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Around the World in 80 Days Giveaway
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Game Giveaway of the day — Around the World in 80 Days

You only have 80 days to circumnavigate the globe. Think that sounds easy? Travel back in time to the late 19th century and get ready for spectacular adventures on land, sea and air together with the English daredevil Phileas Fogg and his loyal French servant Passepourtout. Use the unique chance to visit four continents and complete the inconceivable journey to win the fantastic 20,000 pounds wager with this outstanding puzzler inspired by the classic adventure novel of the same name written by Jules Verne.
$19.95 EXPIRED
User rating: 729 87 comments

Around the World in 80 Days was available as a giveaway on April 25, 2009!

Today Giveaway of the Day
$5.00
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An easy, logical, nerve-calming game.

You only have 80 days to circumnavigate the globe. Think that sounds easy? Travel back in time to the late 19th century and get ready for spectacular adventures on land, sea and air together with the English daredevil Phileas Fogg and his loyal French servant Passepourtout.

Use the unique chance to visit four continents and complete the inconceivable journey to win the fantastic 20,000 pounds wager with this outstanding puzzler inspired by the classic adventure novel of the same name written by Jules Verne.

Features:

  • Adventure game with outstanding storyline, beautiful animation and challenging puzzles
  • Extremely addictive gameplay with 81+ levels
  • High-quality colorful graphics and soundtrack
  • Bonus animated screensaver
  • Marvelous adaptation of the Jules Verne Victorian travelogue
  • Book a trip. It will be first class!

System Requirements:

Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista; CPU: 500 MHz; RAM: 128 MB; DirectX: 8.0 or higher; Video: 32 MB

Publisher:

Xing Interactive

Homepage:

http://www.playrix.com/around-the-world.html

File Size:

37.4 MB

Price:

$19.95

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#87

ik wil graag het spel kopen alround de world the 80 days computer spel in het nederlands

Moderator comment:

The above has been translated:

I would like to buy the game alround the world the computer game in 80 days dutch

You can get a free English version of Around the World in 80 Days from Gametop (U kunt een gratis Engels versie van Around the World in 80 Days van Gametop) HERE

Reply   |   Comment by j catrer  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#86

buna.sint de adevarat fff incintata de acest joc.dar din pacate nu am putut sal joc pe tot si........nu imi mai da voie sa joc pe el sint ffffff suparata pt k nu pot sa ma mai joc .de ce sa blocat asa dintro data?si vas ruga sa na dati mai multe jocuri frumoase tot k acestea..va stimez si va respect.cu drag a voastra fidela saveta

Hi what language is this?

Reply   |   Comment by manasoielisaveta  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#85

This is definitely one of the best match 3 games I've ever played. Everything about it speaks quality

Reply   |   Comment by Lydianon  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#84

Please help me but I cannot get day 78 to finish. What must I do something is not right.

Reply   |   Comment by Annetjie Schoeman  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#83

One of my favorite giveaways. My wife and I have had hours of enjoyment from this game. I'm on Day 63, Journey 10 and have 2,290,065 points and 24 lives. How are you doing? Can’t wait to see what other offerings time will bring to Game of the Day. Hope to see more soon.

Reply   |   Comment by PonyRide 933  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#82

I really like this game. The main thing that I find annoying is that the last country (USA) has many more levels than the previous countries and that makes it frustrating if you have to start the level over again. The next thing that I found aggravating is in order to exit the game you have to click 5 different things in order to exit the game. Other than that, I love the game.

Reply   |   Comment by Terri  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#81

This game is definitely challenging, and the graphics are outstanding. My husband and I have played this game for dozens of hours and are both stuck at the Japan level. Hope it is available again, so others can enjoy it.

Reply   |   Comment by Connie  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#80

thanks for reposting this game,i missed out the first time...i enjoy playing the game,and play it almost every day! i'm very pleased with your site,and all that you have to offer,and have told many of my friends about you! keep up the great games offers!

Reply   |   Comment by don  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#79

I love this game. And I like the challenge of getting through the puzzles. For a while there I was completely absorbed for many hours in the game. And thank you again for the games.

Reply   |   Comment by Derryl  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#78

Help! Any hints on how to get past Day 78? Where all the tiles on the bottom are frozen? I can't seem to figure this level out & I hate to have to keep going back to the beginning of the USA level! Help!

Reply   |   Comment by pandapal  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#77

I love the Atlantis games but this one is so much harder. I can't get past day 72. I lose by one or two tiles every time.

What I do like about this game is the storyline. Follows the original story very well and the graphics are excellent. Like the music too.

Compared to the Atlantis games though, this one is missing the ability to choose which powers you want to use at what time. The power up in this game powers up too slowly making it very hard to complete. I sorely miss the swap power. You work towards getting the correct tiles and trying to get a power up so you can get rid of the one tile in your way and then the whole thing is ruined over and over again by the new falling tiles. It's as though the game won't give you a break.

As much as I'm thrilled by the story and graphics, it's ultimately about a pleasureable gameplay and I find this one very frustrating. I have to start America over again and I don't like having to replay what I already did. Just me.

Reply   |   Comment by Nan Grif  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#76

Wow.... only 5 full pages of text after the word " conclusion" Stephen
nice lol

Reply   |   Comment by vilulf  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#75

Thank you Stephen :)

Reply   |   Comment by Dani  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#74

Thanks Sooooooo much for this repeat! I have a new laptop with Vista and this is one of the few tried and true free games I'll put on it. I've played it on the PC again and again.

Reply   |   Comment by bonnie  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#73

When this was given away last time, I didn't get it, but played the online demo which hooked me on match 3. I could make little quibbles: it seems easier now - I got through Egypt on the first time (although frozen tiles are introduced earlier than I'm used to), although some of that is probably that I'm a better player now - and a glitch caused me to lose a life unnecessarily and maybe lose out on a life bonus (though probably not), the music is good but not great (though music in any game I consider a minor quibble) and it now rains a little too much in England and France, but REALLY....

Even though this is the game that got me hooked, I may now like Rise of Atlantis more. But the bottom line for me is this: some may complain that this isn't the latest state of the art shooter, but again, REALLY! Well thought out game, quality graphics, inventive levels, very playable, memorable, strong adaptation and a clever idea for a game to start with.

In short, if I were GGOTD, I'd be PROUD to have a game of this high quality to give away. And I feel privileged to get it! How could anyone complain? How could anyone not see GGOTD as a great bargain and an excellent project. So it isn't a slam dunk every time. To use another American sports metaphor, nobody even bats .500, much less 1,000. GGOTD and GOTD have significantly improved my computing. How could you ask for more than that?

Reply   |   Comment by watcher13  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#72

Love It! Very addicting! Downloaded on Windows XP Pro and works like a charm!

Reply   |   Comment by msrozz  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#71

to those that had problems getting the game to run, try the version available free 24/7 from Gametop. I've linked to the Matc ree section obove in comment #1. Sorry I can't be of further assistance.

Regards

WR

Reply   |   Comment by Whiterabbit-uk  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#70

Not a huge fan of match 3 games anymore. Been there, done that, with older games, but HEY it's FREE! The graphics are great. Installed and ran smoothly with no problems. Thanks again! Not many places you can get something for nothing. I, for one, appreciate it!

Reply   |   Comment by TN  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#69

I can't seem to download a good file. I've tried from both sites, bu neither one will run for me. PLEASE hlep me out! Thanks!

Reply   |   Comment by Just Me  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#68

Hi I've tried numerous times to install this game before time runs out. It keeps giving me the following error: Fatal error:Key invalid

This seems to happen off and on with various games and programs that I've downloaded from you guys. I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium. Can you help me with any "fixes" for this error?

Thanks

Reply   |   Comment by John  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#67

Apparently it failed 'cause IE was offline, which I didn't realise since I don't normally use IE.

Reply   |   Comment by Darthyoda  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#66

Its a good game...

I still have it from the last time it was offered...

Can we have something new PLEASE?

Reply   |   Comment by Antonio  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#65

Very nice game...been through the first few levels...a bit simple so far, but it's all in fun, eh? Gorgeous scenes and layouts...music IS a bit dull (sorry). Simple, uneventful install on my 2Ghz/2MB/XP Home Presario

Reply   |   Comment by questionable syntax  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#64

While I'm not a huge fan of match three games, I must say this is a very good one! The graphics are beautiful, the music is unobtrusive, and the variation in powerups is a nice feature too. It starts out very easy, but that wont last forever!

Definitely a keeper for when I need to relax and veg out for a bit :o)

Thanks for a very high quality and enjoyable game!

Reply   |   Comment by WobblyWombat  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#63

Any thoughts on why the game won't start? It flashes up very quickly and closes. Log file gives the following error:

Log file
Select player on load : 00
Application start!
FATAL ERROR : Access violation!
Exception information
Exception adress : 0x0050a150
Exception flags : 0
Exception code : 3221225477

Perhaps the creators are able to help if they're around (?pun).

Reply   |   Comment by drmc  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#62

I'm getting failed to connect too. 11:20pm est

Reply   |   Comment by Darthyoda  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#61

I enjoyed this game the first time on Vista. I have since upgraded my hardware and operating system - enjoying it on Windows 7.

Reply   |   Comment by Daniel Koger  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#60

I have tried to download game several times now unsuccessfully. I have downloaded it and then extracted files then went through setup to install game, everything went fine.

When I clicked on game to play it says: Failed to connect. Please try again later.

Why is it not connecting?

Reply   |   Comment by crickt878  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#59

I had this game on another computer from a past giveaway. I've not had access to my computer for some time now and missed the game a lot.

A little while ago I downloaded it from a website suggested by Whiterabbit. It gave the game for free but opened their website upon starting and exiting the game. Mildly annoying but worth it for the game. I am happy to be able to get the full non-ad supported version. Thanks, GGotD!

Reply   |   Comment by Kai  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#58

Check out the forums now. \Wizzard has posted a link to a free version of Azada, an excellent Hidden Objects game:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3705

Reply   |   Comment by Whiterabbit aka Stephen  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#57

Hi Dani,

I'm really sorry to hear of your loss and your lonliness. May I suggest you join the forums as there as some very friendly people posting there, plus it's a great place to find free games etc. There's an excellent thread called the Free Weekday Games Synopsis. All the games are Freeware and Abandonware, but some are as good as commercial games. There's even loads of old DOS games that you can download (though you'll also need to download DOSBox, (there's a thread for instructions on how to use it) if you're into Retro games. Most of the old DOS games as well as Atari and Commadore games are now totally free. Some say why play such rubbish, well, others say these games are as entertaining now as they were then. :lol: I'm with the latter.

Regards

Stephen

p.s.

Not all games are free standing, but most are. For example if you still have any Alawar games left from previous giveaways they definitely require registration codes. Still, if you really like the game and can't save it, it's probably worth buying. :)

Reply   |   Comment by Whiterabbit aka Stephen  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#56

I still pay this game on a weekly basis.
I'm on day 81 of journey 4 .....
Is that enough praise for this great game?

Reply   |   Comment by Wouter  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#55

To 50 Cecile Q - to get stuff to drop in the long single blocks put your last power-up at the bottom of the column, not at the piece you are after. It will destroy all the tiles going upward and drop the piece to the bottom, freeing it.

Reply   |   Comment by LonniH  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#54

This is a very good game that appeals to even the older generation. When this was offered previously, I had my parents download this game to their PC and laptop. Since then it has been the only game they have played and they play it constantly. So for those that are looking for a game that older folks might want to play, I'd recommend this one.

Reply   |   Comment by Slibocker  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#53

Hi! I wish to thank you for this beautiful game, and for the idea of offering a game on weekends. I am a lonely person, I've lost my husband and I'm alone at home, and especially at the weekend and when there is a holiday I am alone at home and sad, your games let me forget everything and I pass a few hours happy. Thank you very much!
Dani

Reply   |   Comment by Dani  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#52

To 35 DaringSpirit - you don't have to lose all your games when you get a new computer on Monday. Thanks to WhiteRabbit for the tip a few months back - most of these games are free standing, so you can copy them to a flash stick or external drive and still play them on your new system. I download all of my games to my external drive and Stephen's advice meant that I still had them all when my beloved laptop died in early January.

To Vitor and all the other posters whose first language is not English - you have my highest respect and admiration. I may be very clever at many subjects but I have NO talent at all for other languages. I would be totally lost even surfing a non-English page let alone trying post there.

Reply   |   Comment by LonniH  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#51

Thank you GGOTD!! This was one of the games that was stuck on my old PC - so haven't been able to play since last November. Really glad to see this repeat as it is an excellent match 3 and addictive! This game is definitely one of the better match 3's and is fairly easy on the eyes - at least for my low vision anyway! I prefer playing the windowed version without the custom cursor. Hopefully I will be able to get past those last three or four killer levels and actually win it this time!! Thanks again to whiterabbit and the GOTD team !! You guys rock!!

Reply   |   Comment by dns  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#50

Hi CecileQ, just copy the link from the page where the tips are by clicking once on the address bar - (that should highlight the whole address, enabling you to copy it), then post it here. :)

Reply   |   Comment by Whiterabbit aka Stephen  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#49

Really enjoyed playing this one last time. Thank you for a great give away here.

Never able to win it or get around the world.
Think up to day 75 or something where you have the long single legs and alot of locks. According to the instructions, the last power up was supposed to be able to move stuff out of narrow places but just destroyed the elements above instead.

*** Never knew to go to the forums. There is a tips thread there.
(Sorry, don't know how to post a direct link)

Reply   |   Comment by CecileQ  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#48

Is it me or does this seem to be a modified version of The Rise Of Atlantis? The action, sound, effects and patterns appear to be exactly the same.

Reply   |   Comment by Jipper  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#47

Even though my pets have names like Blake Stone, Rott, and Quake, I love match-3's ( 'til I start hating them when they get too hard in the later levels ) so thanks very much for this, now I won't get anything done today.

Reply   |   Comment by gmon  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#46

Hi Kay, Mirror link is just a term that means a link where you can get the same file from. If you go to the main download link and look below it, you'll see Mirror link #1. Just click on that.

As someone else has previously mentioned, it may be a good idea to clear your cache out; to do this right, click on your internet icon (assuming it's I.E). and select Internet Properties. You'll find a button that enables you to clear out all the temporary internet files plus sundry other areas of your computer. If you use Firefox go to tools then options then click on the general tab. from there you should find temporary Internet folders. I've not used firefox for a while so am not certain of that last bit of info though.

If you continue to have problems, please do post more information.

Hi Joy, You can download Bass.dll from the following site:

http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?bass

I think you just have to copy (or unpack) the bass.dll file directly into the games folder. Let us knoow if it works.

Regards

Whiterabbit

Reply   |   Comment by Whiterabbit aka Stephen  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#45

Nice game. I got this one the last time it was offered. I got an idea. Why not change the name of this site to Repeat of The Day? It seems all we get are repeats.

Reply   |   Comment by gpc111  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#44

Downloaded Ok but when I went to open I get "the procedure point BASS_SamplePlayEx could nor be located in the dynamic link library BASS.dll." Anyone else have this problem, was looking forard to this one.

Reply   |   Comment by Joy  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#43

Thank you Whiterabbit,

I have never had to use the mirror link. What is it and where do I find it. If I download from another site it appears to be only good for 30 days.

Reply   |   Comment by kay  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#42

Hi Kay,

Try downloading from the mirror link. If you have no luck with that use the Gametop version. Read my review (comment #1) above for details. You'll find more Match Three games from the site as well.

regards

Whiterabbit

Reply   |   Comment by Whiterabbit aka Stephen  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#41

thanks I deleted this by accident recently, and hoped to get it back. I prefer it to Atlantis only because I am tired of the Atlantis theme. But this format of Match 3 is the most fun, actually having a goal, I will take any if they make more, if they stay away from Atlantis!

Reply   |   Comment by Julie  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#40

This game is nicely done. Apart from the story, the match-3 puzzles are also good. Graphics are very good. You can get this free on GameTop but any GameTop games opens GameTop's site when closed (no spyware, etc). The version given here, however, just closes cleanly. And only now I realized where all those "Around the world" screensavers came from :).

Reply   |   Comment by Universal Cynic  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#39

I just tried to load it again and it is giving me a message that "around the world.zip is corrupted" now any ideas how I can download it?

Reply   |   Comment by kay  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#38

I have tried to download tbis about 5 times and when I try to open the zip file it has a lock on it and I can not unzip it. It is not giving me a readit file like the other files I download from GAOTD. What am I doing wrong or is the file corrupt?

Reply   |   Comment by kay  –  15 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
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