Freeware: Familygames

Venables 1.5.1Abstract two-player strategy game with novel features, including a unique indirect method of controlling pieces. Easy to learn - practise against the computer at any of 10 difficulty levels.

Oktagon 1.5.1Oktagon is two separate puzzles. In one, from our shareware game "Uncle Julius and the Anywhere Machine", you must rearrange a set of irregular shapes to form an octagon. In the other, you must correctly orient six linked, nested octagonal rings.

Sean's Magic Slate 1.6.0Coloring activity, ages 3-7. Select backdrop, add objects, then color. Move, resize, delete objects; change background and colors. A purple person on a tangerine shore? Why not? Express yourself!

Valvo 1.5.1Two-player strategy game, simple to play but with subtle tactics that include the element of chance. Play against a fellow human, or against the computer.

Hierophant 1.5.1An intriguing puzzle game. Can you unscramble the generated mystic symbol? A contemplative game with nine difficulty levels. A new puzzle every time you play!

Jumble 3.5.1A word game in which your task is to unscramble a familiar catchphrase. For each letter in the phrase you get from three to six choices. You must pick the right ones to recover the jumbled phrase. Customizable!

Whirlwords 1.0.3Whirlwords is an extended version of the familiar pencil-and-paper word chain puzzles in which you connect two words by changing one letter at a time. Over 100 puzzles, nifty graphical interface, built-in editor, on-line help, extensive vocabulary.

Pic-Tac-Toe 1.5.1Pic-Tac-Toe is a cousin to three-dimensional tic-tac-toe, but it's easier to play, better looking and more fun! Play against a friend or the computer. Easy to learn with built-in help and rules demo. Configurable graphics.

African Geography Tutor 1.2.0Want to brush up on the names and locations of the 50 or so countries of modern Africa? This program from the Family Games Web Center will help you. A study mode and two quiz modes make the learning easy.

European Geography Tutor 1.7.0Want to brush up on the names and locations of the 40 or so countries of the new Europe? This program from the Family Games Web Center will help you. A study mode and two quiz modes make the learning easy.

NoteCard 2.0.1Learn to recognize the musical notes. Treble and/or bass. Enter letter names, or by clicking piano keyboard or guitar neck graphic. Builds fluency quickly.