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Ah, yes — the time for ghoulish fun is fast-approaching. Now is the time that we start counting down the days until Christmas, at least that’s what the retailers would like you to do. But not me. I’m going to savor each holiday between now and then. And to get things started that w...

Have some extra time on your hands this weekend? Then spend it on Thor Towers. Your only tool is the space bar. As blocks drop down from the crane above, you release them one by one. The goal is to make a stack as high as you can. Each block shows the number of blocks you’ve successfully stack...

Honestly, I don’t know how people come up with these ideas. My latest time-waster is Cat With Bow Golf. You’re this cat with a bow and arrow. The object is to pull with the proper amount of strength on the bow and hit the bullseye. The cat is like a rag doll, what with its arms and legs ...

Robot Goal is more than the average shoot-em-up game. It requires a little forethought, which is something I like in games because it keeps you sharp (and I know how some of you like to stay sharp ). Your mission: program a sequence of moves for your robot to collect green spheres. Once you collec...

If you have some time to spare and a good throwing arm, you’ll probably want to spend it with Bomb Wars. You’re given the choice of playing a single player game or with others online. The playing court is a room with a grid and a chasm separating you from each other. Move around to avoid...

In my quest to find an addictive game before Brown Baron does, I’ve chosen JellyJumper. Your role as this jelly-formed jumper is to bounce around on a keyboard while attempting to land on the right keys. Each level is more challenging than the previous one. Some keys have special abilities lik...