Purble Place
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 Purble Place in Windows Vista |
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| Developer(s) | Oberon Games |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Version | 6.0.6001 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date | February 4, 2008 |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E |
| Input methods | Mouse |
Purble Place is a computer game developed by Oberon Games and included in Windows Vista. It is an educational game for children, teaching pattern recognition, shapes, and colors.
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[edit] Games
Three separate puzzle games are included: Comfy Cakes, Purble Shop and Purble Pairs. There are also three different levels of difficulty: Easy, Intermediate, and Advanced.
[edit] Comfy Cakes
Comfy Cakes requires the player to match the attributes (shape, color, decoration etc) of a cake. On the beginner difficulty there are three shapes; a heart, a circle, and a square. There are 3 flavors of base cake color; strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate and three flavors of icing; strawberry, vanilla and chocolate. For the intermediate level, fillings, additional layers and decorations are added. Multiple cakes on the production line are added. Finally, finishing techniques such as icing sugar dusting or heat treating are added for the advanced level. The objective of the game is to create the cake shown in the picture in the top left corner and not to bake any incorrect cakes. The master baker gives out hints for the player and awards ratings such as baker, baker supreme, and master baker. There are only two chances on the hard level.
[edit] Purble Pairs
Purble Pairs is a memory-style game which includes a sneak peek bonus that will allow the player to see what's behind the cloverleaf without being penalized. As the skill level progresses, the game becomes timed, the grid size increases, and the pictures become similar.
[edit] Purble Shop
Purble Shop is a code-breaker game similar to the colored peg game, Mastermind. In this game, a random selection of clothing options is picked and hidden to the player. The player then picks a set of clothing styles and is told how accurate his or her picks were. The player is told if his or her picks have the correct color and/or if it is in the correct place and then gets a certain number of additional tries to choose the entire wardrobe correctly. If the player guesses correctly he or she is given an honorary title depending on the number of guesses and the difficulty level.
