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Play & Win: The Great Aussie Escape by Dynasty Travel

Veron Ang — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:02:40 +0000

Have you ever wanted to go to Australia and visit the attractions like Sydney Harbour Bridge, Gold Coast and Great Barrier Reef? Now, you can learn more about these places virtually by playing the The Great Aussie Escape Facebook game.

To play the game, you would first need to Like the Dynasty Travel Facebook page.

Through this fun game, you can visit 8 of Australia’s most scenic views in Queensland and New South Wales and try to earn as many tokens as possible.

What You Can Win

The top scorer wins a new iPad!
Every 30 tokens earn you a lucky draw chance to win trips to Sydney and Brisbane.
Refer a friend to play the game and Dynasty Travel will add S$1.50 to the Jackpot. For every successful referral, you earn a lucky draw chance to win this Jackpot as well as tickets to Sydney and Brisbane!

I really like the scenic visuals and animated sequences in the game and have already finished all the stages. The fact that the game play is really easy also helps, because I generally don’t have the patience to get into a complicated game. As of now, I’m still trying to better my previous score!

Apart from playing the game, you can also click on “Explore Australia” to learn more on various Aussie attractions and enquire on these tours directly with Dynasty Travel.

The contest ends on 30 June 2012. Start playing now, and more importantly, have fun!

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Angry Birds Land in Finland [Photos]

Veron Ang — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:26:30 +0000

Colour me excited. Angry Birds Land is now open at the Särkänniemi Adventure Park in Tampere, Finland. Angry Birds fans can not only play the popular game on their mobile devices, but in real life as well!

This themed land has 12 rides, an adventure course, food stands and games based on the popular mobile game by Finnish video game development company Rovio Entertainment.

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Spot and Win the LG GD900 Crystal at Sparklette! [Ended]

Veron Ang — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:16:20 +0000

Ever used a mobile phone that is transparent? Didn’t think so.

Bring on the LG Crystal, the world’s first transparent design mobile phone. To be launched on June 17, 2009, you can be one of the first to own this 3G mobile phone! And yes, it is also a wireless mobile phone.

From now to June 19, I am running the “Spot the Hidden LG Crystal” game here. Simply find all the 5 LG phones in the picture and send me your solution. One lucky Sparklette reader would win this 3G mobile phone!

Here’s an example:

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There are 5 LG Crystal hidden in the sample picture above. Can you spot all of them? Enlarge the image for a better view!

Here’s the solution with 5 of this LG phone circled in white.

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See? Wasn’t that fun? It should have given you a clearer idea on how to play the game.

Now, for the actual picture and contest details, please read on carefully.

There is one brand new set of LG Crystal to be won.

1. Spot the hidden LG Crystal in the picture below. There are 5 to be found.

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2. Email your name, contact number and the answers to editor [at] sparklette [dot] net with the subject line “I want to win the LG GD900 Crystal!”. Your submissions may be in the form of either:

A) Image attachment – Circle all the 5 mobile phones in the picture. You may use an image editing application (for eg. MS Paint), or

B) Text descriptions – For eg. “Behind the cash register on the left” (in the case of the sample picture)

3. All entries must reach me before June 19, 2009, 11:59 pm (Singapore time). If there is more than 1 correct submission, the winner would be drawn randomly.

Got it?

Contest ends June 19. Good luck and have fun!

Note: Contest is open only to Singaporeans and Singapore permanent residents. The winner would be contacted by LG to self-collect the phone. The winner is required to provide a review of the phone (a short write-up, blog post, video, etc).

If you love this kind of game, you may wish to check out my post on hidden object games. I have featured and recommended some of the games that I personally like.

Update: Winner announced! Find out if you are the lucky winner!

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Hidden Object Games – Download and Play!

Veron Ang — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:04:35 +0000

If you’re geeky like me and love spending some alone time with the computer once in a while (or perhaps everyday), check out these Hidden Object Games. I love that they are not too addictive like one of those full-fledged games, yet fun enough to keep me interested when I need a break from work.

In a typical hidden object game, you are shown a picture of a cluttered place with a mass of different objects. Your goal is to find a list of objects from the picture. Intrigued? I have a sample of pictures here. Do play along and leave your answers in the comment box if you wish!

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Gosh, look at all these yummies! Can you spot the fried chicken? Or perhaps the lollipop? This screenshot was taken from the Little Shop game series. In the game, you are given only 5 minutes to hunt for 15 hidden objects. Of course, there are several beautiful places that you would be poring over.

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If the munchies are too much for you to handle, another hidden object game with beautiful graphics is Dream Day Honeymoon. What makes these games challenging is that the objects are always very difficult to spot. At times they may be partially hidden behind other objects. Or they may be of similar colour as the background, causing them to be camouflaged and well-hidden.

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For more scenic backdrops, check out Hidden Expedition: Everest. Once you get the hang of it, you may even find your eyes getting sharper!

These games are ideal activities for families, friends and couples. Once in a while, my Mom would pop by and join me in hunting for these hidden objects. She’s mesmorised by the multitude of colours! That’s also the first thing that attracted me to these games; the beautiful and richly-detailed graphics!

There are dozens of these games available for trial downloads on the web. One particularly good source is Big Fish Games, where I have played most of the games listed.

If you wanna play without downloading, here are two images I have posted before. Try spotting the 75 bands and 100 movies!

Have fun!

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Can You Spot the 100 Movies?

Veron Ang — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:32:46 +0000

Okay I have decided since I wouldn’t have time to blog over these few days, I would post this instead.

Remember the digital composite image with the 75 hidden bands that I posted last month? Here’s a movie edition. And this time, it has 100 hidden movies!

Be sure to click and enlarge the image:

I haven’t done any part of it yet, so please, no spoilers here! I do have the answers though.

here they are. Enjoy!

If you love this kind of game, you may wish to check out my post on hidden object games. I have featured and recommended some of the games that I personally like.

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Can You Spot the 75 Bands?

Veron Ang — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:51:09 +0000

Virgin Digital created this awesome digital composite image some time back. There are 75 bands hidden in there. Can you spot all of them? This image has been floating around the internet for a long time. But here it is in case you haven’t seen it before. Be sure to enlarge and view it in full screen!

What a clever piece of marketing! I couldn’t keep my eyes off it the first time I got hold of this music brainteaser. It’s guaranteed to distract you from work so do this in your spare time! Do proceed with caution too — it’s super addictive!

My friend Fernando sent this image to me (thanks dude!). I ended up spending a few days poring over it and got around two thirds of the bands. Then I promptly forgot about checking out the answers until now. Yes, I have the answers. Are you ready for them?

Here are the answers. But promise me you would spend some time on the image before taking a lookie will ya? (The answers display just 70 bands because it is a cropped image.)

If you love this kind of game, you may wish to check out my post on hidden object games. I have featured and recommended some of the games that I personally like.

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