BU's Interactive WWW Games (non-Java and Java)

Games that do not require Java

• Pegs

  Try to outwit the computer in this game of strategy. The rules are simple, but it is trickier to win than it might first appear.
  A VIBE Magazine 12 Best selection.

• Multi-player Hunt the Wumpus

  Hunt the Wumpus monster in another exciting BU WWW first: an interactive Multi-player game. If you have a slow network connection, there is a text only version.

  News for Wumpus players
  Several Web client could not be used to play this game in the past. In particular, there were problems with Lynx and NCSA's Mac Mosaic. If you always "Died of natural causes" or couldn't shoot arrows (i.e. you did not have support for fill-in forms), try these new versions:

  • Graphics and forms
  • Graphics, but no forms (e.g. Mac Mosaic 1.0)
  • Text only with forms
  • Text only and no forms

  Watch out for arrows from other players!

• Minesweep

  A Web version of the popular Windows games. If you are using a slow link, you will want to play the non-graphical version. You can also look at the current high score list.

Games that do require a Java-enabled browser

• TRIPLE QUINTZEE

  Java variation on the game Triple Yahtzee.

  Author: Aaron Fuegi

• ARMADA

  Java variation on the Milton Bradley game BattleShip.

  Author: Aaron Fuegi

• CafeSweeper

  Java implementation of the popular Windows game MineSweeper.

  Author: Aaron Fuegi

• 9-Piece Puzzle

  A Java version of the 9-piece variation of the traditional 15-puzzle game from everyone's childhood.

  Author: Aaron Fuegi