| Are you pressed for time? Are you too busy to | | | | While it has been around for a while, Battle Pong |
| really sit down and play Halo 3, but you've got | | | | continues to be one of the best games to play |
| some downtime and want something small, quick, | | | | when you only have a few minutes to spare. |
| and fun to pass the time? These time pressed | | | | Battle Pong is pong, but with weapons at your |
| games might just fit your needs! | | | | disposal. Simply smack the ball into the side of the |
| Popcap Games | | | | walls and you'll get access to a random power-up, |
| | | | which you can then use to defeat your computer |
| Admittedly Popcap Games is actually an entire | | | | opponent. A quick, game, but far from easy, as |
| company, but almost every game they publish is | | | | the computer has access to the same weapons |
| perfect for the geek on the go. Everything -- | | | | you do, so be careful. |
| from Dynomite, Zuma, and Bookworm to | | | | Blueprint |
| Bejeweled, Chuzzle, and Alchemy -- is easy to | | | | |
| pick up and play, plus they offer free games to | | | | Taking its roots from the Sierra On-Line's |
| play on their website. | | | | Incredible Machine, Blueprint gives players a mental |
| Trivia Machine | | | | challenge: how to get Ball A to Point B using only |
| | | | these few tools. It's difficult, if not downright |
| If you like Trivial Pursuit then you'll love Trivia | | | | frustrating to finish some of the puzzles in the |
| Machine. You get three levels of questions, which | | | | time allowed, but if you're just looking for a game |
| have a random topic, and you need to answer | | | | you can start playing and go, then Blueprint is for |
| these questions correctly in the allotted time. It's | | | | you. |
| fast, simple, and fun. I can only get to level 3, | | | | |
| how far can you make it? | | | | While we only looked at 4 games (and one |
| Funky Truck Arizona | | | | development company) everything listed will |
| | | | provide you with either endless hours of |
| Sometimes a game comes out that's so simple | | | | entertainment, or help you pass 5 minutes of |
| its fun. Funky Truck Arizona is a simple game of | | | | downtime. These simple, easy to learn, easy to |
| balance: you drive a truck through some rough | | | | play (but difficult to master) games are just the |
| terrain and you don't want to flip over. A simple | | | | cure for your Monday (or Tuesday) blues.A |
| concept, but once you start playing you'll be | | | | gamer for 24 years, Jason Pullara write game |
| amazed at how engaging this game can be. | | | | reviews for Geekstreak, a site dedicated to the |
| Battle Pong | | | | inner geek in all of us. |
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