Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Same Old Games, Brand New Rules

Lately, I have been so busy with work and school, that I haven't been working puzzles and playing games as much as I used to.  I am about a week or two behind schedule in finishing up some of my puzzle magazines.  I haven't even been able to solve a contest that is due in by the end of the month.  I actually had to delete some of my games apps, and I might have to drop a few more, just to keep playing my favorites, but only for an hour or so combined most days.  Unfortunately, some of my games have made changes that have made them less fun to play.  Take Candy Crush Saga.  A few weeks ago, I was playing a quick round or two, when I realized that the winning streak bonus wasn't coming up.  With that bonus, I had been able to work some levels out with just one move.  Now, I have had to take days and multiple tries to solve a level, if I don't want to use up all of my boosters.  Apparently, the producers removed the feature from the Facebook version of the games, but not from the mobile or PC versions.  Since I only have a Mac, I am out of luck getting to play the game the way I used to.  Strangely enough, other features weren't effected, even as others that didn't give me any problems were.  A few minor features also went, but I didn't mind them as much.  I wouldn't be complaining, but just before the feature went, it looked like they were changing the motif from spaceships and hats to robots.  There is even a new game in the series, Candy Crush Friends Saga, but it is so far only available for mobile and PC, not Facebook or Mac, so I am out of luck there, too. Another game that has changed is Golf Crush.  They added the feature of clans, groups of up to fifty who compete against other groups, and receiving in game bonuses for winning as a group.  Along with this new quirk, the pairing algorithm for match-ups changed.  The game now made sure to pair up competitors based on best performance, and to current performance.  This meant that someone on a losing streak could continue to face better opponents that were harder to beat.  When the change occurred, I had 698 trophies.  Now, I have 390.  I spent almost all of my in game resources to try and keep up, but I am still losing well more than winning.  I am so afraid that I will be kicked out of my clan, Kentucky BBN who is currently at the top of our division, that I spent currency I didn't have to enter a tournament, as a means of showing that I am qualified to be there.  So far, I haven't been able to advance.  If I don't, I don't know what will happen.  I doubt any other clan will take me in, with my recent record.  I lucked out getting this clan.  I love the feeling of being on a winning team.  I just think I won't be there much longer.

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