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Baker's Dozen Solitaire

The object of Baker's Dozen Solitaire is to move four rows of thirteen cards to the four top foundation stacks. You may move only one card at a time. Each foundation stack must be started with an ace. Cards may be moved to the foundation stacks in increasing numerical order and must be of the same suit. Each foundation stack ends with a king. Cards of any suit may be moved to other columns, but they must be placed in decreasing numerical order.

This game is one of the 10 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book More Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Graphics and Event-Driven Programming by Annette Godtland.

Blitz - Free

Blitz is a popular card game also known as Scat or 31. With a hand of only 3 cards, players try to get 31 points in one suit, or "rap" if they think at least one other player has fewer points. The player with the fewest points loses a token. But a player must be cautious about rapping, for if they have the worst hand, they lose two tokens.

This free game is one of the 8 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book Advanced Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Threads and Animated Video Games by Annette Godtland.

Blitz (Online) - Online 2-10 Players

Play Blitz online with family and friends, over the internet or across a home network. Blitz is a popular card game also known as Scat or 31. With a hand of only 3 cards, players try to get 31 points in one suit, or "rap" if they think at least one other player has fewer points. The player with the fewest points loses a token. But a player must be cautious about rapping, for if they have the worst hand, they lose two tokens.

Click It Tourney Tracker

Use Click It Tourney Tracker to track team wins and losses as well as score how your friends do in picking the teams they think will win the tournament. Some if its hightlights include:

• Quick and easy click interface
• Import participant data from prior tournaments
• E-mail picks and standings to participants

Contract Whist - Online 2-8 Players

Play Contract Whist online with family and friends, over the internet or across a home network. Contract Whist is a trump and trick-taking card game, played in 13 hands. Each hand, each player bids on (makes a contract for) how many tricks they will try to take, based on their cards and the assigned trump suit for that hand. Each hand, the players receive one less card than the previous hand.

Dots and Boxes - Online 2 Players

Play Dots and Boxes online with family and friends, over the internet or across a home network. Dots and Boxes is a two-player strategy game (also known as "Pen the Pig"). The object of Dots and Boxes is to complete the most boxes, as the players take turns connecting adjacent dots. If a player completes a box, they get an extra turn.

This game is one of the 7 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book Do-It-Yourself Multiplyaer Java Games: An Introduction to Java Sockets and Internet-Based Games by Annette Godtland.

Double Solitaire - Online 2 Players

Play Double Solitaire online with family and friends, over the internet or across a home network. Double Solitaire is a two-player fast-paced card game. The object of this double solitaire game, also known as "Spit", is to get rid of all your cards, playing as fast as you can to the two discard piles, while your opponent is also playing as fast as they can onto the same two discard piles. Discards must be played in sequence, either up or down, regardless of suit. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins.

This game is one of the 7 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book Do-It-Yourself Multiplyaer Java Games: An Introduction to Java Sockets and Internet-Based Games by Annette Godtland.

Framed - Free

Clicking tiles in Framed will turn groups of lights on or off. The goal is to form a frame of lights.

This free game is one of the 10 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book More Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Graphics and Event-Driven Programming by Annette Godtland.

Greedy - Free

The object of Greedy is to achieve the highest score you can in ten rounds. Increase your score by rolling the dice as many times as you want. But don't be too greedy; if you have a bad roll, you could lose all your points!

This free game is one of the 10 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book More Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Graphics and Event-Driven Programming by Annette Godtland.

Guess My Color - Free

The goal of Guess My Color is to match the target color by adjusting the red, green, and blue hue of the sample color.

This free game is one of the 10 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book More Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Graphics and Event-Driven Programming by Annette Godtland.

Image Resizer - Free

Image Resizer can be used to resize and crop a JPEG file to any size while maintaining its original proportions.

This free game is one of the 10 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book More Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Graphics and Event-Driven Programming by Annette Godtland.

Maze Generator - Free

Maze Generator can generate a random maze of any size. It will generate either a maze or an anti-maze. In an anti-maze, you can only cross lines and cannot move through open areas.

The object of the game is to move the green ball to the red ball by pressing cursor movement keys.

This free game is one of the 10 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book More Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Graphics and Event-Driven Programming by Annette Godtland.

My Timer - Free

My Timer counts down the number of seconds from any start time and beeps when the timer reaches zero.

This free game is one of the 8 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book Advanced Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Threads and Animated Video Games by Annette Godtland.

Perfrance - Online 3 Players

Play Perfrance online with family and friends, over the internet or across a home network. Perfrance is a trump and trick-taking card game, played with only 7s through aces. Each player is dealt ten cards, leaving two cards as the "blind." Players bid to name trump and may get the option of taking the blind cards. The player who names trump must win at least six tricks to avoid going set and losing points. The other players must either fold before playing a card, or get at least two tricks to avoid going set and losing points.

Sliding Tiles - Free

The object of Sliding Tiles is to slide the image tiles back to their positions in the original picture.

This free game is one of the 10 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book More Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Graphics and Event-Driven Programming by Annette Godtland.

Snakes - Online 2 Players

Play Snakes online with family and friends, over the internet or across a home network. Snakes is a two-player animated video game. The object of the game is to outlive your opponent's snake. Guide your snake to eat as many apples as it can--making it grow longer--so it may more easily block the other snake.

This game is one of the 7 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book Do-It-Yourself Multiplyaer Java Games: An Introduction to Java Sockets and Internet-Based Games by Annette Godtland.

Speed Words - Free

Make as many other words as possible from the letters of a random seven-letter word, in sixty seconds.

This free game is one of the 8 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book Advanced Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Threads and Animated Video Games by Annette Godtland.

Watch Your Step - Free

The goal in Watch Your Step is to reveal all the safe terrain without stepping on a black hole. The numbers show how many squares of neighboring terrain have holes.

This free game is one of the 10 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book More Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Graphics and Event-Driven Programming by Annette Godtland.

Wizard of Yes/No - Free

The Wizard of Yes/No can help you make yes or no decisions.

This free game is one of the 10 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book More Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Graphics and Event-Driven Programming by Annette Godtland.

Word Builder - Free

The object of Word Builder is to build words using all the tiles on the board. You receive points for each letter used. The longer the word, the more each letter is worth.

This game comes complete with a dictionary of more than 168,000 words.

This free game is one of the 10 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book More Do-It-Yourself Java Games: An Introduction to Java Graphics and Event-Driven Programming by Annette Godtland.

Word Hunt - Online 1-Any Number of Players

Word Hunt is a timed word game. Each player receives the same 5 x 5 grid of letters. The object of the game is to find as many words as possible in three minutes. After three minutes, each player receives points for any words they found that their opponents did not find. Longer words are worth more points.

This game is one of the 7 different puzzle and game programs you will be taught to write yourself if you follow the instructions in the book Do-It-Yourself Multiplyaer Java Games: An Introduction to Java Sockets and Internet-Based Games by Annette Godtland.

Word Mastermind

Word Mastermind is a single player word game based on the traditional Mastermind game. Word Mastermind will select a random word for you to try to guess. With each guess the game will indicate which letters are in the word and which of those letters are in the correct location.