Dot to Dot - the daily 5min Alexa demo show

By the same developers as the recent 'Ships Ahoy' skill, this one has even fewer sound-effects but the same severe level of peril. No monsters yet, at least.

Thomas Domville ([email protected]) introduces us to an interactive novella-length audio adventure today. Want to be a star and send in a demo? Please do - to [email protected].

Captain, create your ship and set sail on the adventure of a lifetime! (Sounds good.) Capture treasure and pillage cities on your way to becoming the King of Mekaju. (Treasure and pillaging? Count me in.) Make multiple decisions along the way that will decide the fate of you and your crew. (Erk!) Few will survive the entire adventure (yikes), but all will enjoy the ride (nice).

Today we have another fabulous skill from Stoked Skills LLC; Game of Words. With a suitably medieval theme, this word-based battle to the death with adversaries around the world (or against the A-lady if preferred) is a worthy addition to your ever-expanding arsenal of cutting-edge activities for your Echo.

Yes, Ashley Colburn ([email protected]) is back again today to train our brains. When you're brain is fully trained and ready for anything, please then send Ashley whatever the intellectual's equivalent of a big thumbs up emoji is to show your undying gratitude.

Decidedly different from yesterday's offering, today's time travelling skill is by Nicola Pietroluongo. It's bound to broaden our horizons, top up our brains and entertain our ears. Nice.

Today, Thomas Domville ([email protected]) returns to bring us interesting facts that, through the help of this skill, emerge from the merky mists of time to be delivered in a thoroughly modern manner through the A-lady.

With sharp, hard-hitting gameplay, this one really wraps you up - but no sound-effects. Not a crinkle or a snip… Sniff.

Today, Ashley Colburn ([email protected]) is back to bring us another slice of Spanish goodness. Actually, this skill can also grill you on your Dutch and Swedish too. The words, Dutch' and 'grilled' in the same sentence like that have reminded me of melted cheese. Did you know that Edam, that famous Dutch cheese, is actually made backwards? It's true. Think about it Caerphilly. If you hurt your brain trying to work that one out, I promise to cover all damages in curd. If these terrible jokes make you want to scream then beware or you may end up a little hoarse - and then you might want to hide behind some mascarpone. Personally I'd stick with Cheddar - you can really Gorge on that. It's a shame there are no Swiss phrases in this skill - actually, that would be too cheesy for words. I'll leave you with a strange dream I had the other day after eating quite a bit of cheese for supper; I dreamt that I'd painted my wife in two coats of really shiny, hard-wearing paint. Double Gloucester…

Thanks to Prime Day, I've snagged me some snazzy tiles to ensure I never lose anything ever again. Use the Tile app on your phone to find your keys/purse/child, the tile on your keys/purse/child to find your phone, or the A-lady to find either. Confused? Either listen to today's episode or else check out www.tile.com for possible enlightenment.