First given away here in 2013, where it was well recieved. There is a review at the bottom of that page posted by the former moderator and well respected gamer, Whiterabbit. To find it, type Amelie in the text box at top. For some reason, the full name doesn't work, Amelie's Cafe doesn't work, Amelies doesn't work, only Amelie. Never seen that before, but typing Amelie gives you all the giveaways here from this series, about 8 I think, and Amelie's Cafe: Summer Time is 2nd to the bottom, just above the original. There are several versions. Any game that Alawar distributed with any success was repackaged often many different times, sometimes with interesting changes, sometimes not too far from the original. Also, there is a handful of reviews if you click the BigFish link in the above blue box, which the owners have included just for the purpose of those reviews, not because BigFish developed it, but because they are one of the sites that host the game. They do the same thing with Steam when that's where there are available reviews, which you can see in yesterday's blue box.

This is a standard restaraunt time management game where you serve guests while your staff cooks and you also have to clean up after the staff, they won't do it themselves. So, it's a case of balancing tasks quickly and efficiently so your guests won't leave in a huff, and the more you please them, the higher you score. According to some of the reviews, the differences to some of these games in this one, besides the summer cafe setting, are a match 3 game attached to every level, where you can earn bonuses to make your life easier, and also a survival mode. The bonuses give the game an element of strategy, as there are different bonus type you can emphasize - or a balance of most or all available bonuses. Similar to the choices you have to make in the upgrade table in Kingdom Rush, for you Tower Defense fans. So you have to decide which bonuses you're going to try and make matches for, unless you're just so super good at matching that you can get them all, every time. Not sure, haven't played it yet. Whiterabbit felt all the bonuses where useful.

According to Whiterabbit, the survival mode gives you the chance to just keep playing, earning money and upgrading your cafe until you have 3 dissatisfied customers, so you may be able to play for quite awhile. Also, this mode has 3 levels of difficulty, so this may give the game quite a boost. Overall, he felt the story mode wasn't too long and the play could be pretty repetitive, which some will and some won't enjoy.

He also mentioned a couple of aggravations which were questionable choices by the developers, rather than glitches. You can see those in his review.

Don't know if I'll download, couldn't get the last couple I tried to work, but those were likely isolated incidents. If I do, I'll write a review. I'm 50/50 on Time Management. I don't mind timed games, but some TMs are more like work than a challenge, and, if I want to go to work, I will. And get paid real money for it. LOL. But, I am a match 3 fan, so...

But, this seems like a worthy offering. Thanks GGOTD, and Alawar, or whoever the source is.