Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware
by Brad Linder Aug 21st 2008
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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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Wolfsvein said 4:55PM on 8-21-2008
So far so good I like the capabilities of this program the only thing that would make it even more perfect is adding the feature or powershell replacement for the command prompt.
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MDW said 9:41PM on 8-21-2008
Something just occurred to me. Every time I read a post from you guys, it's got a little note at the bottom accrediting the find to someone else - whether it be FreewareGenius, Lifehacker, or whatever. (incidentally, there are several others that list stuff you've probably never heard of i.e. Confessions of a freeware Junkie, New Bearware, Winopso, OSAlt, etc, etc.)Do you all ever actually go and look for anything new, or do you simply parrot the work of others? I'm not trying to be an a$$ here, just an honest question. In terms of the software listed here - I remember reading a post a couple months ago where this was recommended in the comments - but rather than taking a clue from your readers for material, you wait for another blog to post it?
This RSS feed is becoming cumbersome.
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Brad Linder said 9:44PM on 8-21-2008
We find story ideas wherever we can. That includes other blogs, general software sites like Softpedia, emailed tips from readers and PR people, and yes, our own comments. Unfortunately sometimes we miss a good idea in the comments of our own posts, or we get busy and forget about it until another web site comes along and reminds us.
javadog said 8:06AM on 8-22-2008
I've seen some of those same other sites you mention "parrot" right back to DLS when they find original content. I just think it's the nature of things.
pa2k said 10:13AM on 8-22-2008
Thus, one chooses which sites to follow based on how closely their contents and style matches ones preferences.
thiel said 8:06AM on 8-22-2008
This is my fave replacement for Explorer. Version 2.0 is about to be released too.
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