Play nine checkers variations from throughout Europe, including Alquerque (the oldest living checkers variation), Polish Draughts (played on a ten- by-ten board) and more! You can play against a friend or against a fast and deadly computer opponent. And after you register, you can create new variations of checkers by mixing the rules and playing-boards from other variations--you can even play your creations against the computer!

This beautiful computer version of the classic strategy game Abalone will quickly become one of your favorite games. Played on a hexagonal board using colored marbles, your goal is to push your opponent's pieces off the board before he does the same to you.

Wouldn't it be great to be able to hear your opponents cursing, or to talk with your teammates to coordinate your attack? CommCenter works in the background while you play today's hottest games (like Quake 3 Arena and Unreal Tournament), letting you use your microphone to talk with other players. It mixes what they say with your games' sound effects, so you can hear them at the same time.

Infiltrate your opponent's camp and capture the three colored squares on the field behind him. But be careful: your opponent can take over your pieces just by boxing them in, and suddenly his army is larger than yours. Oh, did I mention that your pieces can't retreat?

Tired of playing chess against your computer--a near-infallible machine with no real flavor to its game? Wouldn't you rather play a human instead? Icarus is the newest interface for the Internet Chess Club, an online group of thousands of chess players. Its beautiful, easy-to-use interface will help you get connected and playing chess in no time.

Two hollow red ovals. A solid blue triangle. Now, is there a third tile that completes the series? Think fast--the clock is running. Or should you forget about the red-oval tile and try the one with the orange rectangles? Tick tock tick tock. Where's the solution? A game that will stretch your ability to find subtle patterns, Triad will have you biting your fingernails in game after game.

You and your opponent set about building a pyramid, understanding that whoever places a piece on top wins the game. Sounds easy, right? Couldn't be more wrong. Pyraos offers addictive game play, beautiful pre-rendered 3D graphics--including alpha blending, even on your 256-color handheld device!--and loads of fun.

In the game Cubed, things happen fast. Maybe too fast. You've got a few seconds to study the board before those massive cubes start rolling towards you. And you don't have enough mines to blow up all the cubes one-by-one, so you'll have to figure out the right order in which to destroy them. But think fast, because while you're thinking the cubes keep rushing towards you. And they're a lot bigger than you are.

Placed firmly in the boundary between strategy and reflex games, KnXion may very well be the next Tetris. Addictive game play, superb graphics and escalating difficulty make this game a new favorite.