It turns out those sneaking suspicions we've all been having (don't try and deny it) that Simon Cowell is king of the beavers are true. Fortunately the owls are on the case... [via op-pop].

More spaced based point'n'click shenanigans (see the first episode here) in Return To The THK58 [subbed by Mystery].

If the level of difficulty of the point'n'click escape in Jail Break is any reflection upon the really of escaping prison I suggest commencing your crime spree now (*), they'll never be able to capture you for more than a few minutes [subbed by Mystery].

(*) Lazylaces in no way endorses a life of crime. Not unless you cut us in on the deal.

Earthquake Escape is a short pont'n'click adventure telling you what to do in the event of a Japanese earthquake. In Japanese. Getting hit on the head by a rock whilst regretting knowing no Japanese seems to be the general result [subbed by winniethepooh].

For some reason when I tuned into what I was singing to myself, whilst I was working at my desk today, I found that somehow my subconscious had slipped back to the 80s. So for this Musical Friday I'd thought I'd share, and present to you some 80s Gold (yes, pun intended, as if you need ask) :

Pirate Cat Adventure features many (rather nicely drawn, but slightly weird) locations for you to point'n'click your way around as you ponder "why is the rum gone?" [subbed by Mystery].

Crane And Spider continues an oddly named, not too difficult, but very cute, series of Japanese (but very accessible to non Japanese speakers) point'n'click games [subbed by Mystery].

Aren't homophones fun? And on another note, despite the name, Wild Boar Room Escape is actually quite interesting [subbed by Mystery].

Have you got the mojo to escape Jojo? [subbed by winniethepooh].

The R2D2 Translator comes in handy when you need to understand what a droid (that's fully conversant with English yet refuses to speak it) is saying. Especially if you know, like, you're in a bit of a pickle, and Obi-Wan is your only hope or something, or you just want to hear point'n'click in droideese [via rojo huron].