How to Play Purble Place

1. Choose Start➪Games; double-click Purble Place.

Purble Place is actually made up of three games: Comfy Cakes, Purble Shop, and Purble Pairs. All are aimed at younger children to help them learn to match things, and all offer easy to follow popup instructions.

2. In the resulting Purble Place window, click one of three items to begin a game:

• The schoolhouse opens Purble Pairs, where you click two squares at a time, trying to find pairs of items.

• The bakery displays Comfy Cakes, where you assemble a cake to match the picture.

• The Purble Shop contains a little character for whom you have to select eyes, nose, and mouth that match.

3. In the game window, follow the onscreen instructions to make selections.

In Comfy Cakes, for example, click a cake shape and then click the large green arrow button on the screen to move the cake to the next station. Choose icing and decorations that match the picture of the cake on the TV.

4. To return to the main menu, choose Game➪Main Menu. To exit the game entirely, click the Close button.

There’s a shortcut in each game window to get back to the main menu. Click the little building icons (shop, school, and home) that are surrounded by a green arrow.