GNOME Games Collection

GNOME Games

Developer(s)	The GNOME Project
Initial release	December 20, 1998 (1998-12-20)
Written in	Vala, C, C++, Scheme, JavaScript, Python
Operating system	Linux, Unix-like, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
Platform	GTK+
Type	Video games
License	GNU General Public License
Website	wiki.gnome.org/Apps#Games

The GNOME Games collection is a collection of about 15 puzzle video games that is part of the standard free and open-source GNOME desktop environment. They have the look and feel of the GNOME desktop, but can be used without it.

History

As of late 2017, the GNOME Games collection is in the process of being modernized.

Game list

It currently includes the following games:

• 2048 – a clone of a popular game by the same name written in Vala;
• AisleRiot (or "sol") – a suite of 88 Solitaire card games.
• Chess – a graphical front-end written in Vala to be used with a chess engine
• Four-in-a-row – a clone of Connect Four
• Hitori – an implementation of Hitori
• Iagno – a clone of Reversi
• Klotski – a sliding block puzzle game, see Klotski
• Lightsoff – a brainteaser
• Quadrapassel – a clone of Tetris (previously called Gnometris prior to October 2009).
• Mahjongg – an implementation of the traditional Chinese game for a single player, see Mahjong solitaire
• Mines – an implementation of Minesweeper computer game.
• Nibble – a remake of Nibbles.
• Robots – a clone of the turn-based game Robots
• Sudoku – an implementation of Sudoku with a good generator.
• Taquin – two 15-puzzle games
• Tetravex – an implementation of the edge-matching puzzle game Tetravex
• Swell Foop – a clone of the SameGame (previously called Same GNOME).
• Tali – an implementation of a dice game similar to Yahtzee/Kismet

The following games have been removed but previously included:

• Blackjack – a computerized implementation of the gambling game Blackjack. It was removed in October 2009.
• gbrainy – a brain teaser software written in C# using Mono
• GNOME Mastermind - a software implementation of Mastermind
• GNOME Pipes – a Pipe Mania clone
• GNOME Untangle – an implementation of Planarity

Gallery

• 
  2048
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  AisleRiot
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  Chess in 3D view
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  Four in a row
• 
  Five or more
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  Hitori
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  Iagno
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  Klotski
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  Mahjongg
• 
  Mines
• 
  Nibbles
• 
  Quadrapassel
• 
  Robots
• 
  Sudoku
• 
  Swell Foop
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  Tali
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  Taquin
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  Tetravex
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  Blackjack
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  Pipepanic
• 
  gPlanarity lvl 29
• 
  gPlanarity lvl 29 solved

See also

• List of open source games

External links

• The GNOME Games Homepage
• GNOME Human Interface Guidelines