botosaurus

Sorry folks, I couldn't handle deleting all the spam, so I turned moderation on.

By the way, I'm still looking at an upgraded version of these games! It's just a lot slower coming than I hoped.

UPDATE: There is now a BigBog version of the applet at the link below. It makes the game actually playable without going through a bunch of hoops :-)

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I've been working on a Java Applet customized to play Riskybus.

Here is a link to a prototype version of the applet:
http://www.botosaurus.com/games/applet.html

You need a web browser that can run a recent version of Java.

I haven't really tested it much, so I'm sure it has lots of bugs. The interface could probably use some tweaks too. If you have a chance please check it out and give me feedback on what to fix or change :) I am hoping to get the kinks worked out and use this as a base for more GUI-based games that don't work so well in a straight text-based IRC client.

Kenrick

I've set up this site as a place where you can continue to play the chat games Ridiculist, Alphabet Soup, and Finders Keepers.  I also added some other games, namely Risky Business (my very first game!) and Bog.

To play, simply point your IRC client to botosaurus.com, port 6667 or 8067, or use the Java Applet.

I'm running the site as a hobby, so it isn't nearly as polished as other commercial gaming sites.  There are also going to be some rough patches.  For example, the web applet needs customizing, the server is not as fast as what you may be used to, we have to figure out how to assign and handle who will be an op or administrator, and people may not come here to play.  Nevertheless, if you will bear with me, I hope you have fun playing and I will work to add new features and new games over time. I'm also hoping that you will get to play a more active role in how the games are run. When I first wrote Risky Business (originally called Jeopardy) back in 1993, the game was run entirely for fun with a lot of community support and no profit involved. Since then we've had for-profit games and now I'm looking forward to coming full circle and back to the ideals and community atmosphere of the original games.

There is no fee to play but if you enjoy the games I hope you consider donating to cover the cost of hosting the domain and server.

Thanks!

Kenrick