I've been playing Ringorang for a little while now. Ringorang is a trivia game that you can play via a widget on your desktop. (I believe you can also participate on the website.) They ask a question about..well..anything randomly once every hour. Depending on how quickly you answer and whether or not the answer is correct, you get "Dallions." Dallions are basically points. The contest runs from Monday to Friday. The top 10 winners get a t-shirt and the top 3 get other prizes. I think those prizes vary every week. It's a pretty neat game and it's easy to get addicted to!
Game review: The History Channel Lost Worlds
By now, it should be pretty obvious that I'm a sucker for a good hidden object game. Bonus points if I can play the game with my daughter! I downloaded the trial version of The History Channel Lost Worlds because it touted itself as a hidden object game. While there is a hidden object game involved, it is only one small part of each level. The game mostly revolves around jigsaw puzzles and trivia questions. It was nice learning a bit about ancient cultures but it was definitely not the game that was promised. I probably would have enjoyed it more if it didn't claim to be a hidden object game.
Game review: Trivial Pursuit - Bring On The 90s Edition
Doesn't everyone love a good game of Trivial Pursuit? I don't get to play the board game very often so I was really excited when I saw Trivial Pursuit - Bring on the 90s Edition on Big Fish Games. The game plays like any typical Trivial Pursuit game. In the one player edition, you play against a teddy bear. I chose to play the Intermediate level but it was still really easy. I managed to win two full games before the 60-minute trial finished. While the game was enjoyable, it was pretty boring by the second game. Every move has an animation that you are unable to turn off or skip past. The teddy bear throws a little tantrum every time you get a question correct or he gets one wrong. These aren't really enough to make you want to quit mid-game but you definitely get your fill of them by the end of the first game. At least the questions in this version are good. They are perfect for those of us that were too young in the 80s to full enjoy that edition of the game.
Give the game a try. That first round is always entertaining. Just don't expect this to be a game you'll play over and over again.