Thing 9 (Out of Order)

I think I kept putting this one off because, even under the umbrella of the 23 Things project, I feel guilty playing online games while at work!

Also, to be honest, I’m not that interested in online games.  I’ve gone through phases in my life where I’ve been pretty addicted to video or computer games (Knights of the Old Republic being the most prominent example), but for the most part they leave me somewhat cold.  I found a few fun ones while doing my 23 Things research, though.

First, in honor of the upcoming election, a very silly Obama vs. McCain (or Clinton) fighting game:
http://www.freearcade.com/ElectionMadness.flash/ElectionMadness.html

Second, a flash version of one of my favorite PC games from my childhood, Commander Keen:
http://www.play.vg/games/148-Commander%20Keen.html

Finally, I also wanted to add my recommendation for the online trivia games at www.freerice.com, which I learned about through a colleague’s 23 Things post.  When you correctly answer trivia questions on this site (I liked the vocabulary and world capitals ones), you supposedly “earn” grain of rice which will be distributed to starving people around the world.  It sounds a little too good to be true, but it’s nice to think that you could potentially help someone just by clicking through trivia questions on a website.  And it’s educational, too!  This one I actually don’t feel guilty playing at work, because I think it sharpens my librarian skills (i.e. knowing obscure facts that no one else cares about).