Games & Puzzle Stuff

This HTML was last modified on June 10, 1997. If that's too long ago, e-mail me and I'll work on it.

Files I Maintain

The Alignment Test

A bunch of us like Mark Young's alignment test so much I wrote a nice page with forms that tests it.

The Super Metroid FAQ and Walkthrough

The FAQ is version 3, the Walkthrough is version 1. I have received a few comments that may lead to a future revision. Comments appreciated. These files were on Andy Eddy's FAQ site, but have since been relocated. Hence, they are here.
The following is very out of date; I haven't touched it since last year.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Unorganized pages
  3. Puzzles
  4. Wordplay and other language toys
    1. Crosswords
  5. Video & Other Types of Electronic Game
    1. General
    2. For the Computer
    3. Home Video Game Systems
      1. Classic Home Video Games
    4. Big Game Companies
    5. Not-so-Big Game Companies
    6. Sites Devoted to Specific Games
  6. Gaming Clubs
  7. TV Game Shows & Related Stuff
  8. USENET Newsgroup archives
  9. Board Games
  10. Card Games
  11. Rubik's Cube, etc.
  12. Miscellaneous

Introduction

I've always been interested in games and puzzles. This is attempt at a list of links to places that contain the sort of stuff I'm interested in. There are a lot of games out there, and they're not all favorites. Only those which appeal to me will be here; they usually will have simple abstract premises, and will primarily deal with strategy and ingenuity.

My favorite places...

Actually, this is just a nice way of referring to pages I haven't organized yet.
Caltech Nomic
a game I (was) maintaining...
Zarf's list of Interactive Games on the Web.
A LOT of stuff.
Gid's Blueberry Games
a collection of very good interactive games on the Web.
The IBUKI Trading post
Go, Shogi, links to Ishi Press, lots of cool stuff for exotic game lovers.
Personal Doom II records
A variant of Doom II that I play. Try to beat my times!
Pick 5 cards
A very impressive card trick. But how does it work?
The rec.games.computer.puzzle Archive
There's not much here yet, but I'm getting it started.

Puzzles

Green Eggs Report on rec.puzzles
Alice's Restaurant creates a report on all the URLs found in USENET Newsgroups. Mine should be there!
Puzzler!
The famous puzzle magazine in Japan! Link enhanced with Shodouka for non-Japanese systems. Click the ! for non-enhanced link.
Worm World
An inventive puzzle by a CG expert Clifford Pickover. A number grid puzzle where the goal is to avoid hitting the same number twice.
Ecola's FTP Site
One interesting puzzle game, Crave the Goal, is available for download here.
The Puzzle Post
They specialize in Wordplay, but they're getting broadened horizons. They now have boardgames, contests, etc.
Riddler
A puzzle on the Web that may earn you money!
Milk Cap Contest
A simple puzzle, but you can win stuff!
The Island Puzzler
Slow link from California, but they've got decent puzzles, if a bit old.
The Puzzle Junction
Quite a bit of word puzzles, chess puzzles, etc. maintained by MathPro Press.
The Monty Hall Problem
Infamous problem that created an uproar when Marilyn Vos Savant tried to answer it. Here's a good solution.
Puzzle Games
An FTP site for puzzle Xwindows software.
Puzzles and Riddles
Maintained and owned by Michael Winckler.

Wordplay and other language toys

amUous MindPuzzles
A nice selection of Wacky-wordie-like puzzles. (That's u-in-amous, by the way.)
Castle Oaks
A software company that makes word-search programs and other stuff.
WWWAAS
That is, the World Wide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server.

Crosswords

Crossword Home Page
Maintained by Michael Smith, contains many crosswords to solve and links to other crossword pages.
Squizz's Cryptic Crosswords
David Squire maintains this page from Australia, specializing in "British-style" cryptic crosswords. New puzzles are frequently available for download.
Insight Software
They have a few pieces of software for download that makes word searches, simple crosswords, etc.
New York TimesFax
By getting the 8-page FAX digest from the New York Times, you also get the crossword edited by my friend Will Shortz!

Video & Other Types of Electronic Games

General

Avatar
A video game page dealing with so much stuff it didn't fit any of the categories below. Good luck.

For the Computer

Internet PC Games Charts
Straight from USENET origins, a chart of the most popular games (well, among those who bother to e-mail, that is).
Games Domain
A very highly accessed general site about almost all PC games. All platforms covered.
Game Oasis
An IBM PC-oriented site with pointers to demos, walkthroughs, and cheats. Fast access.
Happy Puppy Games Onramp
An IBM PC-oriented site. Specializes in downloads of playable demos and shareware.
GHPL
The Macintosh Games Hack and Patch List.
CSU's Shareware Games Archive
California State University has an archive of shareware games.

Home Video Game Systems

Game Zero
A home video game news/information service that provides reviews of games for 16-bit and up home video game systems. They also have a collection of comics that are pretty good.
Computer Games and Recreation
Uh, Wei-Hwa, you put this in the wrong place.

Classic Home Video Games

Classic Video Games
Wax a bit of nostalgia as you look at the old Atari game machines, etc.
SteveR's Classic Carts
Old games for sale, and some links.

Big Game Companies

Not-so-Big Game Companies

Sites Devoted to Specific Games

SimCity 2000
Maxis' sequel to its "SimCity" game.
MOOCE
The Master of Orion Common Experience, where players get together to play the same game of MOO and compare results.
The Alien Marathon Project
An attempt to write 20th Century Fox's Alien series for the Marathon engine.
MYST Hint Guide
Doug Ingram's page is the definite source to solve your MYST problems.
The Myst Journals
On the other hand, if you don't mind getting spoiled, this walkthrough is a bit more entertaining to read.

Gaming Clubs

GWUGS
The George Washington University Gamer's Society. They play games, they have links to their favorite games here. 'Nuff said.

TV Game Shows & Related Stuff

Sony Online's Game Show page
They do own two of the remaining three syndicated game shows in the US, remember?
FAQ for The Price is Right
And this is the third.
The Game $how page.
  • Hyper-Games, TV Game Show clones that are interactive!
  • Star Graphics Corp., mostly
    Better than Sony's, maintained by Chri$ Lambert with a comprehensive collection of Game Show information from past and present.
    Husband, Lover, Spy
    Not truly a game show, but ex-model Janice Pennington from "The Price is Right" hosts a detective game.

    • USENET Newsgroup archives

    Board Games

    Renju International Federation
    Also known as Go-moku, this is a start-off point for pages about Renju.
    Pente on X
    A unix program that plays Pente.
    Chinook
    The World Championship Checkers Champion.
    Chess Variants
    The title says it all. It'll take a while to finish reading this site...
    Bughouse
    A specific chess variant that I don't play enough of.
    The Retrograde Analysis Corner
    A type of chess that uses logic and deduction instead of strategic planning.

    Card Games

    Set
    A very addictive and original card game.
    Bridge on the Web
    Lots of information about bridge, the card game.
    Eqyptian Ratscrew
    A violent version of the old game "Beggar My Neighbor".
    Rules for Piquet
    An ancient game played in England in medieval times.
    Casino Card Games
    An interactive Blackjack and Drawpoker game on the WWW.

    Rubik's Cube, etc.

    Rubik's Cube Robot
    A robot that can solve the cube. The site also has lots of other cube links.
    A solution to the cube
    Written by Tom Magliery.

    Miscellaneous

    The Mathcad Puzzler
    Solving puzzles with MathCad.
    Play by e-mail
    Information on Games that can be played by e-mail.
    The Internet Anagram Server
    Can't find an anagram program? Try this!
    Nomic
    A FAQ for this cool game.
    Computer Games and Recreation
    An entry in the WWW virtual library.
    Nuke
    A site pretty much devoted to electronic gaming, video games, television, and everything else that people stare at.
    Fun & Games
    An online shop that sells comics, RPGs, and general interest games.
    Back to Wei-Hwa's homepage.
    This is the visit to this page since March 1996.