<s>
Uncle	B-Application
Henry	I-Application
's	I-Application
Playhouse	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
as	O
Uncle	B-Application
Henry	I-Application
's	I-Application
MindBlower	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functionally	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
game	O
mostly	O
composed	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
from	O
Trilobyte	O
's	O
games	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
11th	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Clandestiny	B-Application
,	O
but	O
featuring	O
little	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
low	O
sales	O
figures	O
(	O
27	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
rarity/obscurity	O
relative	O
to	O
its	O
blockbuster	O
predecessors	O
,	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
11th	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
primarily	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
presenting	O
puzzles	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
series	O
and	O
consequently	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
rather	O
simplistic	O
plot	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
by	O
reviewers	O
for	O
its	O
thinness	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
previews	O
for	O
two	O
then-upcoming	O
Trilobyte	O
games	O
,	O
Tender	B-Application
Loving	I-Application
Care	I-Application
(	O
eventually	O
released	O
by	O
Aftermath	O
Media	O
)	O
and	O
Dog	O
Eat	O
Dog	O
(	O
never	O
released	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Henry	O
Stauf	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
from	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
11th	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
is	O
a	O
toymaker	O
with	O
a	O
dark	O
and	O
disturbed	O
imagination	O
inclined	O
toward	O
the	O
macabre	O
and	O
the	O
deadly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Uncle	B-Application
Henry	I-Application
's	I-Application
Playhouse	I-Application
Stauf	O
has	O
created	O
a	O
twisted	O
dollhouse	O
,	O
the	O
12	O
rooms	O
of	O
which	O
he	O
has	O
furnished	O
with	O
miniaturized	O
puzzles	O
from	O
his	O
previous	O
mansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncle	B-Application
Henry	I-Application
's	I-Application
Playhouse	I-Application
plays	O
like	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
employing	O
a	O
simple	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
for	O
13	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dollhouse	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
12	O
main	O
rooms	O
featuring	O
puzzles	O
from	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
11th	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Clandestiny	B-Application
(	O
an	O
unrelated	O
title	O
not	O
in	O
the	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
attic	O
featuring	O
an	O
all-new	O
13th	O
puzzle	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
foyer	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
access	O
the	O
guest	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
each	O
puzzle	O
in	O
Uncle	B-Application
Henry	I-Application
's	I-Application
Playhouse	I-Application
automatically	O
saves	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
quit	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
and	O
resume	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
point	O
by	O
signing	O
in	O
through	O
the	O
guestbook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
puzzles	O
are	O
split	O
between	O
ten	O
logic	O
puzzles	O
and	O
three	O
games	O
versus	O
the	O
computer	O
with	O
four	O
games	O
from	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
,	O
four	O
games	O
from	O
The	B-Application
11th	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
,	O
four	O
puzzles	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Clandestiny	B-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
all-new	O
puzzle	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
Uncle	B-Application
Henry	I-Application
's	I-Application
Playhouse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	O
and	O
Honey	O
-	O
An	O
Infection-style	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
cover	O
more	O
territory	O
than	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Switchboard	O
-	O
A	O
chess	B-Application
permutation	O
problem	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
positions	O
of	O
4	O
bishops	O
must	O
be	O
swapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Statue	O
Paths	O
-	O
A	O
chess-based	O
maze	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
knight	O
must	O
be	O
moved	O
to	O
attack	O
a	O
rook	O
without	O
placing	O
itself	O
in	O
jeopardy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
titled	O
"	O
Castle	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
renamed	O
Clandestiny	B-Application
and	O
became	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
tight	O
timeline	O
constraints	O
,	O
Uncle	B-Application
Henry	I-Application
's	I-Application
Playhouse	I-Application
would	O
be	O
designed	O
to	O
primarily	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
eventually	O
becoming	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
vehicle	O
for	O
collecting	O
and	O
repackaging	O
puzzles	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single	O
all-new	O
puzzle	O
would	O
be	O
created	O
for	O
Uncle	B-Application
Henry	I-Application
's	I-Application
Playhouse	I-Application
by	O
Rob	O
Landeros	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
design	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Graeme	O
Devine	O
would	O
be	O
responsible	O
for	O
integrating	O
the	O
older	O
puzzles	O
into	O
a	O
cohesive	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
more	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
decent	O
for	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
-	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
puzzles	O
from	O
the	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
1995	O
puzzle	O
classic	O
,	O
Hodj	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Podj	I-Application
,	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
even	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
claim	O
that	O
the	O
puzzles	O
in	O
Uncle	B-Application
Henry	I-Application
's	I-Application
Playhouse	I-Application
worked	O
better	O
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
format	O
than	O
they	O
did	O
as	O
show-stoppers	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
achieved	O
sales	O
topping	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
for	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
and	O
setting	O
CD-ROM	O
industry	O
records	O
with	O
500	O
thousand	O
preorders	O
for	O
The	B-Application
11th	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
by	O
late	O
1995	O
,	O
Trilobyte	O
made	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
switch	O
from	O
a	O
development	O
company	O
to	O
a	O
publishing	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortunes	O
reversed	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
with	O
millions	O
of	O
dollars	O
tied	O
up	O
in	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Tender	B-Application
Loving	I-Application
Care	I-Application
,	O
Trilobyte	O
found	O
itself	O
running	O
very	O
low	O
on	O
finances	O
by	O
mid-1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
light	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
that	O
a	O
third	O
member	O
of	O
the	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
series	O
should	O
be	O
released	O
to	O
generate	O
much-needed	O
funds	O
.	O
</s>
