned off (interestingly that makes the board bigger and the cells square, otherwise they look oblong - at least on my setup), otherwise the system cursor doesn't hit the mark properly.
Another nice one is the "turn background off". Its a bit unfortunate, but for a nonogram, specifically in the higher levels non-negoatiable.
To achieve gold one has to finish inside a specific time frame as well as have had no misclicks. This type of scoring system is so nice, it gives a challenge and something to work towards, without messing up the fun and enjoyment. Some of the other nonogram games, like Magic Gridlers and the many alike ones from the same developer don't allow you to advance if you didn't meet certain criteria - well, that's a sure fun killer in my book.
The little story line is sweet as with the other two games in the series. It's not overwhelming and doesn't take 5 hours reading first, comes with cute little drawn characters and fits the theme. The music of the first was the best and I didn't get tired of it. The second one already got on my nerves a bit after a while and I'll see how I fare with the Christmas jingle this time. Alas, as the music can be dimmed or altogether turned off, that's not a problem.
I noticed with the 2 other Gizmos that reviewers were complaining about things that were under their control, but they didn't realize it. I can only encourage you to try this out and if there's something you don't like, check out options and try various settings. I am almost certain you'll find a way to make this work for you nicely.
Sorry, got to go, got a game to play! Show less
I recommend this game!
+3points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
6 of 9 found this review helpful
True Nonogram
PostedDecember 13, 2014
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Strategy, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle
 
Current Favorite:
 
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
This is the third in the Gizmo series and is much play is much like the first two. I have played through the first two Gizmo games twice each as I adore nonograms - especially when there is NO GUESSING! I really hate to finish a puzzle just to find you have to guess on the last two moves.
Another reviewer outlined the game so I will just comment on play from my perspective. I like the challenge ...Show more
This is the third in the Gizmo series and is much play is much like the first two. I have played through the first two Gizmo games twice each as I adore nonograms - especially when there is NO GUESSING! I really hate to finish a puzzle just to find you have to guess on the last two moves.
Another reviewer outlined the game so I will just comment on play from my perspective. I like the challenge of completing a puzzle without using a hint or making any mistakes. I take my time the first round and usually don't make the perfect time, but that lets me go back and play it again. With practice, you get quicker at solving the same board. Gizmo puzzles start out fairly easy with 10 x 10 boards, but the board size increases quickly. The last two games ended with 30 x 30 boards.
I turn off the background music after a while and listen to my own music. I also turn off the background images as it is much easier to play with a black background.
Because of the "no guessing" play provided by this developer, this was an instant buy for me and I highly recommend the Gizmo series if you enjoy nonograms. Show less
I recommend this game!
+3points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
5 of 8 found this review helpful
Another great adventure with the Gizmos
PostedDecember 14, 2014
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fromIrbid, Jordan
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
If you have all the series, there's not much for me to say on how well thought out the developers did with the nonogram game. But if this is the first, then you will have a treat. First, you will need coffee or tea for this game. You WILL need to put on your logic cap because there's no guess work.. IF you are an expert on nonogram then you will understand that the developers started out with 10 X ...Show more
If you have all the series, there's not much for me to say on how well thought out the developers did with the nonogram game. But if this is the first, then you will have a treat. First, you will need coffee or tea for this game. You WILL need to put on your logic cap because there's no guess work.. IF you are an expert on nonogram then you will understand that the developers started out with 10 X 10 grids not 5 X 5 but will go higher as you progress. I'm not an expert on this type of game because I could finished the puzzle but not within the time. But that's fine by me. I also love the sound effects but mostly on how they can flow from Halloween to Christmas. Who knows. Maybe the Gizmos will have a New Year adventure. Show less
I recommend this game!
+2points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
6 of 10 found this review helpful
ABSOULUTLY TOP NOTCH!! ANOTHER WINNER!!!!!!!
PostedDecember 14, 2014
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Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Hidden Object, Time Management, Puzzle, Mahjong
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I've got the last gizmos game and have yet to finish it! This one seems to be harder, yet, with luck, I should be able to be done with both soon. Then I can start again and maybe get higher scores! Great for all who want to relax and have fun filling in squares of color, or want a challenge as well!! I bought this one early into the free play!
I recommend this game!
+2points
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