Does anyone on a win7 64 get season 3 to unzip and load? If so could you send me the unzipped file or working file. I wanted this game but the unzippers said the files were corrupt. Thanks


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Hi Allen, I'm really sorry, but we are not allowed to post such requests. If one of the developers saw that such practices were being allowed, there's a good chance they would stop giving games away. I'm sure the game will be given away again next year.

Have the screen freeze and the error "GetThreadContext Failed". Evidently this is a problem described on the Microsoft web site. The program runs for a while and then freezes. If I stop the program and restart it runs for a while and then freezes later at a different place. Can play the game but have to take frequent breaks to restart the program after each failure.

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Another community member had this problem. She set compatibility to Windows 200 which apparently stopped the freezes.

Addictive game which is a problem for my Win7 64, 4mb, ATI HD4250 laptop - the game has crashed twice. Reboot was the only way out. Most recently crashed during "April".

Pros: Nice graphics. No time limit. Story line gives directions. Objects change from game to game and then reappear on future levels. Games are intermingled (HOG>Match3>HOAG>.....)

Cons: Crash (above), the game advances using the same progression every time. HOG are way to0 easy. Find the Differences are way too easy.




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Check some of the comments above, they ended up putting it in compatibility mode for Win 2000 and it fixed the freeze.

I run a win7pro 32/64 T510 thinkpad and last week and today had problems with these games freezing up the computer. Could not solve last weeks but was able to solve this week.

First freeze happened in the opening story 5 slides in. Turned on Game Booster. Second freeze happened at level 56, changed compatibility mode to XP3. Third freeze occurred at level 63, changed to XP2 compatibility. Fourth freeze occurred at level 72, changed to Win2000. After that the game ran fine. So for this Win7pro user Win 2000 is how I can play the game. Finished the story mode all the way to the end with no problems after that.

I know this is late but I fell asleep yesterday and it was very late when I finished the game. Thought I would post in case someone having a problem came here to look at the comments.

Glad you are having a good time WR!!


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Thanks for your feedback CabLady. :) Will be home in about 40 hours. Just one full day left, and an early start Tuesday morning; (mixed feelings, sort of glad to be going home, but have enjoyed myself, so will be sad to leave).

We are planning to go to Thailand next year. We were supposed to go for our 10th wedding anniversary as we promised we would when we married in Bangkok back in 1996, but the accident Sept 2005 stopped that. We plan to go for 4 weeks, then the following year a tour of America. (At least 4 weeks, but if we can get the kids out of school early maybe 6 weeks)

I love all three versions of this game so far, it's great for killing time, and the graphics are gorgeous. The story is kind of lame, but it's still a great game.

Very colorful and fun game. Sound, music, artistry, are all very well done. Having a story mode and an arcade mode makes this one a really enjoyable title. You won't finish this one in one sitting, that's for sure. I finally had to quit for the day after reaching level 85 in story mode. It's really worth the time to snag before the giveaway is over. You won't be disappointed if you appreciate games of this genre. Thanks Giveawayoftheday for gaming!

Like the game. I think we need different names for 'match 3' - like swap 3, circle 3, and then this one, click 3. Just a thot...

As far as the game itself - I think it's done well - like the graphics.

The hidden object part isn't the best - always some # of the same thing - not a list of different things to find.

My wife mentions that the machine gun sound is a bit out of place, but she's enjoying it too.

I like the hint of the last piece that's left - nice touch.

I wish there was a hint that you're about to run out of time.

Thanks much.

I am having problems with the screen freezing also. Have 4G memory.


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Try updating your graphics drivers. Also try playing in compatibility mode.

can someone tell me how to extract this file? I have used 6 different programs and none of them can extract this zip file.

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If you've used several different file archivers and none of them work, the file must be corrupted. Have you tried downloading it again?

edit:

Sorry Allen, I did moderate this last night, but forgot to allow it through till now. It's been a gruelling vacation for me and I'm exhausted.

Hi!
Tried to download again and it worked. Plays well.
Would say its very easy. Those who just want to play an easy game with good graphics will enjoy it!
Thanks for another game!!

I have downloaded all 3 of the Season Match games on my Win7 64 bit computer and they all work well and I do love the games. I appreciate the comments left by WhiteRabbit as to the Reg Key being incorporated into the setup file. That helped me a lot. I hate to say but I'm in the elderly category now and need some simple games to play when I just want to sit and clear my mind. My brother told me about this website and I thank him for sharing the info. You have a great website here. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing. Keep the comments coming as some of us are not as computer sharp as most of you are and find them most helpful.

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Hi Faye, welcome to the game giveaway community. Have you checked out MyPlayCity and Jenkat games? You'll find over a thousand free games from these sites, many of them like today's giveaway. When you install from MyPlayCity, Make sure you uncheck the check boxes that appear during installation. This will stop you getting toolbars and your home p. age changed.

http://www.jenkatgames.com/
http://www.myplaycity.com/
http://www.gametop.com/
http://freegamepick.net/en/?utm_campaign=brand-acquisition

Jenkat is the best one to download from, though MyPlayCity has the biggest choice of games. Jenkat tends to install files to different parts of your computer. If you ever have problems, just download over in the game giveawayoftheday game discussion forums.

After download I got the following error message:
Extracting files to "C:\Downloads\Season Match Curse of the Witch Crow\SeasonMatchCurseoftheWitchCrow" folder
The archive is either in unknown format or damaged

Tried new downloads - same error message.

Again Season Match doesn't work...

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Several community members, including myself have had this problem over the last few years. Have you checked the FAQ's over in the game discussion forums? A possible fix, is trying a different file archiver to unzip the zip file, for example 7 zip. I've listed with download links, several different file archivers tha you could try.

thank you for responding to my comment. See #16.that was exactly what I had to do works fine. Been a year since I did it. Thanks for all our freebies.

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Glad it worked. :)

Tried to set up and it set the time is over for it. Its early Saturday here so was surprised. The one from last week stopped working on me. Not sure what the problem was.

Have a good night!


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Hi Lee, the giveaway isn't over yet. there's sill several hours to go. check to see if your clock is set correctly. Also try clearing out your internet cache

I bought Season Match 1 many years ago and do enjoy playing it on occasion. But after dumping Season Match 2 because of the arcade & action mini-games that were impossible for me to complete, I was skeptical about this one.

When I first started playing, the game locked up & I had to use Task Manager to cancel it. That happened several times after that but always restarted from the level I was on so it’s nothing major. Not sure what the problem is but as long as game progress is saved, it’s okay.

After having problems with L1 & L3, I decided to try restoring my old game progress from 2012. What I got then was a screen that said “bla bla….Tap to continue” so apparently that game data was way too old. So I trashed both the new and old game progress and started fresh again which resolved the issue.

I don’t often have sticky cursor problems but in this game, the custom cursor seems to be that way for me. I changed it to the system cursor and it was much improved.

I was able to complete the story mode in relaxed and am ¾ of the way through the arcade mode. It’s not bad even though it’s timed and it’s great to be able to go back and replay levels if desired to try to improve the score. And an added bonus: If time runs out, it is still possible to complete the level & go on to the next one in arcade mode.
ated.
So, this is a keeper for me! Thanks URSE Games & GGOTD!



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Thankyou for your feedback TopazMystique, much appreciated :D

Well, this game has an interesting feature!

The installation date of the game's directory is Aug. 07/14 - rather than being the actual date of Aug. 9/14.

Software always installs with the current computer date and time - except for this game it appears. Despite my system being set at the exact correct date and time, this game ignored the date and installed it 2 days in the past.

I have NEVER seen this occur in all the years I have been involved/used computers.

Perhaps this ties in with the story line? :)

As always there is NO malware/virus in the install files, despite some people no doubt getting some false warnings and panicking.

Installation on a Win 7 SP1 64 system went without any issue. The game also had no problem running. I have no time at present to do an actual review, if I get back in time i will post a follow-up.

Whiterabbit, it's been a couple years since we were in touch - my body doesn't seem to agree with what my mind says I can and want to do! Much too many meds and opiates are needed to keep me going now.

At least I managed to get back on here finally!



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Hi Tony, sorry to hear things haven't improved. PM me over in the forums, or email me, Use my Whiterabbit-uk hotmail account :)

Okay, tried again, and finally got the installation to proceed the second time. Which seemed to fix the problem... I played six screens, but then it froze again. :(

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How much system RAM does your computer have? (You can find out by typing dxdiag in the search filed then looking at the system tab. It will tell you how much RAM you have in Megabytes. Anything less than 2GB (2048MB) may mean you don't have enough system or graphics RAM. Running programs like Razers Game Booster can free up around 30% of your memory and may sort the freezing problem.

You can download Game Booster for free via the following link:

http://www.razerzone.com/gamebooster

I've got an old computer that is used as a backup, it only has a single core cpu (2.2GHz), and 2GB of sys RAM; to get some of my games to run properly I used Game Booster.

I'm having trouble playing this game -- the screen keeps freezing randomly, generally after playing less than two minutes. Have to control-alt-delete to kill the game. I decided to uninstall and reinstall to see if that fixed things, but now I'm getting "cannot connect" when it checks with this site. ??
Very frustrating, since I did enjoy the second version quite a bit.

I have downloaded 3 times and am missing the exe file. Any ideas?


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Check to see if your security software is blocking the download.

Missed SM1 but SM2 worked perfectly. Have only played a few levels of SM3 and so far it looks good. The mini games are not as challenging but may get more difficult in later levels. A nice relaxing game, goes well with a coffee! Can't wait for tomorrow's surprise!!

I missed the 2 games from the last 2 Saturdays cause I totally forgot to look for them *shame on me*

But am now downloading this and will have a quick look into it.

Got finally my new laptop and everything is faster now *yeah*

Well, since "Exciting gameplay" is listed twice, it must be worth downloading.

LOVE it! I hadn't seen this one yet but love the first two. Thanks for the great game!! Installed on Win 7 Home Premium with no problems. :-D

Perfect example of how the developers listen to their gamers. They now have the "Skip" button on their mini games. Good!

You have a great time, Wabbit and don't worry about us...

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:)

P.S. I always give "thumbs up/thumbs down" to rate each game, but today I decided to add feedback as well. For some reason, the Captcha software isn't working properly - I must have entered 8 or more codes before I finally gave up! (I am sure I didn't type ALL of them wrong! Lol...)

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I've had the same problem when I wanted to leave suggestions; discovered that if I signed in with my forum account I didn't need to fill in the details or the captcha anymore; (at least when i was logged in)

"Benefactors" -- I haven't heard that since Half Life 2!

Was bit slow d/l but on slow cable speed.
Ok Windows 8.1 Pro x64. Full screen, usual options. Timed & Relaxed.
Makes an icon. Solid game quality of its kind like earlier one.
One important thing. Choosing Timed or Relaxed is critical at start.
Does not seem any intra-game switch. Must do Options/Reset which will begin you All New. So if have finished a Level, it will be lost.
Relaxed will countdown clock but keep playing, just no Time Bonus if it has run down.
Timed mode on first Level was quite doable except one or two spots of breaking things but doesn't seem any penalty to replay that part right away. Break the Lightning bolts for fast help. Watch for the lower left blue circle to start a slight shaking. Then click it & drag to spot to blast pieces. It can be recharged breaking more blue stones. Other helps along way.
There are those games within the March 3 game. Rather easy if check first for where most are, then rarely need the hint button. Don't think the hidden object puzzles are timed though. Also, a few of the Find the Differences kind that are easy.
So just for diversion, it's a keeper. 9/10 for fans if the mix doesn't put off super hard core that want ONLY Match 3 after Match 3.

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Thanks for your feedback Beergas :)

I enjoyed "Season Match 1 & 2"; one much more than two although one messed with my input devices constantly, while two took out my keyboard once. But, both do install nicely on XP.

I'll give this a go.

I have had all 3 of the Season Match games for several years and enjoy them all. I got them when I was a BigFish mamber. I don't play them a lot, but when I start one (with a new player name) I keep at it until I finish. I rarely use audio because my computer is in a shared room but I do like the sound of the tumbling items and the warning of time running out. They are relaxing and fun games. As my eyesight is fading, I do find aspects of the games get more difficult but I still try.

hi
In todays game and in the one last week as well after the download I created a short cut and as soon as I clicked it I got a black screen and had to force shut my pc down. I tried ctrl alt delete with no success. I normally would not say much as these are freebies but twice in a row not good.


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Hi Myrna,

Try running in compatibility mode, if that doesn't work, you may need to update your graphics drivers.

Another nicely produced, easy to understand game. I'm sure it will, as usual, become more difficult as I get further along the road! The same clear, bright graphics as the previous games in this series.

Thank you to all concerned - have a very enjoyable day off, Whiterabbit! Enjoy the sunshine.

I love all season match games. They are a lot of fun. Cool puzzle games. Even my daughter who is not too keen on puzzles and prefer adventure and RTS and RPG likes the season match games.

I got the other 2 Season Match games and have played through both of them. I really enjoyed the fact that the second game was slightly different from the first. I'm looking forward to see what changes were made in installment #3. Neither of the first 2 games are overly challenging, but I have only played in the easy mode so far. I have a stressfull job and some nights I really need a game that is easy and fun. These fit the bill to a "T".

I had no problems downloading or installing the first 2, so don't anticipate any with this one. (I have a WIN7 Home Premium machine.)

Thanks for this great game. Love Match 3 games and glad to add this to my collection. Unzipped and installed with no problems on my 5 year old laptop: WIN 7 64 bit Toshiba. Appreciate all you do for us and hope you have a great time with your family WH.

I have this (and the other 2 in the series) game and haven't been disappointed every time I play it. It's a story of Witch Crow who imprisons the fairy tale land of months. Each year the months come together in a forest to usher in the new year. But, Witch Crow imprisoned them into cards. To free them, you must collect their artifacts and finally their light card. Crow imprisons the months into dark cards which you must disenchant by swapping pieces to reassemble the card first then to disenchant, you have to discover the differences between the dark and light cards. Once the month has been freed, s/he gives you an artifact that will be used at the very end against Witch Crow.

The game is long, there are 12 mos in the year so, the game progresses pretty much the same for all 12 months. This game is different from the others as it has several puzzles other than the match 3 and the plot is what you'd expect from a fairy tale, there's a mixture of rebellous behavior from the disgruntled once good character gone bad, she rebells through spells and then of course, like any good fairy tale, there's a vow from the months (the Witch's relatives from a nearby town) to correct the good girl gone bad which they do. Predictable but fun. The music is the same as before, but this game not only different from the first two, but it appears the creators and editors fixed what was not quite right with the first two giving a sort of polish to the last game in the series. The power ups are effective, the diversity of the characters are engaging as is their respective homes.


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Thanks for your feedback Deborah

As always from here, downloaded fine on a WIn x64 machine. I played for a bit and the graphics are very nice. Even the music is good and fitting! I like that there is a choice of relaxed or timed mode. The HOG aspect is fairly easy but nicely blends with the M3 in the overall story. A good game with enough of a twist to be interesting while still being familiar. Thank you to URSE for offering this.

I hope you and the family are well and having fun Stephen!
Thanks to you and the GGOTD team for all your hard work.

Thanks for another great game, Whiterabbit! I like this form of Match 3 gameplay - it makes a nice change from the traditional type. Perfect, casual game to play with good graphics and sound. I don't usually post comments for you, but wanted you to know I have been d/l games from you since at least 2008 - a total of approx. 85 games (!!) by my reckoning (I put the GOTD emails for games I d/l in a folder and there are 85 in there...can't recall if I always kept track, lol). I play loads of games and can't thank you enough for providing me with some free entertainment, most of which is as good or better than the ones I pay for. Please keep on doing what you do for us all and please please know it's much appreciated!

It would have been nice with an android-emulator or iphone-emulator for PCs up to windows 7.

It is dull that every recent GOTD game for pc has been either a "move marbles" or a "hidden objects" kind of game.

I would have preferred games that are very different from each other - even if they were very simple.

Why are there no Windows-7-vversions of the game apps for android and iPhone?

This game is better than the last one. Besides match 3, it has hidden objects. Thanks GGOD

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Check out the FAQ's over in the Game Discussion forums; (In the sticky section)

Indeed a nice followup from the first two episodes of Season Match.
Graphics and game-play are great again.
The controls are easy and smooth, thanks again.

Child easy, click one symbol of a chain to remove it, not needed to select the whole chain.

Downloaded this thinking it was a match-3. Turned out to be a click-3.

Unpacked, the game is about 105MB in size. It starts out with a silly story about the months of the year being captured by a witch and the year can't advance until you get all the months back. Of course that's where you come in.

The object is to click any combination of gems containing three or more of the same color either horizontally or vertically. At first there are only two different color gems, so it's pretty easy to clear. The next time there are three different gems, the next time there are some frozen gems that need to be broken, and so on. You are also given spells here and there that can destroy a group of gems to help you proceed. I suspect the game will be easy for most people but it has the potential to become difficult in later levels.

That's not all, however. In between each gem level you are also given the task of hunting down a certain number of items in a static image. The first level it was 10 crows, the second it was 10 tarot cards, and so on.

Hope this gives you an idea of what the game is like. Thx WhiteRabbit and URSE games for the giveway. Looking forward to seeing tomorrow's 600MB surprise.


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Thanks for your feedback Derek (my middle name) :)

Well the first thing I like is that this game is timeless... as in you can play with no timer to kill your relaxed mood! The game is simple and even a kid would have fun playing it. Works perfectly on Windows 7.

The first Season Match game (given away here 2 weeks ago, which
works just fine on my creaky old XP Pro SP3 system) is just your
basic Match-3 (or maybe I should say "Collapse-3"), and I tend to
prefer a bit more variety in the levels. But it looks like it was the first time it's been given away here, and that's a plus. And the graphics are good. Except for the uncleared squares that are almost
impossible to tell from the cleared ones on some levels.

Season Match 2 is my favorite in the series: it's got Hidden Object
levels, with extra coins to find in those levels, and you get to match butterflies and flowers, and burn up the bad guys in 1 level (they're just tree soldiers; I'm not that bloodthirsty!). Wrong clicks cost you points in the HO levels, but like they say on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (US version), "it's all made up & the points don't matter."

Today's giveaway, Season Match: Curse of the Witch Crow, has HO levels and puzzle levels and Find-the-Differences levels, and a more elaborate storyline, but no extra coins in the HO levels. Actually, I think the HO levels aren't as good as the ones in SM2. And it, too, works just fine on my creaky old XP Pro SP3 system.

MyPlayCity has all 3 games, but their installer doesn't let you choose where to install your games; everything goes in Program
Files.
http://www.myplaycity.com/search/?query=season+match

SM2 is also available from MyRealGames, and last I knew, they
were letting you choose where to install your games:
http://www.myrealgames.com/download-free-games/season-match-2/

Thanks again, GGOTD. And thanks to Rabbit for the heads-up for tomorrow.



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Thanks for your feedback Delilah. Hope you enjoy tomorrows as well. :)

I'm off in about 20 mins, got another excursion planned, so no review.

I may post a mini review later today when I get back. Basically today's game is similar to last weeks game; so, If you liked last weeks Season Match 2 or match threes in general, you'll probably like today's third in the series offering. :)

Please continue to post comments. I will moderate all comments when I return. Thank you.

Word of warning to all community members who have slow internet download speeds. TOMORROWS game is almost 600MB, so start your downloads early so as not to be disappointed. The game is one we've never had before and is from one of our premium benefactors.