Archive for July, 2006
Fighting the Machine
I have played a few Free Computer Versions of Board and Card Games with Artificial Intelligence Computer Opponents recently.
I had most fun with Zendo-san. I bought Zendo a while ago, but my gang ran away screaming, so it was great to finally play, even if only against AI. It’s a complicated game, so read the rules first. It runs well on Linux under Wine, but a few random glitches occasionally came up.
I also tried:
- Puerto Rico
The PR Evolver Excel spreadsheet is amazing. It even makes me regret migrating to Linux. - Amazons
http://jenslieberum.de/amazong/amazong.html
I liked this a lot over PBW, so it was no suprise it was good against the computer too. - Quoridor
http://xoridor.sf.net
I enjoy blocking games like this and Amazons. Maybe it is something to do with being a natural defender at team ball sports? - Mancala
http://www.rocketsnail.com/mancala/game.htm
A lot more interesting than I thought it would be. - Pogo
http://www.nivozero.com/
The implementation was good, but the game itself is too close to Nine Men’s Morris. - Gobblet
http://www.boardspace.net/
Too much like Pogo.