This is Ana and me somewhere between Clutter V and Clutter VI. As you can see, I’m not Leon. Although a lot of Leon’s story uses facts from my own life, I didn’t once think about including my own face in the game (like some of the reviewers thought I did). There is an Ana, but she’s not that picture either. I called her Ana because of my Ana and Brazil, but that’s where the similarities end. That pic was taken about 8 years ago.
Joe is not Leon
Anyone who's played the original Clutter game knows a little bit about Joe. Joe is not Leon, but some of the details of Joe's life were worked into the story. Here are just some of the real facts of Joe's 65-Plus years of life.
Joe was born in a little town called Penacook N.H., a voting district of Concord N.H. but a separate town (population was about 3000 back then). Joe attended Immaculate Conception School until 6th grade and then attended Merrimack Valley High School. Joe decided to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Joe graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. Joe only took one computer course at RPI.Joe moved on to work at iWin creating the highly successful Mah Jong Quest I, II and III (and little game called Sproink). After leaving iWin at the end of 2009 to work on his own games he joined an Atlanta Slots/Gaming company beginning in 2011 and ending in 2013. Joe now devotes 100% of his time to Puzzles By Joe and The Clutter Series.
Hi Joe,
I’ve been playing all of your Clutter games for a long time – own all of them! My favorite, though, and the one that I continue to go back to over and over again is the Original Clutter section in Clutter Evolution: Beyond Xtreme. That particular one has matches from 100-400 in food, hearts, smileys, abstract tiles, etc. The abstract tiles are my absolute favorite! And the unique aspect of these is that the matches aren’t just sitting on the top layer – some require a bit of moving, digging, etc. I would love to see some more of these in an upcoming game – the 400 matches are a blast for me. Keep it up – all great games!!!
Hi, Joe. I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your puzzles. Some of them are quite challenging and I may leave the challenging ones for later. I recently started playing the crazy white cubes. When I first saw them, I avoided them. But now I love them. I did have to name each cube so I could recognize it. Now I challenge myself to find them faster and faster. Thanks. Lynnette
I just finished Clutter 17, main quest…I’m blown away at how much fun that was! I only recently discovered Clutter in the past 2 years (where were you all my life????), and have slowly but surely gone through every version I could get my hands on, from PC to Android to Switch console. #17 is, for me, classic Clutter with fresh new variations and challenges–exactly what I hope new versions of a favorite game will be. I hope the take away message from #17 is not that #18 will be Ultimate as in “the final” but Ultimate, as in “the best so far” 🙂
Hello Joe,
Thank you so much for sharing your passion with the world. I’m a widow and I get so lonely at times. When it gets too much, I play your games.
Which happens to be every day after work and all day on my days off. My favorite is the clutter gaps. I have to force myself to go to bed. Thank you for helping me find a relaxing escape from the chaos of feelings widowhood entails.
I hope this message finds you in good cheer and health.
Linn
Dear Joe,
I have been playing all the clutter games that will load on my mac, over and over. Today I decided to wander in to the Mac Game store – and I literally screamed with delight when I saw the Clutter magazine Spring version – I thought new clutter games, for me, were gone forever, since I use Mac/Apple devices. OMG – sooooo excited – I just finished the first 10 levels – and love all the new icons/faces and all the familialr ones. Some of them so much remind me of my childhood – certain objects trigger the best of memories. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your Clutter games. I’m up for the new challenges – and I certainly enjoy the sliders – keeps my organized matching brain areas focused, yet calm. The Spot the differences are new for me – talk about making me focus on each object – love it! You are a gift to the world, to our brains, to our weary souls – Clutter is a peaceful world of Chaos! If I could hug you, I most certainly would! I am so grateful…………………….