Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31087078-20170209031355/@comment-28829111-20170211054604

I play very few games and have few on my devices. Originally it was that flying pig one because the kids loved it - angry birds...I never got interested. Put Solitaire on for times in airport. Tried a few puzzle games and always got bored. Didn't like the gambling ones because they encouraged spending money for more coin play. One app sent an in-app game suggestion for me to try SN - I think it was dice with buddies or criminal case. I tried the SN game because of that suggestion and liked it. No friends played solo for months. One day decided to try the friend thing. Realized how it added to game. Googled info about something in the game. Got the answer on this site. Got lots of other questions answered here. Took the time to read past posts under the various categories. Liked the players here and they were helpful. And they took my game to a new level...it all started with Dag and the sugar tongs and Stu and the Mountain (or tree?)...pieces I could NEVER win but they helped me. Then I was hooked. Then came TT...

So am I a whale? Probably. I have a monthly entertainment budget and rarely spend it out of the house as DH is not well. So I choose how much to spend in-app purchases (also liked Dice with Buddies) per that budget. I do not mind supporting the company (within my budget) and keeping the programmers delivering new challenges. I don't like business decisions that unfairly punish customers such as the implementation of the Treasury Update. Other than that I am continually impressed with Mytona coming up with unique challenges that have a recognizable, consistent flow. I think they do a great job in CS (and landed on their feet after the Treasury blow-up). I like the friend/gifting aspect like many here. That said without TT the game might get stagnant for me.