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Trilby - The Art of Theft - Time Waster

Trilby - Art of TheftIf you don't like wasting time, stay away from Trilby - The Art of Theft, because it's going to eat at least eat up a day or two. It's the prequel to the highly acclaimed 5 Days a Stranger and is at least as time consuming.

You take on the role of a stylish British robber that goes by the name of Trilby, playing on new turf in America. As you begin your missions to rob people blind in this stealth/platform game, you will quickly learn that timing and patience are some of your most important assets. Each mission has a limit as to how often you are allowed to be detected before you fail. Dodge the cameras and guards with skill, and you will quickly see your reputation rise which you can then use to "purchase" new skills to add to your sneaky repertoire.

The game doesn't have an installer - you just unzip the file and execute the game. Also, once you're hooked and starting to time yourself to see how fast you can complete missions, check out these YouTube videos of people posting their fastest playtimes for different levels.

In a nutshell, Trilby is a well executed time-waster game that features a good story, great gameplay, and gives you a graphic experience that induces a nostalgic feeling of playing something that came out during the DOS era. But be warned, it is very, very addictive.

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CiviballsI 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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