Cuckoo Curling

Curling is not the most riveting sport out there, but that doesn’t mean there’s no skill involved in it. In fact, the players have to practice for quite a bit in order to make precise shots, not to mention the fact that they also have to decide on the proper speed for the stones in order to achieve the desired results.

Cuckoo Curling is a fun multiplayer game which combines curling and connect four elements, in order to make the ordeal a tad more exciting. As such, the main idea is to get at least four stones connected in a row before the other players does the same. It’s not difficult in theory, but the game mechanics are interesting enough to lead to stalemates and a few other awkward situations.

There is one more thing you have to watch out for as well, namely the crocodile that patiently waits at the end of the ice alley. Hence, if one of your stones leaves the designated area, the crocodile promptly devours it, making it impossible to somehow reuse it later on. This makes the matches even longer, since you really have to work at it in order to achieve a victory.

The game design is pretty simple, but the atmosphere is quite exciting for some reason. Hence, there’s a small crowd that cheers after every slide, and they even show a few funny messages when the crocodile gets one of the stones. Speaking of which, the cuckoo clock in the middle of the alley eats the stones that fall short of the target area, so you truly cannot cheat the system.

As far as the graphics are concerned, everything is more or less how it should be in this regard. The visual style is basic and unimpressive, but also very smooth and clean, making it easy on the eyes over long periods of time. The animations are pretty cool as well, especially when it comes to the crocodile.

In the end, the only thing that’s kind of annoying about Cuckoo Curling is that it can only be played in local multiplayer. An AI would have been nice, but it’s already in the works, so the game should become even more fun in the future.