Top Ten Web 2.0 Games
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
1. Chihuahua
A Boggle type game in which the player has to make as many words as possible out of the given letters. Each game is open for 24 hours. Most activity is seen around midnight (GMT) when new games begin and players frantically try to get to the top of the leaderboard.
2. WeBoggle
WeBoggle is Boggle as you online. The fun is enhanced by seeing how high you can make it on the leaderboard. Each game lasts for 2 and a half minutes.
3. Linez
Linez is an intriguing game in which the player has to place coloured cubes in a line to remove them from the board. The problem is more cubes keep appearing. The game features a high score table and a weekly competition.
4. Sudoku Craving
Sudoku Craving offers a new Sudoku challenge everyday. Players are invited to rate each finished game which gives the site a nice community feel.
5. Alexadex
Alexadex is an on-line trading game in which players buy and sell imaginary shares in web sites. Shares rise and fall based on the site's Alexa rating.
6. Trendio
Similar in concept to Alexadex this is a trading game in which players bet on the popularity of politicians, sporting teams or events, ideas, stars, natural catastrophies, etc. However whereas Alexadex is based on Alexa rankings Trendio rates words according to the number of times they appear in 3000 anglophone media web sites from around the world.
7. TagMan
TagMan is the classic game of hangman but using tags from Web 2.0 sites such as Technorati, del.icio.us and Flickr.
8. Solitaire Craving
Each day a new solitaire card challenge is set for players to solve. Again it is rated by the players and the comment box under the game often includes clues submitted by other players.
9. MorfikChess
MorfikChess is an AJAX chess game. The game features single-player and multi-player options, with a chat utility so that you can attempt to psyche out/distract your opponent.
10. SinkMyShip
SinkMyShip is an AJAX driven battleship game. The game sports a chat room so you can communicate with fellow players as you play.
These ratings are based purely on the exit ratings from this page.
A Boggle type game in which the player has to make as many words as possible out of the given letters. Each game is open for 24 hours. Most activity is seen around midnight (GMT) when new games begin and players frantically try to get to the top of the leaderboard.
2. WeBoggle
WeBoggle is Boggle as you online. The fun is enhanced by seeing how high you can make it on the leaderboard. Each game lasts for 2 and a half minutes.
3. Linez
Linez is an intriguing game in which the player has to place coloured cubes in a line to remove them from the board. The problem is more cubes keep appearing. The game features a high score table and a weekly competition.
4. Sudoku Craving
Sudoku Craving offers a new Sudoku challenge everyday. Players are invited to rate each finished game which gives the site a nice community feel.
5. Alexadex
Alexadex is an on-line trading game in which players buy and sell imaginary shares in web sites. Shares rise and fall based on the site's Alexa rating.
6. Trendio
Similar in concept to Alexadex this is a trading game in which players bet on the popularity of politicians, sporting teams or events, ideas, stars, natural catastrophies, etc. However whereas Alexadex is based on Alexa rankings Trendio rates words according to the number of times they appear in 3000 anglophone media web sites from around the world.
7. TagMan
TagMan is the classic game of hangman but using tags from Web 2.0 sites such as Technorati, del.icio.us and Flickr.
8. Solitaire Craving
Each day a new solitaire card challenge is set for players to solve. Again it is rated by the players and the comment box under the game often includes clues submitted by other players.
9. MorfikChess
MorfikChess is an AJAX chess game. The game features single-player and multi-player options, with a chat utility so that you can attempt to psyche out/distract your opponent.
10. SinkMyShip
SinkMyShip is an AJAX driven battleship game. The game sports a chat room so you can communicate with fellow players as you play.
These ratings are based purely on the exit ratings from this page.
posted by Keir Clarke at 5:10 AM
6 Comments:
Ed,
I'd like to mention two fun games: Pong (a Ping-Pong type game) and Sweeper (a Windows Mine Sweeper clone) (both developed in Morfik, source code is available).
They are great fun (especially Pong - watching the computer-computer game at Hard is bewildering:).
Check out Pong here: http://pingpong.labs.morfik.com/
Check out Sweeper here: http://minesweeper.labs.morfik.com/
Thanks for the links. Very good games.
Hi Ed,
Thanks for including TagMan in your top 10 list. FYI, here's the link to the game:
http://www.apogee-web-consulting.com/tagman/
The link you have is a Squidoo lens I put up when I was playing around with Squidoo. Anyway, when you have a chance, could you please update the link?
Thanks.
-Rich
Hi Ed,
Fun blog, just discovered it. I made a NumberMunchers clone using tags and flickr photos that you might enjoy - http://imagine-it.org/flickr/PhotoMunchrs.html
The results feed into a visual ranking system, as an added bonus. :)
Have you ever got stuck on a sudoku that you just couldn't quite solve? Have you ever wished that there was a program which could create killer sudokus for you?
Sudoku Tiger lets you create and play sudoku and killer sudoku puzzles on your PC. It also gives you interactive hints about what to do next, and can explain why.
Get it now at www.sudokutiger.com
nice (single and multiplayer) javascript games here:
www.pitstreet.com
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