Chapter 14. InkBall and Other Free Games for the Tablet PC

In This Chapter

• Hoop Strategy Game

• InkBall

• Maze Game for Tablet PC

• New York Times Crossword Puzzle for the Tablet PC

• Puzzle Game for Tablet PC

• Tablet Pool

• Tic-Tac-Toe

• Writing Recognition Game

• Other Computer Games

The pen interface of the Tablet PC provides an entirely new way to interact with games. In this chapter, you will look at a few free games that leverage the pen interface. As with the PowerToys covered in the last chapter, these games can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc/downloads/powertoys.asp. After you download the applications, run the installation programs and accept the defaults.

The games covered in this chapter are made to use the pen interface. Other games come with your Tablet PC, such as 3D Pinball, but they are not covered here. Because many Tablet PCs are relatively powerful, they can play most of the games on the market as well. Only the games requiring high-end graphics processors and speedy CPUs will drag on your Tablet PC.