The Ultimate Christmas Puzzler II > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

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5 / 5

116 of 131 found this review helpful

THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS GIFT TO US!

PostedDecember 22, 2021

pennmom36

from"Sometimes the Smallest Things Take Up The Most Room In Your Heart" ~ Forever in my heart, Loki ❣

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I'm not gonna lie, I love the puzzles offered in Christmas Wonderland and the Vacation Adventures games. They are simplistic (but not necessarily easy) but most of all, they are fun to solve and never stressful. It's been several years since Casual Arts released the first Ultimate Puzzler and I for one am delighted that they created a new game!

Here's what you have to look forward ...Show more

I'm not gonna lie, I love the puzzles offered in Christmas Wonderland and the Vacation Adventures games. They are simplistic (but not necessarily easy) but most of all, they are fun to solve and never stressful. It's been several years since Casual Arts released the first Ultimate Puzzler and I for one am delighted that they created a new game!

Here's what you have to look forward to:

JIGSAWS
I love that they added difficulty modes and that each mode had different puzzle piece shapes and even different shaped puzzle boards, such as a Christmas Tree Shaped jigsaw. You can also click the A & B puzzle tabs at the bottom to Ghost an image or show a puzzle image preview.

There are 8 Easy Jigsaws, 18 Medium Jigsaws, 18 Hard Jigsaws, and 8 Extreme Jigsaws.

ROTATE
These are square tiles that must be rotated into place which are normally super easy to solve but thanks to the difficulty modes some are quite challenging.

There are 8 Easy Rotate, 12 Medium Rotate, and 18 Hard Rotate puzzles available.

FLIPSAWS
Flipsaws require you to swap puzzle pieces to recreate the image, again, because they have difficulty modes they become larger with smaller squares to make them more challenging.

There are 8 Easy Flipsaws, 12 Medium Flipsaws, and 8 Hard Flipsaws available.

WORD SEARCH
Who doesn't love a good word search game? There are 8 Easy Word Search, 12 Medium Word Search, and 8 Hard Word Search puzzles available.

OTHERS
Under this category is a variety of puzzles ranging from Placing Labels correctly, Following Color-coded Wires, Placing Map Pieces, Simple Math Puzzles, Concentration Memory Match, and a variety of Hidden Object Scenes.

Here are my complaints with this category
1-Concentration only has 4 puzzles...everyone loves memory match games so in my opinion, this should have had its own category with Easy, Medium, Hard, and Extreme modes where there were tons of icons to flip over to find the matches.

2-They should have included a small explanation of what each of the "other" puzzles was about underneath the title, such as, "Hidden Object".

3-When you click on a puzzle and decide you don't want to play that one you have to go back to the beginning of the puzzles (page 1) rather than where you left off...a small complaint, it's just annoying.

Today SE games are on sale for less than 4 bucks and in my opinion, this Ultimate Puzzler is well worth the price for a game that can be enjoyed by the entire family!

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I recommend this game!

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I could choose exactly what I wanted to do

PostedDecember 22, 2021

Cyril48

fromNew Zealand

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Marble Popper, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management, Word

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Although I love the Christmas Wonderland games I was in my element here as I could choose exactly what I wanted to do.

I just loved the advent calendar games and the fact that this is a standard edition so available at a great price with the sale. We all know how expensive Christmas is so this is a wonderful bonus.

Agree with Pennmom re the memory/concentration games but I was more ...Show more

Although I love the Christmas Wonderland games I was in my element here as I could choose exactly what I wanted to do.

I just loved the advent calendar games and the fact that this is a standard edition so available at a great price with the sale. We all know how expensive Christmas is so this is a wonderful bonus.

Agree with Pennmom re the memory/concentration games but I was more disappointed that there were only 2 spot the difference games.

All in a wonderful game at a great price. Enjoy and do have a wonderful Christmas. Show less

I recommend this game!

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What Fun

PostedDecember 22, 2021

Nancharra

fromDurham, United Kingdom

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Word

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This colouful multi puzzle is just plain FUN. Something for everybody with festive, cheerful variety of puzzles. Loving it. Something bright and light-hearted just what we need these days.

I recommend this game!

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Christmas fun for relaxation

PostedDecember 22, 2021

JeansLady1

fromKansas

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Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management, Word

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

For those of you who are familiar with the Vacation Adventure games, you will be seeing some of the familiar as you work your way through this fun and relaxing Christmas game. I love the variety of games offered here. Others have gone into great detail, so I will not repeat that. The game is good enough that I wanted to submit a ratings review. There have been so many weak offerings these past ...Show more

For those of you who are familiar with the Vacation Adventure games, you will be seeing some of the familiar as you work your way through this fun and relaxing Christmas game. I love the variety of games offered here. Others have gone into great detail, so I will not repeat that. The game is good enough that I wanted to submit a ratings review. There have been so many weak offerings these past months so when a good one like this comes along, I want to add to the star rating. Another reason I highly recommend this game is because it's family friendly. There are multiple levels of play so everyone from kids to hard core adult gamers who go for the stars and want a decent challenge will also be satisfied. Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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A Nice Surprise

PostedDecember 22, 2021

J4016C

fromNY

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

I love the puzzle games. Even the easy ones can be a bit of a challenge. Overall fun and enjoyment. I hope to see more of this in the future.

I recommend this game!

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Something To Tickle Your Christmas Fancy!

PostedDecember 22, 2021

HeavenBound7729

fromOcala, Florida

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

I loved the 2013 Ultimate Christmas Puzzler, and played it many times over the years. Finding Puzzler 2 today was a sweet treat. I like it better than the first one. There are lots of styles of puzzles, a variety of difficulty levels and everyone will have fun with their favorites or trying something new. An affordable SE holiday game, thanks to today's sale, that the entire family can share. The ...Show more

I loved the 2013 Ultimate Christmas Puzzler, and played it many times over the years. Finding Puzzler 2 today was a sweet treat. I like it better than the first one. There are lots of styles of puzzles, a variety of difficulty levels and everyone will have fun with their favorites or trying something new. An affordable SE holiday game, thanks to today's sale, that the entire family can share. The graphics are nice, colors are cheery, everything is just right with this collection of fun puzzles. The demo seemed to fly by. That's always a positive sign! No complaints with this Christmas goodie. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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A Good One

PostedDecember 26, 2021

PaulaMorrow

fromHannibal, MO

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I am pleased, I had recently purchased Ultimate hoping my 10 could manage the system 8 game. That a new system 10 version is now available delights me.

I recommend this game!

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5 STAR FUN!!

PostedDecember 23, 2021

Volauvent

fromHigh Desert, CA

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Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

(Based on full game)

Thank you, Casual Arts.

This is a game to help Casual Arts fans survive the gap between Pinecreek Hills in Winter (Christmas Wonderland series) and Pinecreek Hills in Summer (Vacation Adventure: Park Ranger series), and 150 puzzles are nowhere near enough! :D

There are 4 levels of play from easy to hard to even harder, and a different set of puzzles for each ...Show more

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Thank you, Casual Arts.

This is a game to help Casual Arts fans survive the gap between Pinecreek Hills in Winter (Christmas Wonderland series) and Pinecreek Hills in Summer (Vacation Adventure: Park Ranger series), and 150 puzzles are nowhere near enough! :D

There are 4 levels of play from easy to hard to even harder, and a different set of puzzles for each level.

We've been given regular jigsaws, swap jigsaws, rotating pieces jigsaws, word searches, and a slew of miscellaneous puzzles simply titled "Other", all of which are created in the styles you will recognize from playing around Pinecreek Hills and going on the cruise adventures in the Vacation Adventures: Cruise Director series.

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I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Charming!

PostedJanuary 1, 2022

JanKeister

fromRoanoke. VA, USA

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

Escape to the charming town of Springfield, where Mom & Dad don't seem to work and go on endless cruises or overdecorate for various holidays. The kids are always welcome at the North Pole, and are genuinely nice despite having an overabundance of toys and sports equipment that would turn most kids spoiled rotten. At least we can enjoy this charming perfect world through games, which are fun and ...Show more

Escape to the charming town of Springfield, where Mom & Dad don't seem to work and go on endless cruises or overdecorate for various holidays. The kids are always welcome at the North Pole, and are genuinely nice despite having an overabundance of toys and sports equipment that would turn most kids spoiled rotten. At least we can enjoy this charming perfect world through games, which are fun and challenging. The images are lovely, but will appear strange to those not familiar with the series. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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A challenge

PostedDecember 26, 2021

fatandfrumpy

fromIllinois

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I'd have rated this higher but for the puzzles almost all gave the option to skip rather than a hint button. They're hard on my old eyes but I'd rather finish than skip them.

I recommend this game!

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