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Board games are most generally thinking games. Although the majority of them are not fast paced, they require quite a bit of strategy skills. These are very addictive and great for hours of enjoyment.
3Dc
- Version: Stable 0.8.1
- Byte Size: 45.2 KB (46,282 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: June 22, 1999
- Home Page: http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/games/strategy/
- Description: Three dimensional chess for X11R6. Three boards, 96 pieces and 26 directions---more fun than writing it was. This version finally adds useable AI. Author: paulh@euristix.ie
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Ace of Penguins
- Version: Stable 1.1
- Byte Size: 375.9 KB (384,877 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: January 31, 1999
- Home Page: http://www.delorie.com/store/ace/
- Binary: Generic
- Description: The Ace of Penguins is a set of Unix/X solitaire games based on the ones available for Windows but with a number of enhancements that the developer's wife says make his versions better, and as we all know wives know Solitaire!
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Blockade
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Code Breaker
- Version: Stable 1.2.1
- Byte Size: 41.2 KB (42,144 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: November 22, 1999
- Home Page: http://www.cs.nmt.edu/~mberg/programming/code_breaker
- Description: Code Breaker is a "MasterMind" (R) clone for Linux written with GTK+. The computer generates a secret code containing four colors, and the player then tries to crack this code in 10 guesses or less. (LAN).
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Crafty
- Version: Stable 17.6
- Byte Size: 372.0 KB (380,914 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: December 29, 1999
- Home Page: http://home.ican.net/~sjl/pages/crafty.html
- Additional Software Required: xboard
- Description: Crafty is a state-of-the-art computer chess program, and uses all of the search algorithms you have probably read about, negascout search, killer/history move ordering, SEE (Static Exchange Evaluation) quiescence move ordering and pruning, hash (transposition/refutation) tables as well as evaluation caches, selective extensions, recursive null-move search, and a host of other features that have been used and are still being used in most computer chess programs
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Dominance
- Version: Stable 0.9
- Byte Size: 5.1 KB (5,243 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: September 14, 1999
- Home Page: http://www.beckomberga.org/dominance/index.html
- Additional Software Required: QT 2
- Description: In Dominance you compete with 3 other computer players, the main goal is to destroy their cells, and to be the only one left on the board.
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Eric's Ultimate Solitaire
- Version: Stable 1.0
- License: Commercial Demo
- Revision Date: September 18, 1999
- Cost: $29.95
- Home Page: http://www.lokigames.com/products/eus/
- Description: The classic solitaire card game suite Eric's Ultimate Solitaire from Delta Tao
Software is now available for Linux! With Eric's Ultimate Solitaire, you can enjoy
a myriad selection of traditional and not-so-traditional games of solitaire.
Choose from 23 different games, track your successes and failures, hone your
thinking and strategy skills.
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Gem Drop X
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GF1
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Groundhog
- Version: Stable 1.1
- Byte Size: 23.4 KB (23,948 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: February, 27, 1999
- Home Page: http://home-2.consunet.nl/~cb007736/groundhog.html
- Description: Groundhog is a strategy game. The goal is to connect tunnels together in the proper arrangement to place balls in their properly colored container.
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gTans
- Version: Stable 1.0
- Byte Size: 139.9 KB (143,226 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: December 4, 1999
- Home Page: http://altern.org/bwt/
- Additional Software Required: GTK
- Description: gTans is a GTK version of Tangram,
an ancient chinese puzzle.
The object is to put 7 geometric shapes together
so as to form a given outline.
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Gtk Balls
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GTKGo
- Version: Stable 0.0.10
- Byte Size: 782.0 KB (800,736 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: May 21, 1999
- Home Page: http://gtkgo.netpedia.net/
- Description: The goal of the GTKGo project is to make a Go game for both Linux and Windows. It has skin support and can load computer scripts that can be made by users so that different Go-computers can 'attack' each other or other users.
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Hex
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ITetris
- Version: Stable 1.6.1
- Byte Size: 219.0 KB (224,273 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: October 31, 1999
- Home Page: http://www.alphalink.com.au/~michg/ace/itetris/
- Description: Intelligent Tetris. Enjoy a classic game, or let the computer do it for you! Yes, this game can also play itself! No predesigned
scenario: tiles fall in random order. Allows to designate a music player and tune for each level,
or spread it across several consecutive levels. Optional joystick support through a Linux driver.
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KnightCap
- Version: Stable 3.6
- Byte Size: 154.2 KB (157,943 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: June 11, 1999
- Home Page: http://syseng.anu.edu.au/lsg/knightcap.html
- Description: KnightCap is a nice looking 3D chess program that runs on several Unix-derivates, including Linux. It is a learning chess program and uses a variant of Richard Sutton's TD(lambda) algorithm to modify its evaluation function based on the outcome of its games. It also uses a book learning algorithm to learn opening lines and end games. KnightCap also plays on chess-servers like ICC and ICS.
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LTris
- Version: Stable 1.0
- Byte Size: 208.0 KB (212,992 bytes)
- License: Freeware
- Revision Date: March 13th, 2000
- Home Page: http://home.t-online.de/home/thomas.sp/ltris.html
- Additional Software Required: Simple DirectMedia Layer Library
- Description: Tetris clone with nice graphics and effects using SDL.
Two game modes:
'Normal' is the standard tetris game with optional block preview and
increasing speed.
In addition 'advanced' game offers you a new figure in each level, and
suddenly appearing blocks or lines if you are not fast enough.
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PySol
- Version: Stable 3.10
- Byte Size: 146.7 KB (150,212 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: December 22, 1999
- Home Page: http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/pysol.html
- Binary: Generic
- Description: PySol is a solitaire card game. Its features include: support for 20 different solitaire variants, a very nice look and feel, multiple cardsets and background table tiles, unlimited undo and redo, load and save games, player statistics, hint system, demo games, support for user written plug-ins, and an integrated HTML help browser.
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Robo Rally
- Version: Development 29
- Byte Size: 488.8 KB (500,571 bytes)
- License: Open Source
- Revision Date: February 10, 1999
- Description: This is a server implementation of the classic board game Robo Rally. A simple text client is included.
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Sol
- Version: Stable 1.0.6
- Byte Size: 33.0 KB (33,761 bytes)
- License: Freeware
- Revision Date: July 5, 1998
- Binary: Generic
- Description: This is a Solitaire card game highly inspired by the one bundled with a well known "operating system". Features a site-wide highscore table.
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Spider
- Version: Stable 1.0
- Byte Size: 159.9 KB (163,706 bytes)
- License: Distributable
- Revision Date: April 27, 1998
- Description: Spider is a particularly challenging double-deck solitaire. Unlike most solitaires, it provides extraordinary opportunities for the skillful player to overcome bad luck in the deal by means of careful analysis and complex manipulations.
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Squaroid
- Version: Development 0.50
- Byte Size: 96.6 KB (98,930 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: September 26, 1999
- Home Page: http://www.azzit.de/squaroid/
- Binary: RPM
- Description: Squaroid is a board game. The goal is to score 150 points and to defeat your opponent by a margin of at least 15 points. You earn points by making squares on a 8x8 fields board. The game is played through an(y) IRC server. It's also already possible to play multiple games simultaneously.
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tkHangman
- Version: Stable 1.0
- Byte Size: 26.4 KB (27,040 bytes)
- License: BeerWare: If you have the time or money, send a bottle of beer to the author.
- Revision Date: August 26, 1998
- Home Page: ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/X11/games
- Description: Tk version of the famous Hangman game.
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XBoard
- Version: Stable 4.0.3
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: August 25, 1999
- Home Page: http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/personal/Tim_Mann/chess.html
- Description: XBoard is a graphical user interfaces for chess. They display a chessboard on the screen, accept moves made with the mouse, and load and save games in Portable Game Notation (PGN). Xboard works with a wide variety of other chess games, refer to the home page for details.
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XCheckers
- Version: Stable 1.2
- Byte Size: 29.3 KB (30,052 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: August 1, 1999
- Home Page: http://super.tacheles.de/~girbal/xcheckers/
- Description: XCheckers is a small application to play checkers in an X Window against others over the internet or against the computer. It only uses the most standard resources.
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xfreecell
- Version: Stable 1.02
- Byte Size: 43.8 KB (44,875 bytes)
- License: BSD
- Revision Date: March 4th, 1999
- Description: Freecell is an addictive Solitaire variant. xfreecell is a lightweight implementation, requiring only Xlib.
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Xinsane
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XMahjongg
- Version: Development 3.0b10
- Byte Size: 195.0 KB (199,633 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: August 19, 1999
- Home Page: http://www.lcdf.org/xmahjongg/
- Binary: RPM
- Description: A mahjongg clone for X11 with great graphics.
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XPatience
- Version: Stable 1.04
- Byte Size: 249.4 KB (255,376 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: December 27, 1998
- Home Page: http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/games/solitaires/!INDEX.html
- Description: Its Solitaire for Linux. Not only does it have the Windows-like Klondike Solitaire game, but 13 other games ranging from the ultimately complex to the simple. When you click on a card in this game it automatically knows where you want to place the card. There is even a button to move all cards that are ready to the stacks. Sound support, save game feature, fabulous graphics, even the backs of the cards change every time you load XPat. This is a must have for Linux users.
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xpuyopuyo
- Version: Stable 0.3.4
- Byte Size: 256.0 KB (262,144 bytes)
- License: GPL
- Revision Date: March 13th, 2000
- Home Page: http://chaos2.org/xpuyopuyo/
- Description: Xpuyopuyo is a Tetris-like game in which the object is to match four or more blocks
of the same color. Multiple matches are worth more points, and result in rocks being
dumped on the opponent. It supports human-human, human-AI, AI-AI, or network
game play, and a number of gameplay options. The AIs are capable of learning how to
play strategically.
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XSkat
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XSol
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