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&legalnotice;

<para>

This document has yet to be completed and is available for adoption.

This document will provide you with a brief overview of the games available to

&kubuntu; as well as provide information on how to run some Windows games with

your &kubuntu; system.

</para>

</abstract>

</articleinfo>

<title>Introduction</title>

<para>

This document has yet to be completed and is available for adoption.

</para>

If you have installed, or are planning to install, &kubuntu; from a CDROM, one

thing to note is that &kubuntu; does not ship any games due to available space

on the CDROM. If you install &kubuntu; via a DVDROM, all of the KDE Games are

installed. If you do install from a CDROM, installing games afterwards is

simple. Please review the <ulink type="help"

url="help:/kubuntu/manage-software/">Software Management</ulink> topic.

</para>

</sect1>

<title>KDE Games</title>

<para>

KDE Games is a collection of various types of games designed specifically for

the KDE Workspace. KDE Games selection consists of arcade, board, card, dice,

logic, strategy, and toy.

</para>

<title>KDE Games - Arcade</title>

<para>

To view more information about these games, please go to <ulink

url="http://games.kde.org/category.php?category=arcade"/>.

</para>

<varlistentry><term>KBounce</term>

<para>

A single-player arcade game with the elements of puzzle. It is played on a

field, surrounded by a wall, with two or more balls that move about in the field

bouncing off of walls. The player can build new walls, decreasing the size of

the active field.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>KBreakout</term>

<para>

The object of the game is to destroy as many bricks as possible without losing

the ball.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>KDiamond</term>

<para>

A single-player puzzle game where the object of the game is to build lines of

three or more similar diamonds.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>KGoldrunner</term>

<para>

A maze-threading game with a puzzle flavor. It has hundreds of levels where

pieces of gold must be collected, with enemies in hot pursuit.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>KLines</term>

<para>

A simple, but highly addictive, single-player game that has been inspired by the

well-known game of Color Lines.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<para>

A miniature golf game with a 2D, top-down, view. Course are dynamic and up to 10

people can play at once in competition.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Kollision</term>

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<para>

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A simple ball dodging game.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KSame</term>

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<para>

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A simple, yet challenging color matching game modeled after, the once famous

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game, SameGame. The goal is to completely clear the game board filled with the

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multicolored marbles.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KSpaceduel</term>

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<para>

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Each of two possible players controls a satellite spaceship orbiting the sun. As

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the game progresses players have to eliminate opponent's spacecraft.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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</variablelist>

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</sect2>

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<title>KDE Games - Board</title>

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<para>

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To view more information about these games, please go to <ulink

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url="http://games.kde.org/category.php?category=board"/>.

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</para>

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<para>

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A Gomoku-like game for two players, where the opponents alternate in placing

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their respective pictogram on the game board.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KBattleship</term>

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<para>

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A Battle Ship game where ships are placed on a board which represents the sea.

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Players try to hit each others ships in turns without knowing where they are

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placed. The first player to destroy all ships wins the game.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KMahjongg</term>

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<para>

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A game where tiles are scrambled and stacked on top of each other to resemble a

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certain shape. The player then is expected to remove all the tiles off the game

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board by locating each tile's matching pair.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KReversi</term>

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<para>

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A simple single-player strategy game played against the computer. If a player's

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piece is captured by an opposing player, that piece is turned over to reveal the

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color of that player. A winner is declared when one player has more pieces of

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their own color on the board and there are no more possible moves.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KShisen</term>

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<para>

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A solitaire-like game played using the standard set of Mahjong tiles spread out

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in a single layer.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KFourInLine</term>

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<para>

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A board game for two players based on the Connect-Four game. Players try to

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build up a row of four pieces using different strategies.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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</variablelist>

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</sect2>

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<title>KDE Games - Card</title>

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<para>

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To view more information about these games, please go to <ulink

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url="http://games.kde.org/category.php?category=card"/>.

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</para>

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<para>

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A relaxing card sorting game also known as <application>KPatience</application>.

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To win the game a player has to arrange a single deck of cards in a certain

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order amongst each other.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>LsKat</term>

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<para>

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Lieutnant Skat is a fun and engaging card game for two players, where the second

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player is either a live opponent, or built in artificial intelligence.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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</variablelist>

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</sect2>

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<title>KDE Games - Dice</title>

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<para>

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To view more information about these games, please go to <ulink

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url="http://games.kde.org/category.php?category=dice"/>.

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</para>

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<varlistentry><term>Kiriki</term>

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<para>

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An addictive and fun dice game designed to be played by as many as six players.

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Participants have to collect points by rolling five dice for up to three times

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per single turn.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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</variablelist>

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</sect2>

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<title>KDE Games - Logic</title>

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<para>

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To view more information about these games, please go to <ulink

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url="http://games.kde.org/category.php?category=logic"/>.

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</para>

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<varlistentry><term>KAtomic</term>

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<para>

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Fun and educational game built around molecular geometry. It employs simplistic

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2D looks at different chemical elements.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KBlackbox</term>

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<para>

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A game of hide-and-seek played on a grid of boxes where the computer has hidden

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several balls.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KMines</term>

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<para>

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The classic Minesweeper game where the object is to uncover all the squares

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without blowing up any mines. When a mine is blown up, the game is over.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KNetwalk</term>

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<para>

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A single-player logic game where the player constructs the network, connecting

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all the terminals to the server in the fewest turns possible.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KSquares</term>

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<para>

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A fun and exciting game, modeled after the well known pen-and-paper based game

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of Dots and Boxes.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KSudoku</term>

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<para>

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A logic-based symbol placement puzzle where the player has to fill a grid so that

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each column, row as well as each square block on the game field contains only

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one instance of each symbol.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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</variablelist>

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</sect2>

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<title>KDE Games - Strategy</title>

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<para>

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To view more information about these games, please go to <ulink

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url="http://games.kde.org/category.php?category=strategy"/>.

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</para>

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<varlistentry><term>Konquest</term>

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<para>

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A clone of GNU-Lactic where players conquer other planets by sending ships to

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them. The goal is to build an interstellar empire and ultimately conquer all

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other player's planets.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>Ksirk</term>

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<para>

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A computerized version of a well known strategy board game. It is a

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multi-player, network-playable, game with artificial intelligence. The goal of

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the game is simply to conquer the wold. It is done by attacking your neighbors

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with your armies.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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<varlistentry><term>KJumpingcube</term>

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<para>

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A simple dice-driven tactical game where the playing area consists of squares

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containing points. Players move by clicking on either a vacant square, or on own

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square.

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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</variablelist>

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</sect2>

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<title>KDE Games - Toy</title>

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<para>

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To view more information about these games, please go to <ulink

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url="http://games.kde.org/category.php?category=toy"/>.

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</para>

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<varlistentry><term>KTuberline</term>

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<para>

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A simple constructor game suitable for children and adults alike. The idea of

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the game is based around the once popular doll making concept.

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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</variablelist>

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</sect2>

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</sect1>

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<title>GNOME Games</title>

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<para>

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Even though you are using &kubuntu;, which features the KDE Workspace, you can

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still install and play games designed for the GNOME Desktop Environment. To read

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more about GNOME Games, please go to <ulink

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url="http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGames/"/>.

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</para>

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</sect1>

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<title>Games For Linux</title>

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<para>

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There are quite a few very popular titles for the Linux system. For more

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information on the games available for Linux, please read the following

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websites:

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</para>

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<ulink url="http://whdb.com/2008/top-25-linux-games-for-2008/">Top 25 Linux

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Games for 2008</ulink>

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</listitem>

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<para>

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<ulink url="http://www.linuxgames.com/">Linux Games</ulink>

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</para>

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</listitem>

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<para>

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<ulink url="http://happypenguin.org/">Happy Penguin</ulink>

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</listitem>

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<para>

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<ulink url="http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20080510052539217/Games.html">42

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of the best free Linux games</ulink>

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</para>

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</listitem>

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</itemizedlist>

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<para>

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To see the games available in the &kubuntu; repositories, open

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<application>KPackageKit</application>, &kubuntu;'s package management

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application by going to &menukpackagekit; and then selecting

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<guilabel>Games</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Text Search</guilabel> drop-down

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menu.

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</para>

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</sect1>

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<title>Windows Games</title>

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<para>

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Natively, you cannot play any Windows-based games in &kubuntu;, however there

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are applications available that do allow you to play some, not all,

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Windows-based games. Cedega (listed below) is more popular among gamers, though

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it isn't a free service. The newest contender in this market is PlayOnLinux

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(listed below) is another popular application which is free of charge. Wine

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(listed below) is a more advanced application, though for gaming, both Cedega

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and PlayOnLinux are recommended.

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</para>

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<variablelist><title>Play Windows Games on Linux</title>

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<para>

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An application that allows you to run some software made for Windows within

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Linux.

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<para>

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Go to <ulink url="http://www.winehq.org"/> for more information.

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</listitem>

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</varlistentry>

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An application that allows you to easily install and use numerous games and

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<para>

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</listitem>

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<varlistentry><term>Cedega</term>

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An application that allows you to easily play numerous games designed to run on

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Windows.

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<para>

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Go to <ulink url="http://www.cedega.com"/> for more information.

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</article>

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