Reference sheet prepared by Jolene M. Morris, District Technology Director, Grand Co. School District
The Internet has a large collection of entertainment, puzzles, and problem-solving activities. Most of these are in ftp files you download and read at your leisure.
Crossword enthusiasts can find dictionaries, word-list books, technical guides, software pointers, solution tips, and other material about crosswords.
Anonymous ftp:
Address: rtfm.mit.edu
Path: /pub/usenet/news.answers/
crossword-faq
Puzzle enthusiasts will find hundreds of puzzles to open their minds, complete with solutions.
Anonymous ftp:
Address: rtfm.mit.edu
Path: /pub/usenet/news.answers/
puzzles-faq/
Games
In addition to entertaining puzzles, the Internet contains many games. You can use anonymous ftp to download shareware games, but the more popular games on the Internet are those at telnet sites. Players telnet to a game site and play games online with other connected players.
Backgammon
telnet: ouzo.rog.rwth-zzchen.de 8765
login: guest
Chess -- in all cases use your name as the login name (not your e-mail address)
telnet: bentley.daimi.aau.dk 5000
telnet: ics.onenet.edu 5000
telnet: testbed.access.net 5000
Diplomacy
e-mail: judge@morrolan.eff.org
e-mail: judge@dipvax.dsto.gov.au
e-mail: judge@shrike.und.ac.za
e-mail: judge@u.washington.edu
Fantasy Role-playing Games
gopher: consultant.micro.umn.edu
path: Fun & Games
Games
Fantasy Role-Playing Games
Game Server -- choose from a multitude of games including Bucks, Moria, tetris, Sokoban, Reversi, Nethack, etc.
telnet: castor.tat.physik.
uni-teubingen.de
login: games
Game Solutions to hundreds of popular adventure games.
ftp: nic.funet.fi
path: /pub/doc/games/solutions/
Go
telnet: lacerta.unm.edu 6969
telnet: hellspark.wharton.upenn.edu 6969
telnet: ftp.pasteur.ft 6969
Scrabble
telnet: nextsrv.cas.muohio.edu 7777
TradeWars -- very popular multi-user game that simulates international trade.
telnet: harmony.cern.ch 2002
Internet -- Games
Try any of the games on the previous page or try an old-fashioned text, adventure game:
telnet: ragnarok.teleport.com 2222
A new Othello server:
telnet: faust.uni-paderborn.de 5000
