Coins allow the player to purchase extra turns or boosters to help him/her win at the puzzles. Every task Austin completes requires a certain number of stars. PLAY: The player solves puzzles to earn coins and stars. Austin decides to renovate the home to make his parents fall in love with it again.

His parents (William and Olivia) drop the news that they plan to sell the house and move into an apartment. PREMISE: Austin the butler (same protagonist from the Gardenscapes game) visits his childhood home to find the mansion dilapidated. This match-3 puzzle game progresses with increasing levels of difficulty. Homescapes, a spin-off of Gardenscapes, was released by Playrix in 2017.

Why? The game contains a surprise clogging reference! Shout out to high school classmate Aaron, my toughest opponent! However, a screenshot from Fancy Free Clogger Dustin expanded my gaming repertoire at least temporarily to include Homescapes. Regarding phone games, I haven’t progressed beyond Words with Friends.

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