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Purble Place is a suite of three educational computer games^[1] developed by Oberon Media that was included with all versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.

The collection has a single home screen that offers three packs of games: Purble Pairs, Comfy Cakes and Purble Shop.^[2]

Purble Pairs is a pattern recognition and memory game similar to Concentration. The object is to clear the tableau in the fewest turns. As the skill level progresses, a timer appears, the grid size increases, and more similar pictures are used. The Beginner level has one 5×5 grid, Intermediate has two 6×6 grids, and Advanced has four 8×8 grids to solve per game (shamrocks, hearts, smiley faces or gumdrops). In addition to a jester that automatically finds another match of an exposed card, numerous special pairs are present in the higher levels, such as a card of the cake batter station in Comfy Cakes that shuffles the board when paired, a clock that adds more time to the timer, and a Purble Chef that automatically finds and matches pairs of cards containing cakes. A Sneak Peek coin bonus allows the player to expose all remaining cards for a couple of seconds, but every card exposed in this way is counted as a turn. This game is not available in Purble Place v0.4, an early version from 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Comfy Cakes is a hand-eye coordination game, the goal being to fill orders in a bakery by assembling a cake to match a given cake specification on a mobile by controlling a conveyor belt that brings the cake to various stations. Elements of the cake include cake pan shapes (square, circular or heart-shaped), flavor of batter (strawberry, chocolate or vanilla), three cake layerings (red, green or white), optional icing (strawberry, chocolate or vanilla), and other decorations (for instance, sugar may be sprinkled on top of the cake, and in rarer cases, flames are applied to iced cakes to create a smooth glaze), and a rotate button in v0.4. If the cake does not match the specification on the television, the player is penalized, and the cake gets thrown away. If the player sends two or three incorrect orders, the game is over. After a certain number of correct orders are shipped in the box, the player wins the game, and the score is tabulated. The final score depends upon the number of cakes baked, the number of incorrect orders sent and the efficiency of the player. At higher levels the specifications become more complex and multiple cakes must be manufactured in parallel on a single conveyor belt. The player makes about five or six (or eight in v0.4) cakes in one of the difficulty levels. When the player does not get the features in the wax paper, the computer tells them the move is disallowed.

Purble Shop is a code-breaker game. The computer decides the color of up to five features (topper (hair in version 0.4), eyes, nose, mouth and clothes) that are concealed from the player. The player can choose from an assortment of colors (red, purple, yellow, blue or green), and a color can be used once, several times or not used. The player then attempts to deduce or guess the right feature colors in a limited number of guesses (not available in beginner difficulty). There are three difficulty levels: Beginner with three features in three possible colors; 3³ = 27 different possible solutions, Intermediate with 4⁴ = 256 solutions, and Advanced with 5⁵ = 3125 solutions. The beginner and intermediate levels are guessing games where after each move the computer tells the player which items were right, so there is little scope for deduction. At the advanced level the computer does not tell the player which specific items were right, reporting only the count of picks in the right color and position, and the count of picks in the right color but the wrong position. This level is similar to the colored peg game Mastermind, where success requires logical reasoning (although there is a small chance of succeeding through lucky guesses).

Purble Place was developed in 2005 by Oberon Media, who were contracted by Microsoft to remake its inbuilt game suite for Windows Vista with an original children’s title. Development took place under one year, complicated by requirements to meet Microsoft’s security, political and accessibility standards for the operating system. Due to requirements not to use a third-party game engine, the development team hired college graduates to implement their «Flat Engine» into the game. The studio viewed development on the game as a minor project secondary to the creation of launch titles for the Xbox Live Arcade.^[3] Purble Place was publicly introduced in the 2005 community technical preview of Windows Vista build 5219 in 2005, and packaged with Windows Vista in 2007.^[4][5]

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Even though it may seem unbelievable now, some years ago, it was common to entertain yourself with the games installed by default with the operating system, specifically Windows 7 or Windows Vista. It was not necessary to download anything or to have an Internet connection. Purble Place was one of them. It is a fun, logic-oriented, and memory game mainly designed to entertain the little ones. Complete the different levels while baking delicious cakes, dress characters, and match images.

Gameplay

• Various mini-games: Purble Place is not just a game but is composed of a series of 3 mini-games called Comfy Cakes, Purble Pairs, and Purble Shop that address different themes. Each mini-game makes the player face a new challenge and start an exciting adventure.
• Develop logic: This is an excellent game for children, as it will help them train their minds while having fun and learning logic. For example, to make cakes, they will have to repeat patterns in the correct sequence, let their imagination run wild by creating new characters, or train their memory by matching different objects.
• Adjust the level of difficulty: You will be able to adjust the difficulty level for each game by selecting the appropriate difficulty level among «Beginner», «Intermediate», or «Advanced». Of course, you can change it on the fly.
• Save games: The game offers ways to let you switch between different mini-games without losing your progress. When launching Purble Place, you will be able to select the mini-games you want to play, and if you want to start a new game or resume a previously started one.
• Help menu: If you feel a little bit lost, the application includes a brief description for each challenge and also an additional menu with more detailed guidelines to follow.

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Game modes

As mentioned, Purble Place consists of three different games:

• Comfy Cakes: The objective is to create a series of cakes by repeating a predefined pattern in a stage beautifully colored.
• Purble Pairs: It is a classic game where you have to make cards match.
• Purble Shop: This game mode is a dress-up game where the children have to create a character and choose their nose, mouth, hair, etc.

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What do the reviews say?

It seems many players have been seduced by this funny game and can be considered rated as «Mostly positive».

Age rating

Purble Place is rated PEGI 3, it can be considered suitable for all audiences.

How to install Purble Place?

The steps to follow are as follows:

1. Download the file by clicking on the «Download» button at the top of the page, unzip the «.zip» file, and launch the «.exe» file.
2. The installation wizard will start, and you will have to select the games you want to install from the pack. Next, check the Purble Place box and click Install.
3. Once the installation has finished, a folder called «Games» will appear in the Windows start menu with the selected games, so you will be able to access them.

Where can I play Purble Place?

If you want to play Purble Place, you can download the Windows version we provide you at the top of the page and directly install it.