On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Tom Sievers <tsiev
...@vapld.info> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I run a monthly board game program at my library, and have run boardgames
> as part of other library programs. As a result I've become the gaming
> "go-to" guy in our Adult Services department. Recently my supervisor asked
> me to find links to free online games for our website. The links are to be
> one part of a Detective/Sleuth-themed winter reading program. The
> requirements: 1) detective/sleuth theme 2) available free of charge 3) a
> simple "friendly" interface (ruling out old-style purely text-based
> interface) 4) family friendly. I'm looking for recommendations, tips, words
> of wisdom from libgamers with more online game experience than the almost
> none that I boast.
> Here is what I've found so far:
> Using the "List of Free Online Games" at gaming.ala.org/resources/ I found
> "Inspector Grimoire", (This game appears to be available in identical form
> at yahoo games, crazymonkee games, armorgames, etc. Tho kind of clunky, it
> looks like fun, and appears to fit the requirements.)
> I found "Prime Suspects" on the "Club Bing" site.
> (http://www.clubbing.com/Pages/Games/GameList.aspx?game=MCF_Prime_Susp...)<http://www.clubbing.com/Pages/Games/GameList.aspx?game=MCF_Prime_Susp...>
> Although essentially an ad for Bing, I found "Prime Suspects"
> enjoyable...almost addicting, and will probably include it in my
> recommendations.
> There is a blog at
> http://onlinemysterygames.blogspot.com/
> that purports to list free online mystery games, but those I tried seemed
> basically to be ads aimed at selling downloadable games.
> Today I explored www.playsleuth.com, with mixed feelings. It's a
> subscription site but seems to offer a more complete free play experience
> than those touted at the blog above. The message boards seem to indicate a
> certain amount of juvenile boundary-pushing, but on the whole what I saw of
> the site appeared to be fairly family friendly. I didn't have time to work
> my way through a complete mystery tho...so I don't really know if they can
> really be solved by non-subscribing players. Has anyone out there had
> experience, good or bad, with playsleuth?
> I'd greatly appreciate your recommendations, tips, and general words of
> wisdom about free online mystery games!
> Best,
> Tom Sievers
> Adult Services Librarian
> Vernon Area Public Library
> Lincolnshire, IL 60069
> tsiev...@vapld.info
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