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Samarost 2 - Time Waster

Samarost 2Samarost achieved a sort of time-waster cult status, and lucky for us a 2nd version is now being offered. But let's back up - if the word "Samarost" means nothing to you, and you have even a passing interest in Flash-based games, you need to listen up.

Samarost is probably the best-in-breed flash based puzzle game. The artwork and sound design spectacular, and the puzzles are challenging but not ridiculously impossible. Samarost 2 gives us more of the same solid gameplay and gorgeous setitngs.

Unfortunately, what's available online is only the first level, but it's long enough to get a good taste of the game before you decide if you want to shell out a whole $6.90 for the full version. The good news is that the first level is just the right length to keep you occupied for a good portion of your lunch hour having some pretty great fun in your browser.

Filed under: Games, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Freeware, Time-Wasters

Treasure Box - Today's Time Waster

Treasure BoxOkay, let's take a break from the "games that aren't really games" for a day and check out Treasure Box. It's a Flash puzzle game of the hunt-and-click variety. Think Samarost or Hapland, but with a little red ball. Your goal is to figure out what to click on and when so as to guide the little red ball to the treasure box. It's not the greatest challenge nor the longest game, but it's a fun little diversion with great, vaguely Gilliam-esque artwork.

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The World's Hardest Game 2.0 - Time Waster

So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do. Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game. The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...

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