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From: itkin@mrspoc.Transact.COM (Steven M. List)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Microsoft Entertainment Pack
Summary: Pretty good if you like card games
Keywords: fun games screen blanker
Message-ID: <1990Dec9.192145.4603@mrspoc.Transact.COM>
Date: 9 Dec 90 19:21:45 GMT
Reply-To: steven@Transact.COM
Organization: Transact Software
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I remember a couple of people talking about this package a while back
but haven't noticed more than that.  Has anyone else bought it?  I just
got it, and thought that I'd mention my reaction to it.

It's got eight pieces:

    Tetris - yes, another one.  It's got real pretty colors and stuff,
        but is just another version.  It's interesting that the printed
        box does not mention this, but it IS mentioned on a nice big
        round red sticker on the front of the box.
    Taipei - something like solitaire mah-jong - haven't played it yet
        (just got this Friday)
    Minesweeper - fun and somewhat of a logic challenge
    TicTactics - tic-tac-toe in several dimensions, not a GREAT challenge
        unless you're a real lover of multi-level TTT
    Golf - another solitaire game - pretty good
    Cruel - and yet another solitaire game - also pretty good
    Pegged - move the pegs around to leave just one - okay
    IdleWild - Screen blanker - while this is not interactive, it's my
        favorite part of the package!  They've done some clever things
        in this, beyond the fireworks and dancing lines.  The screen gets
        rearranged like one of those number puzzles, or slowly comes apart,
        or...  Well, I like sitting and watching it!

So, if you're into solitaire games (I confess that I find myself playing
over and over), or if there are some younger people around who like just
using the computer, it's a good package.  I'm not sorry I bought it, and
in the long run it'll probably give me more pleasure than yet another
adventure game (since I get bored with them too quickly).
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