GNOME Games Collection

GNOME Games
Developer(s)	The GNOME Project
Initial release	December 20, 1998; 18 years ago
Stable release	3.26.0 (13 September 2017; 3 months ago) [±]
Preview release	3.27.2 (15 November 2017; 31 days ago) [±]
Development status	active
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

GNOME Games is a collection of about 15 puzzle video games, that is part of the standard free and open-source GNOME desktop environment.^[3]^[4] They have the look and feel of the GNOME desktop, but can be used without it.

History[edit]

The GNOME Games collection is in the process of being modernized.^[5]

It currently includes the following games:

2048 – a clone of a popular game by the same name written in Vala;^[6]^[7]
AisleRiot (or "sol") – a suite of 88 Solitaire card games.^[8]
Chess – a graphical front-end written in Vala to be used with a chess engine
Five or more – a clone of Color Lines
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 brainteazer
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.
Talquin – 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