This opened the door to a more robust world filled with interesting characters and paw-some themes. Connecting soup to Halloween proved too abstract, so the team shifted to the idea of a wizard school. The original concept for the game involved a magic cat making a soup that was so good, it raised the dead. It seemed like a good opportunity for a cat hero, since the winner of last year’s Candy Cup Doodle was Yellow Witch and her black cat. The inspiration for this year’s cat spell-casting game came from a real-life black cat named Momo that belongs to Doodler Juliana Chen. And you’d better pounce fast-the ghost that stole the master spellbook is getting away!įrom the team that created the Magic Cat Academy: Help her cast out mischievous spirits by swiping in the shape of the symbols above the ghosts’ heads. This year’s Halloween Doodle follows freshman feline Momo on her mission to rescue her school of magic. Press play to swipe spells, save your friends, and help restore the peace at the Magic Cat Academy.

Either way, as we enter the season of florals and Easter bunnies, it’s time to dust the cobwebs off the Great Ghost Duel-or rather, to dust them back on.Grab your wand and help fend off a ghostly catastrophe. Maybe you missed the opportunity to play the first time around, or maybe you played the game at Halloween and then forgot about it. Turns out, it’s equally entertaining when you’re playing one-on-one, though it may destroy friendships and professional relationships when you defeat a worthy foe by just three flames. The Great Ghoul Duel also lets you host private matches, which I tested out with a few of Slate’s finest gamers. And the two-minute time limit is ideal if you’re just looking for a quick break-even if the game’s competitive nature makes it oh-so-tempting to keep hitting the button to play again … and again … and again … Really, who can blame any of us for returning to the game? The thrill of stealing a strand of flames from an opponent is intoxicating, as are the power-ups you earn as you collect them, from mere speed boosts to the supreme ability to walk through walls.

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