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Building Blocks | BlockCAD 1.7 by Anders Isaksson is an incredible electronic version of Lego bricks [f2.org copy of BlockCad 1.7 (292 Kbyte)] |
Backgammon |
Quick
Backgammon
by
Geert
Verkade [f2.org copy of version 2.9.8 (210 Kbyte)] |
JellyFish is a neural network based backgammon game - on the highest level it matches the best humans in the world. Freeware versions [~ 1.5 Mbyte download] have all playing levels available ; extra features available in the non-free versions. | |
Go |
Igowin
by
David
Fortland
is
a
free
Go
program
for
MS
Windows
;
allows
play
on
a
9x9
grid [f2.org copy of Igowin 1.0 (786 Kbyte) ; after download, run it, and it will install the files in C:\Program Files\igowin. It does not automatically add itself to your start menu or make a shortcut on the desktop.] |
Board games with no time-pressure | Clickomania by Matthias Schüssler involves clicking on connected groups of same-coloured tiles; the clicked tiles disappear, others fall down to fill their place. The aim is to eliminate as many tiles as possible, leaving as few isolated tiles as possible. NB - clickomania is postcardware - you must send the author a postcard if you continue to use the program! |
PolySquares
by
Brian
Bitto
is
a
neat
game
where
tetris
pieces
are
fitted
onto
a
board;
3x3
filled
squares
disappear
&
the
aim
is
to
postpone
cluttering
the
board
as
long
as
possible. [f2.org copy (947 Kbyte)] | |
LaserTank - A puzzle game to manouver a tank to reach a flag. 770 contributed levels. [207 Kbyte] | |
Word games | Hangaroo is a hang-man like game with a large number of words/phrases. Requires a faster machine than my slow old 133MHz PC. |
Tetris-like | Clicking from Alive Games is an addictive cross between Clickomania and Tetris. Highly recommended. [f2.org copy of Clicking free version 1.1 (634 Kbyte)] |
Free
Tetrix
is
an
excellent
version
of
Tetris,
with
addictive
music. (Download approx 1.6 Mbyte) | |
Bedter
is
a
nice,
small
version
of
Tetris.
Includes
music.
Keys
can
be
a
bit
sensitive,
despite
sensitivity
setting. (Download approx 330 Kbyte) | |
A1 Geofit by Michael Treciokas is a nice tetris variant with irregularly-shaped triangular pieces | |
Card Games | Midnight Sunitaire by John Taraldsen is another way for the solitaire-addict to kill a few hours or decades. |
Typing-Tutor Games |
TypingMaster
Games
is
a
free
package
of
three
challenging
typing
games,
which
have
been
designed
for
typists
to
improve
their
typing
speed
and
reactivity
as
well
as
cut
down
on
errors. [f2.org copy of TypingMaster Games 6.21 (1.9 Mbyte)] |
Empire Buliding | C-Evo is a windows port of the Linux game FreeCiv [705 Kbyte] |
TurboRisk by Mario Ferrari - computer version of the classic board game [470 Kbyte] | |
Parodies |
'Mylk'
is
a
parody
of
the
original
game
'Myst'.
Both
the
original
Macintosh
program
(by
Bart
Gold)
and
the
PC
version
(by
Wayne
Twitchell)
can
be
obtained
from
Reinier
Spruijt's
Myst
Spoofs
page,
along
with
a
walkthrough. [f2.org copy of mylkpc.zip (2.1 Mbyte)] [f2.org copy of mylk.hqx (2.6 Mbyte)] |
Boulderdash | Win32 / MSDOS / Unix clones of the classic game Boulderdash |
BoulderSmash is a good Win32 / MSDOS port | |
Role-Playing | NetHack is alive and well and ported to lots of OS's. Something to devote the rest of your life to mastering. |
Unscrambling | ABC Puzzles from Ixis involve unscrambling pictures by rotating groups of adjacent tiles |
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