Pardus Universe Online

Pardus is known to many of us as a massive multiplayer online browser game with lots of cool graphics. To the creators of the site, it can also mean their short-lived cat. Nevertheless, Pardus the game still exists today after 3 years of operation while accumulating more than 150,000 players. The game is about controlling an empire in a universe in attempt to gain wealth and power through many actions such as trading and conquering other characters. Since Pardus implements turn-based system, the most critical factor in the game would be the Action Points, which constantly regenerates at intervals throughout each day. With the newest universe just open few weeks ago, it is still not too late to join this exciting voyage.

The Broken Kingdoms: Half Broken Crown

Ever wonder what would it be like when a science fiction novel writer creates his own text-based fantasy online game? The Broken Kingdoms: The Half Broken Crown is an adventure game where players use mouse cursors to point and click on different objects embedded in pictures to move around and solve puzzles. The game is still in very early stage of implementation and you can follow its updates in the forum. Finally before you start the adventure, we must let you know despite our pro-firefox campaign that the game requires Internet Explorer or Opera Browser to run properly.

Quality Flash Games from FunnyGames.nl

Most of the free flash games available online these days are either crappy or just full of ads. Here's one site that is rated above the average. FunnyGames collects quality flash games from random sites and makes them playable straight on your web browser with minimal advertisements. One catch though, the site is in Dutch language. Fortunately, it does not really cause much hindrance for non-Dutch speakers to play the games. Among the well-known ones are Nintendo's very first Donkey Kong, classic arcade's Metal Slug and Sega's trademark Sonic the Hedgehog.

Not Pr0n Web Riddles

Here's another one that claims to be the hardest riddles site on the internet (almost every single one does nowadays). Well, at least notpron has been around long enough since August 2004 and only 0.001% out of the 11 million visitors were certified to complete the game. The author has extended the site with many more features including game rules and forums. He even took the trouble to create an e-book and t-shirts to complement the site. The hints on the main page may not be of much help but the forum would really assist you all the 139 levels and get your own certificate.

Random Flash Games from Heavy Games

Having one of those slow boring days in front of your computer? Here's a few interesting free flash games selected from Heavy Games.


1. McDonald's Game - Virtually run McDonald's corporation to make profit.

• Pros: Educational game system, appealing cartoons
• Cons: Time consuming to learn basics, too much things to manage

2. Dice Wars - A simulated RISK game using only dices to conquer.

• Pros: Simple game play based on luck, doesn't need too much thinking
  
• Cons: Gets boring after first game, dull AI players
  

3. Submachine FLF - Wander in a maze to recover a lost memory.

• Pros: Pretty straightforward, walkthrough available
  
• Cons: Game is too short, switching between rooms is confusing

The Life of a Criminal

If your desire in life is to be like the mafioso Don Vito Corleone, the bootlegging moonshine Al Capone or the influencing ex-pimp Iceberg Slim, then this game could make it happen, virtually. Thecrims starts you off as a criminal wandering around Crim City to gain gang members and respect. Players can choose from being a pimp, hitman, robber, businessman or a gangster as their career paths, and the rest is history. Though somewhat difficult to attain, top 5 characters are rewarded with prizes as much as $400 for the first position! This is one of the few online games with an above average aficionados' works including this website. Well, enough said. Have fun playing with over 6000 other players and remember, don't do drugs.

Internet's Premier Sketching Game

Back in the good old days when teenagers are not obsessed with MySpace or Friendster, we might probably spend our free time with neighbors playing board games like Pictionary. Today the internet has revived the online version of it. iSketch is a browser-based drawing game and its players come from around the world. Game rooms can be tailored with over 200 themes and 20 other major languages that adopt modern English alphabets (A to Z). Unfortunately, it still doesn't support other types of alphabets that make up languages such as Arabic, Chinese or Japanese. First-time players are not required to register, but reading the instructions is always recommended. Even if you have no friends to play with, many rooms are always filled or you can check out this forum to arrange a game and even a tournament!

The New Hardest Riddle on the Net

... or so as the author claims it to be. More than a forum support that any other mediocre riddle sites would have, Antiriddle provides a unique feature that adds to the variety of its riddles, that is running a competition for bored cyber travelers like you to have your own riddles posted on their site and at the same time get paid for the traffic. Most of the riddles are standard but some are "really intellectually challenging" or in other words, doesn't make sense. Yet seasoned players must agree that riddles like these "teach a certain degree of computer literacy and foster a sense of cooperation in solving an issue". Antiriddle also has its easy-to-use blog that supplies hints and camouflaged answers for every riddle posted.

Play DotA on Your Web Browser

Playing Defense of the Ancient or commonly known as DotA on the Battle.net has been a gratifying addiction for those hardcore Warcraft III fans. Now they can switch to a new concept of playing DotA directly on web browsers. Webdota is a turn-based strategy game with a community of about 1,000 members. At approximately 10 days per round, this game allows new players to adapt easily and also room for active improvements moving from one round to another. Registered forum members can raise their voices to have new changes implemented on the game system. Webdota has been around since November 2006 and it is still available for free.