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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I don't feel quite right calling chess a waste of time
but... Gameknot provides online chessplay for free. It's turn-based chess, the way
people used to play by mail, in fact. You can setup a time between moves, and this could be several days. There's even
an RSS feed to tell you when it's your turn. And if that's not enough, there's an IE toolbar to remind you. If chess isn't your bag, try out a Java
versions of Lines or Reversi (because can you really have too many
versions of those?). Really, if you're tired of playing a computer AI in your chess games though, this appears to be a
solid alternative. Well, you could also go find a living human nearby, but who has the time?
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Shedlord said 5:02PM on 12-27-2005
For free real-time chess on the net your best bet is registering with FICS (Free Internet Chess Server) - http://www.freechess.org/ - then using something like the free Babaschess to connect and play - http://www.babaschess.net/
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