looking for some network playable games?

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ok i finally got my home network setup but i'd like some games to
install that my family can play. are there any?
 
ok i finally got my home network setup but i'd like some games to
install that my family can play. are there any?
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If both machines are Windows XP, I was thinking there are some games that
can be played over a network such as Hearts.

There is also a tank games called bzflag. It can be found here:

http://www.bzflag.org/

You can setup your own private server or play against others on public
servers. I am not sure what operating systems are required to run your
own server.

You might also check out http://www.freshmeat.net for other
possibilities. It is not a game only site but there are lots of programs
listed there that are open source.
 
Frank said:
If both machines are Windows XP, I was thinking there are some games that
can be played over a network such as Hearts.

There is also a tank games called bzflag. It can be found here:

http://www.bzflag.org/

You can setup your own private server or play against others on public
servers. I am not sure what operating systems are required to run your
own server.

You might also check out http://www.freshmeat.net for other
possibilities. It is not a game only site but there are lots of programs
listed there that are open source.
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It's a bit cutthroat, but a good first-person-shooter game is Cube.
http://cube.sourceforge.net/
We play this on our work LAN at lunch when the weather outside is bad.

Family play would be interesting:

"Look out! Mom's got quad-damage!"

John H.
 
John said:
It's a bit cutthroat, but a good first-person-shooter game is Cube.
http://cube.sourceforge.net/
We play this on our work LAN at lunch when the weather outside is bad.
Family play would be interesting:

"Look out! Mom's got quad-damage!"
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Ditto. A great game! I've spent more hours playing this game (both on- and
off-line) than I care to admit to.

The same authors have a new game out called Sauerbraten ("a major redesign
of the Cube engine'). However, the last download I have (late 2005/early
2006) did not allow for online play. This feature was still in development.

Link for Sauerbraten:

http://sauerbraten.org/

I see that the authors have a new version of Sauerbraten (release date: 11
June 2006), so they *may* have online play features ready now. I've not
checked it out, but plan to do so.

Loren
 
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Ditto. A great game! I've spent more hours playing this game (both on- and
off-line) than I care to admit to.

The same authors have a new game out called Sauerbraten ("a major redesign
of the Cube engine'). However, the last download I have (late 2005/early
2006) did not allow for online play. This feature was still in development.

Link for Sauerbraten:

http://sauerbraten.org/

I see that the authors have a new version of Sauerbraten (release date: 11
June 2006), so they *may* have online play features ready now. I've not
checked it out, but plan to do so.

Loren
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Loren.

From the site: "Sauerbraten (a.k.a. Cube 2) is a free
multiplayer/singleplayer"

So I strongly suspect that online play is available.

John H.
 
John said:
From the site: "Sauerbraten (a.k.a. Cube 2) is a free
multiplayer/singleplayer"

So I strongly suspect that online play is available.
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Thanks, John. I just went online and played a few games. Not too many
servers yet, but I'm sure that will change soon.

Loren
 
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