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This game is a lot like one I wrote when I was at school. The idea is to use the arrow keys to control the line, however make sure that you don't run into the walls, or you'll get insulted(?) in French, and then have to start the level again. To complete the level you have to run into the star, and on the next screen press 'up'. As the levels progress the mazes get harder and harder.

I think the French says "You need to practice more", but I may be completely wrong! If you get to this screen press 'up' ("haut") to continue.

Make Moving MSN Emoticons

Create you own animated MSN emoticons with this animated gif tool. Upload the pictures you want in the animation and then save the result to your computer. Go to the "Create..." option on the MSN emoticon viewer, and select the gif file you produced (Nb. The emoticon will come out 50x50px - so don't put too much detail into the original pictures).
 

Multiperson Jigsaw

What could be more fun than an online jigsaw?
Answer: A multiperson jigsaw of course!
Just when you thought you'd got some of those pieces in the right place some fool moves them all! Actually it's good fun, and most of the time feels like you're bonding with someone over an respectible old-fashioned pastime (without actually talking to them).

Rock Paper Scissors 25

Click on "Play This Game" to experience the wonderful world of RPS25. If you want to know more about the history of the game (it's actually very entertaining!) then there's the official (I think) page here.
Possibly even more exciting still is the new addition to the site - RPS101! Now over a hundred different hand gestures, and under one percent chance of a draw! So the next time you need to make a decision in a hurry, you should consider RPS101.

Slime Cricket

This is quite an old game now, but it's still good fun. Find a friend, and then while away the hours with some good old fashioned cricket (nb. it's actually not much like cricket at all).

 

Counties of Great Britain

Which counties have you been to? I think you have to have stayed overnight at the place to have 'been there', so places along the M6 you've driven through don't count.
Here's my map though I've forgotten a couple of places from when I was younger.

 

Diet coke + mints = ...

Before watching the video linked to on the left (experiment 214) you should probably watch the ones building up to it!
Experiment 6
Experiment 10
Experiment 13A
Experiment 137

Grow 2.0

So following on from Grow Cube, here is Grow version 2, which is a predecessor of it. It's very short, and fairly weird, but the idea is exacly the same - click on things in the right order to make stuff happen. I'm pretty sure that if you get to the stage depicted to the right, then you've already gone wrong!

 

50 States

Drag and drop the states of america into place. Try to keep your total error distance and the time you take down to a minimum! I want to see the same thing done for counties of Great Britain! I think the first time I did this I got 80% placed correctly, which I was quite chuffed with, although to be fair I did it mainly like a jigsaw puzzle.

 

Grow Cube

There's quite a lot of puzzles like this one on this site. Drag and drop items onto the cube, and watch it "grow". The challenge is to get all the items to maximum level. Weird, but very fun! Look out for more games from this site popping up here soon (when I've had chance to test them all!)