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Patriz Biliran and Regina Peñarroyo co-run The Ampersand and write blog articles in their free time.

Solitaire Stories (Apple Arcade) Review

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 The Ampersand1295

If you were a 90s kid, you probably played solitaire on your computer way before PC games took the world by storm. Nowadays, it seems that solitaire is a game you play when you’re bored, and you have absolutely no other fun thing to do. That’s where Solitaire Stories comes in. It’s a game that […]

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Dear Reader (Apple Arcade) Review

August 20, 2021August 23, 2021 The Ampersand1168

Dear Reader is a game that I felt was created for someone like me–an avid reader. And the “game of literary wordplay” did not disappoint. While word puzzlers are very common on mobile devices, Dear Reader offers a new twist to the genre. Unlike the usual rearranging of letters to form words or connecting given […]

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Perfect Pair: Ginto’t Pilak and Go Hard Girls’ “Nesthy Petecio Knocks Down Barriers”

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 The Ampersand736

Ginto’t Pilak is a children’s storybook about Hidilyn Diaz and her weight lifting journey. The book was published by Anvil Publishing in 2020 and was co-written by Diaz and Palanca Hall of Famer Eugene Evasco. Ginto’t Pilak encourages kids, especially girls, to fight for their dreams like Diaz did to win a silver medal in the […]

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Oregon Trail (Apple Arcade) Review

July 7, 2021August 2, 2021 The Ampersand886

Apple Arcade’s Oregon Trail is a modern iteration of the classic 1971 text-based strategy game. Gameloft has done a wonderful job at re-imagining it and making it fresh. While I haven’t played the original, it’s probably safe to assume that it had its share of issues. For one thing, it might have been a bit […]

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Ixalan Season II Update in Magic: ManaStrike Adds New Cards and Improves Rewards System

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Ampersand1115

Netmarble has recently released a new update for Magic:ManaStrike, introducing players to Ixalan Season II that includes two new cards and an improved rewards system.

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