Try as I might. Cannot find the uninstaller and neither cab Revo or Glary Utilities


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Hi Tony, you'll find the uninstaller in the Start Menu applications folder or within the games installed folder.

Great game. Installed straightaway on my Windows Vista laptop. Many thanks and Happy Xmas to all at GGAOTD

Mal


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Thank you Mal, and a happy festive season to you.

Happy Christmas to everyone, and especially to you Stephen and to your family. We practically have a GGOTD club here :) The time and effort that you put into writing reviews, analyzing problems, moderating comments, etc. is very much appreciated by everyone I know who uses GGOTD. I don't tell you as often as I should: Thank you Stephen. And thanks to your family for allowing you the time to help all of us. Merry Christmas!

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Thank you Joe, much appreciated. Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

This is a cutie and a far different install than I usually see for an Alawar game. It was simply a winrar extraction so no shortcuts were made. That was no problem.

It's a bit bigger (more than 30 levels) than Wheemplay games but similar. However, it's cute and not obnoxious like some of the Wheemplay games are.

It's a keeper.

I haven't played much. I'm sidetracked on trying to get my spreadsheet of all the extra levels of Ricochet Infinity to match the games claims!


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W.r.t. Ricochet infinity. I'm sure they have deleted a lot of levels. Before Infinity was released you used to have to download the levels manually. I downloaded thousands over a period of a few years and cannot find a large number of then in the listings when you connect via the game.

Have noticed that more and more of the games are now designed mainly for telephones touch screens, and only as an extra for a regular computer. That have that simplified "look."

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Yeah, I've noticed it to. Apparently its big business. We PC users are getting rarer and rarer.

I've noticed a steady decline in numbers over the last few years. we'd regularly get 20 to 30 thousand downloads per game, now it rarely goes above 10 thousand. Today's game, despite being a new game to the giveaway project and quite decent has had less than 5 thousand downloads.

I have not downloaded this game, not being a fan of physics games, but Idecided to wish a Merry Christmas to all and to GOTD and every companies that give games to GOTD. I also wish a happy new year to every one with my best wishes!


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Thanks for Sandra; have a fantastic festive season. :)

I really am enjoying this game. It's a change from the norm. I like the part you can replay until you figure it out. I kept going back to the levels to finally get the 3 stars in each level. Ya gotta be fast in some of them.

Thanks GGOTD and Alawar for this physics based puzzle game. It surely tests your noggin putting Frankie's noggin back on his body at times.
Thanks, Wabbit too, for the review.

Merry Christmas too all and especially you and your family, Wabbit. Hope you get all your wishes fulfilled.


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Thanks Delenn, much appreciated. i hope you get some time to relax this festive season. seems like you've been really busy of late. We're still not completely settled, but we are getting there. Hopefully everything will be finished, including the decorating by early spring.

Every time I play an episode of Babylon 5 it reminds me of you. :)

If you are looking for more games like World Riddles you should try World Mosaics. It is a series and I think there were seven of the made. The developer is Fugazo and if you click the link to download on their site they send you to Big Fish Games. Most of the games on Big Fish are $10. Don't get sucked into buying collector's editions which are double that price and rarely worth it If you haven't purchased from Big Fish before you would be eligible for sales. Their sales are for first time customers only. I quit patronizing them for that reason. You may be able to grab one of these games for little money if you keep checking their site for sales. Actually they have a $2.99 sale right now. They will install their game manager on your pc but I have never had any problems with that. You have to have the game manager because the game is activate through it. By the way there was only three world riddles games so far if I am not mistaken.


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Thanks for your feedback.

I stopped using Big Fish after I realized I wasn't using my game credits. I had nine game credits at one time. This was partly due the the excessive number of HOG's they were adding to their catalogue at the time. They had a new game added every day, but most of these were HOG's. you rarely saw action games or breakout games (my favorite arcade genres) being added. It took me a further two years to use up the credits, wasting most of them on games i wasn't really interested in.. At the time it stood at over a thousand HOG's with few other genres being added. So I quit.

OK, after about the 12th attempt if finally downloaded. I love this kind of game and this one looks addictive. We'll see if I spend half the night playing lol


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If you get this problem again, check your event viewer immediately after the event. If there was anything untoward from your end, it should record the event. This then may give you a clue as to why the problem occurred.

Correction - the error is "Source file can not be read".

I'd love to try this game but when I try to download it I get "Source file can not be found". I've tried several times today. Any suggestions?


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Have you checked the FAQ's section over in the Game discussion forums?

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

Downloaded fine (as always from this site!) and played just for a bit due to time constraints and so far lots of fun. Thank you!

I have a question if I may impose on your time for a moment. Do you recall the "World Riddles" games from Funny Bear? There were 3 given away here; Animal World (Dec 3/2011); Secrets Of The Ages (Mar 25/2012); Seven Wonders (Nov 6/2011). I love these games and have searched around for more like them but thus far have been unsuccessful at finding any. I am embarrassed to say that I don't know what, if any, their genre (e.g.,Match3, HO, etc.) is called which may be hindering my search. Is there one? Do you know? Are you aware of any other games of this nature and where I might find them?

That said, I wanted to wish you, Stephen, and the entire GOTD team happy holidays and all the best for the new year!

Your efforts are much appreciated!


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Hi jboy, no need to feel embarrassed. Yes I remember those games. The genre is Picross. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. :)

Great games the kids will love playing this.

Ok Win 8.1 x64 Pro. Just did first 2 puzzles. Does look like time factor is key should you want extra levels. Can instantly replay a level to get the 3 stars once solved. Full screen so nothing is hard to find. Give 8/10 for fans.
PS what do you mean WR by line below -- Is that a Christmas special, a week of games or just next Sat? Thanks for 2 games this weekend after the series of just Sunday release. Happy Christmas and all that.
" :) Stand by for what promises to be an excellent game tomorrow."


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We got three days of games last year, but I doubt that will happen this year as there's nothing left in the pot at the moment.

hmmm...it puzzles me when there are comments that imply malware or corrupt files. I have been downloading games/software regularly from this site for years and I have never, ever, ever run into a problem--using both older systems and new, and with good security systems involved. I cannot say the same about other sites. It makes me wonder if some people don't know how to properly unzip the files, or don't know how to properly use their antivirus and malware programs.

Stephen, I wish you and your family, and the GOTD staff a very happy holiday season. Thank you all for the work you do--it is much appreciated. I like Ami's suggestion about a mid-week game!

This looks like a delightful little game. Good pick!



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Thanks BlueBoomerang, hope you have a fabulous festive season.

For every fine game from Alawar or Playrix: THANX SO MUCH! You make a good job. I love it... :-)

Kindly greetings and have a good time!

Thanks for today's offering. The game is very smooth with it's game play and is without a doubt fun; however, I have one complaint with it: there does not seem to be an easy way to know what caused the loss of the 3 stars. It would be great if the collecting of items and time limits were shown for what was required to collect 3 stars. I've also noted that it seems bipolar in the ratings. I receive 2 stars once. Often it is either all or nothing (3 or 1 stars for completion). In other words, either separating the grading of collecting items vs time. Or list the time limit required to obtain 3 stars per level. Doing either would make this already great game even better!

Also, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!


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Thank you for your feedback Steel, Merry Christmas. :)

Love this game - you saved my Sunday!!! Works fine with Win 7 64-bit.

Thanks Stephen :)


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Thanks for the suggestion

Thank you GOTD for the great games and support through the year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the whole staff. You are much appreciated.

Downloaded and installed smooth on w7.

Game looks ok, is challenging in the higher levels.
Will definitely give you some good hours of gameplay =)

Only thing i found negative (or annoying) was the music, which you can turn down or off easy and rock it to some good ole anything you want.

All in all a great giveaway.

Thanks to Stephen and the gotd team for all the work!

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Thank you for your feedback. Agree about the music.It skewed my score down significantly.

Good day Stephen, great diversion being given away today. I really like physics based games as long as they're not too repetitive which this one isn't.My only improvement would be to allow users to import their own music but considering the price I understand why they don't include that option.Well worth the asking price IMO
THANKS GGOTD & ALAWAR good work as usual

Moderator comment 5 tried to download Hamster Free Zip Archiver as recommended but Kaspersky blocked it

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I checked all of the download sites when i checked each archiver, but this was a couple of years ago. It's possibly a false positive, but just to be sure, try one of the others. Thanks for pointing this out. I'll check it myself and remove it from the list if there is a problem with it.

:)

Can't rate as with all the other downloads from game.giveawayoftheday are all corrupt lately.


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Have you checked the FAQ's section over the game discussion forums? you may find a solution via that thread, which can be found via the following link:

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


Chris also posted about issues installing game giveaways. you can see his post via the following link:


http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/94677


Tosh posted another possible fix yesterday:

Try restarting your computer in “safe mode with networking” then extract the files and install. Do remember that in safe mode all of your security is circumvented. Please bear in mind what i say about security in my installation section of my review.

After carrying out the above Tosh was able to successfully install the game.

Happy holidays Stephen. Wish you a brilliant 2014. Please give us an excellent Christmas present , with a fantastic game , one pick of 2013 would be lovely. Anyway , thanks for all you have done in 2013 , may you continue in 2014.I will be in BENIN so will try to access you from there,all the best.


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Thank you Ami Have a successful stay in Benin. :)

Deinstall after 1 minute. What a .... (edited by the moderator)


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Hi Neverever,

Can you tell the community why you think the game is rubbish? It may help others to see another viewpoint and balance out the positive review I've given. Thank you. (I've deleted the implied word you used as it was inappropriate for this family site.


It usually takes me a lot more than a minute to determine whether agame is rubbish or not.

Lost Head:



In Brief:

A physics based puzzle game.

Installation:




Today’s game giveaway Lost Head downloads as a 37.6 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 cause some security software to alert the user to a possible malware attack, but it will be a false positive.




. There has never been a game giveaway (The owners know that allowing such things would compromise their business, so they make sure all software given away via the giveaway and gamegiveaway sites are thoroughly 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 wrapper was added last year but you can work around it at your own risk by tuning off, your security software temporarily. This is not recommended but considering that there has never been a single game giveaway infected with malware since the project started back in Dec 2006, the risk is probably insignificant. The game giveaway team check all game giveaways for malware using several well known anti -malware suites; however, this doesn’t guarantee that future games are safe.


(thanks for the suggestion re updating this section ALF)


To register and install the game, click on the orange colored icon. The installed game requires approx 154MB of disk space and installs to the following path:

C:\Games\LostHead_game


(If the install path shows the last game giveaway installed you need to clear your internet cache) you’ll also find a shortcut in the Start Menu for an uninstaller.




The game works on Win 8.1, Win 7, Vista and XP Pro.

Introduction:

Life is hard when your noggin won't stay sewn to your shoulders. Just ask Franken-Stitch! Help him reclaim his glorious dome by using realistic physics and interactive objects!

Franken-Stitch has lost his head! Twist and turn your way through this physics-based puzzler to reunite him with his glorious dome. We've heard of losing your head, but this is taking it to a whole new level! Life is hard when your noggin won't stay sewn to your shoulders. Help Franken-Stitch reclaim his head by using realistic physics and interactive objects on 72 challenging levels spanning five awesome worlds! Let the good times - and the Franken-heads - roll!

Reference accessed HERE on the 20th Nov 2010

The Game:



Lost Head is a funny little game with physics based puzzles. Play Franken-Stich a green rag doll that lost his head. The task for each level is to complete the puzzle in order to bring Frank's head on his shoulders.
The mechanic of the game is very simple, pop bubbles, inflate or squeeze sponges, drop boxes and planks and so on, only to make the head rolling in the right position.
There are 73 levels grouped in 4 stages:. To unlock the new stages you need to collect a specific number of stars which you earn by completing levels as quickly as possibly:

1) … Start
2) … Load
3) … Propeller
4) … Resistance.

Each level can be finished with 1 to 3 stars, which are awarded depending on how long you took to complete the levels. The game isn’t forgiving with respect to time. To earn three stars you need to be faultless and very quick, especially as the game progresses and becomes much harder.

Some levels contain objects that you have to collect to earn the three stars. Failing to collect will lose you at least one star. There are 27 to in total. These objects include household appliances such as a tv, iron, duck, cup, toaster etc.
To unlock the second group you require 30 stars, the third group (propellor 60 stars and the final stage Resistance 90 stars.

You can select from the following languages:
English
Polish
German
Italian
Spanish
French
Dutch

The graphics are very colorful and simple, clear and funny. The sound effects are nothing special, the music very annoying after a few minutes. Thankfully, you can mute both if you wish.
You can choose the language from the menu (but its a limited offer don't expect of every language).

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Videos & Images:



There are several videos showing Lost Head in action HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE & HERE.




Images:


You can see a slide show of screen captures of Lost Head HERE

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Minimum System Specifications:


Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ 8
CPU: 1.0 GHz
RAM: 1024 MB
DirectX: 9.0
Hard Drive: 160 MB

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Conclusion:


A good physics based game that’ll have you scratching your head as the levels progress. The early levels are easy to complete, later ones will have you scratching your head in frustration. You can skip levels, but this will make it harder to unlock the later stages as you need at least 30 stars to unlock each successive stage.

Highly recommended if you like physics based puzzles. Hours of entertainment.




Gameplay - 9
Graphics - 7
Audio - 5
Replayability - 8
Originality - 7
Fun Factor - 9

Total out of 60 = 45 which is equivalent to 7.5 out of 10 (the sound score skews the result lower than I’d give it personally.

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If you have any issues please go to the Game Discussion forums where you'll find a FAQ's in the stickies section HERE. If none of those fixes resolves your problem, then please post your problem here. Later in the day I’d also suggest you post in the game discussion forums.

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There are lots of games on sale this week. Check out all of the usual sites such as Steam, Gamesgate, Desura, GOG, Gamefly and GreenManGaming for details.

Steam started their sale on Thursday. IndieGameStand have a new game every day at the moment and there are loads of indie game bundles worth checking out. You can find details of most deals over in the game discussion forums.

I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Will see you again before the year is out. :) Stand by for what promises to be an excellent game tomorrow.