I have an absolute weakness for physics games, and while Civiballs isn't the strongest physics-based game, what it lacks in the physics department it makes up for a few times over in style and fun.
In Civiballs, you are presented with a few colored balls, and your goal is to get those balls into the same-colored urn on the level. The "civi" part of Civiballs is that there are 3 sets of levels to play, each representing a different civilization. While the civilization doesn't affect gameplay, the artwork for each level is beautifully themed to it's appropriate era.
To play the game, you are given only one tool - a sword with which to cut the chains that are holding the balls. The puzzle part of the game is in figuring out what order, and with what timing to cut each chain. Do it right, and all the right balls end up in the right urns, with no stray balls entering an urn (a no-no). Do it wrong, and you get to start over again.
Civiballs is not terribly deep on gameplay; the entire game can be completed in about 15 minutes. But if you enjoy this type of game, it will be a very enjoyable 15 minutes.
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by Jordan Running Sep 8th 2005
The first beta release of Firefox 1.5 (nee Deer Park) is now available for download. The new Firefox features improved popup blocking, drag-and-drop tab shuffling, SVG support, improved Mac OS X support, more prominent update notifications, a feature that will delete private data with a keyboard shortcut, a "Report a broken Web site wizard," faster Back/Forward action, and more. Also included are lots of bugfixes and security updates.
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Lola Lee said 9:45AM on 9-09-2005
Better OSX integration . . . does this also include Services?
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Buddha said 11:54AM on 9-09-2005
OK I just downloaded and installed v1.5 and it won't even start on my XP box. Be warned, this is true beta software lol...
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Cosimo said 5:41AM on 9-10-2005
It comes with an important bug!! Wait until beta 2!!
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hafa said 4:26PM on 9-13-2005
i find it alright
drag'n drop tab, wheel key for closing, improved options.., it works.
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