Suggestions for a freeware game to play at work

Thadaleus · 02-25-2004, 08:36 AM

I'm looking for something easy on graphics.. ie mostly text-based.
I love simulations.. sports specifically.
I prefer campaigns or career type games.

I've done drug wars.. too simple.
I've done TCY.. can't put enough thought into it.
I've done Eastside Hockey.. which used to eat my machine up.. but also required too much thought.

Any ideas out there? Any cool little Text Based Sims?

Thad

yabanci · 02-25-2004, 09:07 AM

what kind of job is this?

Thadaleus · 02-25-2004, 09:17 AM

Tech phone support.. lots of rebooting, installing etc.. too much downtime.
But let me rephrase.. since the work part is not relevant.

I'm looking for a moderately difficult text-based freeware game. I prefer sports and/or career/campaign type sims.

Any suggestions?

rkmsuf · 02-25-2004, 09:18 AM

Sim tech phone support?

sachmo71 · 02-25-2004, 09:23 AM

Ancient Domains of Mystery.

wig · 02-25-2004, 09:55 AM

King of Dragon Pass

vex · 02-25-2004, 09:59 AM

Hattrick

Qwikshot · 02-25-2004, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wig

King of Dragon Pass

This is freeware now?!?!

wig · 02-25-2004, 10:55 AM

I thought it was. I might be wrong

Qwikshot · 02-25-2004, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wig

I thought it was. I might be wrong

Doublechecked and it's 19.95...good game.

Calis · 02-25-2004, 11:10 AM

Nah, it ain't freeware.

You have to buy it, but it's well worth it. Great game.

Don't think it really fits under what Thad is looking for, I'm guessing by little to no graphics he means he wants something that won't be blatantly obvious that he's playing a game.

So while KoDP isn't graphics intensive, the artwork would make it pretty obvious.

MikeVic · 02-26-2004, 12:38 PM

Ancient Domains of Mystery is fun! Damn you guys!! I need to get WORK done..

Stupid poison... is there any way to cure it?

Peregrine · 02-26-2004, 02:05 PM

King of Dragon Pass is a great game but it's certainly not freeware.

sachmo71 · 02-26-2004, 02:23 PM

Dungeoncrawl is ADOM-lite. Very lite.

RPI-Fan · 02-26-2004, 05:28 PM

Why worry about the graphics? If your boss gets mad, just beat him up.

thesloppy · 02-26-2004, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeVic

Ancient Domains of Mystery is fun! Damn you guys!! I need to get WORK done..

Stupid poison... is there any way to cure it?

Plenty o' ways: alraunia antidote herbs, potions of cure poison, potions of extra/ultra healing might as well, and of course time. Additionally, eating a spider/tarantula/giant centipede corpse will poison you, but also grant you poison resistance, causing poison to wear off much faster from then on.

All ADOM questions can be answered at the grandaddy of spoiler sites:

hxxp://www.andywlms.com/adom/

thesloppy · 02-26-2004, 08:25 PM

The oft-pimped Home of the Underdogs has a ton of excellent abandonware text games.

Might I recommend one of my favorite time-wasters, rockstar:

hxxp://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=2041

(works best with a program like mo-slow to compensate for the speed of modern day processors)

korme · 02-26-2004, 09:46 PM

hattrick.org

02-25-2004, 09:18 AM	#4
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	Sim tech phone support? __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

02-26-2004, 05:28 PM	#15
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	Why worry about the graphics? If your boss gets mad, just beat him up. __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

02-25-2004, 09:07 AM	#2
yabanci College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2003	what kind of job is this?

02-25-2004, 09:17 AM	#3
Thadaleus Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Somersworth, NH	Tech phone support.. lots of rebooting, installing etc.. too much downtime. But let me rephrase.. since the work part is not relevant. I'm looking for a moderately difficult text-based freeware game. I prefer sports and/or career/campaign type sims. Any suggestions?

02-25-2004, 09:23 AM	#5
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Ancient Domains of Mystery.

02-25-2004, 09:55 AM	#6
wig Banned Join Date: Jan 2004	King of Dragon Pass

02-25-2004, 09:59 AM	#7
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Hattrick

02-25-2004, 10:55 AM	#9
wig Banned Join Date: Jan 2004	I thought it was. I might be wrong

02-25-2004, 11:10 AM	#11
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Nah, it ain't freeware. You have to buy it, but it's well worth it. Great game. Don't think it really fits under what Thad is looking for, I'm guessing by little to no graphics he means he wants something that won't be blatantly obvious that he's playing a game. So while KoDP isn't graphics intensive, the artwork would make it pretty obvious.

02-26-2004, 12:38 PM	#12
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Ancient Domains of Mystery is fun! Damn you guys!! I need to get WORK done.. Stupid poison... is there any way to cure it?

02-26-2004, 02:05 PM	#13
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	King of Dragon Pass is a great game but it's certainly not freeware.

02-26-2004, 02:23 PM	#14
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Dungeoncrawl is ADOM-lite. Very lite.

02-26-2004, 08:25 PM	#17
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	The oft-pimped Home of the Underdogs has a ton of excellent abandonware text games. Might I recommend one of my favorite time-wasters, rockstar: hxxp://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=2041 (works best with a program like mo-slow to compensate for the speed of modern day processors)

02-26-2004, 09:46 PM	#18
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	hattrick.org

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