We classify Candy Crush Saga as belonging to the 'Puzzle - Match 3' sub-genre within the main 'Puzzle' genre.

More specifically, this is defined as follows: 'In Match3 puzzle games players match board pieces together to clear them from the board and complete various level goals'.

Other examples: Toy Blast, Gardenscapes

Top Three Motivational Drivers

These people like to experience a sense of accomplishment through solving puzzles and brain teasers of several kinds.

These people express themselves through visual customization and decoration or characters, items or buildings and showing it to others.

These people like to experience a sense of completion through achieving different milestones and thresholds, each more demanding than the last.

Top Three Player Archetypes

Thinkers enjoy playing games for the occasional brain teaser or other cognitive challenges to take their mind off other things. Being able to solve puzzles successfully gives Thinkers a high sense of accomplishment and draws them to the world of gaming time and time again.

Skill Masters are always on the lookout for ways to become better and better in any game they pick up. They see the hard difficulty and steep learning curves as appealing rather than repelling qualities. Skill Masters are passionate about improving and honing all aspects of their gameplay and gain satisfaction when others acknowledge their high level of skill.

Kings of the Hill prefer games with a high degree of competition with other players. For this player type PvP-action is the best (and often the only) way to get the most satisfaction out of gaming. Kings of the Hill enjoy the sense of power resulting from competing against friends, acquaintances or random people and then outwitting, outmanoeuvring and outlasting them.

Top 3 motivations Candy Crush Saga fulfils better than the genre average

These people like to experience a sense of power by competing against friends, acquaintances or random people while outwitting, outlasting and outmanoeuvring them

These people like to experience a sense of togetherness through working together with friends, acquaintances or even random people while achieving goals and milestones as a team.

These people like to experience a sense of accomplishment through solving puzzles and brain teasers of several kinds.

Some motivations Candy Crush Saga fulfils less than the genre average

Much like Fortnite, Candy Crush Saga maps very well to the genre average with no clear areas where it significantly falls behind with its motivational mapping.

The most significant differences are:

Summary

For any mobile game developer, gaining insight into their players key drivers and motivations is essential to help drive the continued success of their game.

This applies from initial launch and testing through to the games ongoing development. As new gameplay trends emerge, such as greater social features, battle passes and hybrid genres, developers must be able to monitor whether or, not their game is still delivering what the audience is looking for.

The field of player insight and motivations is a new one in mobile game analytics. Still, it now means that developers have even more tools at their disposal to ensure that their games keep their audience engaged by delivering new and exciting experiences for years to come.

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A victim of that disturbing day said she didn't know until she saw Kayla Rae Norton walking free. That's when she called the district attorney.

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. A white woman who was originally sentenced to several years in prison for terrorizing a Black eight-year-old child's birthday party was freed after only about two years.

But a victim of that disturbing day in Douglasville said she only found out when she saw that woman, Kayla Rae Norton, walking the streets.

The conviction of Norton on terroristic threats charges stemmed from a 2015 racially-motivated confrontation that was caught on cell phone video. Norton and more than a dozen others who called themselves "Respect The Flag" - a group that supports the display of the Confederate battle flag - drove around with the flag in their vehicles.

At that time, the District Attorney said Norton joined others when they stopped near a house where a group of people was celebrating a child's birthday. That's when the couple and others allegedly yelled racial slurs.

Another person convicted for that crime, Jose "Joe" Torres, allegedly pointed a shotgun at the crowd as well.

That confrontation came just days after the massacre at a Charleston church were nine Black people were killed in a racially-motived mass shooting.

The lengthy sentences for both Norton and Torres made national headlines. Norton was sentenced to 15 years with six served in prison and Torres to a 19-year sentence.

While Torress remains in jail, the woman who was also convicted alongside him has been free since as far back as Sept. 2019.

Ryan R. Leonard, the district attorney for the Douglas Judicial Circuit, said he was contacted by the victim in early March after she spotted who she thought was Norton out on the street.

Leonard said his office confirmed Norton's release and then helped get her signed up for notifications on future parole actions involving other defendants in that case.

However, he also said they had briefed the victim and others on how to sign up for notifications regarding the status of both defendants back when they were sentenced in 2017.

"From our notes, it appears that we notified the victims in person and in writing of how to register to receive parole notifications, as per our practice," Leonard said.

The district attorney also provided additional information regarding his office's dealing with Norton since she was convicted and sentenced.

He said Norton appealed her conviction and the District Attorney's Office opposed the motion for a new trial. The office filed a brief in opposition to a new trial and the trial court denied her motion on Jan. 2, 2020.

Norton moved to withdraw her appeal on March 12, 2020 - months after she had been paroled - and the Court of Appeals dismissed her appeal six days later.

A spokesperson for the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, Steve Hayes, said Norton became eligible for parole on Feb. 3, 2019, after serving one-third of her total prison sentence.

"She was paroled on September 27, 2019, after serving a total of 32 months," Hayes said. "Her sentence ends on February 2, 2023."

He said she remains under the supervision of the Department of Community Supervision. He added that most people convicted of a crime are eligible for after serving one-third of their sentence - as long as they were granted eligibility in the first place.

Hayes also pointed out that Norton will have to serve on probation even after the six-year portion of the sentence ends in 2023.

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Stratford police are actively investigating a series of weekend social media posts described as appearing(ing) to be motivated by hate.

Police said the discussion and related messages were prompted after a photo of a symbol (that) many people associate with racism was posted to a Stratford-based Facebook site.

Stratford police noted that a hate crime, as defined by the Criminal Code of Canada, is defined as communicating statements in any public place, incites hatred against any identifiable group where such incitement is likely to lead to a breach of the peace, and/or communicating statements, other than in private conversation, that willfully promoted hared against any identifiable group.

Hate propaganda, police said, can be any writing, sign or visible representation that advocates or promotes hate towards an identifiable group (that) includes race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation.

Hate has a harmful impact on the community with the impacts of such crime being far reaching, extending beyond the physical and emotional trauma to the victim, to encompass other members of the group and the broader community as a whole, the police statement said. It causes emotional trauma to the identified groups that are victimized, and it results in serious friction between different groups in our society.

This trauma and subsequent friction in our society is easily observed by looking at the worldwide response to the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Our community is not unaffected by these incidents and we all must work together to find a better way of overcoming hate.

Stratford police is encouraging community members to report any incidents of hate propaganda, including posts on social media.

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Motivation can be hard to find during these tough COVID-19 times. But Mayank Agarwal has chosen a Monday to share his thoughts about dreams which the India opener feels cannot be 'configured in the head'.

India's Test opener Agarwal on Monday shared a photo of him walking out to open the batting at Kolkata's Eden Gardens during India's first pink-ball Test against Bangladesh with the hashtags #MondayMotivation #TeamIndia.

Along with the tweet, Agarwal wrote: "Dreams can't just be configured in the head, but they should be firmly accompanied by a positive outlook and sheer determination to accomplish the goal."

In 11 Tests so far, Agarwal, 29, has scored 974 runs at an average of 57.29.

In November 2019, Agarwal hit his second double century in only his eighth Test match, at Indore against Bangladesh, recording his current highest score of 243 in 330 deliveries with eight sixes.

Agarwal has so far played three ODIs for India.

Meanwhile on Monday, Steve Smith hit the nets for the first time in three months, Australia's premier batsman said in a social media post.

"First hit in the nets in 3 months. Good news... I remembered how to hold the bat," said former captain Smith in an Instagram post with a photo of him in cricket gear.

The coronavirus pandemic had brought the world to a standstill since March with all outdoor activity severely limited in almost every part of the globe. Cricket was halted since mid March due to the deadly virus with the Indian Premier League also being postponed.

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Theres a fine line between being successful and striving to attain success. In todays competitive world, it is not easy to reach the top of your game. Motivational speaker Daniel Hauber after overcoming all obstacles has emerged as a successful name. With a proper plan in place, he executed his works in social media and YouTube marketing.

This extraordinary talent is also a YouTuber who is helping many companies to grow digitally. The young and dynamic talent known for his exceptional marketing skills is working for many brands and is a mentor for many big companies. Besides this, he also consults many online businesses across different parts of the world.

With his supreme knowledge, his formula of teaching has worked for most of the people. Share your knowledge to gain more knowledge in return. It is a two-way process. The more you share your knowledge and ideas, the more you get to know about certain things across different fields, said Daniel.

Constantly pushing boundaries, Hauber very well knows how to work in competition. He is a prime example for the people who want to work independently in their life. Ahead of his time, Hauber is very matured in terms of business and decision making. By his work ethic, many of the young marketers are following his way to becoming a successful name in the industry.

Furthermore, he said, To become a speaker; you should be able to take the responsibility of many. You cannot just go out there and speak whatever you like. It should be kind and inspire people to do something in life. A speaker should encourage young ones to improve their living standards and set goals in life.

His journey towards success began at a very young age when he started the job of a salesman. Daniel has always achieved top position in life whether it is a salesman job, as a speaker or as YouTuber. With his marketing strategies, he has touched new heights and this young talent very well knows how to stay unique in this competitive market. With his focus of expanding his company, Babba Media he has become a household name in the field of online marketing.

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Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Liverpool's motivation for winning their maiden Premier League title came from focusing on working hard, rather than caring about points.

The Reds cantered to their first league title for 30 years, confirming the silverware with seven games to spare last week.

Klopp has masterminded 28 wins from 31 fixtures so far, only dropping seven points all season, having destroyed almost everything in its path, having only missed out on the crown last year by one point.

But rather than care about how many points were on the board, the German insists that staring solely at their own performances drove them to glory.

"For us to finish above Everton and the 18 other Premier League clubs is an unbelievable achievement," Klopp wrote in a letter to the Liverpool Echo.

"I respect all of them because between us we combine to make English football so competitive and so compelling that people all around the world are captivated by it.

"The mistake would be to focus only on how many points we lead by because I cant think of too many games in which we were not forced to fight for every single inch. In some, we had to dig deep into our souls to find a way to win.

"On so many occasions I walked into the dressing room afterwards, amazed and so happy with what I had just seen, only to find the boys out on their feet because they had given so much on the pitch.

"This is a hard league and it has been won the hard way no matter what the table says.

"For this to happen we have needed so many ingredients to come together. The actions and achievements of the players speak for themselves.

"All of the tributes that they have received are so deserved and as their manager I could not be more proud. But for all the focus on their ability and their commitment, one thing that has been overlooked is that as a group they understand exactly what it means to represent this city and carry its name.

"This is the petrol in their tank that is always there and it has fuelled us every step of the way."

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Craig Gordon believes Hearts have every right to be in a relegation rage and theyll use it to fuel their promotion fire next season.

The keeper rejoined the Jambos on a two-year deal on Monday after his six-year stint at Celtic came to an end.

The 37-year-old knocked back an offer from the champs, which he revealed included an enormous wage drop from his previous deal.

Hearts and Partick Thistle are in court on Wednesday as part of their legal challenge against relegation to the Championship and League One respectively.

Gordon insists the pair should feel aggrieved and that the anger towards the SPFL plus other clubs is understandable.

He said: Everybody in the sporting world has a great deal of sympathy for Hearts. Its a difficult thing the club are having to deal with at the moment.

Its a feeling of injustice for the fans and players. As a player you can only feel sorry for the guys who didnt get the chance to put things right on the pitch.

They still had eight games to go and yet they had that chance taken away from them. From a sporting point of view, as a fellow player, thats pretty hard to take.

Theyll be hurting from not getting that opportunity as will the fans who were also denied that opportunity to see out the season and get behind the club and team to achieve the results that would have got them out of trouble.

There are a lot of things which are going to make Hearts fans, players and everyone else associated with the club very angry and quite rightly so. If any club or any player was in that same situation then theyd feel the same way.

Gordon admits the desire to right some perceived wrongs and settle scores if Hearts bid to scrap the drop does fail played a part in his call to return 13 years on, having been Fraser Forsters understudy.

He said: There are a whole host of things that were involved in making the decision but yes it was something that came into my mind. This has happened and who knows what may happen in the coming weeks.

There is still a lot of discussion to be had in that area so I dont want to say too much about it.

But yeah for me to come back and help fight for Hearts to get back to where they want to be is something I wanted to do.

And it will be a fired-up Hearts that mount their bid for the Championship title come October, ready to take out their anger.

He said: That would be what every player would want to do. The motivation from last season will be to have a good season and prove everybody wrong.

There is going to be quite a big fallout from this. Its going to last for quite some time, maybe even years, in terms of rivalries and people feeling wronged by other clubs.

Thats going to last because of how everything worked out and the injustice felt by a number of teams. There is going to be that added little spice to things because of that.

And Hearts are going to have the greatest burden of that after being put in a position where they feel unjustly relegated.

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EN(dur)ANCE by Robin Gudal

Robin Gudal

Have you ever been angry? I have been.

Ephesians 4:26 commands us, Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath. (King James Version)

Many of us who have been married have heard this. In recent years popularity with the sayings on placards, the modern version is Always kiss me goodnight.

I have done the angry thing right as the above verse and I have done it wrong.

In reference to these past days, I think this verse should be studied, read, prayed over and implemented in all our hearts.

The movie Thirteen Reasons (very raw, often disturbing, however a thought and discussion provoking series on Netflix) displays a picture of this verse being done wrong. To be driven by emotion and passion that is not tempered by reason, love and peacefulness. Destruction, pain, sorrow, more injustices, hatred and death then becomes the reality. A devastating mess.

Its easy to hate. Its easy to fear. Its hard to love. But its not optional. Its essential.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 NIV: Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools, NLT, Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.

James 1:19, 20 NIV: My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

When I think upon days of past and of recent regarding injustices (across our existence as humans) I become very emotional. We have often not done it right.

So, lets not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we dont give up. Galatians 6:9 (NLT)

Divine wisdom comes from those who grab the problem with their hands, lift it up to the Lord and ask, What shall we do with this? Carrie Lloyd, The Noble Renaissance

Let me hold the door for you.

I may have never walked in your shoes, but I see your soles are worn,

Your strength is torn under the weight of a story, I have never lived before.

Let me hold the door for you.

After all youve walked through, its the least I can do.

Morgan Harper Nichols, Empathy

There is a purpose in every season, and no matter how you want to race through this day or run away from this place, rest assured that you are invited to live fully right here, right now. Light will always find you, and even when the sun sets and you sit awaiting the dawn, know you are still blooming in the way you were meant to.

Each small moment, whether in the light or the dark, you can make room for becoming, for breathing, for stumbling, and for simply being for there is Grace, today and every day.

Care enough to come alongside others.

Pastor Jeff Phelps, Crossroads Church

Please be motivated by love in words, actions and reactions!

Robin (Beckman) Gudal, intentional in life, is a wife, momma, nana, friend, and a flawed and imperfect follower of Jesus.

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During these unprecedented times students have been learning at home. We get some tips on keeping your kids motivated academically this summer with Marvin Dutton who has a virtual learning academy.

Tips:

1. Set short, medium- and long-term learning goals for the summer. Be sure to attach an award or desirable activityto each goal.

2. Have your child list topics that they find interesting. Gain access to materials in this particular subject area. Have your child research online or in a text.

3. Schedule daily instruction time for your child. Children are typically used to a routine during the academic school year. During this time guide their instruction with online activities and educational resources. See what sites interest your child the most.

4. Remember to use positive reinforcement. Attach tasks to an outdoor activity or experiential learning opportunity. Remember to practice social distancing.

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You sent in photos, and celebrity antiques appraiser Dr. Lori has studied them.

Can you guess which of these items is worth something and which belongs in the dumpster?

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PHL17 is the home of Union Soccer, but because of the pandemic we haven't had much soccer to enjoy. But even with no soccer just yet, the team still does so much in our community.

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As the Coronavirus pandemic ramped up, many people stopped seeking care at their primary physicians if it was not covid related. But health officials say it's important to know the doctor's office is open.

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It's Monday and across the world, motivation is dipping and willpower is sagging. Whether it's to exercise, keep chugging through office work, stick through your healthy eating goals or even just maintain positivity through tough times like these; we're all in this together. What could make the rest of us feel a little better is Mandana Karimi and her version of Monday motivation. The multifaceted Bollywood personality posted a black and white photo of herself wearing a two-toned bikini settled in the sand with a wide smile and appropriate beach waves in her short hair. It's a "feeling kinda cute Monday" for Mandana and if nothing else, we're inspired to do ab crunches.

It seems like swim wear is always favoured bythe actress slash singer slash dancer. Her latest Instagram photo is a throwback to a photoshoot from last December. Shot at Juhu beach, she sported a high neck lace bralette with white bottoms.

Another take from the same photoshoot puts her pearly whites on display along with the bikini this time around.

(Also Read:Mandana Karimi Welcomes Spring In Lovely Lavender)

Mandana is definitely missing her days spent travelling around the world. She shares a sunkissed picture in a red swimsuit with the breeze in her face along with a picture perfect recreation of it in her bedroom in the present day.

She celebrated world environment day with a photo of herself wearing a beige bikini, sunglasses and short hair on a sandy beach with a picturesque green mountain and blue waves as her backdrop.

Another black and white photoshoot saw Mandana in a white scalloped bikini as she sprawled on the shore.

Wearing a yellow bikini with sunglasses and a juicy burger in her hand was Mandana's pre-quarantine look. Now it's all about eggs, almonds and salads.

The lovely red swimsuit with gold interlocked loops is back on the lady; this time paired with dark cat eye sunglasses.

Mandana Karimi wearing a black strapless bikini and sunglasses looking ready to devour a massive pizza and salad which is in front of her is a whole mood.

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