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Winterbells - Today's Time Waster
by Jordan Running Dec 11th 2006
Today's Time Waster has a lot going for it: Simple controls, cute bunny character, soothing music, addicting gameplay, and a pretty, wintry theme. Oh, and it's by Orisinal. The goal in Winterbells to get your little white bunny to jump as high as possible. After your initial jump, you control the bunny exclusively by moving the mouse. Each time he lands on a bell, he jumps higher and your score increases. If he lands on a bird, your score is doubled. The higher he gets, the more points each jump is worth. While this sounds pretty simplistic, it gets surprisingly challenging (and anxiety-inducing) as the stakes increase and the bells get smaller, and one missed bell can send your bunny plummeting (gently) to the ground. So hop on over (sorry, couldn't resist), and after you've got the hang of it, post your high scores in the comments. I'm up to 
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