This online game is inspired by the simple logic game that you know and love/hate so well. But in addition to changing the background rather dramatically, Minesweeper Flash shows the board at an angle. I wouldn’t exactly call this a 3D version of Minesweeper, because the board is still on a single plane (you don’t move vertically, just horizontally).

But somehow adding a little tilt to the board makes game play a lot more challenging. Don’t believe me? Give it a try. It’s a bit like learnign to play the game all over again.

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Yet another “tower defense” game? These games are very derivative, but the thing is, they’re extremely fun to play. Whiteboard Tower Defense uses a whiteboard metaphor for your battleground, which works insofar as it gives a excuse for a new version of the game with different towers and enemies to deal with.

The graphics are predictably sparse, consisting only of single-color towers and enemies on a white background. The sound effects are cute, but maybe a little annoying – though since most people will likely be playing this at work, make sure to hit the mute button at the top-right of the window. Armor Games seems to consistently produce high-quality browser gaming, and this game while not a standout certainly fits in with their stable of games.

The game play in Whiteboard Tower Defense is surprisingly challenging, with the Easy level providing significantly more difficulty than Easy on the original Tower Defense game. I shudder to think how difficult the higher levels are.

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StarBlocks is a puzzle game. Your goal here is to collect in a limited time a certain number of “stars” by removing the “Star blocks” from the board. To do so, click your mouse button to rotate any group of 2 x 2 squares on the board and try to form groups of four blocks of the same color to remove them from the board. Press the space bar to change the rotation from clockwise to counterclockwise and vice-versa.

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Storage is a Sokoban clone that features a 3D isometric view. Your goal here is to help your little avatar (Use the arrow keys to move) to push crates around a maze, and put them onto the green areas. Only one crate can be pushed at a time and crates can’t be pulled.

If you are a fan of Sokoban games, 36 levels are waiting for you!

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