Five addictive open source games

I must confess, I am pretty heavy into the silly little Web games out there. So when I came across this list for Open Source games, I most certainly raised an eyebrow.

You can use open source software to make yourself more productive, but the open source community has also produced some impressive game titles, such as Freeciv, Vega Strike, and Flight Simulator. I’ve found some lesser-known yet excellent and quite addictive games for you to try. All of these games have low system requirements and run on multiple platforms, including Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.

BOXit

BOXit is a simple Java-based puzzle game, where you have to remove tiles with the same color or value by dragging tiles one over another. The trick is that you can only remove tiles that are on the same row or column. The goal of the game is to remove as many tiles as possible. The game stops when you have no more moves left. The fewer tiles left on the board, the higher the score you get. Ideally, you will have only one tile left, but that’s not as easy as it sounds, and achieving the goal requires some logical thinking. Depending on your skills, a game can take 10 minutes to half an hour, which makes it a perfect game for a lunch break or train commute. [Read the rest]