Gamertell

This is probably the sparcest Casual Friday since Gamertell started running it’s weekly Casual Friday casual game update. Only four new casual games made their debut this week, and of the four all but one are hidden object games. Plus, there are no Mac games this time around, only Windows titles. So if you’re not a hidden object fan, you may want to check a previous Casual Friday for a new game to play.

The only big news this week is that Big Fish Games is once again running its Novemberfest promotion. If you purchase six games from the site by November 30, 2009, you’ll get one free game. If you purchase nine games, you’ll get two free games. The free game credits will be awarded after December 1, 2009.

This week’s best bet is: Tropical Farm (PC)

Hidden Magic
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object)
Availability: Big Fish Games, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $19.95
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Pick a mage to play as, and then go on to search for your love who has been kidnapped and taken away to an undisclosed location in a forboding forest.
Demo Available: Yes

Valerie Porter and the Scarlet Scandal
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object)
Availability: Big Fish Games, Harmonic Flow, PlayFirst
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Valerie Porter is one of the few female journalists in the 1920’s, and she’s just stumbled upon an amazing story where an innocent man is being framed. You must help her find the truth behind the story and make a name for herself.
Demo Available: Yes

Tropical Farm
Genre: Simulation (Time Management)
Availability: Alawar Entertainment
Retail Price: $9.95
Platform: Windows
Premise: Help revitalize a hurricane ravaged island by running a successful farm.
Demo Available: Yes

The Return of Monte Cristo
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object)
Availability: Big Fish Games
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Help Edmond Dante discover who killed his lover Mercedes in a game that acts as the sequel to The Count of Monte Cristo
Demo Available: Yes

Editor’s Note: Due to so many casual games sites offering game plans or preferred member prices, which can cause a game to have multiple price-points, the games’ average retail prices is mentioned in Casual Friday.

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