Texas — a world guide
Way out where the sky gets big and warm, the Alamo keeps watch over the friendliest little stretch of the West. A windmill turns slow circles, saguaro cacti stand with their arms up like they’re asking a question, and tumbleweeds drift through town with nowhere in particular to be. Sheriff Pawnoco keeps the peace here — which is easy work, since the rowdiest thing in these parts is a tumbleweed picking up speed.
Down in the dust, a whole crowd of cheerful critters has come to town, and yours is the oldest job in the West: find the one on your poster. There’s no way to lose and nothing to rush — just a town full of friendly faces and one that matches. Calamity Paws is quickest in the West and Dilla the Armadillo trundles past at his own speed, so the pace out here runs from lightning to lazy. Mosey through as many rounds as you like; progress stays saved right on your device, no account required.
What to look for in Texas
Seven treasures are tucked into this town, each one a tap away. Sheriff Pawnoco is the friendly gimme — he bobs right out in the open, so even the littlest deputies can collar him. The rest are rare, which means they’ve learned to blend into the crowd like locals. (The roaming regulars, Cameow Sandiego and her crew, sometimes pass through town too.)
- Sheriff Pawnoco — the new sheriff in town, and a very good boy. If the mail-cart rolls by, the peace-keeping pauses briefly.
- Calamity Paws — quickest paws in the West. She lassoed a tumbleweed once; they’ve been best friends ever since, more or less.
- Dilla the Armadillo — a little armored tank of the dust. Startle him and he rolls into a perfect ball, then can’t recall which way he was headed.
- Longhorn Lil — a genuine ranch-kitty who herds tumbleweeds by day and guards her hay-nap like it’s the pride of Texas.
- Deputy Doggo — the county’s finest tracker. His greatest case: a trail of dropped sausages, three counties long.
- Ten-Gallon Tom — a big ol’ tomcat whose hat matches his appetite. Big dinner, bigger nap.
- The Lone Bark Ranger — a masked hero pup who rounds up runaway tumbleweeds and takes his pay in belly rubs.
Tips for grown-ups
- Start with Sheriff Pawnoco — he’s the bobbing one. Let your little one land that easy win first, then hunt the blend-into-the-crowd rascals together.
- Good mouth-words to practice out here: tumbleweed, armadillo, sheriff, windmill — and of course a small, polite yee-haw.
- Point at the scenery between finds: which way are the tumbleweeds drifting? How many arms on that cactus? Is the windmill turning?
- Nothing in Texas streaks off the screen, so there’s no hurry at all — take a slow mosey round, and try curling up like Dilla when you’re done.
One more thing…
By our count, this one dusty town has a sheriff, a deputy, and a masked ranger — three whole lawmen for a place where the biggest troublemaker is a runaway tumbleweed. No wonder the peace stays so thoroughly kept.