Kelly Green Garden Queen is another take on the classic time and resource management game. However, instead of the familiar farm, cafe or restaurant, Kelly Green Garden Queen takes on a new premise: an organic flower garden nursery.
You take on the role of Kelly, a city girl who suddenly finds herself the new owner and manager of her family business: an organic nursery. Help her adjust to the village life and manage her nursery while keeping her customers happy.
During the course of the game, Kelly will be joined by family members eager to turn the family business into a success. Guide them in performing tasks in the most efficient manner while keeping their customers happy in order to earn the most money every day. Decide when the flower pots should be prepared, the soil potted, the flower seeds planted and the pots watered… and that’s just in the first level! It gets more complex with more tasks to manage as you progress further into the game.
As you complete each level, more types of flower seeds are available to you. In addition, various upgrades that give you options to improve your efficiency, keep your customers happy and earn extra income can be purchased for your nursery. All these additions make your task of efficiently running the farm more challenging.
One aspect of this game that makes it more interesting than its competition is the presence of a new level of strategy in it. When new buildings such as a greenhouse or a lemonade stand become available to you, you get to choose exactly where on the nursery you want them placed. Skillfully placing the various components of the nursery will make Kelly run between tasks more efficiently, allowing her to get more things done.
There is also a variety of customers that Kelly has to cater to. There are those that just phone in their order, and there are those who personally turn up at the nursery and wait there while you grow their flowers. (These must be very patient customers if they are willing to wait at the nursery while you grow their flowers from scratch!) These two types of customers will have a patience meter as well. The lower their patience, the less you will earn from them. Phone customers can be contacted by phone and be reassured that their order is on its way. Customers who visit you can be soothed with a nice cold glass of lemonade!
There is a minigame that activates depending on what the customer orders. Customers usually order flowers by the pot, but some can request for the flowers to be presented properly in a bouquet. When the flowers for these orders are ready, you will then be taken to a flower arrangement table where you get to arrange the purchased flowers for the customer. If you choose the vase and decorations that the customer likes, you will earn more cash for their order.
The game isn’t just about growing and selling flowers though. You will also have to worry about the various materials and utilities needed to run the nursery, such as the water supply, soil and the lemonade supply! You will also have to contend with a cow and all sorts of parasites that are trying to ruin your precious flowers.
Kelly Green Garden Queen is a nice fresh take on the time management game genre, introducing a new setting that’s different from the typical farm or restaurant. Experience the pleasant and comforting role of running a nursery, from the growth and sale of flowers to the maintenance and protection of the nursery. Help Kelly turn her nursery into a success as she progresses through the four seasons and become the best flower gardener!
Rating: 4.0/5.0
You can read more about Kelly Green Garden Queen at http://www.game-tycoon.com/kelly-green.html
Steven maintains Game Tycoon at http://www.game-tycoon.com , a website devoted to strategy, simulation and time management games. You can read game reviews, download games and play them online.
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