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Its the seven squares puzzle.
I have used all my hints, but Im still stuck! Its probably really easy, but im stumped. And i cant get any further without solving the puzzle.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6664/100nn9.jpg

Like that.

Does Days of Wonder manufacture their games themselves, or do they have a 3rd party manufacturer (that inevitably outsources to China)? And if so, who?

I'm not 100% certain with whom Days of Wonder does it's printing, but according to their first press-release when they started the company, they do all of their printing in Germany with an experienced German manufacturer (http://www.daysofwonder.com/en/cnews/?newsid=001#newsstart)

"Recognizing that the quality of the game pieces add significantly to the pleasure of playing, Days of Wonder has committed to the highest quality production values. Days of Wonder games are being manufactured by Germany's most prestigious and experienced game production company."

Ravensburger, perhaps?

Additionally, according to my M'44 and TTR boxes, the games were made in Germany. It is possible that the plastic bits are outsourced, but I cannot find any information on that.

I saw on youtube that someone had posted “The Puzzle Place” theme song and it made me want to take a stroll down memory lane! Lolz.. I found one of my old videos that has 2 “Puzzle Place” episodes: “Rudy One” and “Accentuate the Positive” (also the title of the video!) I thought I’d upload the video so people can remember and enjoy what GOOD children’s television shows were like! Enjoy!

If anyone else has a copy of any of the other episodes can you upload them? Thank you.

* I do not own the rights to “The Puzzle Place.” Posted for entertainment purposes only!

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http://www.c64audio.com/ - buy the music used in this video from that awesome site! Lots of other great music there too and DRM free music.

Well, I figured I might as well do a C64 one as well :)

I’m not 100% satisfied with this one though.. it’s not as good as the Amiga one. The reason is that I made this one just after finishing the Amiga one and I was a little burnt out I guess.. got very sick of making this one almost right away.
It’s stilld decent though so I hope some people can enjoy it at least :)

The soundtrack consists of these three songs, all by Instant Remedy -

Flimbo’s Quest
Commando
Game On (Issue 0989)

Complete list of games in this video (might be some errors) -

1. Last Ninja 2 (0:00)
2. IK+ (0:07)
3. Maniac Mansion (0:13)
4. Pirates! (0:19)
5. Zak McKracken (0:25)
6. Vendetta (0:31)
7. Turrican 2 (0:37)
8. Archon: The Light and the Dark (0:43)
9. Bubble Bobble (0:49)
10. Summer Games 2 (0:55)
11. Ultima IV (1:01)
12. Bruce Lee (1:07)
13. Last Ninja (1:13)
14. Project Firestart (1:19)
15. Turrican (1:25)
16. Wasteland (1:31)
17. Defender of the Crown (1:37)
18. Asterix (1:43)
19. Emlyn Hughes International Soccer (1:49)
20. M.U.L.E (1:55)
21. Microprose Soccer (2:01)
22. Leaderboard Golf (2:07)
23. Hyper Sports (2:13)
24. Winter Games (2:19)
25. Creatures 2: Torture Trouble (2:25)
26. Impossible Mission (2:31)
27. Samurai Warrior - The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo (2:37)
28. Great Giana Sisters (2:43)
29. Armalyte (2:49)
30. California Games (2:55)
31. Boulder Dash (3:01)
32. Dominator (3:07)
33. Wizard of Wor (3:13)
34. Montezuma’s Revenge (3:19)
35. Katakis (3:25)
36. Mayhem in Monsterland (3:31)
37. Stunt Car Racer (3:37)
38. H.E.R.O. - Helicopter Emergency Rescue Operation (3:43)
39. Pitstop II (3:49)
40. Skate or Die! (3:55)
41. Space Taxi (4:01)
42. World Games (4:07)
43. Batman - The Caped Crusader (4:13)
44. Donald Ducks Playground (4:19)
45. Rainbow Islands (4:25)
46. Green Beret (4:31)
47. Tusker (4:37)
48. Shadow of the Beast (4:43)
49. International Karate (4:49)
50. Midnight Resistance (4:55)
51. Paradroid (5:01)
52. Gauntlet (5:07)
53. Airborne Ranger (5:13)
54. Blue Max (5:19)
55. Count Duckula (5:25)
56. Grand Prix Circuit (5:31)
57. Racing Destruction Set (5:37)
58. Wizball (5:43)
59. Buggy Boy (5:49)
60. Arnie (5:55)
61. Lode Runner (6:01)
62. Spy vs Spy (6:07)
63. Stormlord (6:13)
64. Fiendish Freddys Big Top O Fun (6:19)
65. Jumpman (6:25)
66. Zynaps (6:31)
67. Kung Fu Master (6:37)
68. MYTH: History in the Making (6:43)
69. Power Drift (6:49)
70. Rick Dangerous (6:55)
71. Super Pipeline (7:01)
72. Barbarian - The Ultimate Warrior (7:07)
73. Frankie goes to Hollywood (7:13)
74. Ghosts ‘n Goblins (7:19)
75. Lazy Jones (7:25)
76. Way of the Exploding Fist (7:31)
77. Raid on Bungeling Bay (7:37)
78. Decathlon (7:43)
79. Manic Miner (7:49)
80. Gremlins 2 (7:55)
81. Nebulus (8:01)
82. Shoot-Em-Up Construction Kit (8:07)
83. Law of the West (8:13)
84. Spy Hunter (8:19)
85. Turbo Outrun (8:25)
86. Aztec Challenge (8:31)
87. Goonies (8:37)
88. Krakout (8:43)
89. Platoon (8:49)
90. Ghostbusters (8:55)
91. Addams Family (9:01)
92. Forbidden Forest (9:07)
93. Salamander (9:13)
94. Target Renegade (9:19)
95. Commando (9:25)
96. BC 2 - Grogs Revenge (9:31)
97. Netherworld (9:37)
98. Kikstart II (9:43)
99. Arkanoid: Revenge of Doh (9:49)
100. Flimbo’s Quest (9:55)

Well, enjoy :)

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I need a 4×4 puzzle!
I need it for one project for my college, and I don’t know how to make it! Is there a software for it? I’ve searched the whole internet, and didn’t find a thing! I tried in Adobe photoshop, but the pieces can not be modified.

Why you can not do it with photoshop? Send me a message with your e-mail address, then you can send me the pic. I will do that for you ;)

I love the DS, but am finding that the majority of the games for it too short and do not have any replay value (games like yoshi's island, kirby, mario). Are there any really good games that will keep my interest for a while? I already have Mario 64 and Advance Wars: Days of Ruin.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings should keep you busy for a while. It's about about 25 to 40 hours of game play depending on how many side quests you want to do.

I like Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. They have about 10 to 20 hours of game play. It's not that long, but they're fun games.

You can't go wrong with Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

The new Super Mario Bros. is fun, but it's rather short. It's nostalgia.

Craig loves the firefighter calendars, Craig and his buds dress up like the village people when they go out, and look out for flames when you use that much hairspray.

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Music video by Peter Gabriel performing Games Without Frontiers
(C) 1983 Geffen Records Inc.

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I want to get my girlfriend a puzzle that has a picture of us or a picture of me on it. However, I can’t find anywhere online or know of any stores that make personalized puzzles. Any help?

If you have a one hour photo at your walmart, they do it. They make all kinds of personalized gifts with your pictures. Just ask someone behind the counter.

It is nearing the end of the school year and our middle school is planning a field day. There are around 200 kids in all from 5th grade - 8th grade, boys and girls. We (the kids) have been divided up into 12 teams and need 6 games to play. So far we have kickball, dodge ball, capture the flag, and an obstacle course. What else could we do that would be fun for the majority of kids? Other activites that are not included in the 6 games are cake decoration and a water balloon fight or something that has to do with water. Any ideas would be very helpful! Thank you!

volleyball , wheelbarrel races ( when someone holds someone else's feet and the person being held crawls with their hands), you can also look on the internet for some fun games
( you have a really small school our jr. hiigh has 7th and eighth grade and its bigger and our school district is really small.)