GNOME Games Collection: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Collection of puzzle video games}}

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The '''GNOME Games collection''' is a collection of about 15 [[puzzle video game]]s that is part of the standard [[free and open-source]] [[GNOME]] desktop environment.<ref>{{cite web | title=GNOME Games on the GNOME wiki | url=http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGames/ | access-date=2009-09-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710010959/http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGames | archive-date=2009-07-10 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=GNOME Games in Debian Sid | url=https://packages.debian.org/sid/gnome-games | access-date=2014-03-15}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GamesModernisation|title = Initiatives/GamesModernisation - GNOME Wiki!}}</ref>

== Game list ==

It currently includes the following games:

* '''''2048''''' – a [[Video game clone|clone]] of a popular [[2048 (video game)|game]] by the same name written in [[Vala (programming language)|Vala]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/2048 |title=2048 in GNOME wiki}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/gnome-2048 |title=gnome-2048 in Fedora}}</ref>

* '''''AisleRiot''''' (or "sol") – a suite of 88 [[Solitaire]] card games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.gnome.org/users/aisleriot/3.14/|title = AisleRiot Manual}}</ref>

* '''''[[GNOME Chess|Chess]]''''' – a graphical front-end written in [[Vala (programming language)|Vala]] to be used with a chess engine

* '''''Four-in-a-row''''' – a clone of [[Connect Four]]

* '''''Hitori''''' – an implementation of [[Hitori]]

* '''''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]]

* '''''[[GNOME Mines|Mines]]''''' – an implementation of [[Minesweeper (computer game)|Minesweeper]] computer game

* '''''Nibble''''' – a remake of [[Nibbles (video game)|Nibbles]]

* '''''Reversi''''' – a clone of [[Reversi]]

* '''''Robots''''' – a clone of the [[turn-based]] game [[Robots (BSD 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 (dice game)|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 (board game)|Mastermind]]

* '''''GNOME Pipes''''' – a ''[[Pipe Mania]]'' clone

* '''''GNOME Untangle''''' – an implementation of [[Planarity]]

== Gallery ==

<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px" style="text-align:left">

Gnome-2048 3.22.png|2048

AisleRiot 3.10.2.png|AisleRiot

GNOME Chess 3D 3.11.92.png|[[GNOME Chess|Chess]] in 3D view

GNOME Games Four-in-a-Row.png|Four in a row

Five or More Debian Lenny.png|Five or more

GNOME Hitori 0.4.0.png|Hitori

Gnome Reversi.jpg|Reversi

Klotski-solution-81.gif|Klotski

Gnome Mahjong.jpg|Mahjongg

GNOME Mines.jpg|[[GNOME Mines|Mines]]

GNOME Nibbles.png|Nibbles

GNOME Quadrapassel 3.11.92.png|Quadrapassel

Robots graphic screenshot.png|Robots

GNOME Sudoku Debian Lenny.png|Sudoku

Swell Foot 3.11.92.png|Swell Foop

Tali.png|Tali

GNOME Taquin.jpg|Taquin

GNOME Tetravex 3.11.92.png|Tetravex

gPlanarity level 29.png|gPlanarity lvl 29

gPlanarity level 29 solved.png|gPlanarity lvl 29 solved

</gallery>

==See also==

{{Portal|Free and open-source software|Video games}}

* [[List of open source games]]

== External links ==

{{Commonscat|GNOME Games}}

* [https://wiki.gnome.org/action/show/Games The GNOME Games Homepage]

* [https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/HIG GNOME Human Interface Guidelines]

== References ==

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[[Category:Linux games]]

[[Category:Open-source video games]]

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