I'm back to weekly updates, but I keep forgetting to make the
announcement here. Here's info on the last 2 updates:

February 10th, 2007

* If y'all were ever wondering if I'd ever run out of games to add
to the list.... well, don't worry. As far as I can tell, there are a
few hundred more for me to add (that I know of.) Sometimes I just have
to say it out load (so to speak) just so I can grasp the enormity of
the task that I've taken up. Don't get me wrong -- I'm enjoying this
immensely, but I wonder just how big this list'll be when I'm through
(assuming that I even complete the list.) That said, please let me
know about any free games that aren't yet on my list.
* I realized that I had some broken links on all of the new games
that I added last week, as well as a few games from the week before.
The problem has been fixed.
* I've added 15 new games to the list.

February 3rd, 2007

* Thanks to one of my visitors (namely the kaptain), I was able to
fix some broken links. Thanks again, kaptain!
* I've added 7 new games to the list.

New Games
http://www.runestoneit.com/~dseagraves/new_games.html

As of 02/10/07

* [6x5] - Each player must create a pattern of 5 elements, using
the same building items and same area. There's a great chance that
you're helping your opponent as well while you're trying to create
your own pattern.
* [Aboyne] - Slide and jump your pieces until you reach your goal
on the opposite corner in this abstract game.
* [Abstract Crosse] - An abstract version of the game Crosse -- a
sort of revserse checkers played on a 10x10 board, with a special
center area called the Crosse.
* [Abyss] - Slide enemy stones out of the board in this abstract
game played on a 5x5 board.
* [Alchemy ICE] - Noughts and crosses (aka 'Tic-Tac-Toe') with
randomized 'symbols' of five different types, played with icehouse pieces.
* [All the King's Horses] - Stalemate your adversary with a set of
shared horses.
* [Antshouse] - An Icehouse game. Ants running the gauntlet over a
pavement while mean kids tries to splat them.
* [Arena (Icehouse)] - A combat game with Icehouse pyramids. By
keeping track of, and selecting, the speed of your ship you will move
around an imaginable arena for space combat, where the galaxys' aces
settle the score!
* [Godsend] - A minuatures wargame where players take the roles of
gods, competing to determine which of the is the king of a fictitous
world called The Verse.
* [Golem] - Players allocate resources to orientation, movement,
harvesting, and regeneration in an attempt to be the first to reach 30
points. The winner of the About.com: 2004 Shared Pieces Game Design
Competition.
* [Gosix] - You're trying to control 4 of the 7 hexagons. The
trick is: whenever you get control over an hexagon, you lose some of
the pawns that made you win.
* [House of Doors] - Players try to lock each other into a small
space by swinging doors. An entry into the About.com: 2004 Shared
Pieces Game Design Competition.
* [Höyük] - A game of building and placement played without a
board. The replica of a village is built on the table using small
square pieces representing houses.
* [Tortellini Football] - A game of American football, using a
piece of tortellini pasta as the ball. An entry into the About.com:
2003 Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition.
* [Tumbling Down] - Grab control of the important stacks by
placing your piece on top. But don't let your opponent capture your
tallest tower. An entry into the About.com: 2001 8x8 Game Design
Competition.

AS of 02/03/07

* [Missle Match] - Dominoes are put to creative use as missiles
(one number is the missile power; the other is the travel distance) in
this game. An entry into the About.com: 2003 Simultaneous Movement
Game Design Competition.
* [Moriarty] - A deduction game in which two players each choose
one of four colors and then try to determine which color their
opponent has chosen. An entry into the About.com: 2003 Simultaneous
Movement Game Design Competition.
* [Nelaxtam] - Invade the island and contol as much of it as
possible before your adversary does. An entry into the About.com: 2003
Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition.
* [Nibelungenlied] - An interesting game played on a
triangle-based board based on The Nibelungenlied, an epic poem written
in Germany about 1200AD. An entry into the About.com: 2003
Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition.
* [Numa] - Roman and Arabic numerals are key in this abstract game
designed by the maker of Octi. An entry into the About.com: 2003
Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition.
* [Pulling Strings] - The first player to 'pull' stacks with a
total of at least 5 pieces onto any combination of his home
intersections wins. An entry into the About.com: 2003 Simultaneous
Movement Game Design Competition.
* [Rock, Paper, Scissors, Inc.] - No longer satisfied with being a
child's pasttime, Rock, Paper and Scissors have all gone into business
against each other: Rocks Inc., Paper Inc., and Scissors Inc. An entry
into the About.com: 2003 Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition.

Updated Games
http://www.runestoneit.com/~dseagraves/updated_games.html

As of 02/10/07

* [Dogs Do]- Dogs Do is now a commercial product. If you are
interested, it can be downloaded for $4.99 from Steve Jackson Games.
However, the game is still available free on the designer's website.
* [Katt & Mowz: The Cartoon Catastrophes] - I've recently learned
that Katt & Mowz: The Cartoon Catastrophes is available for download
from Steve Jackson Games for $4.99.

Donald Seagraves
Game-it-Yourself!
http://www.runestoneit.com/~dseagraves/