GNOME Games Collection

The GNOME Games collection is a collection of about 15 puzzle video games that is part of the standard free and open-source GNOME desktop environment.[4][5] They have the look and feel of the GNOME desktop, but can be used without it.

GNOME Games
Developer(s)The GNOME Project
Initial releaseDecember 20, 1998 (1998-12-20)[1]
Stable release3.36.4[2] (8 July 2020 (2020-07-08)) [±]
Preview release3.37.3[3] (7 July 2020 (2020-07-07)) [±]
Written inVala, C, C++, Scheme, JavaScript, Python
Operating systemLinux, Unix-like, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
PlatformGTK+
TypeVideo games
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitewiki.gnome.org/Apps#Games

History

As of late 2017, the GNOME Games collection is in the process of being modernized.[6]

Game list

It currently includes the following games:

  • 2048 – a clone of a popular game by the same name written in Vala;[7][8]
  • AisleRiot (or "sol") – a suite of 88 Solitaire card games.[9]
  • Chess – a graphical front-end written in Vala to be used with a chess engine
  • Four-in-a-row – a clone of Connect Four
  • Hitori – an implementation of Hitori
  • Iagno – a clone of Reversi
  • Klotski – a sliding block puzzle game, see Klotski
  • Lightsoff – a brainteaser
  • Quadrapassel – a clone of Tetris (previously called Gnometris prior to October 2009).
  • Mahjongg – an implementation of the traditional Chinese game for a single player, see Mahjong solitaire
  • Mines – an implementation of Minesweeper computer game.
  • Nibble – a remake of Nibbles.
  • Robots – a clone of the turn-based game Robots
  • Sudoku – an implementation of Sudoku with a good generator.
  • Taquin – two 15-puzzle games
  • Tetravex – an implementation of the edge-matching puzzle game Tetravex
  • Swell Foop – a clone of the SameGame (previously called Same GNOME).
  • Tali – an implementation of a dice game similar to Yahtzee/Kismet

The following games have been removed but previously included:

  • Blackjack – a computerized implementation of the gambling game Blackjack. It was removed in October 2009.
  • gbrainy – a brain teaser software written in C# using Mono
  • GNOME Mastermind - a software implementation of Mastermind
  • GNOME Pipes – a Pipe Mania clone
  • GNOME Untangle – an implementation of Planarity
  • 2048
  • AisleRiot
  • Chess in 3D view
  • Four in a row
  • Five or more
  • Hitori
  • Iagno
  • Klotski
  • Mahjongg
  • Mines
  • Nibbles
  • Quadrapassel
  • Robots
  • Sudoku
  • Swell Foop
  • Tali
  • Taquin
  • Tetravex
  • Blackjack
  • Pipepanic
  • gPlanarity lvl 29
  • gPlanarity lvl 29 solved

See also
  • List of open source games

References
  1. "first release".
  2. Kitouni, Abderrahim (8 July 2020). "GNOME 3.36.4 Released". GNOME Mail Services (Mailing list). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. Catanzaro, Michael (7 July 2020). "GNOME 3.37.3 released". GNOME Mail Services (Mailing list). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. "GNOME Games on the GNOME wiki". Archived from the original on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  5. "GNOME Games in Debian Sid". Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  6. https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GamesModernisation
  7. "2048 in GNOME wiki".
  8. "gnome-2048 in Fedora".
  9. https://help.gnome.org/users/aisleriot/3.14/
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