- CellFighter Game 2.04. New Life for Game of Life — Almost 40 years ago, when computers were large working machines and the phrase «computer game» sounded absurdly, a famous British mathematician invented the so-called «Game of Life», which by no means was a game, it was rather an example of a cellular automata clear for even a child. You certainly have seen those black-and-white cells (and possibly even have written you own example in the middle school). Many…
- Double Solitaire, Another Dimension of the Old Game — The computerization of good old board games (like cards) sometimes brings awesome results. I am talking about cases where the author of a «virtual equivalent of a real game» can find and embody some new features, because of which the game remains almost the same, but its playability receives a completely new dimension. The good example is Double Solitaire, which harmonically combines the logical challenge of the classic…
- CiDess 2, Easy Circuit Boards — CiDess is freeware, easy-to-use, not-resource-greedy printed circuit board drawing and layouting software. CiDess brightly stands out against huge over-bloated software suits for its clear-and-simple interface, fast-and-pretty drawing and yet having some very advanced capabilities. CiDess’ ease of use comes from its four simple operating modes: placing components, drawing tracks, modifying components, and group operations. In each mode, it shows only a limited…
- War Games Construction Kit — Do you sometimes think it’s high time you took a break and put your work off for a minute? You definitely do. Wouldn’t it be nice to release the tension and wreak some havoc on the battlefield? But what would be a good time killer in a situation when you don’t have any games at hand? There is an answer for all action-lovers out there — War Games Construction Kit! This game is ideal…
- Lines Push 3.45, The New Old Game — You definitely know the old classic Lines game, which was like «move the colorful balls through the field to make the combinations (lines) of a color». And if you know the game (you do!), there were times when you fell in love with it and spent days to solve that puzzle seemed to be so easy. If the above is the story of you, (it is!) you probably remember the sad day when you noticed you were bored. Even…
- My SUDOKU 1.62, The Game From Endless Time — In 1849, prominent mathematician Leonard Euler published his work «De quadratis magicis» («On magic squares»), describing properties and construction of «squares of digits» with special constraints for sum by rows and columns. In 1979, American architect Howard Garns published in Dell Magazines a puzzle called «Number Place». In 1986, Japanese puzzle publisher Nikoli republished Garns’ puzzle…
- Holding Pattern, Don't Get Late for the Boarding — Remember that breath-taking picture you saw in the window of the airplane during the last flight? Or are you just dreaming of your first flight and count days till that exciting moment? Or maybe you’re in love with airplanes and just can’t wait until the next boarding just to see again that blue sky, marvelous sunset or the unknown land floating beneath the silver ring again? Why wait? — With Holding Pattern Coach Class…
- 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…
- Chess-7 - the most popular board game in history in an attractive modern package — The game of chess dates back thousands of years. It has millions (if not billions) of fans and is available in various forms and shapes. Fortunately, with the advent of the computer era, playing chess became even more exciting and challenging. Now you don’t have to look for a decent partner to play — your computer is always ready to test your skills. Which is more, you can easily connect to the Internet…
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