Snood Slide for Windows

CNET Editors' review

by: CNET staff on September 01, 2009

We are longtime lovers of the original Snood, so we were excited to see this updated version with a new twist. The sleeker Snood Slide for Windows has a different objective but is still lots of fun.

Fans of the game Chuzzle will think that Snood Slide looks awfully familiar, and there are plenty of similarities. In Snood Slide, the pieces are arranged in grids with movable rows and columns. Users slide the rows and columns to align three or more of the same pieces, which then disappear and turn their spaces on the board gold. New pieces slide down from the top, and obstacles like numbskulls, which can't be matched, add an extra challenge. Users advance to the next level once they have turned the entire board gold. The program offers two styles of play, Journey and Gauntlet; the latter is speed-based, with more numbskulls appearing at a steady rate. Although the program is intuitive for the most part, and the included Read Me file explains the basic concept of the game, we would have appreciated a little more detailed description of all of the game's characteristics. That's also part of the fun, though; users are never quite sure what they're going to encounter as they play. Overall, this version of Snood is at least as addictive as the original.

Snood Slide for Windows has a 60-minute trial period, which is ample time to get acquainted with it. The program installs politely but leaves a folder behind upon removal. We recommend this program to all users.

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Publisher's Description

From Word of Mouse Games:

Snood Slide is a brand new puzzle game. Your goal is to turn the entire board to gold. You do this by forming groups of three or more Snoods.You can slide the rows and columns to form groups of Snoods. But watch out for the Numbskulls that can block your move!

There are two game types: Journey, and Gauntlet.

Play the Journey mode at your own pace without time pressure.

The Gauntlet mode is a speed game where then Danger Bar fills up at a constant rate - when it hits the top, you get a Numbskull. Every time you make a match, the Danger Bar speeds up a tiny amount-- BUT, whenever you fill the board with all gold, it slows down a little. So, the key to doing well at Gauntlet is to have a low Snood Ratio.