Enchanted Kingdom: Master of Riddles > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

4 / 5

7 of 12 found this review helpful

a good HO games

PostedDecember 6, 2020

denniann2

fromharrisonburg, virginia

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

i played on the custom level. good hint system. you have been summoned to the town by your grandfather to figure out what is going on. he is a major alchemist. then he disappears and you go looking for him. the emperor helps you and warns of anastia who is evil and casts magic spells to destroy the land. you are looking for 3 pearls and have to solve riddles to get them. whoever has them will have ...Show more

I recommend this game!

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2 / 5

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MASTER OF RIDDLES MASTER OF RIDDLES MASTER OF RIDDLES (repetitiveness is pretty boring isn't it?)

PostedDecember 4, 2020

pennmom36

fromAt least it's a colorful game, at least it's a colorful game

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

Completed Game approximately 6.0 hours
(including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
25 Main Game Scene Locations +10 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner

Uncle Gabriel was a powerful and wise magician, a Master of Arcadian Riddles who believed that Magic was too dangerous in a world torn from a war between the two Empires. Although his death was unexpected he managed to seal all Magic into three Pearls, protected by sophisticated riddles. He hid those pearls between the Arcadian empires that would only allow one person to find and solve its riddles, his only grandson. Now you must decide who your allies are and more importantly, who your enemies are, and whether Arcadia is ready for Magic once again?

Some of you may know how much I love dragons so I was super excited when a Dragon Chariot arrived to pick me and the Emperor up and whisk us to the next location, aka Chapter two. My excitement soon waned when I realized that this adorable dragon would become MIA and only make one other brief appearance, technically 1.5 appearances but I roofied him so let's just call it one? This is the same scene where two guards required a sleeping bomb to knock them out so I could do my shenanigans BEHIND their backs but they didn't seem to care nor budge as I fixed a ladder in FRONT of them, leading to the rooftop they were supposedly standing guard over. They still remained motionless as I proceeded to climb the ladder, several times, not once did they try to stop me or even ask what my business was, yet I needed to put them to sleep to do something behind them where they couldn't see me?

A few scenes later I'm tasked with "finding a heavy object to break a window" the exact black bar suggestion, yet the heavy brick in my inventory didn't seem to have the capabilities to break glass? Guess what I had to do...I had to find ingredients to bake pottery! Turns out, in Arcadia, fresh-made pottery is stronger than a brick...technically a brick is made of hardened clay too, isn't it?

As my title states, this game is chock-full of meaningless, repetitive tasks that will bore just about any level of player. This is becoming a real problem for this developer, they are losing fans because they can't think outside the box anymore, or they aren't bothering to do so. I'm not going to tell you what the task was, I'm just going to give you keywords because I'm betting that 99% of you will know instantly what the task was just by reading these simple keyword/task words (and you'll probably laugh too)
-Scoop, Bowl, Sieve
-Whetstone
-Cane, Oar, Fishing Rod, Poles, Boat Hooks
-Brush, Scraper, Sponge, Shells
-Hairpin, Barette, Pin, Lockpicks, Keys, Mirror
-Chisel, Pick, File
-Fork, Bottle Opener, Crowbar,
-Oil, Vinegar, Acid, Resin
-Broom, Peacock Feathers & Ribbon, Hankerchief, Bellows
-Something Sharp, Seashell, Shears, Knife
-Cork, Knobs, Corkscrew
-Coin, Something Thin, Something Flat
-Cup, Bowl, Bottle, Vial, Spigot, Valve(s)
-Cheese, Bells, Noisemakers
-Gloves, Gauntlet, Cloth, more Gloves
-Thread, Needle
-Magnet, Tweezers, Tongs
-Fans, Hats
-Statue-Gnome Parts Knight Armor, Figurines, Emblems

One last observation...does anyone in any reality ever think to check a prisoner for contraband before leaving them unattended? Why is it that every person in every game who has been handcuffed or locked in a jail cell, even when that person is the player, always has a pocket full of inventory items which almost always includes a sharp object?

Gadgets/Helper:
There are no Gadgets or Helpers, although there is a pixie/fairy that gets smooshed in your diary task book and isn't heard from or spoken of again, one can only imagine her outcome?

Collectibles & Morphing Objects (CE Version Only):
There are 15 Morphing Enchanted Items and 15 Potion Vials. I'd like to add that the Strategy Guide does not show any of the locations for the Enchanted Items in the Bonus Chapter, the scenes simply don't exist yet the objects do! Someone got the bright idea to split up the collectibles on the SG into 3 categories and I think they just neglected to put in the Bonus Chapter scenes for the Enchanted Item Collectibles (at least in my version?) The Potion locations were there for the BC as were the Seashells! There are 70 Zoom Zone Seashells that can be used to purchase 15 Chest Items. You can choose to have a collectibles Icon indicator that tells you when there is a Collectible available in the scene (as well as on the Map) in the Custom Setting option as well.

Hidden Object Scenes:
There are 13 Hidden Object Scenes +5 in the CE Bonus Chapter and an alternate Match 3 Game available, which btw, doesn't allow you to make consecutive matches quickly. (you have to wait for all tiles to stop falling before you can make the next match) There were Listed Item Finds, Combo Silhouetted Shape Finds, Progressive Interactive Silhouetted Shape Finds, Swatches Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Placing Swatches on 3 different scenes, Multiples of the Same Item Finds, Finding 12 Damaged Jewelry & Gems, and one where you had to place fruit into baskets according to a Riddled Clue. The HO's were blurry, the objects to find were obvious and with the exception of the Progressive-Interactive Silhouetted Shape Find HO, they were exhaustingly boring!

Mini-Games:
There are 13 Mini-Games +7 in the CE Bonus Chapter. You can choose to play them in an Easy or Hard difficulty mode and you can choose which mode to have them start out in the Custom Setting (you can still switch between modes for each individual game) Below are a few of my personal favorites:

1- Move gems to their final positions along tracks that aren't blocked by crystals.
2-Restore ladder without any gaps.
3-Arrange crates to correspond to the referenced drawing then choose the right numbers on the board to make the two structures identical.
4-Use arrows to transfer the water between tanks to the yellow marks.
5-Arrange the spheres as shown in the hint using arrow buttons to move or turn bars with spheres.

Bonus Chapter (CE Version Only)
Gabriel has just arrived at the Royal Castle after being appointed to the Royal Court Counsel. I'm going to be honest, I bailed after a few scenes when I realized I was tasked with the same ridiculous and repetitive scenarios. When I checked the SG it was clear Domini could care less about using their imagination because the same words were appearing over and over: cork, chisel, oil, fork, hammer, fan...really? I remember when fans would have never given a Domini game a 2 or 3-star rating, now they are struggling to get anything but, we're not bumbling idiots incapable of anything more complicated than pulling nails with a fork or picking locks with a hairpin! This is an average-length chapter spanning over 8 scene locations with 7 additional Mini-Games and 5 Hidden Object Scenes. You will continue your search for the final 4 Morphing Enchanted Items, 2 Potion Vials, and 8 Zoom Zone Seashells (of varying amounts) which allows you to purchase the Chest Items.

Collector's Edition Extra's: (CE version only)
16 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art Pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 21 Movie Video Cutscenes, 40 Achievements, 18 Replayable Mini-Games, 18 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 15 Morphing Enchanted Items,15 Potion Vials, a gazillion Missing Notes, 70 Seashell Coins, 15 Chest Items (purchase with Seashells) 6 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-In Strategy Guide.

ENCHANTED KINGDOM SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating

1-A Dark Seed (May 5-2017) 4.0
2-A Stranger's Venom (October 27-2017) 3.2
3-Fog of Rivershire (March 23-2018) 3.0
4-Fiend of Darkness (September 21-2018) 3.3
5-Descent of the Elders (March 29-2019) 3.8
6-Arcadian Backwoods (November 3-2019) n/a
7-The Secret of the Golden Lamp (June 26-2020) 3.4
8-Master of Riddles (December 4-2020) n/a

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I don't recommend this game.

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There is nothing to do after getting to the square to rescue Magpie

PostedMarch 30, 2022

anjlize

fromMarshall, Texas

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

It had a decent story line, I was interested. I usually always enjoy Domini. I was having a fairly good adventure until I got to the square to rescue Magpie. Once I got there and did all the available actions, up to the point of being able to actually throw the sleep bomb at the guards and rescue her, there was nothing else I could do. The map had no available actions, I tried everything on every task needing to be done, no hints were given other than, there is nothing here for you to do. Well yeah, I realize that. lol. I am unable to finish this game. I love a good challenge but not an impossible one.
Unfortunately, I don't recommend this particular game. Domini has many other very good ones though. Disappointed. Show less

I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

1 / 5

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help

PostedDecember 5, 2020

joanjkj

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

got too the town square and cant do anything ? after i send the dragon away plz help i dont wanner play the game from the start

I don't recommend this game.

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