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- Desktop Games - Play them when you need a break from the real work.
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- 1{H4Square}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.4Square}
- 4Squares is a tactical game. The object is to make squares that
- 4have a counter of your colour at each corner. The squares can
- 4be of any size and can be upright, diagonal, or at any SKEW
- 4angle. One point is scored for each square made.
- 4Mike Williams. v2.00
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- 1{H5x5}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.5x5}
- 4Five by Five is a small RISC OS desktop game based upon the PC PD
- 4game Five by Five, written by J.Stephenson. The object of the game
- 4is to light up all twenty five squares of the grid. Click on any
- 4square to change its state. When a square is changed, that square
- 4and up to four of its immediate neighbours (above, below and to
- 4each side) also change.
- 4Tim Gladding. v1.00.
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- 1{HAngband}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Angband}
- 4The game of Angband is a single player dungeon simulation. A
- 4player may choose from a number of races and classes when creating
- 4a character, and then `run‘ that character over a period of days,
- 4weeks, even months, attempting to win the game by defeating Morgoth
- 4who lurks in the deeper levels.
- 4Ported to the Arc by STRYQX of RiscTeam. Australia.
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- 1{HAtThePub}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.AtThePub}
- 4Three games you might play while at the pub. Cribbage from Mal
- 4Phillips; Darts ( a great version) from Nagpal Hoysal and
- 4Dominoes from Simon Davies.
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- 1{HBaka_Chal}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Baka_Chal}
- 4This is an ancient Tibetan game, normally played on a beaten brass
- 4board, with the pieces made from cast brass. There are 4 tigers and
- 420 goats - you play the goats. The game starts with the 4 tigers at
- 4the corner points, and all of the goats off-board. You must get all
- 4the goats on the board and trap the tigers. Excellent.
- 4Xavier Educational Software.
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- 1{HBang}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Bang}
- 4Another game along the lines of !Chain and !Hexatoms. This is a
- 4first class version with excellent graphics and many options.
- 4Andrew Clover. v0.02.
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- 1{HBarMaze}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.BarMaze}
- 4A very small maze installs on the icon bar. You have to collect
- 4keys and treasure to move up levels. Neat and fun.
- 4Nigel Batten.
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- 1{HCrag}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Crag}
- 4Crag is a desktop dice game for one to four players, based on
- 4throwing the dice (i.e. clicking on the icons) to form certain
- 4combinations - a bit like Yahtzee, but you only get three dice and
- 4two throws. P. Lurcock.
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- 1{HFantasyF1}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.FantasyF1}
- 4Based on the same rules and scoring system as the BBC Top Gearand
- 4Grand Prix magazines Fantasy Formula One game. This program helps
- 4you keep track of the points scored by a number of fantasy teams
- 4throughout the F1 season. These could be teams that you have entered
- 4for Top Gears Fantasy F1 game or teams that you and friends have
- 4picked for a competition between yourselves. The name of the game
- 4is to win the world championship for your team by picking two
- 4drivers and two cars from those racing.
- 4Steven Hawkins. v1.32
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- 1{HFarBeyond}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.FarBeyond}
- 4An excellent desktop game to give fun & relief from boredom. To
- 4Arc lovers from 4Mation. Lots of top quality features. Get it:
- 4it’s great. v1.02. 3 Oct 92.
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- 1{HFiller}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Filler}
- 4The object of the game is to capture as much territory as you
- 4can (as possible). The game is played by two players. Players
- 4start the game in the opposite corners of the screen: the left
- 4player starts in the lower left corner and the right player
- 4starts in the upper right corner.When the player repaints his
- 4old territory with the colour of his choice, the neighbouring
- 4rooms of the same colour join his territory. Time is limited.
- 4Ruslan Sennov and Alexey Sirotin.
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- 1{HFiveDice}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.FiveDice}
- 4A great version of Yahtzee. Runs from the desktop and you can
- 4have up to three players. Your Arc will stand in for two of them.
- 4High class and looks good.
- 4Michael Ellis. v 1.00.
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- 1{HFruitMach}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.FruitMach}
- 4At least you won’t lose money playing this fruit machine. It
- 4uses the system sprites and is fun to play.
- 4Alex Hopkins. v1.00.
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- 1{HGame36}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Game36}
- 4A rather strange game based on a 6x6 grid, the numbers 1 to 36 and
- 4a set of rules that decide how close the numbers can be in relation
- 4to each other. The computer will give the solution if required.
- 4Andrea Gallo. v1.10.
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- 1{HGlide}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Glide}
- 4!Glide is a simple desktop game. I thought that sliding block
- 4puzzles must be 2 a penny in the Public Domain, so I have written a
- 4gliding block puzzle. The only difference being that Andrew’s
- 4blocks glide instead of the usual sliding.
- 4Andrew Ayre. v1.00.
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- 1{HGreyThund}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.GreyThund}
- 4This has to be one of the best and smallest shoot ‘em ups I
- 4have yet seen. Noisy to.
- 4Colin McEwan.
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- 1{HHangman}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Hangman}
- 4A HangMan RiscOs Game. Well designed and easy to use.
- 4Gardar Gislason. v1.21.
- 1{WBModules}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Utilities.W.WBModules} Required.
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- 1{HIconMatch}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.IconMatch}
- 4A very good looking desktop icon match game.
- 4Alex Hopkins.
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- 1{HKalaha}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Kalaha}
- 4An ancient Arabic game that has been played for over 7000 years.
- 4Now you can play it on your Arc.
- 4Graham Jones.
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- 1{HKingOut}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.KingOut}
- 4The object of this sliding block puzzle is to get the King to the
- 4bottom centre as indicated by the pointed finger. The question is
- 4can it be done?
- 4Gary J Lee. v1.02.
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- 1{HLineOf5}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.LineOf5}
- 4A traditional game which runs from the desktop. Your Arc
- 4plays a very powerful game; can you beat it?
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- 1{HLucas}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Lucas}
- 4The objective of this puzzle is to transpose eight colours, four
- 4red and four blue, so that red is on the left and blue’s on the
- 4right and the white in the middle as opposed to vica-versa. You
- 4can only move the red squares left and blue right. To move click
- 4on the desired colour and it will move, but only if the white
- 4square is within 2 squares.
- 4Nomen Nostri.
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- 1{HMaxGammon}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.MaxGammon}
- 4Runs from the desktop and it’s fun.
- 4Ray Loades-Bannon.
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- 1{HMerrills}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Merrills}
- 4A two player board game which runs from the desktop.
- 4Michael Ellis. v0.95.
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- 1{HMines}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Mines}
- 4This archive contains five versions of the desktop game Mines.
- 4Mine is by D.H.Walters & A.Fawcett; !Minefield is by Stewart Brodie;
- 4MineHunt from Paul LeBeau; Mines from Owen Astley and MineSweep
- 4from Chris Swales.
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- 1{HOxO}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.OxO}
- 4This archive contains five variations on the game OXO. They are
- 4!3DOXO by Mike Ironmonger; OOO+XXX by Paul; O's and X's by A
- 4Thoukydides; !oxo by steve Culpit and O_X_O by Tim Gladding.
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- 1{HPolySaw}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.PolySaw}
- 4A brill game that will keep any member of the family happy. A
- 4cross between a jigsaw and a chinese puzzle.
- 4Graham Jones.
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- 1{HPuzzle}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Puzzle}
- 4A neat sliding block puzzle with 15 blocks.
- 4Gardar Gislason and Colin Spurdle. v1.01.
- 1{WBModules}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Utilities.W.WBModules} Required.
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- 1{HPuzzles}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Puzzles}
- 4Two very good sliding block puzzles.
- 4Henrik Bjerregaard Pedersan. v 1.02.
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- 1{HReversi}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Reversi}
- 4A very good game. (Shareware).
- 4Alex Hopkins. v 1.00.
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- 1{HReversor}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Reversor}
- 4You have to reverse the 3x3 grid on the left (puzzle grid) so it
- 4looks like the 3x3 grid on the right (target grid). Clicking on a
- 4square toggles it. It isn’t quite that easy however, because some
- 4of the surrounding squares will also be toggled.
- 4Andrew Ayre
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- 1{HSenWrang}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.SenWrang}
- 4A desktop game of patience.
- 4Tim Haverhand. v 2.00.
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- 1{HSevens}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Sevens}
- 4A very well presented version of the card game sevens.
- 4G.J.Lee
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- 1{HShanghai}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Shanghai}
- 4A very addictive game played with Mai Jong pieces.
- 4Julian Jiggins.
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- 1{HShootEmUp}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.ShootEmUp}
- 4The smallest space invaders game ever. It’s great.
- 4Lee McGinty.
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- 1{HSimon}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Simon}
- 4A desktop version of this classic game.
- 4Gardar Gislason. v1.02.
- 1{WBModules}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Utilities.W.WBModules} Required.
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- 1{HSokoBas}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.SokoBas}
- 4!SokoBas is a desktop version of the ancient PC game Sokoban. The
- 4purpose is to drive around with the little bulldozer and to push all
- 4the yellow boxes on the blue crosses.
- 4Arjan Opmeer.
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- 1{HSolitaire}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Solitaire}
- 4This archive contains three version sof the popular game Solitaire.
- 4Each has its own merits and they are by Andrew Ayre, Sandie the
- 4Walrus and David Andrews.
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- 1{HSPatience}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.SPatience}
- 4An excellent multi game patience program with the options to
- 4save games.
- 4Jason Horsnell BSc(Hons) MSc.
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- 1{HTaipei}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Taipei}
- 4A desktop version of this ever popular game.
- 4Alex Hopkins and M.Enderby.
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- 1{HTetris}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Tetris}
- 4Three versions in this archive: CTetris a nice desktop verson by
- 4 Petrov Software, Hatris tetris with hats by Joeri De Winter and
- 4Hextris this has many great features and is by Mads Meisner-Jensen.
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- 1{HTicTac}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.TicTac}
- 4Two player classic game. You can use the keypad to enter your
- 4moves.
- 4Gardar Gislason. v1.01.
- 1{WBModules}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Utilities.W.WBModules} Required.
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- 1{HTriad}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Triad}
- 4I’m not too sure how to describe this game. Best you see for
- 4your self. It’s quite interesting.
- 4Philip Berresford.
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- 1{HWar}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.War}
- 4This is a great little game from Henrik Bjerregaard Pedersen.
- 4Try it!!
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- 1{HXor}{JCDFS::PDCD_5.$.Desktop.Games.Xor}
- 4XOR must be revealed. His many faces are scattered through 15
- 4levels. You must collect all the faces. A great desktop game.
- 4Johm Hedley.