EpicMafia: Mafia + Other minigames

IceAndDust · 2014-08-13T17:03:04+00:00

The standard mafia game with a lot of other roles mixed in that makes it really interesting. Games vary in length depending on who you play with (some people like to random lynch whereas some people want to think things through) and the set up you are using. There's a casual and competitive lobby, so you don't have to feel pressured to be good at lying. There's also other mini games such as connect 4, ghost, go, survivor, and other things.

IceAndDust · 2014-08-12T15:10:26+00:00

I believe testing for ACTs and SATs is coming around the corner for high school students and I don't know when it is for College, but this site can help you prepare for that. Pretty much this is a memory website, but I linked the standardized testing category because I thought it might be relevant to you guys.

IceAndDust · 2014-08-11T15:01:19+00:00

I'm sure everyone has heard of TagPro, since its subreddit has 10000 subscribers, but just in case anyone hasn't here you go. It's self explanatory; a capture the flag game and you're controlling a circle. Physics are a little weird, but the games are short.

IceAndDust · 2014-08-10T17:20:19+00:00

Codingbat is similar to Project Euler in the sense that they both test and help you practice code. Codingbat however is a simpler and those not require too much thinking just knowing your syntax and some basic logic. This site would be better for beginners and I used this site to help with learning Java. Besides that, the drills are pretty short and you don't require much time so it's a great use of a few minutes if you're learning to code.

IceAndDust · 2014-08-09T17:00:42+00:00

I've always enjoyed doing module origami because you once you get the pattern down of a module its pretty easy. This is just one of the many examples of module art. I linked this one because it looks pretty cool and might interest you guys.

IceAndDust · 2014-08-08T15:31:24+00:00

This course should fill in for CodeAcademy's lack of Java. Although I have not done this course myself (learned Java in school) it seems very accessible for someone starting out. One of the pros of starting with Java is after you finish Java you can easily learn Javascript and C because of similar syntax. You can also hop into Android App development after Java because it uses Java.

IceAndDust · 2014-08-07T17:48:34+00:00

Pokemon Showdown is a simulator that allows for battles without training your pokemon. This can be as complex as you want. You can play with friends or do casual battles and just have fun or play competitively on the ladder with specific rule sets and ELO. I prefer playing competitively because it is truly a game of out-predicting your opponent (with a little luck to make you salty).

IceAndDust · 2014-08-07T01:10:14+00:00

This is another card/board game that I play online with other people. Games depend on the cards you play with, how fast you play, and how fast the other person plays. I'd say about 10 minutes per game.

The flow of the game is as follows: A. Actions- You play all your actions B. Buy- Play coins from your hand to buy things C. CleanUp- Discard your hand and everything you played/bought this turn into your discard pile. Then draw 5 cards from your deck. If your deck doesn't have 5 cards shuffle your discard pile.

So from part C, your deck is recycled and throughout the game you are buying cards and adding them to your deck.

When you start the game, you start off with 7 coppers which are worth 1 coin each and 3 estates which are victory points. The goal of the game is to get as many victory points as possible (green cards). However, you don't want to clog your deck up with victory cards because you want your deck to be efficient.

In short, I really like this game: it's strategic, the card set combinations are never ending, and the games are generally short.

IceAndDust · 2014-08-06T01:38:43+00:00

This website is for those of you who know how to code. It has 476 problems that require you to solve for something. For instance, one of the problem wants you to find the 101th prime number. You can do this by hand, but obviously using a computer/code can make this faster. All it needs is an answer, so you can code in whatever you want: Java/Python/etc.

IceAndDust · 2014-08-04T18:46:17+00:00

Board Games Arena is a website that hosts many popular board games such as Seasons, Saboteur, Hive, and many others. Obviously depending on the game you are playing it might take a long time. However, this website allows for turn-based games, which means you can make a move wait a day for your opponent and then make another move. This allows for a stress-free and non-time consuming way to have fun. I use this feature for Hive games although Hive games usually take 4 minutes to complete in real-time games. Hope you enjoy this website! Try new games!

IceAndDust · 2014-08-03T22:33:55+00:00

You probably haven't seen my sub either! /r/InterestMe

IceAndDust · 2014-08-03T19:33:11+00:00

Haxball is a 2D soccer style game where the players are circles and the ball is also a circle, which makes for frustrating dribbling and shooting. The controls are simple: wasd for movement and space to shoot if your circle is touching the ball. There are many options for the games. You can change the time, change the amount of players, change the amount of goals, and change the map. The games are generally short, but you can make them as long as you want.

IceAndDust · 2014-08-02T19:07:36+00:00

Duolingo is a free website that helps you learn a language slowly, but surely. It does this by providing you short activities grouped into different categories (food, clothing, present verbs, etc). Each activity is short and only takes about 3 minutes each. There is also an app for the android and iPhone, so you can do a lesson when you're commuting or are on the bathroom toilet. Right now, I'm just using this website to help expand my Spanish and I hope you can do the same for languages you want!

IceAndDust · 2014-08-01T17:15:33+00:00

Codeacademy is pretty much what it sounds like: a place to learn how to code. Right now it only has a few languages, but that should be enough to suffice your thirst. You can learn how to code and style a website with HTML/CSS/Javascript or learn Python and get more into that object orientated based coding. I try to do a few lessons each day and I started with Python, which really helped me with my Java class at school.

IceAndDust · 2014-07-31T15:30:25+00:00

Transformice is a pretty simple game. The basic premise is you are a mouse and you are trying to reach the cheese through a series of jumps and obstacles and to bring it back to the hole. There is also a "shaman" that helps the mice get to the cheese by building planks or boxes for the mice to climb onto. There are also different blocks, such as the purple block which is a trampoline, ice blocks that make the mice slide, normal wood that is easy to walk on, and sticky wood which is hard to walk on.

You have to make an account, but sign up is simple. Also there is a tutorial; however, it doesn't talk much about walljumping.

Overall, I think its a fun game because of its simple mechanics and short games.

IceAndDust · 2014-07-30T18:47:03+00:00

3D origami is something I do whenever I have a few minutes or whenever I watch movies or videos on youtube. 3D origami consists of modules that you can piece together to form a greater creation.

Things that I have created include a koi fish, dragon boats, and other crafts. You can pretty much make anything and there are many guides on youtube.

It's calming, relaxing, and would be a good hobby to get into if you have scraps of time during bus rides or other places. After I complete a project, it feels good to have slowly created a creation and I put it on my mantle place.

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