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Renaissance fairs are gaining in popularity in the US with a new generation of fantasy fans. Fans of Game of Thrones and The Hobbit are flocking to dress up as their favorite characters, drink over-priced beer, and sleep in tents for some live action role-playing glory...

But let's be real: no one looks good rocking a pair of hairy hobbit feet. So for your fantasy fix, there's Solara. Build a castle and put your resource management skills to the test (a seriously cool game dynamic). Recruit heroes, battle monsters and dragons, and take on over 300 quests and 50 levels. Today only, you'll get $4.99 worth of Esper, now FREE!

There's an old farmer's proverb that goes, "A cow with it's tail to the West makes the weather best,
A cow with it's tail to the East makes the weather least."

For those of you (like myself) who don't want to trust a weather cow when it comes to important umbrella decisions, time to try Weather Wow. It not only gives you forecasts for all major cities, it also gives you live news updates for your area from Reuters, BBC, Bloomberg, and more. Normally $0.99, today it's FREE!

There will soon be special sections on the Prague metro for commuters looking for love on their train journey (it's apparently so that people will start using public transport more).

No flirting for me please, I'm too busy playing Mulled these days. This puzzle app has a simple aim: move the white balls to the golden holes. Over 200 different puzzles, 90+ badges and a difficulty level decent enough to keep you entertained - get back in the game because it drops from $0.99 to FREE!

"To boldly go where no kid has gone before..."

Their room to study math, science, language skills, and the arts...at least, not without you having to promise to take them to see the new Star Trek movie first ;) But with iTooch 4th Grade, maybe, just maybe, you'll be the one dragging them away from learning with fun games (all with over 35 unique Game Center achievements to unlock) on iPhone and iPad. Your 9 and 10 year olds will love it. iTooch 4th Grade drops 90%, all the way from $9.99 to $0.99!

British race car driver Damon Hill once said "Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come in second are your wife and your dog."

Get me that dog! I'm keeping the same fighting spirit going with my auto-empire in Motor World: Car Factory. This top rated game lets you create up to 92 cars, manage your workers, and spruce up your factory. You can also compete online and on Facebook (alongside your mates FatCheez, The Doc, Catman and Mr Coffee). Today, get a stack of 40 cash usually worth $2.99 for FREE!

You know that feeling you would get as a child getting lost in a crowd from your family. Total panic, feeling dizzy. This is how I feel when I go to the supermarket exhausted on a Friday evening and I just want to get out of there ASAP.

So I stroll 'round with Grocery Mate, swiping items off when I find 'em. The app has a massive, well organized database of all items. You can also synchronise your lists over a range of devices and share them with friends/family/people that love lists. Drops from $1.99 to $0.99.

Last week some warehouse workers in the U.K. found a Black Widow hidden in a shipment from the States. One bite from these creepy crawlies can leave you with a fever, cramps, and in worst case scenarios could kill you.

So what's more terrifying than spiders? Probably when you're a tiny fly and one of them is speeding in your direction. Greedy Spiders 2 is fantastic puzzle game all about helping flies escape from a spider's web through 144 exiciting levels in easy and difficult mode. Normally $0.99, today it goes to FREE!

Way back in 1770, a Hungarian inventor named Wolfgang von Kempelen created "The Turk," a chess playing machine that looked like a Turkish Prince. During it's career, The Turk managed to beat both Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon Bonaparte until it was found out that it was actually operated by a chess master hiding within the machine.

Chess Pro is so good I'm beginning to think someone's hiding in my iPhone! With easily understandable rules, 28 interactive training games, as well as Chess Tiger (the world's most powerful chess engine), and tons more advanced features, this app is great whether you're a novice or an expert. Normally $9.99, today it drops to FREE!