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[Florian Ludwig]

Linas Zvirblis wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
Hi

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> Any comments are welcome.

So, here we go...

>
> Regards,
> Linas
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>
> Games
> Games and recreations. This is top
> level section, do not put entries here.
>
>  Adventure
>  Role playing and adventure games,
>  interactive movies and stories.
>  beneath-a-steel-sky, egoboo, kq
>
>  Action [new]
>  Games where the size of your gun
>  matters. Usually quite realistic.
>  quake2, abuse, bzflag

Nice description :)

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>  Arcade
>  Simple games that involve a lot of
>  action, but are generally not violent.
>  xsoldier, supertux, xmoto
>
>  Blocks [was:Tetris-like]
>  Tetris-like games involving falling blocks.
>  crack-attack, frozen-bubble, netris

I agree, Blocks is better

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>  Board
>  Games played on a board.
>  phalanx, xshogi, xboard
>
>  Card
>  Games involving a deck of cards.
>  pysol, ace-of-penguins, xpat2
>
>  Puzzles
>  Tests of ingenuity and logic.
>  xmpuzzles, sgt-puzzles, enigma
>
>  Racing [new]
>  Race against time or your opponents.
>  ppracer, torcs, tuxkart
>
>  Simulation
>  Simulations of the real world
>  in all detail and complexity.
>  flightgear, [fillme], [fillme]

lincity whould match this category, or? (though in my opinion it dosent 
simulate the real world in all details :)

I found another interesting "game": matrem, this should math.

>
>  Sports
>  Games derived from real world sports.
>  billard-gl, csmash, [fillme]

[fillme] => asciijump

>
>  Strategy
>  Games involving long term strategic thinking.
>  wesnoth, widelands, netpanzer
>
>  Tools [new]
>  Server browsers, configurators, editors and other
>  game related tools that are not games themselves.
>  xqf, crystalspace, [fillme]

[fillme] => /usr/games/games-server.py

is a server for the gnome-games provided by the gnome-games pkg.

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>  Toys
>  Amusements, eye-candy, etc.
>  xdesktopwaves, xteddy, xpenguins
>
whats about games like londonlaw or pioneers they are original board 
games but also could be put to other categorys as well.

florian ludwig