John Allen's Timesaver Puzzle

Name: John Allen's Timesaver Puzzle
Rating: 4.8 (65 reviews)

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John Allen's Timesaver Puzzle

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User Reviews for John Allen's Timesaver Puzzle

Excellent Game (for the right person)

If you are looking for an action game, or one with a great deal of variety, this game is not for you. As described, it is a puzzle game set in a railroad environment. With minor variations, all of the 100 included puzzles are set in the same scene. It is about solving the puzzles, not about a story or beautiful, changing backgrounds. Having said that, this is an excellent rendition of the classic switching game. The train movement is perfect! Very impressive! I would highly recommend this game for those who enjoy such puzzles.

gregnomoreforme, Dec 27, 2020

Realistic model railroad simulator

This nicely crafted classic switching puzzle is a great little game on iPhone. I’ve spent hours enjoying the endless combinations of puzzles. Realistic momentum, sounds, cargoes, and actions show that the developers really understand model railroading. Highly recommended!

jgilber0, Feb 24, 2018

Great Game, but I can’t go any further

I enjoyed this great game while it lasted but I got stuck on level 75 way too far long after trying a million different ways, I’ll leave this game to people who can figure this out better then me, Enjoy

Jon_T64, Dec 29, 2018

Developer unresponsive

This is a great puzzle and I throughly enjoyed playing it up to #72. When I went to start #72 it crashed. It wiped out all my scores and put me back to novice. Although I could access all puzzles it still kept me as a novice and I had no controls for the engine or turnouts. It’s not my device that’s at fault because I have the same issue on both my iPad and iPhone. The biggest issue is I’ve emailed the developer a few times through the help and support section of the application and have not had any response for over two months. I really enjoyed playing Timesaver but I’m very frustrated that I’m ignored by the developer. I hate having to write a negative review but all I want is a response about the issue.

NJWRR, May 17, 2021

Fun app to occupy your spare time

I downloaded the free app first and gave it whirl. Liked it very much and downloaded the purchase app. I had an issue with not being able to see the other towns but contacted the creator and he gave me a work around until he could fix the bug. It works great and I am enjoying it very much. The challenge is not in the variety of moves, ( and there are a lot of puzzles to solve) but in increasing your skill so your completion times are as short as possible. I recommend this game.

nkplt, Jan 31, 2018

deceptively simple

I have been into model railroads for most of my life and am familiar with this particularly notorious switching puzzle. This game is faithful to the original and just as challenging. Very entertaining

Owtrainfan, Feb 14, 2020

True to the Original

This game is realistic and fun. I’d love to see the designers make it in 3D and provide many more track arrangements maybe from certain famous locations.

pacificelectricfan, Feb 23, 2019

Realistic and fun

Very enjoyable and well written faithful rendition of the classic timesaver puzzle. All controls and movements are smooth, intuitive and responsive and the train and engine inertia feels just right. Penalties insure careful technique. Although the industries and loads are the same at all levels, a great many separate puzzles are created for each of several towns. Challenges increase at higher levels. The last towns are quite challenging. Well done. Thank you.Update: finished the last puzzle tonight. Wish there were more.Wish list:Inglenook option.Lighter colors. I need to crank up the backlight to distinguish some of the loads and industries which draws down the battery. Especially the night towns.More prototypical throttle.A means to record and play back a solution.Option at higher levels for normal uncoupling instead of modeler’s “magnetic” style.Add headlights on the loco in the night towns.One time I accidentally went back into training mode and found no way to avoid doing it all over again. Maybe I just didn’t see the way out.

Pidloop, Jan 30, 2019

Great game

I’m still in the rookie stage, but enjoying the game. I would like to be able to turn my own switches but maybe it is available in a more advanced level. The font on the instructions is really small and hard to read but after you recognize the cars and destinations you don’t need to read them. It would also be nice to be able to pick different locomotives, but maybe in advanced levels. There should also be a rating on the number of moves and time as you don’t know how efficient you were. Overall I love the game.

Roteke, Oct 14, 2020

I’m building one on a shelf

After playing John Allen’s Timesaver in the app, I am more than ever determined to build one. I sat down and designed the very same configuration on my the layout software I use. You’ll be hooked, enjoy switching and shunting.

RouXBDoo, Apr 05, 2020

Description

Train game meets puzzle game in this challenging world of the RG&H Railroad. Enjoy the nostalgia of a model train as you test your puzzle solving skills. This classic strategy puzzle, a favorite in the model railroading world for decades, has been re-imagined for iOS.

Just a few examples of what other players are saying about John Allen’s Timesaver Puzzle: • “An excellent puzzle game.” • “Challenges your thinking and logic skills.” • “Great game!” • “I love the game!” • “Totally different from any puzzle game I have ever tried.” In John Allen’s Timesaver Puzzle you will move trains in tight quarters to complete switching orders as you go from town to town. Of course, no job is without its complications and the RG&H Railroad is no exception. Your difficulties grow and the workload increases as you navigate worker strikes, new safety regulations and more. But never fear, our engineer, Slim, will be there to keep you on track and remind you that the clock is ticking. • Pay once and play forever. No in-app purchases! • 100 challenging puzzles, each playable at 4 difficulty levels. • Sync game scores and progress across devices with iCloud. • Enjoy our lively soundtrack or listen to your own music as you play. • Climb leader boards and challenge friends through Game Center. Download John Allen’s Timesaver Puzzle now and see if you have what it takes to be a ‘hostler’!