Okay, its a pretty cheesy flash game. But the turn-based air combat reminds me of paper games I played in school, and what’s not cool about steampunk? Steambirds

The weight of the world has forced me to install Twitter. Dunno if I’ll actually be an active twitterer or not, but I need it to follow people. Dammit. Anyway, I’m LordHedgie if you want to see if I get active.

Believe it or not, Cisco is putting flash games on the web now. Check out the Binary Game which tests your ability to convert to and from binary quickly. For those of a less nerdy nature, try Bubble Spinner, the first game to actually improve on the classic Bubble Shooter game.

TinEye is in open beta, meaning anyone can get an account. It is to images what Google is to text — it searches not for words (like Google Images does) but for the image itself. Upload an image, and it will find copies and varients across the web. Good for locating stolen copies of copyrighted images, or sources of photoshopped pictures, etc. Very powerful and interesting web tool for graphics!

Here’s another high-quality free game, better than most store games — Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game similar to Warlords. Try the Wesbowl multiplayer variation for unique fun!

When it comes to beer, its quality over quanity. But how do you find the gems amongst all the Coors? Try Beer Mapping, the Google Maps of beer.

Okay, I’ve been playing this for years. I’m a lifetime member of Quadradius (username Hedgie). You can play for free; members get some extra options and extra powerups appear in member-only games. Try it out, and if you see me, say Hello.