I have something to admit, again. Here it is: I suck at time management games. And, because of this casual game genre deficiency, I tend to not play time management games. If I don’t play time management games, I can’t review time management games and I never get better at time management games. It’s a vicious circle. Also, I don’t wear a watch. (This, actually, has nothing to do with time management games. But, I thought it appropriate to share.)

Despite my chronologically challenged tendencies, there is apparently one surefire cure to my time management inadequacy: tacos. It makes sense: everyone loves tacos, especially me. And, it would follow, with the sole exception of a short film which can strongly be consider the worst waste of 15 minutes in the history of answers to “What should we do now?” after midnight on New Year’s Eve (see: Taco! Taco! Taco!), anything involving tacos could hold potential, or, at least, the focus of the most dire of short-attention-span 30 year olds. This may just be the reason why Papa’s Taco Mia, a taco-slinging, jalapeno chucking, time management game peaked my eye this morning. So much so, that I ran right out at lunch to pick me up a few. (That taco run actually ended in boneless wings, but that’s a story for another nonsensical casual games blog entry.)

Papa’s Taco Mia, which, if I recall my 10th grade Spanish correctly, is the same as calling your store “Papa’s Ying Dang Doodle” (i.e. gibberish, although also a fantastic recipe for peach cobbler), is a time management game involving tacos, a store, a surprisingly culturally diverse group of locals and Papa Louie who apparently just can stop opening new restaurants serving impatient, picky eaters! Build soft/hard, spicy/bland, chicken/beef tacos with onions, tomatoes, and/or jalapenos and a plethora and/or assortment of various saucy toppings (try ordering that at your local Taco Del Mar). And serve your favorite customers, both new and from Papa’s previous endeavors (Papa Louie,Papa’s Burgeria and Papa’s Pizzeria) and rise up the ranks from Newbie to Cashier (I’m pretty sure there are more levels, but like I said, I’m horrible at time management games). Upgrade your taqueria with new signage, more burners, better tools and, if all goes well, super duper taco shaped hats! (A guy can dream, can’t he?)

Due to my suckitude at game like these, I can’t offer many hints, but I did come across these few:

1. It my feeble attempts, it seems the Grilling Station was by far the most important in your overall customer score (which is used to calculate tips). Get below 90% in that, and you’re looking at pennies in tips.
2. The Build Station follows similar rules to kindergarten art class: “stay inside the taco.”
3. Upgrades should hold the key to success for the competent taco slinger.