Microsoft Classic Board Games
While not having the flashy animations and visual effects of Hoyle packages, Microsoft’s Classic Board Games nonetheless has that workmanship that makes it streamlined and playable, if still very...
View ArticleBattle Chess 2
A sequel to the original Battle Chess, this game takes on a more Chinese approach, both in the rules of the game and in the presentation. Using a Chinese variation of the game of Chess, pieces like the...
View ArticleJetpack
Jetpack, developed by the same people who brought us the wonderful though underrated God of Thunder, will bring a smile to your face. It’s a puzzle game where you play an explorer trying to gather...
View ArticleLemmings
Your task is to rescue the Lemmings across 120 levels of fast-paced puzzling. These creatures simply walk blindly through the world in the hope of reaching safety at the end of the level –...
View ArticleClone
Clone by Antares Productions has a unique premise that makes it a very interesting puzzle game. Here, you control one or more blue ball thingies as you try to navigate them through increasingly...
View ArticleClue: Murder at Boddy Mansion
Clue: Murder at Boddy Mansion lets you play the part of a detective attempting to solve the mystery of who killed Mr. Boddy. As in the original board game it’s based upon, you make suggestions to...
View ArticleChip’s Challenge
Chip’s Challenge is a fun, tile-based puzzle game that runs on Windows XP and older (originaly designed for Windows 3.x). The game starts out with easy tutorial levels then gradually progresses to...
View ArticleLode Runner The Legend Returns
Revisiting an 80s classic. Lode Runner Legends is a complete remake of the original classic from the 1980s. The concept behind the game is simple – run your little miner around, gathering up gold and...
View ArticleGearheads
This is the kind of game there should be more of, especially for Windows, especially for newcomers to computer gaming. It’s exactly what the subtitle says it is, “a furious war of wind-up toys.” The...
View ArticleTonka: Search & Rescue
As a game primarily aimed at kids, Tonka Search & Rescue has a variety of missions and activities to choose from. You start out in the Dispatch Center, where you can choose what you would like to...
View ArticleLeisure Suit Larry’s Casino
In Leisure Suit Larry’s Casino, Larry becomes manager of his own gambling resort, complete with table games, slots, poker, and other multiplayer games. At the time of its release, players were be able...
View ArticleThe Incredible Machine
If you’ve never heard of a Rube Goldberg device, then you should probably look it up now. The Incredible Machine is all about building deliberately complex contraptions that produce, at the end of...
View ArticleHoyle Majestic Chess
Hoyle Majestic Chess caught my attention with its original take on teaching the intricacies of the world’s most enduring board game. Nestled alongside your typical chess-program functions (single- and...
View ArticleKeep the Balance
Keep the Balance! is a puzzle game requiring basic math skills. The object of the game is launch objects, passing below on a conveyor, onto the scales, so that the circus monkey on top of the scale can...
View ArticleMah Jongg Wall
Prepare to limber up your mind with the low-key but efficient Mah Jongg Wall. While not for everyone, it is a neat and challenging game that deserves a serious look from all of you Freecell junkies....
View ArticleHodj ‘n’ Podj
A neat package of gaming irreverence. Hodj ‘n’ Podj is actually two games in one — a big “shell” of a board game (where you have to rescue two kidnapped princesses named Mish and Mosh), within which...
View ArticleOutburst
The original Outburst challenges players to come up with as many answers as possible that relate to various topics (such as Things You Do With One Hand). Each category has ten answers, and teams take...
View ArticleCombat Chess
Combat Chess (also known as Empire Chess) attempts to combine regular chess with animated 3D combat. At its core this isn’t a bad idea, though the entire idea serves little more than eye candy. Pieces...
View ArticleStratego
Stratego, a recreation of the board game with the same name, is basically a war-themed board game. First, you set up your side of the board with your assortment of bombs, miners, spies, generals and...
View ArticleHoyle Casino 2006
Hoyle Casino 2006 continues the trend of adding one or two improvements while importing wholesale games from previous iterations. Given that it’s a Casino pack, that’s probably unavoidable. In all 19...
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