Re: game

[dan@mathjunkies.com]

> Hi,
>
> This may seem like a lame question, but, here I spend most time
> conducting computational biophysics for drug design and I could do with
> some kind of distraction so I don't keep on working during breaks.  I
> have ALWAYS avoided games on my workstation but it was suggested they
> may provide a necessary distraction.
>
> Can anyone suggest a good game that isn't just mindlessly shooting
> stuff.  Say a good adventure with nice graphics that requires some
> thought?
>

Freshmeat (http://freshmeat.net/) and Sourceforge
(http://sourceforge.net/) are good places to start.  There is a game
that's a clone of risk that is quite a bit of fun:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/teg/ (Or maybe it was risk is a clone of a
spanish game.  Check the history).  Or you could play a MUD or other
MMORPG.

-Dan