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Non-FPS Network Games to Play at Work?
lidocaineus asks: "I work at a small company with about 30 workstations. Two of us run Linux and three use Mac OS X, so on one of the servers, we installed Teg (both the server daemon and client). It works well since as a turn based game, the five of us are not beholden to it every second of the day, and can turn to it when we have a few free moments (and group chat all in one place other than through Jabber). Recently, some of the Windows folks have become interested in joining. Other than by using cygwin (these are serious computer-challenged types), are there any cross platform turn-based type game clients that work on Windows, preferably using the Linux server as a, well, server? Obviously we're not looking for a quake fest."
Freeciv is good to play - linux/mac/win clients.
freeciv.org
You are in a twisty maze of processor lines, all alike.
There is a lot of hype here.
You could get in some multiplayer games through your web browser. I have played some Go with a friend at a different office at work. Yahoo has tons of them up that are simple, multiplayer games. Since it is through the web browser the platform won't be of much concern.
Multiplatform, easy to learn, short rounds, and offers in game communication. Servers exist for both Linux and Windows.
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Isn't there a Java-based client on this page? It even says "a Java version of the client (also for Windows)".
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Stars! is a turn-based 4x game that's completely awesome. The graphics are a little dated -- ok, the graphics are a LOT dated -- but the game is incredibly good.
This is the website.
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For everything else, there's mod points.
Scorched. Earth.
One of the greatest games ever, and the version I linked to (Scorched Earth 2000) has network multiplayer capabilities and is in Java, so it should work on Windows, Linux and Mac clients, or anything else with a web browser and JVM. The game is incredibly simple (just pick an angle, power level, and optionally a weapon), and the basics can be picked up in five minutes or so. Despite the simplicity, though, there are very few things in life that beat killing 4 friends at once with a Death's Head nuclear MIRV.
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Pretend like you're actually doing your job.
I got karma out the ass fool.
may be a long time before you never have to read my drivel again.
you tell him!
Fuckin noobs.
There is a java version of the client called jteg at
http://jteg.sourceforge.net/
which would run on windows
History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it - Sir Winston Churchill
I don't know for sure, but I've heard of this great massively multiplayer online game. You write responses and answers based upon semi-random blurbs of information and questions, and each answer has the possibility of either giving you points or taking away some of your points. The only detractors I've run into are the recent exiting of the point-tracking system for each user and the fact that the humor-logic seems to be a tiny bit out of whack. But other than that, it's just fine, and it works on every platform!
:-)
I think it was called Slashdot, but I'm not sure. It could have been dashdot.org, because I remember something about morse code on it, a while back.
Anyhow, it's a great game, and hopefully everyone out there will realize that this comment is to be taken in jest.
~UP
Eat the Path.
Dominions 2 is a good turn-based game that comes with native versions for Windows, Linux(x86 and PPC), Solaris, and MacOS X. It'll set you back $45 or so per license, though.
http://www.illwinter.com/dom2/index.html
we played NetTrek. Though I only played it on a mac plus back in the day. color? bah.
must... stay... awake...
The first interactive game I ever played extensively. Still one of the best.
On X11:
http://www.xpilot.org/
on windows:
http://www.buckosoft.com/xpilot/xpilotnt/
Here is an excellent turn-based game - you and your fellow employees can take turns saying "I enjoy the fact that I have a job!"
More beautiful than chess, more dynamic. takes 30 years to master ...if you dare.
intro: http://wikipedia.org/wiki/game_of_go
best client: kgs.kiseido.com
pro world news: gobase.org
problems: goproblems.com
wiki: senseis.xmp.net
servers to avoid: IGS, yahoo.
Great game, turn-based (sort-of, you can change the way moves are made), lot's of fun and it look great too runs on about everything but the kitchensink. Scorched 3D Need I say more.... Have fun blowing ppl up.
That way we can make sure to avoid your stock. We'll see you in the bankruptcy sale.
Try "Empire". Then see who comes in just before the update pops at 4am and wipes you out... (to attack, you ideally move your forces into place just before an update, and then commence your attack just after the update. Doing it at 4am increases the odds of your opponent being happily in bead. Of course, you then need to be there at 8am or whenever, when they discover that they've been wiped out...
There's also "Netrek" (Paradise client).
I don't have any mod points, you insensitive clod!
But on the other hand, I do have a lot of time on my hands... I wonder if that means anything.
He who laughs last is stuck in a time dilation bubble.
E-mail chess, FICS, blah blah blah... There's tons of internet chess out there. I used to keep games going on with several people, and if I had a few idle minutes I'd make some moves. I used www.echess.co.za, a.k.a. turngames.com.
Karma: Bad (mostly due to all those "In Soviet Russia" jokes)
Bolo used to be great but never found it for mac os x. If you're looking for a web based fighting/gambling game try BattleWang
Of course, nothing beats TurtleTerror
You can set it up to be turn based, there is an email version floating around out there somewhere, and I'm pretty sure there are now mac/linux ports.
Velociraptor = Distiraptor / Timeraptor
depending on your style, such as if you like "small, simple and worthless games", try Jump n Bump.
weeee! blood splattering bunnies, with network play.
It's a turn-based strategy game. They have binaries for Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS and GNU/Linux. There are several server binaries available as well. On debian, apt-get install wesnoth wesnoth-server. The debian package is usually available on my mirror 2 days after an upstream release.
I haven't played a networked game yet, but the single-player campaigns are fun.
Frogs are primitive animals - so the occasional extra toe is not that unusual. But this is very unusual.
It's an online RISK clone with a free Windows client, or you can register and play in your browser.
3d tron lightcycle game.
It does have a 3d fps feel to it but otherwise
is just like the 'snake' game on cel phone.
wonderful wonderful game.
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You could install a VNC server on your Linux box and have them log in via VNC if you really want to let the Windows guys into the TEG tourney.
That's the nice thing about Linux and other *nix OS's they really are multi-user. (unlike XP which claims to be multi-user, but only one at a time can be actively using it.)
0verkill! is a client-server 2D deathmatch-like game in ASCII art. It supports free connecting/disconnecting during the game, and runs well on modem lines. Graphics are in 16-color ASCII art with elaborate hero animations. 0verkill features 4 different weapons, grenades, invisibility, and armor. The package also contains reaperbot clients, a simple graphics editor, and a level editor.