Miracle Merchant

Miracle Merchant is so much fun to play! It’s a very satisfying game, from the simple pleasure of matching cards to get the highest score possible, to the quirky & attractive graphics, music, and sound effects. I’ve taken one star off because the tutorial for this game and the language used in the daily challenges is so uselessly vague. It’s a fairly straightforward game, so I could figure out how to play it well simply by playing it a lot. But I think an important element of game design is clearly establishing what the words used to refer to various plays mean (I.e. duplex, mixture, ingredient card, etc.). If I hadn’t loved the graphics of this game so much I would’ve been scared off by the poorly written tutorial. However, I’m still a huge fan of the game and would recommend it to anyone. It’s got great replay ability, too.

Earlier I had given this game three stars in a review. I took the time to play the game three straight hours in a row, and that has convinced me to change my rating to five stars. Earlier, I had said the game didn't have the the same hook factor that grabbed me like Card Crawl and Card Thief. That's why I took three hours to really dive into the game. This game took time to grow on me. Once it did, I found quite a clever game behind the bright colors, wacky characters, and catchy music. Earlier I had said the game seemed too random, but as I played it more I found said randomness was more because it took me a while to really grasp the game. Once I really started figuring out how to make good card combos, and seeing how the game plays out, I realized the randomness was really my lack of truly understanding the game at first. Thanks to Arnold Rauers and Tiny Touch Tales for another delightful card game. Oh, if anybody is having problems running this game on older devices, go to the in game options menu and turn on the power save function. That cuts down on the game animations so it will run smoother. An added thank you to A.R. and T.T.T for putting that option into the game. Well, time for me to get back to making more potions — POOF!

This game is great it is so perfectly created even for older phones wit the option to make the game run smoother. This game is amazing for so many reasons...here are a few 1.The art style feels and looks home made and is just so pleasing to look at. 2.The game play is refined and clean for hours of addicting fun. 3.So Many Spells, there are so many new things to learn I wonder how it was created as an indie game nonstop with how many spells and combinations to discover. There is so much more to this game...it is seriously the best game on my phone right now. Although I wish that the coins you get for completing twin,douplex,and stronger spells and just completing a round, I wish those coins could be used in the lobby to I don’t know but a new shop or a shader to your cards to the colors YOU like...that would be cool too. All in all it’s a game for honest good fun and is so rewarding every time you play...I would recommend it to all ages and people.

Miracle Merchant is a fast paced solitaire where you serve customers who need one of 4 suits of ingredients. The potions you mix are colorful and surprising, the characters you meet are distinct, and everything flows nicely through the short games. The strategy of brewing new mixtures, satisfying all of your customers, and making the most out of each game is rewarding, and simple to ease yourself into. Daily tasks help you pace filling your potions list, and daily games offer a more competitive, though still accessible layer of play. I don't play a ton of games on my phone, but this is a neat little package I plan on exploring pretty thoroughly. Great for those who like puzzlers, achievement hunting games, or short bursts of activity.

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This is a fine game, but it isn’t something that really keeps your attention. There are daily tasks, but you are not “rewarded” in any way for accomplishing them. There are no upgrades to get or achievements to unlock. Once you accomplish your goal for the day... that’s it. The only reason to keep playing is to get a high score or to beat a challenging activity. But, it isn’t challenging. It’s repetitive, and it is highly based on luck and the random generation of the order of the cards. Overall, kind of boring and disappointing, and also rather confusing because it does not tell you what to do or how to succeed. You just figure it out on your own.