http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/ Mac OS X downloads provided by Apple. en-us Copyright 2009, Apple Inc. downloads@apple.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:00:44 PST Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:00:44 PST Mac OS X - Cards & Puzzle In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/crystalcaveclassic.html Collect gemstones from ancient tombs and pyramids in an adventure puzzle game. About Crystal Cave Classic
A quest for long-lost treasures buried in pitch black caves, pyramids and temples of ancient civilizations. Huge gemstones were sheltered from the sunshine for eons of time waiting for explorers brave enough to unearth them. Player - as an intrepid treasure hunter - will need all your ingenuity to pass the traps and dangers of the underground and collect the treasure in more than 170 levels. Crystal Cave is an adventure logic game for players of all ages.

Main game features:
- Explore lost tombs and ancient dungeons
- Lots of logic riddles - train your brain!
- Play in over 170 levels
- Use teleports, boulders and other types of rocks to solve levels
- Four graphic scenarios
- Listen to original music
- Create your own levels using our simple editor]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/mysteryofcleopatra.html The murder of a Roman soldier in Alexandria will lead you, Queen Cleopatra’s Advisor, down a path of intrigue, disguise, and deception. About Mystery of Cleopatra
As the Queen’s Advisor, it is your task to investigate the murder of a Roman soldier, who had broken into Cleopatra’s palace. Follow the clues as they lead you into a world of national politics and personal revenge. Finding objects and piecing together evidence, you will explore Alexandria as you hunt for the murderer.

Features:
- Intuitive game-play
- Beautiful, historical settings
- A compelling, intricate plot
- Historical features from National Geographic
- Challenging minigame]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/jixii.html Relax with your favorite pictures. About JiXii
A jigsaw puzzle, starting with a double click or by drag and drop of an image file on the program icon. After the pieces are scattered, just drag them back to their right positions respectively. You may need to rotate or reverse pieces. Proper neighbors are grouped automatically if they are near enough. JiXii can hint you where to put, can show the outline and/or the ghost image on the puzzle board or can display the original image in a separate window. It can also play by itself while you are away. You can change images, settings (e.g. image size, number of pieces, piece patterns), sounds and appearance (background colors, highlight method, sow or hide outlines, seamless pieces, etc). Timer is available to keep your records.

Your preferences and puzzle states will be saved automatically when you quit, but your puzzles can be also saved separately as JiXii cards with your message or as simple Java applets. You can upload your applets to your site or give your friends as stand-alone puzzles. Take time and enjoy!]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/mahjongepic.html Play mahjong solitaire game on Mac. Features 100 unique and fun boards. About Mahjong Epic
Play Mahjong Solitaire on Mac. Mahjong Epic features 100 unique and fun boards for you to play on. In addition, you can design your own boards and play them! With an intuitive and easy to use interface, and unlimited undo and redos. The game features beautiful graphics and music that make you enjoy the game of Mahjong even more. Additionally you can save your game at any time or create your own boards, and watch the solution to every board.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/monsterball.html A turn based strategy game that can best be described as chinese checkers on steroids. About Monster Ball
A turn based strategy game that can best be described as chinese checkers on steroids! The rules are simple! Big guys eat smaller guys and grow bigger. But watch out! Once greed takes over and you grow too large, you will explode into 1000 pieces scattering the neighbours with green goo.

Find the right balance, take tactical advantage of the myriad of special tiles like splitters, clone machines and bazookas and you will be victorious with a big, sarcastic smile on your lips.

Features:
- Fight to dominate the bedroom floor in the most intense and humorous turn based game of the year.
- The game has two game modes - annihilation and capture the base.
- Battle on more than 10 different maps in full 3d glory, and download additional maps free of charge.
- Tons of special tiles to help you (or not!) to achieve victory in the most humorous way possible.
- Single player, Head-to-head or competitive online multiplayer action! Unlockable trophies for obliterating your foes in amusing ways.
- Online multiplayer is compatible between iPhone, PC and Mac version!]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/acemahjongsolitaire.html Tile matching puzzle game with built-in layout editor. About Ace Mahjong Solitaire
A modern classic, based on a centuries-old Chinese game called “Demolish the Tile Turtle”. Ace Mahjong Solitaire for Mac OS X tastefully combines high-quality graphics, sound and music together into the perfect way to relax for young and old alike. Ace Mahjong Solitaire is easy to learn, but with thirty achievements to collect and more than twenty different layouts (not to mention a layout editor for those that like to be creative), it remains a challenge to master.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/absolutefarkle.html Ready for a fun game Farkle, an addictive dice game for the whole family. Also called 10,000 and 6 dice. About Absolute Farkle
A fun and easy to play dice game. But be careful, it is easy to get addicted. It also goes by other names such as ten thousand and 6 Dice. It is a great game for the whole family to play. In this version, it is just you against the computer opponent or with another person. Once you learn to play, you can easily teach others to play.

Has many options to select from to play it the way you want to. Gives advice and use the speech built in to every Macintosh.

Also goes by the name of Farkel, 10,000, Ten Thousand, Blewit, Greed, Zilch, Bupkis, High Roller, Fill or Bust, Six Cubes, Gold Train, Keepers, Cosmic Wimp, SNAP, Dix Mille. ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/liquiddefense.html A unique and challenging puzzle game with 3D graphics and a physics engine. About Liquid Defense
A unique puzzle game where you must eliminate all of the incoming water, gas and oil. Each of the levels is carefully designed to require innovative solutions while managing limited resources.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/stacknsplash.html A fun action puzzle game designed to test your sorting skills under pressure. About Stack’n’Splash
An action puzzle designed to test your sorting skills under pressure. Arrange blocks into groups by swapping, pushing, stacking, dropping, and splashing! Groups of 3 or more blocks are removed from the game and points awarded! Your aim is to push the remaining blocks under the water! All the time, new blocks are raining down from the sky; it’s a race against the clock!]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/egglomania.html An egg fitting logical puzzle game that’s easy to learn but hard to crack. About Egglomania
Takes the logic of our best selling puzzle game BoXiKoN to a new dimension. Carefully fit your eggs into the tray forming lines in three directions at once. The eggs appear in ever increasing complexity of colors, patterns and arrangements. Eggs must be lined up and shipped out before they crack! Use your skills of organization and planning to ensure you never run out of space!]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/mmjchallenge.html Mah-Jongg solitaire puzzle game built to challenge you. About mmjChallenge
Mah-Jongg Solitaire just not challenging enough? The problem is your playing against the game, what you need is mmjChallenge the Mah-Jongg game that lets you send and recieve challenge codes from your friends and family! Now you can really enjoy competing with your friends and family to be the fastest player.

But if you need some practice mmjChallenge has:
- 78 levels to unlock
- 13 tile layouts
- Two modes of play… Yin - Just relax there is no time limit! Yang - Quick the countdown has started!]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/santasworkshop.html Santa’s Workshop is a festive themed mind boggling puzzle game. About santa’s workshop
A festive themed mind boggling puzzle game. Suitable for adults and children, the logic required to solve these puzzles will get your mind working like nothing before. You play one of santas elves who’s job it is to wrap the many gifts and place them in the correct location in the workshop.

The problem is that the gifts are so heavy you can only push them, you cannot pull them or climb over them. 96 puzzling rooms await you, can you solve them all? With festive music and colourful visuals this is sure to entertain even after the decorations have been taken down. ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/themagicianshandbookiiblacklore.html Will you be the BlackLore’s next victim? Hidden objects, mini-games, and challenging adventure puzzles await in this immersive sequel. About The Magician’s Handbook II: BlackLore
Return to a world of magic and mystery where the enchanted Magician’s Handbook will be your guide. The evil magician pirate BlackLore has captured all the world’s magicians and fairies. Using their magic to fly his pirate ship, he’s terrorized all who tried to get in his way…and you’re next on his list!

Adventure in magical lands from a spooky school for juvenile ghosts to an underground oasis full of talking trees, to a dark swamphouse where witches capture visitors and make them a part of their house! Can you stop BlackLore, or will you become his next victim? Over a thousand enchanted objects, magic spells, and a variety of unique and challenging puzzles await you in this immersive sequel! ]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/superjigsawpuzzles.html Relaxing and versatile jigsaw puzzle games. About Super Jigsaw Puzzles
The most fun, relaxing, and versatile jigsaw puzzle games ever — and we’re not biased.

You could spend a lifetime at these games and never play the same puzzle the same way twice! But we recommend keeping balance in your life — like eating and bathing once in a while. ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/nightofthescarecrows.html Fend off an army of creepy creatures in this frighteningly fun Match 3 game. About Night of the Scarecrows
Fend off an army of creepy creatures in this frighteningly fun Match 3 game. Your farming village is under attack by angry scarecrows come to life! These straw soldiers have woken up from decades of sleep and are determined to exact payment for their years of silent servitude. The villagers are looking to you to be their hero and stop the monsters’ scary shuffle across town. Will you answer the call?

Keep the oncoming army at bay by using strategy and speed. Use torches and pitchforks to light groups of three or more on fire and eliminate them. Watch as they gasp in horror as you unleash the power of your rampaging goat and diving crow. Destroy the scarecrows before they reach the village gates!]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/grassgameshearts.html A beautiful 3D computer game version of the popular card game for 3 or 4 players. About GrassGames’ Hearts
A beautiful 3D computer game version of the popular card game for 3 or 4 players.

Main Features:
- Includes Standard Hearts, Spot Hearts, Omnibus and Black Maria variants
- Intelligent Computer opponents
- 3D cameras and animation effects
- Fully customizable playing areas
- Fully customizable card decks and backs
- The ability to create and print out your own card decks]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/romi_gerardbrochu.html Play Rummy Tile, RummyCube, Rummikub, Rami games against the computer at three different levels. About Romi
Play Rummy Tile, RummyCube, Rummikub, Rami games against the computer at three different levels. The Rummy game is played with two sets of 52 cards and with two wild cards. The purpose of this game is to form groups of three or more cards, which contain either consecutive cards of the same suit or cards of the same number value, but of differing suits.

Romi is localized in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese and Norwegian.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/spaghettimazemaker.html A small application for MacOS X to generate 2D mazes with curved, twisted walls (non-cell-based) automatically. About SpaghettiMazeMaker
There are many algorithms for generating mazes but almost all are based on a rectangular unit cell. SpaghettiMazeMaker adopts an algorithm based on a optical phenomenon called “speckle” to build a maze extending curved walls randomly without crossing each other.

You can see the building process changing parameters related the algorithm. And you can save a generated maze as a pdf file with Bezier paths, NOT bitmap. Therefore, you can investigate and edit the curved lines with a Bezier path editor like Adobe Illustrator.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/kittyspanglessolitaire.html The most stylish Solitaire for your Mac, now with 46 great games. About Kitty Spangles Solitaire
The premier Solitaire for your Mac features 46 great games, including Klondike, Canfield, Freecell, Spider, Penguin, Pyramid, Golf and Gaps. Kitty and her friends bring style to one of the world’s most popular games. Choose a look to suit your mood from a dazzling range of beautifully designed and animated themes, and seamlessly resize the window to suit your solitaire lifestyle.

Develop some healthy competition with your family and friends by creating and comparing any number of player profiles. Kitty will remember your progress, scores and statistics, including games played and won, the amount of time played, and much more. Kitty was made on a Mac, for the Mac, by Mac lovers. Adopt her today!]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/cards_puzzle/wisegal.html A hidden object mystery inspired by a real Mafia mom. About Wisegal
Take the role of Patty Montanari, a real life Mafia mom, as she struggles to track down her son from the world of the Wiseguys. Follow the clues as they guide you through and the Mafia underworld. Drawing on the past of a “Wisegal,” you must find objects and piece together evidence, to save your family.

Features:
- Sequel to the hit Lifetime movie
- Compelling plot
- Intuitive gameplay
- Four modes of hidden object gameplay]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST