Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

Potion Craft Fan Art Fest Summer 2023

Posted on July 8, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

I am one of the winners of the Potion Craft Fan Art Fest: Summer 2023 for my “Enchanted Garden” entry during week one. I made a diorama of the in-game garden, with tree, flowers, potion bottle and alchemy map, all … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: GLASS MASQUERADE 3 HONEYLINES

Posted on June 13, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

GLASS MASQUERADE 3: HONEYLINES just came out at the end of May 2023. After enjoying the first Glass Masquerade and sequel Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions, I was eager to play this one. Mesmerizing music and beautiful artwork take these games … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: POWERWASH SIMULATOR

Posted on June 6, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

Some of my favorite YouTube channels are powerwashing, mowing, cooking and cleaning channels, so I thought it was time for me to try out POWERWASH SIMULATOR. I had a great time with POWERWASH SIMULATOR, not so much for the cleaning … Continue reading →

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Story of my life

Posted on June 1, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

Sometimes you find a quote that just seems to sum up your whole life: “Those who dance are thought insane by those who cannot hear the music” Art by DariaAzolina Quote attributed to Nietzsche

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Try-It Tuesday: UNPACKING

Posted on April 25, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

Knowing I enjoy casual puzzle games, my youngest recommended UNPACKING. The idea of unpacking boxes and put things away sounded pretty boring. After all, I’ve done that in real life more than fifteen times since I turned 18 (I’m in … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: SUDOCATS

Posted on April 18, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

SUDOCATS is a single-player puzzle game released in March 2022 and created by DevCats, the developers behind Building Full of Cats and Castle Full of Cats. I played on my Windows 10 laptop but the game is also available for … Continue reading →

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Game Night: BODY ON THE BOARDWALK

Posted on April 17, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

My family played BODY ON THE BOARDWALK yesterday. It’s a tabletop game similar to an escape room experience where you get a box full of clues – actual news clippings, letters, fliers, photos, misc small items – and use them … Continue reading →

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Game Night: SNAKE OIL

Posted on April 15, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

Picked up a game called SNAKE OIL at the thrift store for $4 and played it with the family tonight. Turned out to be a lot of laughs. SNAKE OIL is not a card game like Uno or Fluxx (two … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: ZODIACATS

Posted on April 12, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

ZODIACATS is a tile-swapping puzzle game developed and published by Devcats and released on Steam in January 2022. I played on my laptop. The game is also available on Nintendo Switch. I posted on Twitter that cat games often get … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: A BUILDING FULL OF CATS

Posted on April 4, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

I enjoyed A Castle Full of Cats so much, I decided to play A BUILDING FULL OF CATS from the same developers, the DevCats. A BUILDING FULL OF CATS is a hidden object puzzle game where all of the objects … Continue reading →

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