It's not all work at the command line here -> there is some fun to be had.
So let us be ENTERTAINED!
Type any of the commands below to launch the respective amusement.
Arcade Games
Bring your quarters
robots
Use your wits against evil robots, who are trying to kill you.
snake
Catch all the '$' (money) appearing on screen before being eaten by a snake.
tetris-bsd
It's raining different block shapes and its your job to rotate and fit them
all together perfectly -else the world is gonna explode!
worm
Move the hungry worm around an enclosed box looking for numbers to eat,
which will make it grow LONGER. How long can you keep it up? Oh, was it
also mentioned the walls are electrified, so no touching...
Board Games
Bored? Try these board games.
backgammon
Roll the dice and move your checker pieces along some spiked triangles.
Don't know how to play? No worries. Type 'teachgammon' by itself at the
command line to start a tutorial.
boggle
Take turns finding as many words as possible on the Boggle board within
the 3 minute time limit.
dab
Dots and Boxes: the "board" is a grid of evenly spaced dots. Take turns
drawing a single horizontal or vertical (NOT diagonal) line, anywhere, to
connect adjacent dots. A point is made for EACH enclosed box (all 4 sides)
drawn during a player's turn (no matter who drew the other 3 sides).
gnuchess
A classic, the original game of thrones. Pitting one medieval kingdom
against another, even replete with the use of hapless citizens as
sacrificial pawns in the race for domination of your enemy. Guess that
is better than the real thing.
gomoku
Connect Five! Win by getting 5 of your pieces in a row horizontally,
vertically or diagonally on a 19 by 19 grid before your opponent.
monop
It's OK to monopolize everyone's time here. Go around a game board
collecting money and buying property so you can make even MORE $$.
The person that dies with the most moola... wins?
Card Games
Deal me in!
cribbage
Play the card game cribbage against the computer.
canfield
A solitaire card game - to try and outsmart yourself.
go-fish
Make as many sets of 4 cards of the SAME number or faces (King, Queen,
Jack, Ace) as possible before the deck runs out.
mille
Based on the game of Mille Bornes where the cards are not the usual 4
suits of numbers/royalty, but are related to automobiles and racing.
Choose Your Own Adventure
Let your imagination take hold and bring you to a different time or to
another world - your destiny awaits, with these typing-based games.
adventure
Appropriately named game - locate and explore Colossal Cave to find all
the treasures hidden there to amass your fortune.
angband
You have arrived at Angband to hunt down Morgoth, Lord of Darkness, before
his influence spreads across all of Middle-earth. But this mighty fortress
is no easy mark,defended within by the likes of Orcs, fiery Balrogs, black-
hearted white wizards and corrupt Elven spirits seduced by the evil ONE.
battlestar
Take command of the last battlestar ship in this tropical adventure game,
and explore all that this world has to offer.
hack
Somewhere within the dark neverending depths of the Dungeons of Doom
lies the Amulet of Yendor. Hack your way through all the denizens to
find it before your food runs out, -or- YOU become some thing's meal.
phantasia
Multiplayer dungeon RPG. Fight nasty Nazgul, giant spiders, trolls, &
the most dangerous monsters of them all -> other users! Secure a Ring
of Power to do your bidding and become the ONE true master, if you
dare... yessss, my precciousssss
sail
Multiplayer game of old-fashioned naval war fare. Captain your own
'Man of War' and maneuver on the open seas. Stay alive against the
enemy ships closing in on all sides and spring your own attack to
send those landlubbers straight down into Davy Jone's open arms.
trek
Stardate One Nine Seven One. These are the voyages of the starship
Enterprise. Its 5-year mission: wage war with the Klingons and wipe
out their invasion fleet in order to save the Federation, again.
wump
There is a monstrous Wumpus roaming around in a vast cave of rooms inter-
connected by tunnels. Unfortunately you are also down there. With only
a few measely arrows in your arsenal (somehow forgetting to load up on
crossbows, quivers, and black powder bombs when you woke up that day).
zangband
Ready to walk the Shadows and face the Serpent of Chaos? First defeat the
monsters and minions in this dungeon of the Courts of Chaos. Find magical
items along the way to aid in the quest & restore Order to the multiverse.