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2666 3 2002-07-12 11:02:17 <img src="/images/thumbs/JavaFIBS2001.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""><em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Description:</em> JavaFIBS is a graphical interface to play on FIBS (First Internet Backgammon Server) from a multitude of different platforms such as Windows, MacOS, Linux, Solaris, AIX, and OS/2. JavaFIBS comes in a few different flavours; from a simple applet which you can use directly from your web browser to an advanced version which you have to install on your computer. <p> JavaFIBS 2001 is the latest and most advanced version of the JavaFIBS family. JavaFIBS 2001 is shareware but there is no time limit or any features missing, so you can try the whole program out as long as you need. JavaFIBS 2001 1.002 new JavaFIBS 2001
2667 3 2002-07-12 11:03:04 <img src="/images/thumbs/KOF91.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""><em>Category:</em> Arcade<br> <em>Description:</em> KOF91 is a 2D Game Engine like Street Fighter but everything is easily customizable so you can easily add characters & Backgrounds, etc or even make your own game. KOF91 CVS new KOF91
2668 3 2002-07-12 11:04:08 <img src="/images/thumbs/Mantigua.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""><em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Description:</em> Mantigua is a simple turn-based board game based on the following background story: <br><ul> You and some competing merchants find an yet unknown and undiscovered cluster of islands. The native inhabitants are peaceful and willing to trade their goods. Now every merchant wants to build up his own trade network to earn as much money as possible. Because of the limited number of islands there isn't enough room for more than one merchant. So all merchants meet and decide that the merchant who can establish more trade monopolies on the islands than his competitors will gain the exclusive right to trade on this cluster of islands. Mantigua 0.02 new Mantigua
2669 3 2002-07-12 11:05:48 <img src="/images/thumbs/SleeplessSolitaire.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""><em>Category:</em> Cards<br> <em>Description:</em> Excerpt from homepage:<p><ul> Sleepless Solitaire!TM is 100% FREE! The game is commercial quality, but we distribute it for free. You are probably wondering why we do this and how we make money, aren't you? Our business model is simple ...<br> We create and distribute, free of charge, small, simple, kid-safe, SUPER high-quality and fun games.<br> But we charge for add-ons, such as theme-packs for Solitaire, or level-packs and hintbooks for PocomanTM. </ul> Sleepless Solitaire! 1018484526 new Sleepless Solitaire!
2670 3 2002-07-12 11:07:22 <img src="/images/thumbs/ViZiGO.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""><em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Description:</em> ViZiGO is a client to play GO over internet. It will let you play GO against thousands of players. ViZiGO 1.07 new ViZiGO
2671 3 2002-07-12 11:08:36 <img src="/images/thumbs/XScrabble.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""><em>Category:</em> Puzzle<br> <em>Description:</em> This is a full multiplayer (1-4) implementation of the classic board game, with computer players, and over 118,000 word dictionary (the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, edition 3, as used in U.S. tournaments). There is a high score table, a best single goes list, a handy setup window, and load/save facilities. XScrabble n/a new XScrabble
2672 2 2002-07-12 12:45:38 Tonight at 9PM EST (GMT-5), the Ludum Dare 48 Hour Game Programming Competition begins. The competition is a "mostly from scratch", timed, 1-man-team coding challenge where all willing game developers spend their allowed time making the best game they can under a common theme. The theme will be selected 1 hour before the start of the competition so that no one is able to prepare in advance. <p> There are currently 130 participants in the competition, of whom 13 are Linux users. If anyone's got the weekend free, why not jump in and represent the good guys? <p> Full contest details are available at <a href="http://ludumdare.com/articles/?link=v&arid=32">the Ludum Dare site</a>. Ludum Dare 48 hour game programming competition default
2673 6101 2002-07-13 10:14:18 <img src="/images/thumbs/Empire.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""><em>Category:</em> Strategy<br> <em>Description:</em> The Python/Tk Empire Interface (PTkEI) enables you to connect to empire 4.x.x (Wolfpack) servers. Empire is a real-time war game with long tradition. You can find out about Empire and currently running servers and other clients at its homepage. This client is an example for a truly portable cross-platform GUI, known to run on Unix, X11, Win32 and Mac. Additionally you do not give up any command line power as a player, but you have to to learn the empire commands to make use of this GUI client. ptkei 1.15.0 new ptkei
2674 21 2002-07-13 11:53:03 <img src="/images/thumbs/torcs-10.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""><em>Category:</em> Simulation<br> <em>Avg. Rating:</em> <a href="#" title="4.25"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.25" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.25"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.25" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.25"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.25" border="0"></a><a href="#" title="4.25"><img src="/images/star.gif" alt="4.25" border="0"></a> <p> <em>Description:</em> Racing Car Simulator in OpenGL <p> <em>Changelog:</em> <ul> <li> lights, smoke and skid marks by guions <li>several new car models <li>Windows ports <li>See CHANGES link for full details. </ul> TORCS 1.1.0 updated TORCS
2675 3 2002-07-13 10:17:05 <img src="/images/thumbs/Hanoi.jpg" align="right" width="200" height="150" alt=""><em>Category:</em> Puzzle<br> <em>Description:</em> The towers of Hanoï is a chineese concentration game, often presented in wood.<br> The goal of the game is moving all discs from one tower to another, in the respect of two rules<br><ul> <li>Moving only one disc in a time. <li>Never place a big disc on a little.</ul> The towers of Hanoï 0.7 new The towers of Hanoï