7 51 worldwide games - spider solitaire

Dear Readers,

This version is really hard! Especially the 4-suit version! It's almost dizzying trying to keep track of all the piles of cards and the suits and everything. It's very easy to get lost. I was just barely able to complete the single and 2-suit versions. I haven't been able to beat the 4-suit version yet. It seems it's very dependent on chance even when you do your best. I still like it but it's very hard.

6 51 worldwide games - klondike solitaire

Dear Readers,

The classic that everyone knows from their own computer! I like how you can double click the cards to get them to move into place. I spent a lot of time playing this, a lot more time than I thought I would.

I like the single card pick. The three card pick makes it more complicated than it needs to be. 

5 51 worldwide games - last card

Dear Readers,

Here's a derivative of Uno or "switch" (on my Switch!) that I played with family, except this is its own version. I played a very short session where I got in about 2 cards before I lost to one of the three computer players, or at least I think it was three. I wonder if I can play against just one other player like in real life? It seems nice but I don't have a fully developed impression of it so far. I'll play again later.

4 51 worldwide games - fishing

Dear Readers,

Nice little miniature fishing game in this! I was trying to play it like the Animal Crossing fishing, but there's also reeling with the analogue stick. You can use buttons or motion controls and I chose the endless mode, which seems to be easy-going and non-competitive. It tells you what fish you caught in the moment but there doesn't seem to be any collection or "bestiary"? At least none I can see so far. That multi Switch set up might be something worth looking at later.

3 51 worldwide classics - ludo

Dear Readers,

I played Ludo as a kid but I had no idea there was an ounce of strategy involved. This version showed me you can knock an opponent back to base by landing on them. Other than that it's a fairly easy-going dice rolling race game. This version is nice and simple too with its little tips and taps, though the white background can be a bit overwhelming.

2 51 worldwide games - hanafuda confuse-a

Dear Readers,

I really dove into the deep end with the hanafuda. I looked at general tips but I ended up not learning the game properly so I just pressed buttons to start with, playing some kind of pair-making, positioning thing with really pretty and tall cards. I played against the computer and eventually lost. I'll come back to this and maybe learn how to play properly. For now, I enjoyed the pretty cards. In general I like the chatty voice-acted figurines introducing the games too.

Next time I play this I'll have to look at the instructions more carefully.

1 51 worldwide games - four in a row and menus

Dear Readers,

I've been itching to try out this lately and I wanted to learn how to play a few of these games too.

I fully recommend downloading the demo because it has a Connect 4 derivative that you can play anywhere with anyone on the same Switch. I've played it in pubs and cafés with friends. It's tidy and pieces will never go missing. I've been playing it for years and it is one of the best freebies. Everybody loves Connect 4 and I never went wrong with it.

I started up the main game after doing all the updates and it took me through a rigmarole of selecting an avatar and connecting to the internet and prompting me to join up for the online service, which is not what I like at all. I was able to get to the curated games menus on the cart eventually. It isn't service dependent for the basic stuff thankfully, only the online play.

I'd like to add that the DS equivalent of this, 42 All-Time Classics, is superb.

436 zelda breath of the wild - almost impossible to see korok puzzle at cora lake

Dear Readers,

I had a bunch of Koroks to find in Cora Lake, south of the Lake Tower, so I went there.

Most of them were easy to find and some were fun to find like the diving ones. There were two in particular that were almost impossible to find. The first was on the west side of the lake in a very narrow passage between cliffs. It was on a ledge and showed up with stasis.

The main one that caused me so much trouble was in the middle of the lake. It didn't snow up with stasis because it was a metal block puzzle. The block showed up with Magnesis but I had no idea where the puzzle was. I eventually found the puzzle on one of the surrounding cliffs. I reached it with cryonis. It was almost impossible to see because it's so murky here, even during good weather in the daytime. It's one of those times when the game really doesn't look good. 

435 zelda breath of the wild - faron grassland korok hunt

Dear Readers,

I stayed in the stable in Faron for a while. There were a bunch of Koroks to find around here.

Many of them were on the road to the horse god's place, or at least on the surrounding cliffs. I did a lot of climbing and pushing of rocks into holes. I made the mistake of bringing a horse as well that got spooked by the rolling rocks. I put it away when I got back to the stable.

I found some more Koroks in the very steep cliffs to the west. One of them was very hard to find because the cliff was so steep and I was looking at top down map. I spent a lot of time looking on high ground but in the end I found it at the very bottom of the cliff behind some blastable rocks.

434 zelda breath of the wild - back out through faron woods for more korok hunting

Dear Readers,

After the waterfall puzzle, I headed west along the main road to collect Korok seeds littered all along the way. I say littered, but they were of course hidden well enough, and I wouldn't be able to find them if I didn't have the online map.

I got attacked by Yiga constantly. At one stage I was attacked by a big Yiga and a regular Yiga at the same time. I'm experienced enough and strong enough to hit them head on without much hassle, thankfully.

Besides them, I encountered red Bokoblins and green Lizalfos and it was lovely to beat them up quickly. I hope to see many more early game difficulty enemies! I'm getting tired of getting tangled with silver enemies that take forever to beat up.

Anyway, one of the puzzles along this road involved metal balls that were chained together. I had to use stasis to keep one in place while getting the other into place.

433 zelda breath of the wild - reattempting the annoying waterfall puzzle at corta lake

Dear Readers,

The metal block went back to its original position after that time I dropped it down the waterfall. I assume it was because of the blood moon? I wasn't sure though.

This time when I made the cryonis ice block emerge from the waterfall, I stood on it myself instead of placing the metal block on it. From there I was able to reach both the metal block and its destination to solve the puzzle. Very glad I can mark it off this time.

432 zelda breath of the wild - beachcombing for koroks at faron sea

Dear Readers,

While I was in the area I decided to continue west along the coast to collect more Korok seeds.

I got attacked by Lizalfos and Octoroks but I was well able to handle them. Most of the Korok puzzles here were metal block and under stone ones. There was the odd diving one which is still one of my favourite types of Korok puzzle.

I'm not sure but I think I can use the Zora attack to deflect Octorok rocks? I might have done that by accident. If that's the case then it's a game changer.

It is nice to walk along the beach looking for seeds. Sometimes it gets murky and I have to use Stasis to make the stones visible.

I finished up on the beach and fetched the Nautelle Wetlands Korok Seed. I spent the night in the tree, watching the blood moon pass by.