Sturdy, gnarly walnut bar-tops, hand-carved maple décor, knotty pine panels and sweet red cherry table-tops are now at the top of the must-have list.
Malleable, versatile and durable, bars, lounges and homes alike are incorporating woodwork into far more than an enviable hardwood floor. Smooth textures and warm tones of wood become the perfect environment to sip on a Dark n' Stormy, Pumpkin Mojitos or an Irish Cream Float. Nowadays we have warm, rich mahoganies, bright and breezy birches, sturdy oaks, elegant elms and wandering willows weaving their way into modern design. Thankfully, the 70s are far behind us, even if high-waisted yellow flares and handle-bar moustaches are making a comeback. The 70s brutally murdered interior woodwork with flimsy, darkly varnished living room paneling that served as nothing more than everyone’s least favorite part of the spring cleaning list. This is old-school, medieval and renaissance craftmanship, and the noughties are finally seeing it done well. For the interiors of modern commercial and residential design, this means raw, natural materials hearkening back to methods that came long before designer knock-offs or flares. For fashion, this means digging out old scrunchies and dungarees or stealing moth-eaten coats from your grandmother’s attic. What do you get when you mix Build-A-Lot, Gemini Lost, and My Kingdom for the Princess? Peggle?! No, what were you thinking? Wandering Willows? Closer, but not yet there.Contemporary design has a habit of resurrecting the past and rebranding as “vintage”, “retro” or – more recently – “reclaimed”.
All kidding aside, the game I’m talking about is Jack of all Tribes, the newest release by developer DivoGames. With the previously mentioned role models and plenty of unique features and quirky ideas, the game is sure to please casual players of all shades. The player follows the destiny of Jack, a young and rather cheeky man who travels back in time involuntarily while riding a rollercoaster.
He finds himself in a primitive world whose people think he is the stranger that legend says will bring peace back to the lands. Guided and supported by a beautiful native girl named Rainbow, he embarks on the quest to fulfill the legend. There’s only one mode, but players have a choice of trying to reach the expert goal by finishing the level in a certain time. The basic gameplay of Jack of all Tribes is hard to categorize. There are villagers that you have to take care of, and you have to construct buildings to earn gold. But these aspects are only the groundwork, since there are other various goals to fulfill in each level. Although levels are timed, the game feels very different from your average building simulation because the pace is very hectic, the identification with villagers is higher than with abstract workers, and tasks vary highly. Food comes from bushes, farms, mills, or fields, gold is provided by upgrading houses, regular rents, or occasional treasure chests/rewards. Wood, on the other hand, can be collected by cutting down trees or through a forester’s lodge. Furthermore the player can also construct buildings for entertainment, such as the theater or the cocktail bar. Each time a request for entertainment is satisfied by clicking on the appropriate building, the player will also earn a nice amount of gold. The goals in Jack of all Tribes are ever-changing.
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