egg in a box
For: Mac- From: Birdvine
- Rating: Yes, Yes, Yes, Pelican!
- Reviewer: Dr. Jess Ariella
More than a puzzle and almost a philosophy of life, that’s the enigma of egg in a box by Birdvine. Personally, I just enjoy contemplating what the egg is becoming as I carefully remove the puzzle pieces and try to guess at the contents before the creation turns into a pool of yolk. When the pelicans fly through the box and you have to feed them sardines, well, that’s when egg in a box becomes truly enchanting. My pelican tribe has grown to include 57 browns and a dozen blues! Such creativity needs to be rewarded, so I’ve personally set up a foundation to encourage people to buy this game. I find that the screensaver mode is almost as hypnotic as the game itself, and I often find myself watching, waiting, and even falling into a transcendental state where I have become the “universal egg” as I witness the age of hatching awareness.





Watcher is a real-time, GPS-enabled, freak-out from Freaking Maniacs for iPhone users like me who love being scared shitless. Let’s face it–I’m the girl in the horror flick who goes down to the basement to investigate a strange, sickening crunching sound that really couldn’t be anything other than your boyfriend being ground up into hamburger. I love being scared, and so do my friends, which is why we love Watcher. How does it work? Simple. You sign up for a Watcher account and your Watcher whereabouts are broadcast to other users in the vicinity, who can track you.
Such simplicity and such joy! Don’t Lose Your Marbles! is simply perfection that you must experience yourself. It is the caviar of video games, the Dom Perignon, the Madame Francoise, to whom I extend my warmest wishes and an invitation to renew our “splik” at her earliest convenience. But let us not speak of love but of fascination. DLYB is a battle of fascination, with each opponent forever on the edge of oblivion.
When international bad guys plot against the United States, Leonetta–the super alter-ego of CIA Director Leon Panetta–is sure to be on the case, hunting them down through his octopus-like network of shadow agents and contacts across the globe. The game play unfolds in two very different ways: first, you’ll direct the Agency in the resource management panel, allocating budgets, reviewing the latest intelligence, doing backroom deals with other leaders of the government, choosing colors to paint your new office and briefing the President when steaming piles of shit hit the “national interest” fan.



Egg in a Box is my favorite, too. I really can’t get enough of it, and it has changed my life thanks to you, Dr. Jess. You see, I saw your foundation ads then bought the game. Before long I realized that I needed more play time…so I had to quit my job. Then it became apparent that my husband no longer supported me and he had to go. After that, the idea of simplifying my life so I could play EIAB all the time took hold. I said goodbye to my friends, my kids, my cat and The Bachelorette then moved to a yurt with my beloved game. I have truly found zen peace although the mosqitos are a bitch. Many thanks.