Can You Steal It

I've been lucky enough to play and review mobile apps for a few years now. It's been fascinating to watch the explosion of games like Words With Friends, Candy Crush Saga and Angry Birds. Primarily focusing on the free app charts, I have delved into the realm of two genres: Picture Quiz Apps and Room Escape Puzzlers.

In the Picture Quiz App realm, there have been a few pioneers that have come along and created new sectors. Games like Logos Quiz and Whats The Word paved the way for numerous copycat and bandwagon clone apps to flood the market.

After the initial push, a developer by the name of Man Zhang created a game, called Hi Guess The Brand, which became popular enough to create Hi Guess The Movie. Having two successful games was better than one and he single-handedly created his own flood of apps with Hi Guess The Food, Hi Guess The Places, Hi Guess The Restaurant and a whole littany of other theme-based variations.

Happily, his development team decided to expand their portfolio and have entered the Room Escape arena. The first title, in this new class of games, is called Can You Steal It? The premise is that you are a safecracker and able to find anything of value to take. It doesn't matter what the item is, if it's hidden, you can find it.

Like other room escape games, there is a sequence to finding clues in each room, in order to escape. Hidden keys, five digit number codes, rechargable battery cords, vials of liquid and more await. The intricacies within each puzzle are numerous and the graphics are every bit as fresh as the original "Hi Guess" franchise.

The game has recently debuted with 12 levels and more on the way. I was able to get to Level 8 before I started having trouble and quickly found a few clues at Can You Steal It Walkthrough. Luckily, I've only had to go there just a few times, when in a pinch. It's nice to know that if it's taking me too long to figure out the pattern, I can see it demonstrated online and get right back into the flow of the game. If you enjoy a good puzzle or are a fan of the room escape grouping of games, this game is worth the time investment.

100 Pics Quiz

I've been fortunate enough to try several of the trivia quiz apps that have appeared in the free section of the iTunes App Store. The funny thing about these apps are that they have an enormous selection of theme-based games.

Obviously, the era pieces like Guess The 90s and 80s are popular, but so are Guess The Restaurant, Hi Guess The Brand, Close Up Pics and dozens more. I took a shot on downloading 100 Pics Quiz because I was curious to see how the game flowed and its overall functionality. I equate this game to me kicking over a rock and finding a diamond. This game is phenomenal.

It doesn't matter what topics you enjoy the most, there is something here for everyone. Not only is this fun for adults, but category packs like U.S. States, I Heart Italy and Flags are great ways for children to learn and prepare for school.

At the beginning of the game, you start off with a few free category packs. Inside those packs, you are given one large image that is covered up by four blank panels. You can try to guess the word, based on the letters underneath the image or if you don't know what it is, you can tap one of the panels to get a peak at the picture.  The more times you tap a panel, the fewer coins you will earn for a correct guess.

As you earn coins, the goal is to buy up more category packs because eventually you will complete all of your free packs. While playing this game, I got a bit impatient. Every time my coin bank went past 100, I was buying up a new category. This caused me problems on more than one occasion.

When you run out of coins and then can't answer the puzzle, even after you've tapped all of the blank panels, you're stuck. You can't progress to the next puzzle. Sure, you can leave that category and try a new one, but if you are set on completing that pack, what do you do?

100 Pics Quiz Answers is what you do. Go to that site and you will see thousands of solutions all organized in easy and convenient chunks. I only resorted to going here, when I had no other options. This game is enormous in length and scope and the developers are releasing two new category packs every single week.

There is a reason this game is doing so well on the Free App charts at the iTunes App Store. If you want to test your knowledge in a wide variety of topics (think Jeopardy-style), then this app is exactly what you want. There is not another app in the marketplace that has this number of levels.

Dozens of categories x 100 puzzles each = Hundreds Of Hours Of Fun Time!

Guess The 80s

It doesn't really matter which decade you prefer. If you were born in the 80s, this app is going to bring up a cornucopia of memories that should, in theory, brighten your day.

I grew up in video arcades and in front of my television set playing Atari. Rubik's Cubes were the bomb and MTV was like a heavy narcotic. I couldn't take my eyes off of it.

I swore up and down that I knew tons of info on the 80s. Leave it to these Random Logic yahoos to show me how I'm the equivalent in IQ of a bag of rocks.

Thank goodness I could go to Guess The 80s Answers to get my swerve on. The game starts off easy, but gets more difficult. I didn't keep up with a lot of the toys and fad stuff, so this site saved me a ton of time and aggravation.If you are a fan of the 80s, you're going to love playing this picture quiz app. Free Apps are a good thing.

Guess The 90s

I know I'm getting old when the 1990s becomes a nostalgia trip for the masses. Classic Rock stations playing grunge tunes is so mind-boggling to me.

While visiting the iTunes App Store, I saw a free app for a game called, Guess The 90s. It seemed pretty straightforward, so I gave it a shot.

The graphics for this game are pretty sweet, but I was a bit disappointed with there being just one picture for the hint. It's nice that they list what the category of the picture, in case you are drawing blanks.

If you happened to grow up in the 90s, a lot of old memories should come rushing to your brain. All of your favorite TV shows, toys, games and more await in this game. I found myself getting stuck on more obscure show references, merely because I either never watched them or got them confused. After all, the Saved By The Bell and Blossom shows are obvious, but I was more of an outdoor kid then.

I never thought I would need to do this, but I caught myself having to go to Guess The 90s Answers for some quick fixes. There are hundreds of different levels and hours of fun enjoyment that are headed your way.