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	Zenerchi Are you stressed by the systematic strain of your routine? Enter the world of Zenerchi and swap the pressured pace of most three-in-a-rows for a meditative mind game which alternates between calm, flowing levels and delightfully complex puzzles. Find your zen as you match the vibrantly colored rings, filling your color containers one hue at a time and eventually encountering your inner chi! It's time to rediscover your energy, with Zenerchi! Free Download (14.12 MB)
	Tradewinds Legends Get carried away in this latest installment in the acclaimed Tradewinds Series. Sail, trade and battle with legendary heroes such as Sinbad in the mythical Far East. Enter a world of danger and intrigue as you complete over 100 unique tasks. Build a flotilla of ships armed with weaponry, both man-made and magic. Sail into the sky to discover new ports and engage in aerial combat with other magical sky ships. Encounter a world of legend, play Tradewinds Legends today! Free Download (13.90 MB)
	Risk II The world is at war, and you are in command of an army fighting for global domination. Organize your forces in a ruthless campaign to crush your enemies and take their territories in this fast paced game of strategy, negotiation, and luck. See the classic game come to life with more ways to play, advanced map options, superior graphics, and animated battles. It's up to you to deploy your troops, attack your enemies, and even betray your allies, in an aggressive effort to take over the world! Free Download (80.44 MB)
	Risk Attack. Protect. Dominate the world with Risk! Defend your territories and gain new ones, all with a roll of the dice! You're the General in this version of the classic board game, brought to life with cinematic music, vivid visualizations and innovative Auto Roll and Quick Battle features! Compete against computer Generals, each with his own persona and style, or challenge up to five of your friends. Even the casual player will be plotting invasions in this game of conspiracy and adventure! Free Download (32.71 MB)
	Yahtzee Roll your way to fast fun with this amazing version of the classic game that's been a family favorite for over 50 years! Throw the dice to build straights, full houses, five of a kind - YAHTZEE! - in three exciting game modes featuring a host of great ways to play. Help your hand or hinder your opponents with original power-ups and reach for the celebrated rank of Grandmaster in the all-new Power Yahtzee mode. The first game to make thinking fun, Yahtzee is now the ultimate way to shake and score! Free Download (14.66 MB)
	Virtual Villagers Care for and nurture a tribe of little people by teaching them the basics of survival. Fleeing from a volcano eruption, your little villagers find themselves stranded on a mysterious new island. They need to become farmers, builders, scientists and parents as they make decisions about unpredictable 'island events'! Help them explore and restore their new home. As your village grows and prospers, your villagers become curious about their mysterious new island home and the secrets it holds. How will you lead your tribe? Free Download (17.01 MB)
	Battleship Hey...you sank my battleship! Deploy your nautical fleet and blow your competition out of the water. It's the classic game of navel strategy with five different gameplay modes! Station your fleet, avoiding detection by the opponent navy, and fire strategically to locate enemy ships. Once you've found one, fire to sink it! You'll be pulled into the action as cannons fire with lifelike sound, and your radio indicates news of strike! It's the Battleship you know and love, brought to life, right on your desktop! Free Download (47.89 MB)
	Blokus World Tour Blokus, the bestselling board game, comes to the computer for the first time! In Blokus World Tour, you get to travel the globe in your quest to become the Blokus world champion. This top quality game features 10 unique tournaments to win, 16 competive computer players to beat, 8 mind bending challenges to conquer and 21 shiny gold Bloks to collect! Love puzzle games? Love strategy games? Then, Blokus World Tour is for you! Free Download (17.64 MB)
	Poppit To Go Are you ready for one prickly puzzle challenge? Pop groups of colored balloons, clear the screen, and earn prizes with Spike the thorny cactus! Enjoy the amazing sideshow antics between levels. Play through 3 great game modes and over 100 custom designed puzzles as you pop your way to victory! It's a huge dose of hilarity! It's Poppit To Go! Free Download (4.26 MB)
	Tradewinds 2 Amass a fortune by buying and selling goods in this fantastic seafaring game of chance, skill and adventure! Earn enough gold to upgrade your ship and engage in land and sea battles. Trade magic weaponry and mysterious artifacts as you encounter a fascinating new world and discover uncharted ports. Two game modes and over sixty hours of gameplay await you in your quest to dominate the high seas! Free Download (10.96 MB)
	Virtual Villagers 2 Continue the epic story of the castaways of Isola in Virtual Villagers 2: The Lost Children! Guide your tribe as they rescue a group of lost children and help them survive new adventures. Lead your villagers as they solve all new puzzles and the hidden mysteries of the western shores of the island. Raise children who resemble their parents and uncover new surprises every time you play! The next thrilling episode is about to begin! Will your tribe survive? Free Download (29.10 MB)
	Azada Trapped in a haunted room by his great-uncle, the adventurous Titus has asked you to help release him from the magical spell. To do this, you must solve the most mysterious puzzles of Azada. Crack the series of puzzles and fill in the missing pages of the enchanted book to free Titus from his prison. With more than 40 unique puzzles, and 5 master level puzzles, you will need to use strategy, think logically and have a keen eye to succeed. Uncover the secret of Azada today! Free Download (43.88 MB)
	Cubis Gold 2 Enter a new dimension in fun with Cubis Gold 2! The sequel to the Puzzle hit of 2002 is back, and masterfully delivers the next dimension of its classic 3D-esque matching game. Three new game-play cubes featuring the Bomb, Dual, and Ghost Cube, bring exciting twists to every aspect of this addictive puzzle game. There's never a dull moment with 300 amazing, hand-crafted levels, 4 exciting game modes and much more! Get hooked all over again with Cubis Gold 2! Free Download (29.63 MB)
	Magic Vines A puzzle game like no other. Get ready to travel the jungles and plains of the world. Explore each location by solving a series of increasingly difficult puzzle boards. Once you have completed one geography, you fly off to a new part of the world and new challenging puzzles. Stunning graphics, great world music, and some of the most addictive game play ever! Free Download (5.82 MB)
	The Great Tree Fly into a magical world of mystery and adventure told through beautiful drawings and mesmerizing gameplay with Reflexive's enchanting game: The Great Tree! When the Pollen Collectors are bewitched, the faeries' survival rests upon the shoulders of their children. This quest will lead them directly into the dangers of the forest, where there are whispers of something sinister lurking in the shadows. The tree's life runs short. Set forth now to save the faeries in this grown-up tale of good and evil! Free Download (37.15 MB)
	Lemonade Tycoon Lemonade Tycoon serves up a cool lemony twist on business simulation games. Test your entrepreneurial skills to find out if you have what it takes to build a little stand into a big business. Pick the best location, check the weather forecast, tweak recipes, set prices and manage inventory. Free Download (4.13 MB)
	Peggle Deluxe Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness. Conquer 55 fanciful levels with 10 mystical Magic Powers, racking up bonus points and shots you'll smile about for weeks. Face off against your friends in Duel Mode, or tackle 75 extra-tricky challenges. It's luck and skill and joyous thrills, and amidst all this fevered action only one question remains: Can you become a Peggle Master? Free Download (13.83 MB)
	Fish Tycoon Breed beautiful and exotic fish in this unique aquarium-sim puzzler. These are your fish and like real fish, you need to care for them. You can feed them, cure them if they get sick and make lots of babies! The game runs in true real time: new surprises every time you check back into your game. Buy supplies, ornaments and special chemicals for your virtual tank. Over 400 different species of fish to discover! Can you find the 7 Magic Fish? Free Download (11.01 MB)
	Venice The water is rising and it's up to you to rescue the sinking buildings of Venice by restoring their lost treasures. Launch coins, lyres and ruby rings into the matching shapes moving overhead, but think fast because blocks, chutes and devious traps threaten to drag the city under. You'll need smart timing and nifty trick shots to stay afloat, so bring your best puzzle and arcade skills! There's a city to save in Venice - a fast-paced arcade puzzler that's a flood of fun! Free Download (15.96 MB)
	Age of Castles In a distant realm of sword and sorcery, a great evil had swept across the land. Demons from the underworld and their evil minions poured across the kingdoms of man, until the great cities lay in ruin, and there were naught but a handful of cowering souls remaining. Choose your king, as you alone must travel to the end of the world, build a mighty castle, slay the undead hordes, and convert the people of the land to loyal subjects of your domain... in the Age of Castles! Free Download (8.29 MB)
	Slingo Quest Hawaii It's time for a Slingo vacation! Take off to the beautiful Hawaiian Islands with some brand new tricks, game modes, power-ups and more for another great Slingo adventure! Lie on the beach and order up some Slingo Tricks like Summon Joker and Pattern Match. Dive deep to a Coral Reef and discover Platinum Coins and Tiki Jokers. Hike up to the Secret Volcano and take on the Tiki Guy in a game of Volcano Slingo. It's all-new Slingo Fun with Slingo Quest Hawaii! Free Download (27.65 MB)
	Westward Enter the rough and tumble world of Westward, where gold is there for the taking and bandits lurk around every turn. Control the fortunes of three vastly different towns as they rise from the dust of the frontier and grow into thriving boomtowns. Brave the dangers of the West and explore uncharted plains, dense forests and rocky canyons as you guide your settlers to safety and success. Stake your claim with a cast of hundreds, stunningly original graphics, hilarious dialogue and endless possibilities! Free Download (18.06 MB)
	Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects Let the super-sleuthing begin in this sequel to the Mystery Case Files smash hit series! The Queen's Hope Diamond has been stolen! It's up to you to search for clues, find the offending culprit, and recover the stolen gem. Expand your investigations through the game's 29 unique locations by finding items that will unlock subsequent levels. Thousands of clues are cleverly hidden within the beautiful illustrations, creating a new game experience each time you step into this visual masterpiece! Free Download (37.29 MB)
	Incadia Explore the mystery of a long lost civilization and find the temple of INCADIA. This unique adventure puts your mind into gear and sharpens your senses like no other. The intuitive controls and easy to adapt game play lets you dive right into the game. Numerous special stones, bonus levels and two completely different game modes await you. Be up for the challenge and download the treasure of INCADIA! Free Download (5.08 MB)
	Mystery Case Files: Huntsville Crime spree baffles Huntsville police! Do you have a keen eye for details? See if you can locate enough hidden clues to solve the crimes and become a Master Detective! Mystery Case Files: Huntsville provides gamers with a collection of intriguing mysteries and brain-teasers to solve. There are picture puzzles to ponder, strange crime scenes to explore, and much, much, more! With thousands of hidden clues it's a new game each time you play! Free Download (22.63 MB)
	Luxor 3 Luxor 3, the next smash hit in this awe-inspiring series, takes you on an ethereal journey where your match-three skills are used to battle the power-hungry god of Chaos! Free the spirits of other Egyptian gods by stopping the procession of approaching spheres before they reach the pyramid at the end of their path or all will be forever lost! There are seven unique game modes and many unlockable power-ups, ball sets and shooters! The Battle for Eternal Afterlife begins here, with Luxor 3! Free Download (45.77 MB)
	Lemonade Tycoon 2 Lemonade Tycoon 2 juices up business simulation & takes to the streets of New York! It's jam-packed with awesome graphics, tons of customer types, lots of equipment upgrades, & 19 different locations. The challenge of selling lemonade has never been so sweet! Find out if you can dominate the lemonade biz in New York City. Free Download (9.28 MB)
	ShapeShifter Ladies and Gentlemen, Children of all ages, Step right up for a one-of-a-kind puzzler that will amaze your brain and astound your senses. See amazing shapes. Place them into matching shape cutouts. This incredible mix of action, intrigue and fun from the creators of Super Collapse! II is sure to delight and surprise. Free Download (3.86 MB)
	Amazing Adventures The Lost Tomb A piece of an ancient map was discovered and is believed to reveal the location of the Lost Tomb of Egypt. Under the direction of the Museum, begin your adventure to locate the Lost Tomb and the treasures locked within! Take on 20 missions traveling to amazing Egyptian locations like the Sphinx, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the River Nile, Cairo, and many more. Complete over 100 levels by finding hidden objects and circumventing unique puzzle traps. Good luck on your adventure! Free Download (36.85 MB)
	Professor Fizzwizzle Professor Fizzwizzle needs your help! His once-friendly Friend-Bots have gone in to rage mode, and have thrown him out of his lab! Can you puzzle your way past the Rage-Bots and help Professor Fizzwizzle set things right? He's counting on you! Free Download (9.27 MB)
	Feeding Frenzy 2 Join a colorful cast of characters chomping their way to the heart of an underwater mystery in this fin-filled adventure! From the makers of Feeding Frenzy comes the delicious follow-up, Feeding Frenzy 2! Dodge predators and eat your way up the food chain in two exciting game modes! With gorgeous new underwater environments, frisky new fish, and 60 levels of mouth-watering fun, the feeding is more frenzied than ever before! Free Download (14.94 MB)
	Feeding Frenzy It's survival of the biggest in this deep sea challenge. Swim your way from the safety of the reefs to the depths of the open ocean in your struggle to reach the top of the food chain. Can you eat enough to get big enough to face down the Shark King? Free Download (8.38 MB)
	Neptune's Secret Dive deep beneath the waves to the lost city of Atlantis and join a young archeologist on her search for the true story of Neptune's demise! Uncover the mystical secrets of her own lineage and the power of her amazing amulet! It's a sea-worthy adventure, filled with seek and find thrills! Featuring 75 gorgeously detailed levels, loads of cleverly hidden objects to find, and a fantastic story to reveal, Neptune's Secret is an exciting plunge into the depths of fun! Free Download (51.67 MB)
	Little Shop of Treasures Welcome to Huntington, a charming little town where if you look close enough, your dreams will come true! Help Huntington's shop owners find more than 1,200 unique, and cleverly hidden, items for their customers and earn enough cash to open a shop of your own! Featuring two great ways to play, an innovative hint feature, endless re-playability and more, this eye-popping challenge will bend your brain and dazzle your eyes. Find your way to fun at the Little Shop of Treasures today! Free Download (24.81 MB)
	Diner Dash: Flo On The Go Flo trades in her apron for a passport to paradise! But will our hard-working waitress get a chance to relax? Join Flo and her sidekick Darla as they embark on the vacation of their dreams. But when Flo's suitcase suddenly spills into the water, she must rely on her table-serving talents to get her vacation (and her lost wardrobe) back on track. Seat customers, take orders, and satisfy nine types of customers to help Flo improve five all-new restaurants in the third episode of the original smash hit! Free Download (10.34 MB)
	Lost Treasures of El Dorado Journey across the globe to help Professor Jack Foster search for clues and discover the Lost Treasures of El Dorado as he embarks upon his quest to find his lost love! Lead him through the New York Museum of Ancient History, the Paris Storehouse of Ancient Treasures, the London Antique Shop, and many other exotic locations in this exciting jewel matching adventure! Can you find all of the Lost Treasures of El Dorado? Your journey begins today! Free Download (15.93 MB)
	Diner Dash Ditch your desk job, roll up your sleeves, and serve up some grub! Diner Dash blends the best in fast paced action puzzles with a build-your-own-restaurant-empire theme that encourages players to serve their way to the top. Whether you're an entrepreneur dreaming of your own chain of restaurants, or are just looking for a way to escape the grind of your own day job, you'll love the can't-put-it-down gameplay and unique world of Flo's DINER DASH! Free Download (8.87 MB)
	Ouba: The Great Journey Tragedy has befallen the tropical paradise village that has been home to generations of lovable Oubas. Garouba's dark magic has turned it into a charred wasteland, and his relentless hunting of the Oubas has scattered them across the lands. Your help is needed to rescue the Oubas so that the village can be rebuilt. This won't be an easy task. There are thousands of Oubas you must protect, and the evil Garouba will attack you constantly. But we made sure you'll have fun doing it! Free Download (31.03 MB)
	Wik & The Fable of Souls Download the latest game taking the internet by storm! Wik and the Fable of Souls has over 120 jaw-dropping levels, enchanting atmospheric music, stunning effects and never-before-seen game play. This is a delightful game featuring superbly detailed graphics that will keep you spellbound with amazement. Download and discover the mystery of Wik! Free Download (13.61 MB)
	Coffee Tycoon Coffee Tycoon gives sim games a jolt of caffeine! It's packed with awesome graphics, tons of features, and lots of fun! Start fresh with one store and customize your coffee empire from the ground up. Choose a name, logo, store design and even what city your first store is in, from New York to Seattle and spots inbetween. Coffee Tycoon is filled with dozens of charming characters, and with dozens of store upgrades and coffee recipes to customize your business, how successful it is... is up to you! Free Download (10.83 MB)
	Burger Rush Aspiring chef Heidi is convinced burgers can be fine cuisine too - and she's out to prove it! Join Heidi on her quest to create the perfect burger! Swap and slide burgers, cheese, tomatoes and other essential fixings to make groups of three or more and fill your customers' mouth-watering orders. Between levels, visit the Burger Shop to get new recipes, upgrade your equipment, or stock up on treats to keep your patrons patient. For fast fun with all the toppings, download Burger Rush today! Free Download (17.10 MB)
	Fairies Fairies takes you to a world where legends are true and magic is real. As the most powerful wizard ever, you are the only hope for a once peaceful land where fairies have been captured by an unknown evil. Complete 100 mesmerizing levels, break the magical spell that traps the fairies inside pictures, and restore justice to this world in need. Succeed and you'll be a hero, granted the ultimate power. Use it wisely! Free Download (17.08 MB)
	Hexalot Hexalot, the mind-bending puzzle game! As Merlin, King Arthur's most trusted advisor, it is up to you to build bridges across treacherous puzzlescapes, and bring the Knights of the Round Table back to Hexalot! Experience ever-changing levels with thousands of solutions! There are two challenging gaming modes and three difficulty levels. Enjoy enchanting music and beautiful medieval inspired graphics for hours of puzzle fun. Hurry up, before King Arthur's realm is lost forever! Free Download (7.14 MB)
	Professor Fizzwizzle and the Molten Mystery While on a well deserved vacation, Professor Fizzwizzle's investigation of a strange volcano has landed him in a Molten Mystery! Now it's up to you to master exciting new gadgets, outwit the Bat-Bots, and vanquish a truly cunning villain! Can the professor count on you to help? With more than 75 special kids' levels and over 200 levels in all, keep the entire family entertained with problem-solving fun, Professor Fizzwizzle style! Free Download (12.50 MB)
	Bud Redhead: The Time Chase Bud Redhead is a teenager who must save his girlfriend Rachel from an alien abductor. His quest leads him through space and time into a strange forest, ancient buildings of Egypt, mysterious medieval castles and dangerous space ships. Enjoy beautiful hand-drawn graphics while exploring HUGE levels with many secret areas in this classical side-scrolling platformer! Free Download (6.77 MB)
	Diner Dash 2 Join Flo as she returns to help four fellow restaurant owners defeat the greedy tycoon, Mr. Big. By working as fast as ever, Flo helps each of her friends upgrade their restaurants, expand their businesses, and pay their rent, all in the hopes of escaping the wrecking ball and a disastrous Mega Multiplex Food Plaza. Seat customers, take orders, serve drinks, deliver food, and collect tips with quirky new characters, challenges, power-ups, and a surprise restaurant in this sequel to the original smash hit! Free Download (9.43 MB)
	Cake Mania Help a young baker show big bad business who's boss in this fast-paced treat! When the retail behemoth "Mega-Mart" moves in, Jill's beloved family bakery is forced to close. But she's determined to get the business back on its feet with delicious sweets. Help Jill open her own bakery, bring in customers, and earn enough money to re-open her grandparents' bakery! With 48 levels and four different bakeries, Cake Mania is full of mouth-watering fun. Let's get cookin'! Free Download (13.82 MB)
	Amazon Quest Make your way down the mighty Amazon River to embark on the ultimate puzzle quest! In this new take on the classic matching game, line up three or more artifacts to clear the puzzle board and advance to the next level. As you venture deeper into the jungle, you will encounter increasingly difficult puzzles containing mysterious secrets. Join the quest today! Free Download (5.51 MB)

Miscellaneous Puzzle Games - Windows CE

4 In a Row   BUY NOW    DOWNLOAD 

An easy-to-learn, fascinating, and addictive strategic game - Slide your balls to victory. The objective of the game is to slide your balls in a way that will form a row of 4 balls in a horizontal or vertical or diagonal direction. Once a player manages to do this, the game is over and the winning row is highlighted in blue. Play against the computer or another human player. The computer can play as a beginner, intermediate or expert. By Dooblo.

BrickShooter is an ORIGINAL combinatorial mindgame. You send bricks from all the borders to the island in the middle, and when 3 bricks of the same color meet they annihilate each other. It looks so easy but try it to see! You could not see anything like this before because the idea of the game was designed by the author. You will spend hours solving combinatorial puzzles appearing while playing. The Hall of Fame will let you keep the remarkable results you achieve, they're for next generations' edification and to excite envy in your competitors. By Terminal Studio.

Play number place puzzles on your Pocket PC where the object is to place numbers so that each column, each row and each 3 x 3 square contain the numbers 1 - 9 once and only once. The program comes with 50 grids to solve, four levels of difficulty and an unlimited number of puzzle combinations. The program comes with help file and complete setup and install. For Pocket PCs with Windows CE 3.0. By Puzzle Express.

Logic Squares brings traditional word logic puzzles/problems to the Pocket PC. The object of Logic Squares is to determine the location of 9 colors in a 3 x 3 grid by reading and then interpreting the clues. Game features include an unlimited number of computer generated puzzles, three levels of puzzles, solve and clear options, and high scores. The program includes setup and uninstall programs, help file and support for all Pocket PCs with Windows CE 3.0. By Puzzle Express.

Nonogram puzzles are a type of Japanese logic puzzle also known as Picture Logic or Paint-By-Number puzzles. The object is to complete a picture in a grid by using logic. The clues tell you how many squares are filled in each row and column. This program not only contains 45 pictures for you to solve but also comes with four levels of an infinite number of computer generated puzzles. Options include the ability to start a puzzle over, to solve the puzzle, to check your answer and to get hints. The full version of this program also comes with a nonogram creator that will enable you to make puzzles of your own for use in the program. Nonogram Puzzles is for Pocket PCs with Windows CE 3.0 and also includes complete setup and uninstall programs as well as a help file. By Puzzle Express.

The game is very simple, but also very challenging. The target of the game is to take out as many items as you can by swapping two adjacent items. Once you eliminate some of the items (by achieving rows of collumns of three of a kind) more are falling and so forth. By Soft Agency.

BrickShooter for PalmOS   BUY NOW    DOWNLOAD 

BrickShooter is an ORIGINAL combinatorial mindgame. You send bricks from all the borders to the island in the middle, and when 3 bricks of the same color meet they annihilate each other. It looks so easy but try it to see! You could not see anything like this before because the idea of the game was designed by the author. You will spend hours solving combinatorial puzzles appearing while playing. The Hall of Fame will let you keep the remarkable results you achieve, they're for next generations' edification and to excite envy in your competitors. By Terminal Studio.

Your goal is to clear all the bubbles from the board, scoring as many points as possible. Just shoot at them with more bubbles, and when three or more of the same color come together, they all explode. There can be no draw, either you clean all the bubbles off and your score doubles, or they move all the way down on you. This game is simple to play, but it's a tough puzzle, if you want to get really many points with few shots. By Absolutist.com.

You'll never forget that tickling feeling when a flock of bubbles flies in and you never know if they are going to end the game. The goal is simple, using the stylus you burst bubble and all the bubbles of the same color next to it blow up too, and others slip upward and fill the gaps. The more bubbles burst the more points you get. This game contains three games, actually, with different playing fields and physics of the bubbles' motion. These games have common rules and share the same high scores table. By Absolutist.com.

A new puzzle game combining simple rules with great wealth of combinations and various strategies. Beware, it is very addictive; do not start playing if you have some important appointments today. The goal is simple - remove all the gems from the board. In order to do this you have to slide gems from sides of the board. Compatible with COLOR devices working under Palm OS 3.5 or above. By Absolutist.

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Remember those models of molecules from chemistry class? In Atomic Bonds your goal is to build molecules by placing atoms into the game board. Every atom you place will have a number of empty charges that must be filled by linking it to other atoms. If there's no more empty charges on a molecule then it vanishes and you get points for it. That's easy enough, but there are a host of options to increase the challenge and the points you score. You can race a clock that speeds up every time you succeed, you can attempt to remove existing atoms, or you can try to build the largest molecules you can. If you still want more you can fill the play area with inert atoms that block your placements, attempt to build in eight directions rather than four, or place more than one atom at a time.