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From: gaynor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor)
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Subject: PD/SW Games list
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Date: 31 Mar 91 19:45:18 GMT
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	As you may or may not remember, I solicited this group for
"Top Ten" lists of PD/SW games for Compact Macs a few weeks ago.
Well, it's the end of the month, so I thought I'd give out what was
compiled.

	I only got 7 responses, so I didn't put as much effort into
testing and finding things as I might have if there had been a larger
response.  The following games are the ones suggested, in final
ranking order.  There is no "best/worst" - the rating is from most
popular to maginally popular.

1)  Continuum 1.0.3
2)  Glypha 3.0
3)  Glider+ 3.0
4)  Risk
5)  Pararena 1.2
6)  NetHack 3.0j
7)  Theldrow 2.2
8)  Toxic Ravine 1.1
9)  Star Roids 7.0
10) Hextris

All are available via anonymous ftp from sumex.stanford.edu

	Of interesting note is that I did receive a vote for Stella
Obscura (although it didn't make the compiled Top Ten).  That means
that all of Soft Dorothy's stuff made it, in one way or another - and
the other three (Glider, Glypha, and Pararena) fairly dominate the top
five.  You must be doing something right, John...

-- 
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