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<title><![CDATA[By: porchlite]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/aqua-mahjong/#comment-29920</link>
<description><![CDATA[Please, pretty please....

Can anyone get me the activation-code ??
I lost the download, during an nasty pc crash, after downloadindthis nice game.
I would be very happy to play it 100 % full.
Thanks in advance !

Porchie]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:48:06 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Melody]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/aqua-mahjong/#comment-29083</link>
<description><![CDATA[trying to install the game but I get ( invalid floating point operation ) does anyone know what that means? how to fix it? I didn't get that message when I down loaded other games. Any help would be appreciated.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:20:45 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melody]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[By: R. Cade Bored]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/aqua-mahjong/#comment-29077</link>
<description><![CDATA[The idea is okay for a little while, but isn't repeatable. No challenge. Too hard to lose. Needs variety--at least the background and tiles need to change occasionally. Should be able to match tiles on the field with other tiles on the field too, like in regular Mahjongg.

Game is boring because you have to just sit there waiting for a playable tile to come up. Attention wanders. Therefore, you need something to do while waiting.  Such as??  How about...do something with the tiles that have already been matched and discarded. Have letters or numbers on the backs, perhaps. Make words to prevent getting too many tiles in a second conveyer. Or use numbers to fit in a premade equation to end the round. Whatever.

Anyway, needs more work. No good as is. Sorry.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:45:31 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Whiterabbit aka Stephen]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/aqua-mahjong/#comment-29075</link>
<description><![CDATA[Just one final point…. as if, lol.... I think the game was made this way on purpose....more to fill the end of the day, or one of those stressful moments with something to relax to.  The author does say you cannot win the game, and I admit I didn't read the introduction to this one when I wrote my review this morning; rather jumping in head first, with a view to writing up my review ahead of time due to family commitments.  

To affirm what the authors blurb implied I decided to leave the stream flowing without picking up a tile and indeed, when the river filled up with tiles, after a moment, they all disappeared and it started over, which would indicate that this is definitely not a competitive game. Also the power up that enables you to see tiles in the stream highlighted if they match a tile in the pile lasts for quite some time,  (more than several levels) and the other power ups are all positive ones that make the game even easier. 

I have to agree with L A Hazard about sometimes needing something “boring”; although I don’t like the word boring as it conjures up images of something negative.  Here’s an interesting example of what boring could mean (pulled from an alternate English usage web site)

“I know that BrEng uses "boring" to mean the same thing as AmEng 
"annoying," but what is the reverse translation?  If an American 
thinks something is boring, what word does the Brit use:  tiresome, 
tedious, dull, or something else?  Does it depend on the context?”

Probably I would say; that’s why I prefer to label this game as laid back or mellow; much more of a compliment to someone who has tried to be different.

On visiting the developer’s site I noticed there had been another arkanoid released a few days ago called Real Ball 2; I have the first one, which I also think was given away here some time ago.  Not the best 3D arkanoid, but playable none the less.  This new release has some great brick physics, but falls short on game play.  I played out over 20 levels in the 30 minute demo, with no real excitement except the pleasure of watching some of the towers of bricks being demolished and falling in heaps. (That alone would not persuade me to buy the game though).  It would seem to me that this developer is more into creating a relaxing non competitive game as opposed to the usual time constrained arcade games that abound these days.  Which is perhaps a good thing in today’s demanding environment of ever increasing expectations and  forced competitiveness.

I personally will be keeping this game as it does fulfil what the developer intended. I have too many fast and furious games, including the usual “Shooters” of various kinds  Alien Wars, Clash and Slash, Crimsonland, Star Defender 4 and the very recently given away ArchMage. Or fast “Arkanoids”  such as Reaxxion and Ricochet Infinity that although wondrous in their variety and excitement; constantly throwing stuff at you in a bewildering and non stop way’ keeping you on the edge of your seat;  as well as “Match Three or More”: games such as Sproink  with it’s cute little Sproinkers that need to be saved (a brilliant match three game by the way) ….I could go on all night :), but I’m sure some would absolutely hate that  :) ..... (I don’t know how to do the little devil one yet lol)…

Snowy, (from a comment made by you 2 days ago), I also sometimes lose the comments I’ve posted…that’s why I save the comment on a word doc till it has been accepted.  Judging by your comments there’s nothing insulting about them unlike some who comment that I’ve seen over the year this project has been working; so it must be that you may need to repost the comment.  I generally send the same message twice in succession now and if I get a message saying that this comment has already been sent, or words to that effect I know it’s been received and will be moderated.   

I've just returned to the game after a very busy day (for me anyway) and found no problems since the initial freezing I had when checking the screen resolutions that were quoted in the options menu.  

I usually have my screen resolution set to 1152 x 864, but all the games I play will automatically adjust the screen resolution for you while in game, to the settings that have been selected, so I don’t understand how you could force the game to play in a resolution of  1680 x 1052 like comment # 17 suggests.  (I didn’t hear any music either, and had assumed that the kids had been messing with the audio settings again, lol.  However on hearing ‘the sound effect’, I also didn’t hear any music, so maybe the developer could fix this also.  I’m assuming he will have put some mellow track in to complement the overall aim of this game.  :)

It's a pity lots of people have had problems downloading the game.  Maybe there is something inherent in the game that is causing so many people to have problems.  I would suggest the developer attempts to find these bugs as well as reduce the price by at least two thirds. :D

Have a peaceful and relaxing evening (what’s left of it anyway) playing this very mellow game folks :)  I’m sure it will help you go to sleep, lol.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:31:44 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Whiterabbit aka Stephen]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[By: headman]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/aqua-mahjong/#comment-29071</link>
<description><![CDATA[This isn't on a stinkaroo level with a certain company that I won't mention (but its initials are DoubleGames), but it still gives Mahjong a bad name if you've never played it.  Thanks just the same GOTD and ArcadeBird! 

P.S.-  Happy Birthday to WhiteRabbit's daughter!!!]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:24:22 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: bluhoteyes]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/aqua-mahjong/#comment-29059</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pretty good game but it does have glitches that need resolved like the game time kept going no tiles came out.  Thank you for the window mode though and the great games Arcadebird and GGAOTD i do appreciate this site:)]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:34:59 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Wombat]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/aqua-mahjong/#comment-29055</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nice design, nice tile set, game works well, but... boring. This game rather looks like a proof of concept. There should be different game modes, time limited game, generic mahjongg, at least a hint, how the score is calculated, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:42:13 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Diane]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/aqua-mahjong/#comment-29054</link>
<description><![CDATA[I also tried and removed the game.  It was different.  However, I never found a way to stop the game and save the "score".  All I could do was "abort" and then it started all over again.  Also, I had tiles suddenly gray out and be unaccessible and tiles refuse to be discarded.  They even got separated from the mouse so it was even more difficult do do anything.  I gave up.  I don't need buggy software.  I have other MahJongg like games from Moraff's Maximum Mahjongg and MahJongg Master to Solitile and I don't need this one.

I'll check back tomorrow for a game of hopefully better quallity.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:31:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Diane]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Amos]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/aqua-mahjong/#comment-29051</link>
<description><![CDATA[File will not completely download from either link. Have tried two times each. Had the same problem with software of the day (2nd Speech Center). Am pretty sure I am doing it right as I have downloaded many freebies fro here. So what is wrong with giveaways today?]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:12:04 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amos]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Geek Grrl]]></title>
<link>https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/aqua-mahjong/#comment-29049</link>
<description><![CDATA[#10 Game Seeker: Thanks for the tip, there was also a really nice Mahjong game that came with Vista that I play a lot. That one of the problems with this game is there are too many free versions--you have to do something to make it stand out. Which I give them credit for trying, but it just falls short. 

What I thought it would do is the tiles would drop in the bin quickly and you would have to grab them up before the bin filled up or before something popped in to wipe it out. IOW, a fast action game.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:19:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Geek Grrl]]></dc:creator>
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