I would suggest removing the parrots that somehow escaped from the local zoo, only to irritate the player in the kitchen to the point of uninstalling the game like I did. Even the concept of them escaping and just so happening to visit your new business is preposterous.

First of all, thank you for the free game.

I would rate this game a 9 out of 1-10 rating for quality. For this type of Game it is excellent!

The graphics are very good, even when using the mid-range of choices. And I like that it gives you the option of setting your own screen size.

This is a fairly fast paced game, once you get into 5-6 levels of it.
The pace is good and yet not really stressful, as some time management games can get.

I think the title compared to the actual game itself, may be just a tad misleading. I thought it would be a Farm game.
But, I do still love the game itself.

Thanks again and hope others enjoy this time management style game!

@ LuidesAlph
The automatic french installation repertory Bigfish is (1)"C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Farm to Fork \ Data".
That is this one you have to copy in place of the one installed by the game Playrix (GAOTD)(2)“C:\Program Files (x86)\Playrix Entertainment\Farm to Fork\Data".
Just "copy"(1) and "paste"(2)
Best regards.

Thank you for the link im not sure but i think it was because my ethernet first was plugged into this hub switch then our service got switched i plugged into their box so i plugged back to the hub switch plus my anti virus was shut down so i think it was the plug since around June 22 was when we got service changed and i could not download anything from giveaway even shut down my anti virus and still would not work i will test again to find out for sure what it was but got the game to load and play thank you.

Since I have upgraded from Windows 8 to 8.1, I have been unable to get Playrix games to run on my computer. I had two, I think from GAOTD, previously and have downloaded and installed two since going to WIndows 8.1. None work. I tried suggestions made but have been unable to get to work. With Windows 10 just around the corner, will I ever be able to play Playrix games again?

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That's odd, I've got every Playrix game to work on all my Win 8.1 computers. Maybe sopmething you have installed is conflicting with the games. Are any other games involved? Have you checked the event logs immediately after trying to install/run a Playrix game. You may find answers there.

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Please forgive the very late moderation. Been asleep for several hours

nice change lately from all the HOG

Well, I like the Farm Frenzy games and the few levels of this one have been very enjoyable. With yesterdays' game I could not even get past the truck, so today is a pleasure. It is great to get all this variety on GGOTD, it seems to cater for most tastes, and gives everyone an opportunity to try different types of games as well. Thank you to GGOTD, Playrix and Stephen. Keep up the good work.

In the Farm to Fork\ Data\ Config folder, Options.ini looks like it will let you set full screen on/off etc. in case it won't run for some folks as-is.

First thank you for your comment (N°5) bricolou.
Unfortunatly when you have the Big Fish download manager your link does start that automatic and you are not able to change the repertory.

Regards and enjoy

(WR can you delete my other comment that still needs aproval, forgot this reply function)

I appreciate these types of games for the grandkids...

Thank you Playrix and GGotD. It is a lovely game. Graphs are really nice and colourful; merry music. This is my kind of game and genre. Been enjoying it this afternoon. It is a bit challenging, having to replay levels in order to get a gold star, but so far managing. It is a welcome alternative to all the HO games. I am very pleased with it. Thanks again.

"... however, if you are one of those community members who really enjoys time management games and especially with a farm theme, I’m sure the more the merrier."

Yup... my wife will be thrilled! It might even lure her away from Heroes of Kalevala on her Kindle -- that one's HIGHLY addictive.

Vraiment très gentil d'expliquer comment jouer en français...Bon weekend :-)

Do we get to kill all the lil cows and pigs with stun guns and machetes in the SLAUGHTER HOUSE? COOL!

That is sarcasm, people. IT is actually very Very VERY UNCOOL!

We have had two or three of these lil farmy games the last few weeks. Is this one REALLLLLLY better than the others? It seems to me that it would be kinda hard to make all these games UNIQUE.

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I agree about the lack of uniquness, however, if you are one of those community members who really enjoys time management games and especially with a farm theme, I'm sure the more the merrier. I personally won't be keeping this becasue of all the genres of games I've played, TM games are the least enjoyable, that said, I loved the Farm Frenzy games, at least up to the third version, then they became a little tedious.

Unable to download

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Hi Barry, heck your event logs to see if there are any error messages. Otherwise keep trying. It may be that your security is blocking the download. The zip file contains a security software called Themida thhat is sometimes seen as a threat by some security softwares and will be blocked. You could try creating an exception, or turning off your security temporarily until the game has been released. If you still continue to have problems downloading, check the FAQ's thread, which you can find via the following link:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/11647

Failed to launch the program this is the 3rd time i always read instructions first
Installation says
Unzip the package you`ve downloaded to a separate folder and run Setup.exe which is included in the package, to install and activate the game.I always put on a different drive it fails to popup the website than says Failed to launch the program.

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Have you checked the FAQ's thread over in the game discussion forums. I've linked to it in my review above, here's the link:

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/11647

It's usually security that causes the failure to launch, tohugh not exclusively. There are other fixes that will hopefull find the problem. Please let me know if you manage to get the game installed or not.

Hello, from the sea...

For those who wants to play this game in FRENCH :

1-Install the game GAOTD.
2-Download the french demo : http://www.bigfishgames.fr/jeux-a-telecharger/28132/farm-to-fork/download.html and install it.
3-Change the repertory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Playrix Entertainment\Farm to Fork\Data"
by copying this one "C:\Program Files (x86)\Farm to Fork\Data"
4-The game should be in FRENCH...

Good W.E. or holidays.

Bonjour, de la mer ... Pour ceux qui veulent jouer à ce jeu en FRANÇAIS:
1-Installer le jeu de GAOTD.
2-Téléchargez la démo française: http://www.bigfishgames.fr/jeux-a-telecharger/28132/farm-to-fork/download.html et l'installer.
3-Changez le répertoire "C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Playrix Entertainment \ Farm to Fork \ Data" en copiant celui-ci "C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Farm to Fork \ Data"
4-Le jeu devrait être en FRANÇAIS ...

Bon W.E. ou vacances.

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Thank you for your feedback bricolou :)

If you like the Farm Frenzy series, you will like this. Very different graphics but gameplay is virtually identical. Gather wheat to make dough, then make bread to haul in your truck to sell. Expand to grow vegetables, make other things; upgrade your machines, truck, etc. Those irritating bears from Farm Frenzy are replaced by parrots you must trap, then sell their feathers. As you advance requirements to complete a level increase and gameplay becomes more and more hectic. Typical time management game, we've been here before. This is not a castigation, merely a description. I am ambivalent about this genre; I hate having to manage time in real life so am not fond of that being the focus of a game. But i do find myself playing such games occasionally. This one is just different enough I'll keep it a while.

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Thank you for your feedback jgf

This is a good game, with gameplay similar to the Farm Frenzy games. Thanks so much!

What a nice game! Had much fun playing it when it had been newly released.
Give it a try if you like strategy games like Farm Frenzy.
On the right side of the screen you will produce ingredients for the recipes you will cook in the middle of the screen. Which you will have to sell with the truck to win the level.
You can upgrade your machines, the fields and the truck to produce and sell faster to complete levels in gold time.
Farm to Fork is a bit harder than Farm Frenzy. It is not easy to work out the right strategy to reach the goals as fast as possible and at the very beginning of the game reaching the gold time will be impossible.
During the game you will be able to upgrade your gimmicks, like your helper or your cage to catch parrots (which will distract your cooks) - you will also buy better recipes for your food. Better recipes mean higher prices on the market and without a premium recipe you won't get a gold time.
Have a nice sunday

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Thank you for your feedback CSR

Farm to Fork

In Brief

A farm based time management game

Installation:

Farm to fork downloads to an 153 MB zip file that unpacks to a read me and a wrapped setup file (the orange colored file with the key symbol), plus there's a setup file with security (setup.gcd) that's protected from being hacked (because the previous giveaway system was easily cracked). This file may case some security software to alert the user to a possible malware attack, but it will be a false positive.

The game giveaway team check all game giveaways for malware using several well known anti -malware suites. There has never been a game giveaway infected with malware since the project started back in Dec 2006. (The owners know that allowing such things would compromise their buisness, so they make sure all software given away via the giveaway and gamegiveaway sites are throughly checked for all types of malware before allowing community members to download any files.

Some community members have been having problems installing games since the security software was added a couple of years ago. It's been found that turning off your security temporarily or, especially if you don't feel comfortable turning off your security, configuring it to accept the setup.cgd file. That usually sorts the problem out.

To register and install the game click on the orange colored icon. The installed game is 160 MB in size. and installs to the following path by default:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Playrix Entertainment\Farm to Fork



The path can be changed to suit wherever you prefer to install your games. I install all my games onto separate hard drives. Those with large memory requirements I place on a solid state drive (J Drive) and most arcade games go on my spanned F drive (two drives making up 4TB). Once the game is installed you can delete the giveaway setup files. There is a shortcut installed to the desktop and the Start menu. There's also an uninstaller in the Start menu, but, if you have Win 8 it is easier to use the uninstall tool via the control panel, or go directly to the game sinstalled folder and use the uninstaller.

The game works on both Win 7 and 8.1. I don't have a Vista or XP installed any more, so can't comment on whether the game will run on those platforms.




Introduction:

The Game:

If you like time management games, this is okay. It's got all of the basics, the main one being rushing to complete tasks. You start each level with a list of goals, for example in the first level you have to create two platters of dough. Completing the objectives within specified times will give you various awards and stars. To get the gold award which comes with 25 stars you have to comnplete the first level in under a minute. To get a silver star complete the level in under 2 minutes. You'll get 20 stars for that. If you fail to get the higher awards, you can return to the level at any time by clicking on the level map. You can win stars repeatedly from just one level, for example, I played the first level twice and ended up with 50 stars.

After each level, you can buy upgrades (which are usually needed to progress further)

I really do not enjoy playing this type of game, so have posted the following review from AllAboutCasualGames:

Well, Farm to Fork is all about what the title might have suggested; grow food and feed animals and turn them into manufactured food. The title can sound cruel when you really think about it, still, the game is as cute as the developers can make it. Farm to Fork has fantastic graphics, pleasant beautiful colors, nice characters, good animations and suitable visual effects. This goes the same for the audio side of the game, the background music is lively and fairly catchy which goes well with the active feel of the game.

The gameplay of Farm to Fork reminds us a little of the Farm Frenzy series but it is fresh enough to distinguish itself from that classic franchise. Firstly, you grow what, vegetables and pigs in the farm zone on the right side of your screen. After you collect the raw products, you put them into machines and turn them into more valuable products from simple ones like Salad, Bread, Noodles to high-end ones like Soup, Steak and Burgers. As always, you can queue up and upgrade each machine if you feel the need to. You can shop for new machines and upgraded versions of them in the market - they are usually required to continue to the next level.

Other than that, again, similar to the Farm Frenzy series; there is a truck which deliver your products to the town in exchange for money and a flying parrot bird which can be captured by rapid-clicking. There are number of goals in each level, usually consist of producing a set number of a specific product or earn each the money target. For slower-pace gamers, there is a Relaxed Mode offer and for hardcore gamers, you can select Expert Mode after complete the normal mode of the game.

Well, what is interesting about Farm to Fork is that there is a new product or new upgrade introduced at the start of nearly every single level. This way, you are always excited and hooked to keep continue playing the game. There are 70 entertaining levels, and they will go by pretty fast once you are captivated by the game.

In conclusion, Farm to Fork is the perfect Time Management game with everything done right. Excellent visuals, high-standard and addicting gameplay, a handful of features - this is by far the best TM game this year and it probably will be one of the best this year as well.

Reference accessed HERE 12th July 2015




Music:

If you don't like the music you can change it via the following path:

C:\\program files (x86)\Playrix Entertainment\Farm to fork\Data\Sfx\Music\x.ogg

There are five music tracks that you can change gameplay1.ogg, gameplay2.ogg, gameplay3.ogg, gameplay4.ogg and mainmenu.ogg. I'd keep a backup of the originals just in case any problems arise. You will need to convert the music you use to the ogg format. There are plenty of audio converters freely available online, just make sure you download from a trusted site.

System Requirements:


OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
CPU: 1.6 GHz
RAM: 1024 MB
DirectX: 8.1
Hard Drive: 166 MB


Conclusion:

I didn't play the game for long, but it seems a decent time management game. if you like this genre, this one will probably remain in your library at least for a while.


Scoring:

Gameplay: 7
Graphics: 7
Sound & Music: (You can change the music if you wish) 7
Replayability: 7
Originality: 6
Fun Factor: 7
Upgrades: 8

49 out of 70 which equals 7 out of 10

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Problems:


If you have any problems installing or getting today's game to work please go HERE for help. I've posted most of the common problems and solutions in a FAQ thread, which you can find in the sticky section of the forums by following the above link.




If you are posting late in the day I would also suggest posting in the main giveaway forums; in the game discussion section, because I cannot moderate 24hrs a day over the weekend. I've created a thread HERE for that purpose. If you've installed the game but it doesn’t work for some reason, it should still be registered, so someone may be able to help at a later date. Unfortunately if your problem is actually downloading it, once the giveaway deadline is reached you will no longer be able to download the game unless you've already started downloading it before the cut-off. Sometimes you can still register the game after the giveaway has ended so long as you managed to start the download before the giveaway ends. I've tested this and the grace period lasts for up to 1 hour. Apart from the above instances; i.e. already installed, but having problems running the game, (with the possibility of receiving help from the community via the giveawayoftheday game discussion forum); or still downloading after the cut off period, but within the 1 hour grace period, or registering within an hour of the cut-off period. Once the giveaway period is over there’s nothing that can be done to get the game (unless its available from one of the free game sites) until the game is given away again (though that isn't always guaranteed).



It's worth checking the giveaway game discussion forums the day before the giveaways go live to see if we are getting a large sized file; this is especially important for those who have slow connections and even more so if the game is popular. We can have up to forty thousand (40 000) community members downloading over the 24 hour period, with the bulk of community members downloading in the first 12 hours of the giveaway going live, there is always a massive strain on the giveaway servers. The bigger the file size, the more community members will be downloading at any one time. Because the bandwidth is shared equally amongst all community members, downloads can become excrucatingly slow, so if you do have a slow connection, its important to start your download as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Because these games are free, the giveaway owners cannot invest in more bandwidth without compromising the whole project, so we have to be satisfied with what we have at present.

I hope the above goes some way in expalining why we sometimes have really slow downloads.


It’s always worth checking out the free games sites because sometimes the games we get here are also available for free from them. MyPlayCity (MPC) has the most with over 1000 games to choose from (todays game isn't available from any of the sites I know of). Other sites include Gametop, TooMyk Games (I've not included a link for this yet) and FreeGamePick.


If you do download any games from MyPlayCity, Gametop or the other free game sites please 'do' watch out for toolbars etc. Make sure you un-check the check-boxes during installation, and, in the case of MyPlayCity, every time you boot the game up, (this may have changed now as these free game sites tend to change the format frequently)....... I've posted links to all of the common free game sites below in the games, games games section. If you do download a game from any of these sites you do so at your own risk. We cannot be held responsible for problems arising from an installation. :)

For now I won't be recommending you download games from Jenkat Games. They have changed the way you get games from their site. Diane has posted information about this over in the game discussion forums. If I have time or remember, I'll link to it. TooMyk Games are now safe to download from. They have removed the games that were suspect and have cleaned up their act. As always, you download from those free game sites at your own risk. The giveaway site is the safest site I know of where you can get free software and games. The only disadvantages with downloading from here is you have to download and install within the day of the giveaway (apart from the instances mentioned above and if and when you upgrade or buy a new computer legally you aren't allowed to transfer games given away previously, unless they are being given away on the day you upgrade, or if you've purchased a licence. :)

You just have to look at the sites track record since the game giveaway site was created back in December 2006. Zero games given away have been infected with malware, there are no toolbars installed, nor home pages hijacked or browsers changed. There is one slght annoyance, but that only occurs if a community member isn't paying attention when the final window pops up after installing a giveaway. That is the software Informer installation. some community members have complained that they were given no choice in its installation. That is not true; when the final window pops up, there are two buttons, one asking if you want software informer installed and the button to close the giveaway window down. Some community members have clicked on the wrong button, probably because they weren't paying attention. Thankfully software Informer is a genuine application, that can easily be uninstalled by the usual means. It's actually a useful piece of software, especially if you have a lot of applications running on your computer. Basically the program will list the programs that need updating, or programs that have available updates. They wont be automatically installed (thus cancelling many giveaway registrations); you have to click on individual buttons to update each program/application. :D

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Games, Games, and yet more Games:




There are 248 games on sale over on Steam this week, ranging from 10% to 90% off. You can find a full list of all sale items HERE.



You'll also find some excellent deals over on the following Game sites. For example, there's a 23% off coupon that can be put towards the pre order of Fallout 4, the long awaited sequel to Fallout 3, (one of (if not) the best open world rpg's with a post apocalyptic survival theme around).

GreenManGaming
Gamersgate Summer Sale
GOG (DRM free games)
Gamestop
GameFly (soon to be sold off)

I've removed the Desura link becasue the owners are bankrupt and there has been no activity on the site in a couple of weeks. If you own any games via desura i advise downloading all of the drm free games you have on that platform before the site is taken down.




Free Game Sites:


MyPlayCity (over a 1000 games to choose from)
Gametop
FreeGamePick



To be honest there are too many game deals around too list them all. Just visit the sites I recommend above and I'm sure you'll find something that suits you for a very decent price. If like me you prefer Steamworks games, many of the above sites also sell steamwork games.

If that's not enough, check out the Game Discussion forums HERE for details of other games either free or on deals such as the Indie Game bundles (there's over 20 of them - If you purchased all of them you'd be paying around $80 for around a thousand dollars worth of games); or check out the four day sales at IndieGameStand. you'll find the indie bundles thread HERE. The thread is outdated, but all of the links will still take you to the latest bundles.








The latest IndieGameStand game is called Unity of Command:

Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front. Playable from both the Axis and Soviet perspective, it strives to recreate the strategy, the forces involved and the general tension of that crucial period in World War II.

Experience the highly fluid, enormously large battles of maneuver in a turn-based strategy setting. Take command in this mobile, back-and-forth sort of war where logistics and poor weather are often the decider, and defeat and victory are sometimes just a mile, or a day, apart.

PLUS, if you pay over the average, which at the time of writing was $2.02 you will also get the dlc Black turn. You can pay as little as $0.01 to get a drm free version of the game. to get a Steam key you'll need to pay at least $1.00.

The deal ends Monday13th July 2015 5am (GMT)



The latest DIG game is Psichodelya

The game pays homage to old-school style top-down shmups (shoot-em-up's) such as DoDonPachi, Ikaruga, Espgaluda, R-Type Delta, Aero Fighters, Giga Wing, Raiden, and more recent Jamestown.

Players control one of 3 playable ships - dodging bullets and destroying wave after wave of enemies for points in either single or 2 player local coop modes. There are 5 manic levels, each with an epic boss and 5 difficulty levels.

Set in futuristic environment, two races of mechanized alien species wage air-warfare over Earth-like pieces of land. Each ship has a coloured shield that protects the player from bullets that are the same colour. Enemy ships are also colour coded, making them more vulnerable to player shots of colour opposite to their colour.

Features:

- Easy to pick up and play, difficult to master
- 5 huge levels each with huge epic bosses
- 1 and 2 players co-op
- Controls for 2 players on Keyboard or Gamepads
- In-game leatherboards: local and global
- On-line leaderboards
- No two play-throughs are identical
- Music by Dylan Barry (NPPD Rush, Super Killer Hornet: Ressurection)
- 5 difficulty levels



You can get two keys if you pay more than the average of $1.00 (at the time of writing - this price is sure to go higher). One key to share with a friend or family member perhaps? You'll find that deal HERE. They also have five bundles of several games that'll cost you less than $1.50 each HERE (DIG Bundles 32, 33 & 34 plus DIG reBundle 7 and DIG Greenligh Bundle 1). You get Steam keys for all of these games apart from the Greenlight bundle; however, if they are Greenlit, you will receive Steam codes.
The single game deal ends just after Midnight Tonight (11th July) and will be replaced with a new game; (details haven't been posted yet)

Most of the bundles retail for around $5 give or take a few dollars (apart from the Daily Indie bundles that only cost $1.49 for six games), but you can pay as little as a dollar for some. There are some excellent bundles out at the moment. Check out the following:

Groupees (5 bundles)
Indie Gala (? bundles)
Humble bundle (2 Bundles)
Indie Royale (this bundle is no longer live)
Bundle Bandits (0 bundles)
Blink Bundle (0 bundles)
Play Injector (0 bundle)
Get Loaded (0 bundles)
Games Rage (0 bundles)
Flying bundle (0 bundles)

The free game from Origin has changed to Zuma's Revenge the sequel to the excellent Luxor style marble popping match 3 game. This is one of the better Marble poppers. Check it out HERE.


You do need a free Origin account and install the Origin client to get these free games. Once you've installed the Origin client and signed into your account select 'On the house' from the 'Free Games' drop down menu. Then select download now. The game will then be registered to your Origin account permanently.

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A Request for help:

Developers rely on good feedback to improve their games. If you download this game please take some time once you’ve played it a while to leave some constructive feedback either positive or negative. The more constructive feedback we get, the more likely developers are going to give more games away. The giveaway site already has a very good standing with the search engines. Developers want their products out there on the WWW, this site has the potential to do that. The game giveaway project gives away on average between 9 to 17 thousand downloads for each game depending upon what genre and how obscure the game is. That’s a lot of homes these games are being downloaded into and a lot of 'potential' cash that’s being lost by the developers. If we get better games because of better feedback, the community are likely to continue to benefit from the generosity of the developers. Satisfied community members are then more likely to visit the home sites of those developers and purchase games that they may not have bothered with before they discovered the developer via the game giveaway site, thus giving the developers more incentives to give away even more decent games.

Please leave some feedback once you’ve checked the game out. It can be positive or negative, but please explain what your reasons were for the feedback you post. You could also leave suggestions for improving the game, for example, this game could do with more block types for the levels editor, add more power-ups, describing the ones you think would be suitable, add some mini games (which seem all the rage in some arcade games now) or enable the user to be able to change the in game music easily.

Thank you in advance to all those who take the time to post a constructive comment, and a big thank you to immanitas games for sharing and to the game giveaway team for getting these games.

Regards

Whiterabbit aka Stephen

this week both games were a big disappointment :(