Its pouring rain here so weekend beach plans may have to be punted. But…

Its pouring rain here so weekend beach plans may have to be punted. But we are going to a new Mexican Restaurant tonight for my birthday - rain can't stop that.

I tend to enjoy the farming games, so I wanted to play Orchard. The tutorial didn't really draw me in right away, but after I got through the tutorial the game got better. Its not as hectic as Farm Frenzy. Its definitely more relaxing and while there are goals to meet you don't feel a whole bunch of pressure to meet them within a certain amount of time. So it can be a nice balance if you want a break from some of the more harried time management games.

You also get to manage a host of workers, which I enjoyed since I'm a natural delegator. Any worker can do any job but they all have there certain specialties. It takes awhile to get used to this style of gameplay, but I found I enjoyed it.

So whatever the weather is like where you are at, give this game a try. You might like it. One thing I didn't like: no option for a male protagonist. Guys play casual games too!