CnM miniBook redux PART 2 – miniBook Games

In the second article of this Redux series we revisit the CnM’s linux-wonder-machine, the miniBook and look at the games available.

You can read PART 1 – Online Video here and the original CnM Lifestyle miniBook 7” review here.

The CnM miniBook is surprisingly well covered in the games area, the CnM website lists no less than 9 games at the time this article was written, which given it’s small market share is not bad.

In this article we’ll be taking a look at the games listed on the CnM site, however if you have found others listed elsewhere online, then please feel free to post links in the comments.

Bitefusion

http://bit.ly/cAompQ
Bitefusion, from developer Junoplay is a Snakes clone of Nokia mobile phone fame.

Junoplay has incorporated 15 levels of play and is very simple, but very tough, just like the original!

Installation is carried out in the usual CnM manner, and all required instructions and install files can be found at the link above.

LianLianKan

http://bit.ly/cX3xMM
LianLianKan is a game which is heavily inspired by the traditional mahjong solitaire game ShiSen-Sho.  Playing the game is very simple; first you are required to choose a pair of tiles with the same pattern which can be linked by a path, but the path can not exceed two turns.  If it conforms to the rules, you will win a score and the tiles will be removed. In every game set, you are required to remove all the tiles within the set time.

Installation is carried out in the usual CnM manner, and all required instructions and install files can be found at the link above.

Pengupop

http://bit.ly/bZrcTn
Pengupop is a clone of the poplar Linux title, Frozen Bubble (among other names) which itself is a clone of the old arcade hit Puzzle Bubble featuring two cute and cuddly dragons, Bub and Bob.

This game lacks Bub and Bob (as does the Linux versions) however it is still great fun to play, and well suited to the miniBook.

The game is simple, direct the arrow at the bottom of the play screen, shoot a coloured bubble at a bubble of the same colour (and symbol).  The shot bubble attaches to whatever you have shot it at, if three or more of the same colour connect they disappear.  Rinse and repeat this method until all bubbles are gone and you have completed the level, however should you mismatch the colours and the play screen fills below the white line then it’s game over!

Installation is carried out in the usual CnM manner, and all required instructions and install files can be found at the link above

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Pipe Panic

http://bit.ly/cGKYZB
Pipepanic is a pipe connecting game that promises hours of frenzied fun, while taxing your brain at the same time.

The aim of the game is to connect as many different pipes together as possible within the time limit making sure there are no leaks.

Installation is carried out in the usual CnM manner, and all required instructions and install files can be found at the link above.

Sudoku

http://bit.ly/cVxOW9
This is a game that requires no explanation today, as it is so very popular already.  Personally I do not enjoy it; it hurts my brain!

Installation is carried out in the usual CnM manner, and all required instructions and install files can be found at the link above.

XGalaga

http://bit.ly/cQM3mY
XGalaga is a clone of the classic Galaga, a space-invaders style game with a few added features that make for a much more fun, interesting and involving game, that is well suited to the low resolution 7” screen of the CnM miniBook.

Installation is carried out in the usual CnM manner, and all required instructions and install files can be found at the link above.

XRick

http://194.150.201.35/cnmlifestyle/downloads/xrick.htm
XRick is a clone of Rick Dangerous, set in 1945, British agent Rick Dangerous travels to the Amazon jungle to search for the lost Goolu tribe.  His plane crashes in the jungle, and Rick must escape from the enraged Goolu.  When the game starts Rick finds himself in a cave running from a rolling boulder, a scene from the Indiana Jones movie.  Armed with a pistol and dynamite, Rick must fight hostiles and evade countless traps in three more levels.  The second level is set inside a pyramid in Egypt.  In level three, Rick must venture to the Nazi stronghold of Schwarzendumpf castle to rescue captured Allied soldiers.  The rescued soldiers tell him that the Nazis are planning a missile attack on London.  Therefore, in the last level Rick must infiltrate their secret missile base.

Installation is carried out in the usual CnM manner, and all required instructions and install files can be found at the link above.

Xmahjong

http://bit.ly/9L6w0L
Xmahjong is a challenging Chinese game similar to dominos.  The object is to remove all 144 Mah Jong tiles from the playing area by matching them two at a time.

Installation is carried out in the usual CnM manner, and all required instructions and install files can be found at the link above.

Xpat2 – Patience

http://bit.ly/dbS0qD
Xpat2 is a generic Patience game that can be used with different rule sets.  It understands the rules of the well-known Spider game, as well as Solitaire and many other card games.  It features a flexible layout that responds to window resize commands and possibilities to customize the existing rules.
Note: To play Solitaire go to the rules menu and select Klondike.

Installation is carried out in the usual CnM manner, and all required instructions and install files can be found at the link above.

So there you have it, all the games currently available for the CnM miniBook 7” Linux from the CnM website, and a quick description with screenshots (where available).

If you have found any other sources for games for the CnM miniBook 7” Linux, the please post a link or two in the comments, along with your thoughts on miniBook gaming, or anything else to do with this article.

Go on… don’t be shy!

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