Jacquie Lawson Country Cottage 12+

Love Jacquie Lawson

I have been a JL fan for many years and my friends enjoy the cards I send. So I was excited to find this game - until I tried it. The games are, to put it mildly, boring and it takes forever to get to the daily goal. Even then there isn’t a big enough reward to do much to the cottage or grounds.

It’s Jacquie Lawson so of course the graphics are great! What else would you expect? I have purchased many of their advent calendars through the years because of great graphics. Plus, the games and crafts are a little more fun and the rewards are better. I love the decorating you can do on that app.

This app needs a lot of work. The klondike solitaire is really hard. I’ve played solitaire for about 68 years now and I don’t usually miss a play, but the cards are stacked against you in this game.I would like to see better rewards and the ability to fix up the cottage and grounds a little faster. I just don’t have time every day to spend hours and hours trying to get just a small reward and do one thing to the cottage. I included this app in a Christmas card I sent to a friend I always buy the advent calendar for and she said she was enjoying it, but I’ll bet she is also bored and discouraged by now.

I play the game only to find out the app isn’t working.

I agree with everyone saying how wonderful the graphics are. I was so excited to start playing this, but have been frustrated along the way. It began with only being able to earn 500 points everyday, and what seems like literally 24 hours has to pass. I also agree with what others are saying about how you have to play the three simple games way too many times to get 500 points. I am really looking forward to decorating the cottage, but it may be weeks before I get there. Not sure I have the patience for that. Now, the app is frequently down and I don’t find this out until after I played a game to get the message that it is not working and the points I have earned are not being registered. The idea of this app is so wonderful. I hope they value what is being said in the reviews and make changes. I realize a lot of work and talent goes into making this app and I would be happy to pay a fair price for it and be able to enjoy it. Update: They have changed it to daily to earn points instead of every 24 hours! Also, it looks like they were working on it quite a lot because I am no longer getting the message that the app is down. Now, if only some other ways to earn points and the allowance of earning more points in a day (unlimited?), I could get to decorating.
Update: Dropping the rating because it is ridiculous how few points you get for playing the games when the items require such a higher number of points.

Developer Response ,

New version 1.2 available now! Scoring system improved, no limit on points score per day. Future releases will include new games, puzzles and other pastimes – please bear with us!

Work in Progress

As usual, the Jacquie Lawson folks have exceeded themselves with the graphics. I agree with the other reviewers that playing the three games over and over to get points is tiresome. However, it’s a nice way to entertain yourself when you’re on a long phone call. The point requirements for some of the items are a bit high. After I met all the point goals and reached the level where you could redecorate the place by picking items from a catalogue, I stopped. I liked the cottage as is. After all, I put a lot of work in getting it in shape. ;) It would be nice to put fresh flowers on the tables or add books to the bookcases, but that’s not an option. It would also be great for the stationery activity if you could send your note to one of your contacts in your Jacquie Lawson contact list, but you’re not permitted to that. Seems strange. I was hoping to find several of the wonderful Jacquie Lawson easter eggs, but they only recycled the ones of the cats mewing and the dog lifting its head. For example, I’d love to see the sheep stop roaming and do something when you click on them. I figure this cottage adventure is a work in progress. It’s worth the download.