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From: watters@pansy.cis.ohio-state.edu (david r watters)
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Subject: Re: Does anybody know any good puzzle games?
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Date: 16 Feb 90 17:13:17 GMT
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From tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!snorkelwacker!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!dayvb!afitamy!Jim.Priestle Fri Feb 16 12:05:44 EST 1990

`I too enjoy a mind stretching game more that an shoot-em-up.  Dungeon games 
`require problem solving (Dungeon Master and Ulitma are 2 good examples) but 
`there are a plethora of such games out.  Some mind games I can recommend are:

`    Emerald Mind - Pick up gems by solving certain aspects
`    Prospector - Sorta like Emerald.
`    War games - Kampfgruppe, Gettysburg, Blitzkrieg at the ardennes (Last one 
`could use a little improvement)
`    Chess Games - Yeah, Chessmaster 2000 looks great, but Sargon III is better
`    Sim City - Fun and enlightening.
`    The Enigma Device - Nifty Crytoquiz game.
`    Scrabble - The version I have can't keep correct score.
`    Risk - Soon to be released (so I hear)
`    
`Fred Fish also has some neat PD games that require thinking.  Not too many of 
`the simple, but hard to solve puzzles of the old 8-bit machines.  More 
`graphics and less puzzle on the amiga.  Hope this helps.  Also Tetris, 
`(although I like the pd version "stienslaug" better) is archade and thinking.  
`-jim-`

How on Earth could someone leave out Shanghai.  This is the most popular puzzle
game one the Amiga, and it multitasks beautifuly.  This one is a must for all
users.  Also, Obsesion - a nicely modified tetris, is GREAT and FREE.  It adds
new life to tetris with more shapes, sound samples, and special effects - like
pieces that explode when hitting others or pieces that go through others.
These options are turned on and off with little switches.
 
DW