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