Ultimate Puzzle Collection 2008 - Windows PC

1,001 Ultimate Word Games Can your brain handle the strain?  Play alone or challenge other wordsmiths to complete puzzles faster than you.  Whether at home or on the go,this is the ultimate collection of 1,001 brain-busting word games!  Testyour skills and challenge your brain!Features:

• At Home or On the Go!  Play your favorite word games on the computer, or print the puzzle and the solution to take with you wherever you go!
• Brain-Building Games!  Build your brain while you play games! Expand your vocabulary and enhance your problem solving skills!
• Instant Fun & Instant Solutions!  No need to wait until tomorrow to find out the solution to your puzzle. Get the solution now with the click of a mouse.
• Fun Now & Fun Later!  No time to finish your puzzle? Simply save your unfinished games to come back and finish later. 

Games

• 270+ Crosswords
• 275+ Word Searches
• 100+ Codebreakers
• 145+ Kriss Kross
• 200+ Number Jigs

Ultimate Solitaire 1000

Play all of your favorite Solitaire games, plus try your hand at hundreds oforiginal new ways to play for a total of 1,000 unique Solitaire variations.Dazzling 3D graphics and an easy-to-navigate interface get you into the actionwith the click of a mouse.  Get ready for endless hours of fun in thisSolitaire Collection!

Features:

• Test your skills at Aces High, Free Cell and Klondike, select from hundreds of other addictive Solitaire variations, or create your own game!
• Play using 80+ fun card designs, or import pictures to create your own cards.
• Customize each game by selecting from over 100 fun backgrounds.
• Learn new Solitaire games using the Wizard, and let the Tips & Hints help you out during a tough game.
• Play all of your favorite Solitaire variations, including Pyramid, Spider and more. Try any of the hundreds of fun new variations, or create your own game!
• Use the Ultimate Solitaire Wizard to learn new games. Stuck in a game? Use the Tips & Hints to get yourself out of a tough spot and win the game.
• Play using over 80 creative card decks, or create your own cards by importing pictures of your kids, grandkids, pets, friends or favorite vacation spots!
• Test your Solitaire skills on your own, play against your friends or even compete against the clock for a new Solitaire challenge.
• Low vision cards make playing Solitaire even easier. Whether it's you or a loved one who needs reading glasses to play, no one needs them to play Ultimate Solitaire 1000!

Ultimate Sudoku: The Emperor's Challenge

Let Wisdom Be Your Guide as You Take on the Emperors Challenge.  Formany centuries, the Emperors subjects proved their worthiness and intellectsolving Sudoku puzzles. Now, you too can let your wisdom, logic, and patienceguide you in solving the trickiest puzzles ever. You need not be a math genius.You need only love the challenge of reaching balance and harmony in each puzzle.Then you too, can achieve the desirable honor of Sudoku Master.

Features:

• Create your own puzzles for an infinite number of challenges.
• Try your skill playing 7 game modes, including Beat the Clock, Symbol Sudoku & Arcade Sudoku.
• Print or email puzzles to solve at home or on the go.
• Learn to play the newest puzzle craze! Get an introduction to Kakuro!
• Accept the Challenge. Become the Master.
• Select from 7 game modes, from easy to impossible using words, letters, symbols & more.
• Create your own puzzles to test your skill for an infinite number of challenges.
• Print or e-mail puzzles to solve at home, in the car, in the air or on the train.
• Impress your friends using the Solution Helper to solve newspaper puzzles.

Ultimate Mahjongg 20

Select your favorite classic Mahjongg game, or learn a new variation. Get the most fun out of Mahjongg with the most layouts, the most tile sets &the most ways to play!  Challenge Yourself With Creative Tile Layouts.Test your skill and try your patience with fun 3D Mahjongg layouts, or createyour own with the Layout Editor!Features:

• 2,500+ Backgrounds
• 500+ Mahjongg Layouts
• 500 Unique Tile Sets
• For Added Fun, Create Your Own Mahjongg Tile Sets Backgrounds and Layouts!
• 20 Exciting Games to play!
• Awesome Mahjongg Variations!
• Play your favorite classic Mahjongg
• Change Each Game With Impressive 500+ Tile Sets!
• Select from hundreds of eye-popping tile setsNo one gives you more! For added fun, you can even create your own tile sets!
• Never Ending Background Choices!
• Choose from 2,500+ breathtaking backgrounds, or import your favorite family or vacation photos for an infinite number of background choices!
• Exclusive Animations Put Your Mahjongg in Motion!
• Watch the tiles dance with each matched pair, then reveal cool animated backgrounds as you clear the board.
• Solitaire - Two Player - Memory
• Shisen - Waterfall - Arcade - Speed
• Tournament - Freefall - Countdown
• Nanjing - Online - Sap Tim Pun Plus 7 More Ways to Play!
• Exclusive Animated tile sets and backgrounds add more fun to your favorite game!

Bonus:  Crystalize! 2

The Quest for the Jewel Crown Has Begun! Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, two love-struck Royals, kept apart in the kingdom of Crystelia, had lost hope of finding one another - and the Jewel Crown.  Match 3 or more colored stones to clear the Crystalize grid. Each completed level brings the Prince and Princess closer together! Get lost for hours in this exciting and challenging matching quest!

• Begin Your Adventure in Quest Mode!  Complete each level in Quest Mode to bring the prince and princess togetherand to save the Jewel Crown! Can you clear the grids quick enough?
• Can You Find the Secret Puzzle Pieces?  Uncover the secret jewels to set off a dynamite explosion to clear a line of gems, rearrange your color grid or unlock a paintbrush that changes your gem colors.
• Crown Jeweled Bonuses!  Get extra bonuses and points when you match 4 or 5 squares, triggering effects like Geysers, Lightning, Whirlwinds and more!
• Choose Your Level of Fun!  Play different sized grids, each with different difficulty levels for endless hours of matching fun through an infinite number of levels.
• Challenge Yourself in Classic Mode!  Work your way through each addictive level in Classic Mode, where clearing the board brings you high scores and bonus rounds.