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Slither Link - Today's Time Waster
by Jordan Running Sep 13th 2005 at 6:48PM
Slither Link is a Java game that's sort of a cross between Minesweeper, Sudoku, and the classic maze. The object is to connect the dots to create a single, continuous loop thta doesn't have any crosses or branches. In order to figure out which dots to connect, you look at the numbers, which tell how many lines surround them. Unlike Sudoku, it occasionally requires some trial and error, and unlike Minesweeper it's pretty easy to make a mistake. Use the "Try" button to test out solutions you're not sure of and "Check" to see if your solution is correct.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
