In this episode of 60-Second App, we take a look at the

Gem Miner application for Android

, a game that pits you in the role of a prospector who makes his living digging mines and selling his finds at the local store. Purchase tools and materials to make mining for resources easier, which will inevitably lead to profit.

Aqua Pets for Android is fun and addictive, but it asks you to pay real money in order to purchase a load of coins and/or pearls. The only other option is to grind it out and check in on your fish every day in the hopes of getting some coins or pearls. There is another

easier way to get coins and pearls

: to cheat. Let's do that.

Aqua Pets for Android

is a free game that lets you catch fish, store them in your fish tank and even use your tank as a

live wallpaper

. There are achievements to earn and rare fish to catch, and there is even money to be made that can later be spent on upgraded equipment for catching rarer fish.

If you're looking for a fun way to pass the time all while flexing your mental muscles, then Dropwords is for you. This

free game for your Android

smartphone is like a combination of Boggle and Bejewelled. With numerous

gameplay modes

to choose from and various settings that you can customize, this is one

word game

that's sure to entertain.

Fruit Slice is a

free game for Android

where the purpose is to use finger swipes to slice fruit and rack up

high scores

. With three

game modes

and more to come, Fruit Slice is an addictive game that offers hours of entertainment.

There are a number of

puzzle games for Android

out there where the object of the game is to create a path for a

sliding block

to escape an enclosed area.

Mouse Trap

expands on that by using a mouse rather than a sliding block and offering up

more than 1200 levels

and a variety of

unlockable features

for added replay value.

Those who have found themselves caught up in the Sudoku craze may find themselves constantly running out of puzzles. Fortunately for

Android users

, there's the

Sudoko Free app

, a

free application

that can be found on

Android Market

. This app has four levels of difficulty and countless

Sudoku puzzles

.

The

Alchemy app for Android

is an

interesting and addictive game

that allows you to combine elements to create entirely new elements and objects. While the premise sounds simple, this

free application

has more than 300 combinations to be found with more being added all the time for additional replay value.

Android users

looking to get some

games installed on their smartphone

need look no further than

Kongregate Arcade

. This app gives you access to a library of

more than 400 Flash games

ranging from role-playing games to puzzle titles and more. Create an account to

earn badges

and save high scores.

In this episode of

60-Second App

, we show you

Slice It! for Android

. This

free kids' game

is a

great educational tool

that teaches kids how to manipulate shapes, add and divide, and use logic. Through a simple premise — cutting objects into equal portions — players are made to think and evaluate each puzzle individually.

The classic

game of memory

is one which most people are familiar with. Uncover cards in the hopes of finding a matching pair and, if you match all the pairs, you win. This incarnation,

Memory for Android

, is no different, except that it is a

free application

that you can play whenever you want.

In this episode of

60-Second App

, we'll show you a

free game for Android

called

Bubble Blast 2

. This game is part

puzzle game

and part addictive action as it forces players to strategically burst bubbles in the least moves possible.

If you've run out of

new games on your Android

, then you might want to try

Air Control Lite

. This

free application

lets you

play air traffic controller

and direct the flight paths of aircraft as they try to make a safe landing at the airport.

Have you ever looked at a bridge and thought that you could do better? Well

X Construction Lite for Android

is a

physics-based game

that puts you in charge of building bridges capable of supporting a speeding locomotive. Build bridges with enough structural integrity and the train will traverse the gap. Fail, and the train falls.

The

Jewels app for Android

is a

free puzzle game

that should look familiar to most. Similar to Bejeweled the object of the game is simple: line up like-colored gems in sets of three or more to score points. Jewels offers

multiple gameplay modes

so that it comes with plenty of

replay value

.