It’s been a busy summer so far. But I’ve been playing the Princess Bride game every night before bed. I only do a little at a time, a few levels within each game in order. So I’m still in Buttercup’s farm, and the tasks are starting to get hard. I like that!

The parts where you have to light a fire and keep a fire going, like in level 2, are a challenge. You’ll see what I mean when you play the game, or maybe you have already. It reminds me of lighting a fire at Girl Scout camp, even though it was an outdoors fire. We had to get the wood ready and keep it going hot enough to cook on it for a while.

Though we didn’t have to do other chores like milk cows while we did! That comes in level 3…anybody who’s been around cows, which I was in Girl Scout camp too, will find it funny!

I love this game.

Are you playing it yet? I’d like to hear from my fellow girl gamers or anybody else who has tried the demos or bought the game too. Please leave a comment! Hope to hear from you soon!

Here’s an excerpt from The Princess Bride book – encrypted! You have to decode it in order to read the passage.

Here’s how it works. The 26-letter alphabet is:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A = 1, B = 2… all the way to Z = 26

For this passage, move two letters ahead. So A becomes C, B becomes D, etc. The last letters cycle back to the beginning; Y becomes A, Z becomes B.

So if I said: The Princess Bride
in this +2 code it would be:  Vjg Rtkpeguu Dtkfg

Got it? Good! Here we go…

Kpkiq swkemna vkgf kv ctqwpf c tqem, ftqrrgf kv qxgt. Vjg ocp kp dncem itcddgf jqnf, jwpi uwurgpfgf cnqpg kp urceg. Kpkiq rwnngf. Kp c oqogpv, vjg ocp kp dncem ycu dgukfg jko.

Woman’s Day magazine are giving away 25 copies of the game! Tell your mom to enter the contest – if you win you can enjoy the game together!

No purchase necessary. Contest runs from June 1, 2008 – July 31, 2008.

More info & entry form here.

Lots of gaming sites are getting on the review train for The Princess Bride Game! Check ‘em out and leave some comments on their reviews – let them know what you think about the game!

• Aeropause has written a review with lots of screenshots
• CanMag’s thorough “coming soon” is a bit outdated (because the game’s here!) but informative
• The LA Girl in the Know has given us the scoop too…

Here’s an excerpt from The Princess Bride book – encrypted! You have to decode it in order to read the passage.

Here’s how it works. The 26-letter alphabet is:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A = 1, B = 2… all the way to Z = 26

For this passage, move three letters ahead. So A becomes D, B becomes E, etc. The last letters cycle back to the beginning; X becomes A, Y becomes B, Z becomes C.

So if I said: The Princess Bride
in this +3 code it would be:  Wkh Sulqfhvv Eulgh

Got it? Good! Here we go…

Qrw wkdw wkh ghvfulswlrq zdvq’w wkhuh. Lw zdv, dqg djdlq suhwwb pxfk dv l uhphpehuhg lw. Exw ehiruh brx jrw wr lw, wkhuh zhuh pdbeh vlawb sdjhv ri whaw ghdolqj zlwk sulqfh kxpshuglqfn’v dqfhvwub dqg krz klv idplob jrw frqwuro ri iorulq dqg wklv zhgglqj dqg wkdw fklog ehjdwwlqj wklv rqh ryhu khuh zkr wkhq pduulhg vrphergb hovh, dqg wkhq l vnlsshg wr wkh wklug fkdswhu, wkh frxuwvkls, dqg wkdw zdv doo derxw wkh klvwrub ri jxloghu dqg krz wkdw frxqwub uhdfkhg lwv sodfh lq wkh zruog.

Come back tomorrow for another excerpt to decode!

Here’s an excerpt from The Princess Bride book – encrypted! You have to decode it in order to read the passage.

Here’s how it works. The 26-letter alphabet is:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A = 1, B = 2… all the way to Z = 26

For this passage, move five letters ahead. So A becomes E, B becomes F, etc. The last letters cycle back to the beginning; V becomes A, W becomes B, X becomes C, Y becomes D, Z becomes E.

So if I said: The Princess Bride
in this +5 code it would be:  Ymj Uwnshjxx Gwnij

Got it? Good! Here we go…

Ymnx nx rd kfatwnyj gttp ns ymj btwqi, ymtzlm n mfaj sjajw wjfi ny. Mtb nx xzhm f ymnsl utxxngqj? N’qq it rd gjxy yt jcuqfns. Fx f hmnqi, n mfi xnruqd st nsyjwjxy ns gttpx. N mfyji wjfinsl, n bfx ajwd gfi fy ny, fsi gjxnijx, mtb htzqi dtz yfpj ymj ynrj yt wjfi bmjs ymjwj bjwj lfrjx ymfy xmwnjpji ktw uqfdnsl?

Come back tomorrow for another excerpt to decode!

Westley began his adventure as a simple farm boy.

We know The Princess Bride is loosely based on the medieval to Renaissance periods, so what can we learn about Westley’s life on the farm?

History for Kids has some simple & interesting articles about farming in “olden days”, including when Westley would have been answering to Buttercup’s every whim.
Check out:
Ancient and Medieval Farming part 1
Ancient and Medieval Farming part 2

The Princess Bride game is now on Yahoo! Games!

You can read find out more about the game, download the demo, buy the game, read reviews, or if you’ve played it – give the game a star rating and write a review of your own.

The Princess Bride Game on Yahoo! Games

Are you on a Mac and itching to try The Princess Bride Game? Never fear: the Mac version is coming in July! We’ll keep you posted (a pun Vizzini would love!) about the exact date, but it may be less than 2 weeks to wait for your chance to try the game for free, or buy to play forever!

There’s some Mac buzz for the game going around…check out the news from:

• Mac World
• Inside Mac Games

And on the big day you can stop by the free trial page to grab your demo and begin Westley & Buttercup’s big adventure! Stay tuned…

My first day playing The Princess Bride. The videos are like cartoon versions of scenes from the movie and the voices sound so much like the actors, it makes me want to watch the movie again too! I saw on the web page that some of the actors made the voices for the video game. Now I’m excited for all the scenes that will come later on.

The first thing I noticed about the game was the theme music, which is an awesome song.

There are different levels in the game, like Buttercup’s farm and the Fire swamp. I really want to start playing games from all of the levels but I decided it’s better to play them in order, but it’s tempting to jump around. So far Buttercup’s farm is pretty easy, but I have a feeling it’ll get hard fast. I like it, but it’s making me see how demanding Buttercup really was!

I think I could spend a lot of time playing this game, but I have to stop for today, because like Westley I have chores. In the first game on the farm he has to pull up carrots, and it reminds me that my parents said I could have a little veggie garden this year, and I have to go weed it. At least I won’t have Buttercup bossing me around.

You can tell me about how you like the game too, just leave a comment. I would like to hear from other Girl Gamers.