Nas
May 13, 2008, 09:46 PM
Do you have any games you waste time with online?
I have a couple.
One is called "Desktop Tower Defense," (http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/game.asp) and is described as "a fun flash based puzzle / strategy game where you have to protect your desktop from invaders by spending money on attacking pieces and building a maze for them to follow. A strangely addictive yet stress relieving game..."
Another is a knock off of the hugely popular German Board game Carcassonne. I looked up this game on Amazon and found that it was rated as 5 stars for about 390 of 400 reviews. We did buy it, and I think I'll bring it into the Oak Room. It takes about 5 minutes to learn, but lots more to master.
The online knock off, called "Toulouse" (http://games.asobrain.com/index.html) accurately portrays the game, which is simply a tile game where you create your own gameboard from nothing. Each tile has a city, road, field, or combination of each and you place it and claim the area you want. Your opponent then places his own city, road, or field tile to match up with yours, and in that way you make the game board as the game progresses. You get points for creating large cities or roads, etc.
For the online game you can play a 'non-ranking' game against the computer - which is a great way to learn - or a ranking game against other online human opponents.
I have a couple.
One is called "Desktop Tower Defense," (http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/game.asp) and is described as "a fun flash based puzzle / strategy game where you have to protect your desktop from invaders by spending money on attacking pieces and building a maze for them to follow. A strangely addictive yet stress relieving game..."
Another is a knock off of the hugely popular German Board game Carcassonne. I looked up this game on Amazon and found that it was rated as 5 stars for about 390 of 400 reviews. We did buy it, and I think I'll bring it into the Oak Room. It takes about 5 minutes to learn, but lots more to master.
The online knock off, called "Toulouse" (http://games.asobrain.com/index.html) accurately portrays the game, which is simply a tile game where you create your own gameboard from nothing. Each tile has a city, road, field, or combination of each and you place it and claim the area you want. Your opponent then places his own city, road, or field tile to match up with yours, and in that way you make the game board as the game progresses. You get points for creating large cities or roads, etc.
For the online game you can play a 'non-ranking' game against the computer - which is a great way to learn - or a ranking game against other online human opponents.