What is You're Favourite Time Waster?

[Searching_ _ _]

For some varied fun, I like Armor Games (http://armorgames.com/). Lot's of different games to relieve boredom and prevent eyes from doing this --> :wacko: .

[crofttk]

Watching the money I could be saving at Geico...:P

Eh, I would say Wilders runs a close second. Not that ALL my time here is wasted but this is where I come to do it.

[NAMOR]

Left4Dead and Rainbow 6 Vegas

[Franklin]

Drinking beer and malware hunting.

[Rico]

Stumble

[Boost]

1)Weight training at a gym 4 times a week!

2)Work on / build drag racing cars,which I own one myself ;D

3)Going to music concerts

I'ma busy kinda guy,lots more to do in life then sit in front of a computer,thats for sure!

[bonedriven]

-{ Quote: "For some varied fun, I like Armor Games (http://armorgames.com/). Lot's of different games to relieve boredom and prevent eyes from doing this --> :wacko: ." }-

I need to say Thank You! ;D

[Mrkvonic]

Armor Games is really nice ... thanks!
Mrk

[incursari]

Free time, i do Forex trading and World of Warcraft.

[Gaeko]

MiniClip (http://www.miniclip.com/) :)

[progress]

Mybrute (http://c-a-r-a-t.mybrute.com/) ;D Come on ..

[chrisretusn]

Well I just wasted an hour and a half on Armor Games. Thanks! :)

[RedDawn]

-{ Quote: "Drinking beer and malware hunting." }-
Nice, but hopefully not at the same time ;D :P .



Death by Hinge and Flight of the Hamsters 8) and others - vivalagames.com (http://www.vivalagames.com/funny/)


A - Z old NES games - virtualnes.com (http://www.virtualnes.com/list/a.html)

[lodore]

Live music,video games,spending time with friends,beta testing,helping other users etc.

[bonedriven]

I have to say,this is an amazing thread. I didn't know there were good games in a simple browser! ;D

[crofttk]

-{ Quote: "Armor Games is really nice ... thanks!
Mrk" }-Yep, my nine-year old swears by it. He likes miniclip too and can hang there as long as his mother doesn't see blood and guts flying.:argh:

[Saraceno]

I'm hooked on Armor Games now. :thumb:

[JRViejo]

MechCommander 2 (http://www.microsoft.com/games/pc/mechcommander2.aspx), an old game from MS.

[Huwge]

LOTRO and http://www.kongregate.com/games/garin/monsters-den

[Firebytes]

Online Favorite? Too many time wasters out there to pick just one. I will add a few not already mentioned though...

room escape games at Gamershood.com (http://www.gamershood.com)

Cool-Movie-Trivia.com (http://www.cool-movie-trivia.com)

Bubblebox.com (http://www.bubblebox.com)

Webcrosswords.com (http://www.webcrosswords.com)

all the other games at Maidmarian.com (http://www.maidmarian.com) are kind of lame but Tank Ball 2 is good for wasting some time

[Rock Smasher]

-{ Quote: "Starcraft! The greatest game ever." }-

I'll have to load that up again. I haven't played it in a long time.

My current favorite games:

1. X-COM UFO DEFENSE. A genuine classic. Runs well in "DOSBOX".
Primitive graphics but excellent game play. Turn based strategy.:thumb:

2. Unreal Tournament 2004. Mindless mayhem blowing up bad guys.
Lots of MODS, Maps Etc. available from a HUGE fan base.
I really like the ONSLAUGHT maps. :thumb:

3. F.E.A.R. Original. Spooky First person shooter. Good graphics.:thumb:

4. Far Cry Original. Nice graphics for an older title. Good game play.:thumb:

5. The Sims Original Complete collection. For when I'm feeling constructive. ;)


In the "Real" World I like to tinker with old air cooled Volkswagen's.
I'm not sure if that qualifies as a time waster though because they
serve a useful function when they're in proper working order. 8)

[Marja]

Pedicures and catnip toys! :D

[quintile]

On the computer-taking polls? :D

http://www.metacafe.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnGV1h6fJH0&feature=related

Reading jokes, cartoons and any silly YouTubes...

***Forgot, downloading and installing nix distros that don't work on my puter... :P

Otherwise...tend to enjoy my time not waste it...

Does that mean I enjoy wasting time? ;D

[Mrkvonic]

-{ Quote: "I'll have to load that up again. I haven't played it in a long time.

My current favorite games:

1. X-COM UFO DEFENSE. A genuine classic. Runs well in "DOSBOX".
Primitive graphics but excellent game play. Turn based strategy.:thumb:
" }-

That's one of the best games EVER made. I still regularly play it. Music, atmosphere, depth ... simply incredible. The good ole times when developers actually made good games rather than good graphics.
Mrk

[Rock Smasher]

-{ Quote: "That's one of the best games EVER made. I still regularly play it. Music, atmosphere, depth ... simply incredible. The good ole times when developers actually made good games rather than good graphics.
Mrk" }-


Indeed it is. I play it as a "Filler" after I've finished playing a First person shooter
just to refresh myself. ;)

It's a very cool game and it fits all neat an tidy on three floppy discs.

I also have the "Win 98" freeware version but couldn't get it to work with
WIN XP PRO. The music wasn't as good with that version anyway.

Like I said the DOS version works fine in "DOSBOX" even though it's annoying
to have to enter the "Secret code" every time you launch it.

Great game!

[mrfargoreed]

One word - Oblivion. The greatest game of all time for a geek like me :) .

Been playing this current game for over 300 hours (sometimes health problems can be a blessing ;D ). It's the love of my life after football and the wife, naturally.

[iSole]

Not my favorite, just a time waster, working!

[Less]

thanks guys for the games !!!!!
Love it !!!! ;D

[SourMilk]

I play World of Warcraft.

SourMilk out
Warning: World of Warcraft = digital heroin

[PROROOTECT]

I play the Red Button. Always this same game: http://games.artie.com/play-302-The%20Red%20Button

Yeah!

[Judge Dee]

MS Flight Simulator.
I can fly to all those places I can't really visit.

[Joeythedude]

-{ Quote: "I play the Red Button. Always this same game: http://games.artie.com/play-302-The%20Red%20Button

Yeah!" }-

CLASS game . very good !!!!!

[danny9]

-{ Quote: "For some varied fun, I like Armor Games (http://armorgames.com/). Lot's of different games to relieve boredom and prevent eyes from doing this --> :wacko: ." }-

Searching,
Terrific site.
Thanks for sharing it!! ;D :thumb:

[progress]

-{ Quote: "Mybrute (http://c-a-r-a-t.mybrute.com/) ;D Come on .." }-

Please *puppy*

[PROROOTECT]

... and Red Button series: two new solutions :wacko:

Here you have solution1: http://www.tekool.net/temp/fxp/js_flash_template/solution1.html

And here your solution2: http://www.tekool.net/temp/fxp/js_flash_template/solution2.html


P:thumb:

[Searching_ _ _]

Armor Games was so cool I just had to share it.

MasterMind
"If you lose we are going to destroy...Outer Space!! Hahahahaha!"

Shift 1,2,3 and 4
A little frustrating but enjoyable.

Phagewars
Seee, I am infectious. :D

[progress]

-{ Quote: "Mybrute (http://c-a-r-a-t.mybrute.com/) ;D Come on .." }-

Anyone else? :-*

[YeOldeStonecat]

www.quakelive.com

[Fuzzfas]

-{ Quote: "For some varied fun, I like Armor Games (http://armorgames.com/). Lot's of different games to relieve boredom and prevent eyes from doing this --> :wacko: ." }-


Thanks so much! I just finished "Crush the Castle". So much fun! :thumb: :thumb:

[danny9]

-{ Quote: "Thanks so much! I just finished "Crush the Castle". So much fun! :thumb: :thumb:" }-

Ditto here.
It is a fun little game! ;D :thumb:

[Creer]

-{ Quote: "Thanks so much! I just finished "Crush the Castle". So much fun! :thumb: :thumb:" }-
Yeah, Crush the Castle is one of my favourite games from ArmorGames ;D

[Fuzzfas]

Any other good ones in there that i should try first? (so many!)

[Creer]

-{ Quote: "Any other good ones in there that i should try first? (so many!)" }-
New ones:
1. http://gry.poszkole.pl/gra/zagraj,Achilles,68281,1,1.html
2. http://www.zanorg.com/prodperso/jeuxchiants/index_eng.htm
3. http://armorgames.com/play/2267/warfare-1917
4. http://gry.poszkole.pl/gra/zagraj,Learn_to_fly,176104,1,1.html

:thumb:

[Fuzzfas]

-{ Quote: "New ones:
1. http://gry.poszkole.pl/gra/zagraj,Achilles,68281,1,1.html
2. http://www.zanorg.com/prodperso/jeuxchiants/index_eng.htm
3. http://armorgames.com/play/2267/warfare-1917
4. http://gry.poszkole.pl/gra/zagraj,Learn_to_fly,176104,1,1.html

:thumb:" }-

OMG, you 're ruining me... More!? I was only meaning which are the best from the Armor Games. I don't like too complicated things. Something like Cruch the Castle is my kind of thing.

I am trying Warfare 1917. I won the first battle, but i didn't do anything important...

Earlier i tried this.

http://armorgames.com/play/3638/the-arrow-of-time

I arrived to future age, but then it was too hard... Still, good to waste time.

[Searching_ _ _]

what to play.

Have you tried the Idiot Test?
http://armorgames.com/play/460/the-idiot-test

or

Chute Academy?
http://armorgames.com/play/3455/chute-academy

Maybe PhageWars?
http://armorgames.com/play/2675/phage-wars

There is always the uber cool Sniper Year One. Very non personal.
http://armorgames.com/play/3417/sniper-year-one

There are many more worlds for your time wasting. Have fun!

[glentrino2duo]

-{ Quote: "Drinking beer and malware hunting." }-

I beg to disagree. Drinking beer is not a waste of time. It's one of the best moments in a day. Beer is the true "man's best friend," not dog. c",)

Anyways, I'd say sleeping...

[stackz]

Replying to this thread ::)

[axial]

ScienceDaily (http://www.sciencedaily.com)

New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com)

AtmosphericOptics (http://www.atoptics.co.uk/)

PhysOrg (http://www.physorg.com/)

[mrfargoreed]

-{ Quote: "Over 300 hours? I think I've spent over 30,000 hours on Starcraft haha. Starcraft came out in 1998, and it's still as popular as ever online (on Blizzard's Bnet servers). After so many years of playing the same game, you would think you'd get sick of it. Not so. There's a good reason why professional Starcraft players currently get paid a salary of up to 200,000 US dollars per year, not including tournament winnings.

I find I am still improving my game play after so many years and after several thousand games. It's become more of a cyber-"sport", rather than simply a computer game. It's never too late to pick it up! Gogogo. 1a2a3a4a5a6a7a8a9a0a. GG." }-

Please don't encourage me, ssj100 :) . I'm currently a quite rubbish (by your own epic standards) 80 hours into Fallout 3 and thought I was doing really well until I just bumped into this post again. 30,000 hours? That's something monumental. That's nearly four whole years, assuming you play 24 hours a day, so even if you play 8 hours a day that's twelve years! Sir, I salute you! :thumb:

[Ade 1]

How about 'least' favourite time waster => work?!

[mrfargoreed]

-{ Quote: "Haha. Mate, I am cracking up so hard at this. Thanks for the salute. I think I may have exaggerated the number of hours haha. It's probably more like 10,000 hours." }-
10,000 hours is still so much more than my paltry 300 on Oblivion. I brag to my friends about it, but now I have been humbled. I will admit to them that I am a mere amatuer ;D .

[mrfargoreed]

It's still damn impressive, ssj100. Surely nobody can beat this? :)

[RSpanky]

My favorite time waster is playing the Wii console and drinking a few cold ones8)

[thathagat]

currently playing........http://www.thefunstuff.co.cc/view/54/Bush-Shoot-Out

[iceni60]

i was going to reply to this thread until i noticed everything i wrote will send me straight to hell lol.

[Marja]

Don't worry, Ice...you'd prob be in good company... ;D

[GlobalForce]

H_ll, I'll be waiting!

[Creer]

-{ Quote: "OMG, you 're ruining me... More!? I was only meaning which are the best from the Armor Games. I don't like too complicated things. Something like Cruch the Castle is my kind of thing.

I am trying Warfare 1917. I won the first battle, but i didn't do anything important...

Earlier i tried this.

http://armorgames.com/play/3638/the-arrow-of-time

I arrived to future age, but then it was too hard... Still, good to waste time." }-
Haha sorry mate ;D
Warfare 1917 is easy at the begining, next battles are not so easy as first.

The arrow of time is nice, thanks :)

[Bensec]

-{ Quote: "Yes mate, that's what happens when one has some time up one's sleeve. To give you a better idea as to how much I've played Starcraft (and still continue to play), I've played about 10,000 traditional games (multi-player online) in my career so far (haha!). I've won about 7500 games and lost about 2500. Each game lasts on average 10-15 minutes.

Of course, I also played the campaigns of Starcraft and Brood War. It probably took me about 200 hours of total gaming time to complete all the campaigns.

Then there has been the training process. Before I got competitive online (Bnet), I played probably 100 games via LAN with my friends, each game lasting 10-15 minutes.

Then there has been non-traditional Starcraft games (Use Map Settings). I've probably played about 2000 of these games, each lasting at least 15 minutes on average.

Then there has been pro-replay analysis (playing through replays of my replays and also of professional gamers as well as non-professional...mostly professional though). This is the hardest one to estimate, in terms of the number of hours spent. I've probably gone through over 1500 professional replays and maybe a few hundred of my own replays as well as others. Each replay takes about 10 minutes on average to go through.

So, the total time would be estimated as follows (in minutes):
Traditional: 125,000
Campaigns: 12,000
Training: 1250
Non traditional: 30,000
Replay analysis: 20,000
TOTAL: 188,250 minutes = 3137.5 hours

So there you have it. I've probably spent just over 3000 hours on playing Starcraft over the period of 1998-1999 (I played the campaigns then, and quit the game, thinking the multi-player wasn't that worthwhile) and 2004 to 2009 (mostly multi-player online, inspired by curiosity as to why there are human beings being paid 200,000 US dollars per year playing this computer game)." }-

woow that's a lot, :argh: I am wondering what will happen if you have played that many rounds of slg games like HOMM, man.;)

[Creer]

BTW there is new one Warfare 1944:
http://armorgames.com/play/4071/warfare-1944

enjoy!

[mike21]

Walk my doberman, play with my kids and maintain my house garden.

3 favorites.

[Coolio10]

Anything touched by conartist games is amazing

[mike21]

-{ Quote: "Walk my doberman, play with my kids and maintain my house garden.

3 favorites." }-

WTF now I understood that you talking about PC time waster, LOL.

[BrendanK.]

-{ Quote: "ScienceDaily (http://www.sciencedaily.com)

New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com)

AtmosphericOptics (http://www.atoptics.co.uk/)

PhysOrg (http://www.physorg.com/)" }-

Educational :)

[Joeythedude]

-{ Quote: "Educational :)" }-

and not blocked at work !! :)

[danny9]

Here's another little game that is easy and fun but is very addictive and will drive you nuts. ;D

http://www.riddler.com/games/other/bubbles.swf

[rice4lunch]

pocket slay!

[Saraceno]

Just spent two hours playing this:
http://armorgames.com/play/4033/darkbase-2-the-hive

Would I like those two hours back? Nope! ;D

[danny9]

-{ Quote: "Just spent two hours playing this:
http://armorgames.com/play/4033/darkbase-2-the-hive

Would I like those two hours back? Nope! ;D" }-

Glad you had some fun! ;D

Some of those games are addictive.

[Pedro]

When i had a decent connection, America's Army.

[Arkham]

My favorite time-waster is Freecell. Seriously, I've spent more time on this than probably any other program from windows:P

Among the 'serious' time wasters, my all-time top were UT99 (best online FPS ever!), UT2004, COD4, Day of Defeat, CS1.6, Oblivion and Fallout 3. I dare not calculate the fraction of my life that has been wasted on these games;D

[danny9]

Gotta agree with you on Freecell.
One of my all time favorites! ;D

[Fuzzfas]

Armor games have ruined me. I spend all free internet time there...

Guys you MUST try the following Armor games:

- Last Stand 1 & 2
- Crush the Castle
- The Budget Invasion
- Raft Wars

They are sooooo fun and simple!


Other good ones:

- Palisade Guardian
- Days 2 Die
- Baloon Invasion
- Fragger
- Little Wheel
- Demolition City
- Red Stad Fall series
- Totem Destroyer series

[Fuzzfas]

-{ Quote: "Here's another little game that is easy and fun but is very addictive and will drive you nuts. ;D

http://www.riddler.com/games/other/bubbles.swf" }-


If you like that, try the Budget Invasion on Armor Games. After you get the hang of it, you will finish the 10 levels and enjoy it so much that you will be playing it from time to time.

[progress]

-{ Quote: "Mybrute (http://c-a-r-a-t.mybrute.com/) ;D Come on .." }-

Who wants to fight ;D

[twl845]

Taking a power nap.....zzzzzzzzzzz:isay:

[NAMOR]

-{ Quote: "Taking a power nap.....zzzzzzzzzzz:isay:" }-


Best post this year! ;) I really like the 8 hr ones.

[Alcyon]

Reading books...

My two all-time favorites:

The Synthesis of Yoga (PDF) (http://www.sriaurobindoashram.org/ashram/sriauro/downloadpdf.php?id=37)
The Life Divine (PDF) (http://www.sriaurobindoashram.org/ashram/sriauro/downloadpdf.php?id=36)

If these Sri Aurobindo's masterpieces aren't enough food for your thoughts, almost all his writings can be found HERE (http://www.sriaurobindoashram.org/ashram/sriauro/writings.php).

[Fajo]

My time waster...... Is this board! ;D

[NoIos]

Empire Total War
Farmville
YouTube

OpenSource and freeware discovering and collecting
Testing software
Playing with my cat ( he's not a cat he's a soccer player! )

Making order to my files...some terrabytes of complete chaos

Planning a diet I'll never do
Helping friends...Teamviewer is my mate

[progress]

-{ Quote: "Mybrute (http://c-a-r-a-t.mybrute.com/) ;D" }-

Here you are :thumb:

[SirPeterPan]

Win7 built-in games, Windows Live Messenger flash games, Orkut social-site game apps, Brain Metrix site exercises, Atrativa site games, Newgrounds site flash games and Miniclip site flash games.

I also play Tibia and sometimes I go to Garena to play Counter Strike 1.6 and Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne (meele/normal maps, some few RPG maps and latest Dota map).

[nikanthpromod]

Now my favorite time waster is wilderssecurity;D

[tobacco]

It is starting to become watching my posts get deleted, non- swear words get snipped ::)

[Fuzzfas]

-{ Quote: "Here you are :thumb:" }-

Ok, Ance, i 've let it go , but you 're overdoing it.


1) Nobody new can beat a level 21 brute.
2) All you want from Wilder's members is to fight your brute, so that they will startout as your brute's students and so you gain experience point each time their brute levels up. So you 're shamelessly taking advantage of your fellow Wilders' members.
3) Your brute isn't even a good one! I don't know if you 've realized it, but it will never become a "top brute". You 're just wasting your time on him. He isn't getting any of the "rare" abilities.

If i were you, i 'd start over! C-a-r-a-t will NEVER be a top rank brute.

The skills of a new student, largely depend on the ones of the master. If you want a bear, find someone with a bear and become his student. You 'll get higher chances to get a bear yourself. At the same way, if you want the rare skills, you have better chances to get them from a master that has (or will have) those skills, rather from C-a-r-a-t who will NEVER have those skills. You may still get them as a student, with much luck, but chances are much slimmer compared when you become student of a master who has the skills.

Ance, i know you 've spent much time on C-a-r-a-t, but on high levels, he will be dead meat. Seriously. And you 're not just wasting your time, but you 're destroying fellow Wilders' members, because C-a-r-a-t isn't a good master.


C-a-r-a-t will have no immortal, no untouchable, no implaccable, no deluge, no hypnosis, no hammer, no survival. Have you any idea of how many other brutes will have C-a-r-a-t's skills? Well, MOST OF THEM!

He will be maybe a decent brute, but nothing above average.

CHANGE HIM and STOP LURING Wilders' members in their own doom just to gain experience points.! ;D

Drop C-a-r-a-t and START OVER! Better at level 21 than at level 100!

Don't thank me, i am in a Xmas spirit, so i thought to let you know. :)

[Tony]

http://adamatomic.com/canabalt/

Wish i had not found this now as i have to be up early for work :-\

[Pedro]

Nowhere else to drop this, here goes:
http://www.xkcd.com/
Now with a cli interface ;D
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/04/01/150254/XKCD-Deploys-Command-Line-Interface