A little bet about a little game.
I have a bet going with my husband, Jeff — it’s about a silly bet about a little game played on a smartphone. Let me explain.
The game is called Sticky Bodies, from Q-Games and Pixel Junk. No, I get no moneys if anyone reading this decides to play this game. I do believe the game is free, although there is a one-time purchase (mine was so long ago, I’ve forgotten about it, until I started researching, then someone mentioned it). The premise is simple, although bizarre. Little figures, looking like paper dolls we used to dress in paper clothing, fall down. When they reach another little figure, they connect, or stick, to it. You, the player, control their flight side to side, to a degree, as you guide them with your finger on the screen, trying to connect them to as many other little figures as possible. The idea is getting them all to fall into the open mouth of a large head waiting for them at the bottom. That’s right — they are to be swallowed, and the more of them that are to be swallowed up, the better the score. You can even make them go faster, although they are then more difficult to control.
However, there are ways to improve the score. There are pies and sausages in the way, and as the figures fly through them, they are “consumed” and raise the score (as well as put you up on the leaderboards). There are hula hoops to go through — that also raises the…
