Alexei Pajitnov of Tetris fame designed several puzzles in this collection of 10 puzzle games.
Although the games vary in fun level and originality, most of them, such as Fringer and Finty Flush (which Pajitnov designed), are truly original and fun games that would have been worth the price on their own. The ten games are Fringer, Finty Flush, Mixed Genetics, Charmer, Rat Poker, Color Collision, Lineup, Spring Weekend, Jewel Chase, and Muddled Casino. An amazing value for the money and definitely a keeper for all puzzle enthusiasts.
Review By HOTUD
English 
Comments and reviews
Omg, thank you! I used to love these games when I was a kid and so did my late dad - being able to play these again brought back all the feels how I used to watch him play. You have no idea how much it means to me, I'm in tears.
As others have said, use 01234-OEM-0123456-01234 as product key - works like a charm (I'm on win 11).
It works! Unzip/Extract the folder first. Use product ID 01234-OEM-0123456-01234 that Chadmander originally posted.
Game works fine on PCEM and WIN98.
spent hours trying to get this to work. it doesn't. thanks for the stress, and the heartbreak of thinking I was getting something back that gave me joy only to have it confirmed that no, it doesn't fucking exist anymore. Liars.
Y'all have no clue how much I missed these games. Thank you to everyone who was involved in making this available
Eyyoo! I'm SO happy I got to play these again!
Shoutouts to Chadmander for giving us a Product Key to properly install these!
it was running great until recently, now the graphics on fringer are messed up and level one has orange and multi-colored strands for some reason. just not sure how all of a sudden the fringer.exe specifically could have been messed up? i tried uninstalling and re-downloading fresh, didn't fix it. would love thoughts on how to deal with this - doesn't appear to affect the other game files, just my favorite one!
the product number doesn't matter, I just used all 1s
I have been trying to get a working version of this for YEARS and finding this on my twice-a-year search (when i really really want to play one of the games and get the urge to try, again) has made me so so happy. THANK YOU!
Wasn't there included a game where it's like a science lab you had to be careful not to mix certain ones and there's a cat named curie cat that really hated it when you dropped the nitroglycerin on her it's really hissed and jumped
Thank you so much I been trying to find this for years. It's my favorite. :)
Wow thats awesome, thank you for the childhood memories!!!
i have a chromebook and it wants me to select an app to open it.
I would love to play the Microsoft Entertainment Pack: The Puzzle Collection - remember this from way back - but when I go to install it, it asks for a product id.
What do I do about that? Can you help me?
Thank you, Toni
Just use only 1's in the Product ID
does anyone remember another game pack that had a count down cog?
Miss these oldies
omg thank you i cried when i got this to work. my grandma used to play these with me when i was a small child.
Muchisimas gracias me lleno de nostalgia =)
OMG...so happy to have Rat Poker back! I had so much fun with this game in the late 90s/early 2000s. The only thing I wish is that I could make it a full screen. It seems so SMALL now on a laptop. Any idea how to make it bigger? I've tried mucking with the display settings but don't want to screw it up for everything else. thanks much.
If you need a product ID use 01234-OEM-0123456-01234
It wants a Product ID and won't let me play without one. How do I get one?
Thank you so much for sharing this. I have honestly looked for Rat Poker among the other games for so many years. I just played one round of each game and I am transported back to my mom and dad's basement having the time of my life. The nostalgia is amazing and I am glad to have and keep these games!
I LOVE THESE GAMES
Thank for share!!!. I like playin rat poker
I need the code to install... am i missing somthing?
I got my first computer way back in the late 1990s and it came bundled with Microsoft Entertainment Pack Puzzle edition. After a good run, my trusty old computer died and I had to buy a new one. Yeah it was faster, had more memory and other bells and whistles, but I sure missed the hours and hours of fun I had playing fringer, finty flush, Jewel chase and the other games that came with the puzzle pack. Im so happy that after all these years, decades really, I get to play these awesome old school games again. Thanks!
Thanks all, finally managed to play this game. I love them!
All I want is fringer...simply put how can I get it for my phone
I love this web-site, I find my favourite games.
Perfect
Thank you so much for this! I was trying to remember what these games were called for years and then I decided to try searching for 'puzzle game rat bubble' and I found it! I'd really missed fringer.
This was awesome, these games are so good. If you want to run on a Mac, the Wine program worked well with it. Just download Wine, run the Setup.exe program first to install it, then run Play.exe.
This is definitely a big dose of nostalgia! Key code listed above works. For anyone having difficulties installing, you need to unzip, then either burn the iso to a disk using your cd burner software, or using that same software (I'm using burn aware free), create a new folder on the desktop and process all files in the iso to that folder. Then run the setup file and you're good. So far, I did not need to change any computer settings to run on windows 10.
Hi! So, I have a mac (yeah I’m one if those) lol, but growing up we had these games on the family computer. Can these download onto a macbook? I really miss them!
Also I am totally tech illiterate so any help is appreciated:)
For Windows 10 Users Make Sure You Run This In Compatibility Mode for Something Like Windows 7 and you Should be Good
Hss anyone else had issues running mixed genetics? It is the only reason I downloaded this (LOVED that game) and when I click play it makes a little noise and closes.
I tried changing the compatibility mode and it still won't work.
How do I install this? I'm a total n00b when it comes to abandonware
the product key for this can be all 1s, or all 2s ect...
It works, 01234-OEM-0123456-01234
Oh, man, I remember this set! I remember the headaches it initially caused with the certificate number, but then when I managed to find it and uncover it...what fun it was!!
My favorites were Fringer, Color Changer, Charmer, and Rat Poker.
Great! So happy I downloaded this. So many memories! :D
When I try to run setup, it says it can't find the language specific DLL. What do I do?
Works great except my favorite game... Fringer! Some colors of strings just don't appear, which makes it impossible to play! Did anyone have the same problem and find a solution? Thanks!
EDIT
I tried compatibility mode, and it works! Oh the nostalgia..
every game crashes the second you click on one
@Kabuki
I used 01234-OEM-0123456-01234 as my product ID. Worked flawlessly. Enjoy your puzzles!
We need "Product ID".
[Locate your 20 digit "Product ID" and enter it in the space below.
You will find this number on your Certificate of Authenticity.
{ Product ID
{ □-OEM-□-□
[OK] [Exit Setup]
Look please.CD?DVD?BoX? ID
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