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What Games are You Addicted To?

Posted by Cliff on from the evercrack-has-nothing-on-these-classics dept.

Anonymous Coward from Gamers Anonymous asks: "Recently I have found myself highly addicted to Freecell, as I cannot go near a computer without just playing a quick game or two, I even have one going at the moment. In the past I have also had problems with Minesweeper and Tetris, both of which I overcame when I had to delete them around exam time. Is there anyone else out there with this problem, I can imagine it would be quite common. What are the most addictive games out there? Is there a support group?" I don't know about PC games, but I've been playing an awful lot of Frequency on the PS2. I just can't seem to help myself even though the game can be frustrating as hell at times. Anyone else have a game that, once under the skin, you can't get enough of it?

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  1. Starcraft by damiam · · Score: 2, Informative

    Starcraft and Brood War. Two of the best games ever made.

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  2. Counter-Strike! by FreakyGeeky · · Score: 3, Informative

    Counter-Strike (www.counter-strike.net) has used more hours of my life than any other game. It's about three years old, and is regularly updated. There isn't a game around I've played for three year's time. It's free (as in beer) and only requires that you own a copy of Half-Life (www.half-life.sierra.com) wich currently runs about $30. Running a Counter-Strike Guild (www.dohguild.com) doesn't help much either!

  3. Re:Bejewelled by elfkicker · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's a great game. My girlfriend is actually waiting for me to get off the computer right now so she can play it. Excite's game pages feature it and they have some other good ones. Try Bounce Out for a similiar game but a bit harder due to the layout.

    All my friends are currently killing brain cells to Frequency at the moment. I-Qube is a personal favorite for the PS1.

  4. Freeciv is amazingly addictive. by mfarah · · Score: 3, Informative
    I can't believe no one has mentioned Freeciv yet.



    Freeciv is a Civ/Civ2 clone, released under the GPL, running on Linux (also Windoze, and a lot of other operating systems). It plays just like Civ/Civ2, with only very minor differences in gameplay, and with a huge one: the interface is much superior to that of Civ2, so you don't end up frustrated and bored by it.



    I can't recommend this game enough.

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