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jep
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on-line games
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Jun 1 17:28 UTC 2001 |
This item is for discussion of on-line games. Some of these have some
connection to sports, but many do not. We can discuss all of our
favorites here.
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jep
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Jun 1 18:07 UTC 2001 |
One of the best implemented on-line games is Web Darts, accessible from
http://homepages.enterprise.net/rglennie/darts/game.cgi. There are one
person and two person games there; the WWW page is set up for 7
different darts games: 501, 301, Around the Board, Shanghai, Cricket,
Golf and Double Trouble.
I like 301 quite a lot; you have to hit a double to start the game, then
score exactly 301 points, finishing on a double. If you go over 301,
you lose the rest of your handful of darts, which can cost you 3 shots.
The best possible score in 301 is 7 (50+1+50*5) (there are other methods
of getting there as well). I've scored as low as 12, and maybe lower.
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jep
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Jun 1 18:31 UTC 2001 |
Then there's the Jezzball site. I knew there must be a jezzball site;
jezzball is an addictive but simple game on one of Microsoft's game CDs.
There just had to be a site where you could play this game on-line.
Sure enough, there is, it's:
http://www.bolaloca.com/way/cool/bl/index.html
It's almost exactly the same game as on the Microsoft CD. You go to the
site, pick "play now", enter a user name and password for yourself, and
then try to trap those bouncing little balls. The game keeps track of
the daily and all-time high scores, which get into the amazing range;
just today someone has gotten it up to level 52, and all-time, the
highest level is 273. (I don't get how anyone could play at that level;
I've never been above level 12, but there it is on the high score
board.)
If you go there and play, you can see my latest scores as "Iconoclast"
or "Michigan_State_Spartans_Rule!". (Sometimes I use one, sometimes the
other.)
Great game for 10 minute breaks.
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jep
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response 3 of 4:
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Jun 1 18:32 UTC 2001 |
Oh, and you can play BocaLoca in Spanish, if you like.
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jep
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Jun 1 19:46 UTC 2001 |
Wow, I just got an 8 in Web Darts "301". That's unquestionably my best
ever, and the best I ever hoped to do.
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