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Mille Bornes

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:21:42 +0000

The game was a popular alternative to Bridge and, as Parker Brothers stated in the US introduction, became “a French Card Game Craze.” To keep up with demand Dujardin moved production from the basement of his family’s home in Arcachon to a renovated fish factory. In all, more than a million copies were sold in France in the 1950s.

Tags: #cards #games #retro

Mille Bornes : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:18:58 +0000

Mille Bornes is a French card game, sold by Parker Brothers that simulates a car race of 700 kilometers. This is a computer adaption of that game.

Tags: #cards #games #retro

SPACESHIPS

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:57:24 +0000

Inverted Asteroids: you are not the ship. Place gravity wells and sling the rocks.

Tags: #asteroids #games #gaming #nifty

Electric Shuffle

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:34:59 +0000

High-tech shuffleboard, espresso martinis, spicy margs, epic events, boozy brunches, immaculate vibes...need we say more?

Tags: #bars #chicago #games #shuffleboard

NetHack 5.0.0: Release Notes

Sun, 03 May 2026 04:38:08 +0000

NetHack 5.0 is an enhancement to the dungeon exploration game NetHack, which is a distant descendent of Rogue and Hack, and a direct descendent of NetHack 3.6. ... A list of over 3100 fixes and changes can be found in the game's sources in the file doc/fixes5-0-0.txt. The text in there was written for the development team's own use and is provided "as is". Some entries might be considered "spoilers", particularly in the "new features" section.

Tags: #games #gaming #nethack

Diabaig by conornally

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:08:25 +0000

Diabaig is a traditional turn-based ASCII roguelike where you are never more than a few mistakes away from death. Choose a starting class, find powerful items, and learn new spells and techniques to face increasingly dangerous adversity. You will discover many floors with rooms filled with unique creatures, magic scrolls, unknown potions and mighty weapons. Use everything at your disposal to survive as long as possible and defeat the dragon, but remember to keep enough spare for the return journey.

Tags: #ascii #games #gaming #rogue #roguelike #rpg

The Greatness of Text Adventures

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:04:40 +0000

Text adventures are weird. They are so weird I don’t know how to write this article, so prepare to read something even more rambly than usual.

Tags: #games #gaming #ifiction

Choose Your Own Adventure The Digital Antiquarian

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 03:41:01 +0000

Tags: #adventure #books #cyoa #games #gaming #rpg

KAPLAY.js, HTML5 Game library for JavaScript and TypeScript. Free & Open Source.

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 17:57:06 +0000

KAPLAY (/ˈkæpleɪ/) is a JavaScript and TypeScript game library that makes it easy to create games for the web. It's free, open-source and fun.

Tags: #gamedev #games #webdev

Arcade Authorship – High Score Table Credits – The History of How We Play

Tue, 30 May 2023 17:26:11 +0000

It’s an open secret that with the advent of the high score table in arcade video games, designers would hide their signatures in lieu of being directly credited for the games themselves.

Tags: #arcade #games #gaming #imported:pinboard #retro

Arcade Authorship – High Score Table Credits – The History of How We Play

Tue, 30 May 2023 17:26:11 +0000

It’s an open secret that with the advent of the high score table in arcade video games, designers would hide their signatures in lieu of being directly credited for the games themselves.

Tags: #arcade #games #gaming #retro

What would a EvE online Internet look like?

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:40:12 +0000

what would happen if you took the idea of the map being a network literally? What would a EvE online internet of systems look like?

Tags: #bgp #eve #games #imported:pinboard #internet #networking

TIC-80 tiny computer

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 02:59:54 +0000

TIC-80 is a fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games.

Tags: #dev #fantasyconsole #games #gaming #imported:pinboard

TIC-80 tiny computer

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 02:59:54 +0000

TIC-80 is a fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games.

Tags: #dev #fantasyconsole #games #gaming

Self-Care Jam - itch.io

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 03:07:36 +0000

Tags: #games #gaming #imported:pinboard #video