- Art of Japanese Crosswords — It’s a game. Moreover, it’s a Japanese game. Created not so far (1987) by the Japanese puzzle-master Tetsuya Nishio, the game, however, soaked up the ancient culture and civilization. It’s an art. The pictures are simple, the drawing is logical, not creative; but when the puzzle is solved, you suddenly see some small piece of art created by your mind and your hands from the plain and unpretentious…
- Cross+A 6.15, Puzzle Cracker! — How many times you were irritated by an «unsolvable» crossword or other word puzzle? Even if you are very, VERY erudite and very, VERY balanced — your mood would be slightly affected when you are struck with something too overcomplicated. You just tried to take a rest and relax you brain; instead, you have broken the mood and gotten the feeling of «dumb me» or «dumb puzzle». To the contrary, you can…
- Mines XP — There are games that were once created to stay for long. They do not demonstrate mind-numbing graphics, feature amazing soundtracks and cutting-edge in-game technologies that modern entertainment titles have to offer. On the contrary, they are simple, compact, have a rather straightforward «storyline» and are primarily intended for testing your skills and entertaining you during short breaks in your mundane activities. These are casual games, which have…
- ActiveScreenLock 2.8, It's Mine, Even If You Can't See Me — Those of us who have a personal computer in a public place (like office or school) are often stuck with the problem of ownership when you are away from your workplace. Some people just think it’s a «common thing anybody can use». Others even acknowledge that you are the owner, but they «only need one small file…». Additionally, you can never deny the possibility of the unauthorized or malicious access…
- Mandala Painter, An Entertaining Art — Even the prettiest flower on earth is actually a great combination of simpler shapes (petals), symmetrically repeated around the circle. This is also true about other «tricky» masterpieces — snowflakes, shining stars, and even the most unrealistic designs capturing our eye through the glass of a kaleidoscope. Too sad — all of those exciting figures soon just pass away, and the best we can do about that…
- Video Guide to Paint Shop Pro - all you need to create a masterpiece in no time — Starting with Paint Shop Pro is not easy. As intuitive as it is, it’s still a complex solution which requires months to get used to. Luckily, there are many ways to accelerate this process — books, tutorials and lessons are widely available in stores and online. However, most of them are too wordy, too general (or, on the contrary, too focused) or do not give a clear picture of the process…
- 2000 Kanji - an excellent educational tool for Japanese language students — Japan is a country full of contrasts and surprises — and its language is not an exception. For most westerners, the hieroglyphic language of the Land of the Rising Sun is absolutely indecipherable and inscrutable. However, everything is possible and the most persistent and diligent gaijins study the language for years and become decent speakers. If you are just in the beginning of your journey to fluency, you must…
- 15 Puzzle: Endless Fun of Mind Rating — No one knows for sure when and where the 15 Puzzle has been invented. But the invention was truly a success: it’s hard to think of any other puzzle game that has gained such popularity. The whole world, both children and adults, have been playing it even these days. The idea of the game is to sort the 15 randomly placed numbered square pieces in the ascending order without taking them out of the 16-cell box. But although…
- Valgetal - tons of fun for real number-crunchers! — First released in 1985, Tetris has been cloned and modified a countless number of times. Today, it is available on virtually every gaming platform ever released in hundreds of variations and can well be called the most popular game of all times. Although Tetris is a game, entertainment is not its primary purpose. Tetris improves your reaction and teaches you to make quick decisions based on the current situation, which…
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