Game du Jour is a "One Deal a Day" website for casual PC games. Every day of the week, GameDuJour.com sells one downloadable game at a steep discount.Every week Blogcritics Magazine will bring you a look of those games, so you know what to expect when the featured game gets its 24 hours in the spotlight.We aim to publish reviews at least one day before the game goes on sale at GameDuJour.com, so please check back regularly. But we will admit, as much as we love casual games here at Blogcritics, we won't be able to get to every title.DreamQuest Software, famous for its interactive Championship-series card and board games for PCs and mobile devices, will play an entirely new game when it showcases seven of its games during the week of March 19th at GameDuJour.com. For seven consecutive days, Game du Jour will offer "one incredible deal a day" on many of DreamQuest's best selling titles.Each game, regularly priced at US$19.99, will be marked down by 50% on their respective days at GameDuJour.com - making them available for only $9.99.This Week's Deals3/19/2007 Championship Hearts Pro — 50% discount3/20/2007 Championship Spades Pro — 50% discount3/21/2007 Championship Rummy Pro — 40% discount3/22/2006 Championship Euchre Pro — 50% discount3/23/2007 Championship Chess Pro — 50% discount3/24/2007 Championship Cribbage Pro — 50% discount3/25/2007 Championship Checkers Pro — 50% discountChampionship Hearts ProUnique to trick games, Hearts is guaranteed to have you grinning at low card hands. Championship Hearts lets you play any of the 4-player Black Lady variations including Split Passing, Spot Scoring and Jacks. Dodge points and win in online tournaments!Championship Spades ProSpades first became popular in the 1930s. Today, Spades is the most played card game, played more than Bridge and Hearts combined! Some of Championship Spades' hundreds of variations include: Cutthroat, Insanity and Suicide.Championship Rummy ProOriginally believed to be from China, Rummy has spread through the whole world. Championship Rummy supports hundreds of variations including: Michigan, Kaluki, and Rum 500. This enthralling game will keep you playing meld after meld.Championship Euchre ProWriter: Anna Creech
I gave the background music and sound effects a fair shot, but I quickly turned them off for being too distracting. Game play is easy to follow, although it took me a few rounds of "solo" play to pick up on some of the details.When I finally got tired of my lame computer partner Wes, I headed over to the online version hosted by DQZone. Unfortunately, the only other players were in Spades games. The online game environment is a common meeting place for all of the Championship game players, so there's no guarantee that someone else will be there to play your game. In my case, I needed three someone elses, but I was out of luck.I went back to the solo play, and for some reason, all of the environmental preferences (sound, icon, etc.) I had selected were reverted back to the default. Could be just a bug, but it really bugged me, particularly since the music is so awful.All in all, the game is pretty good if you're jonesing for a euchre fix. However, if you get too distracted or annoyed with cheesy graphics and sound effects, this might not be the best computer euchre game for you.
Championship Chess ProWriter: Matt Finley
Chess: It’s one of the oldest and most popular games in the world. It’s origins go back nearly 1,500 years. Championship Chess Pro is a great PC version of the game with many more ups than downs. It sports a very nice interface that’s intuitive and easy to use, yet has just about all the functionality you need. It’s quick and easy to set up and I had no problems with the download or install.Championship Chess Pro has several multiple play modes: Single, multi-player (LAN or Internet) and practice. It has several variations of play: Timed or un-timed, speed, progressive (increase sequential moves each turn), suicide, random start, and custom rules. There are custom art settings with lots of eye candy and plug-ins. There’s a customizable profile (including picture) for online play. It features multiple difficulty settings with good A.I., and customizable sound settings including custom music via MIDI and OGG. I especially like the ability to throw a pie across the table at your opponent's face!
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