Dead Sticks is a simple browser by developer supernapie. I've been enjoying this game, it's fallen into a new category that I hope to expand, called 'games I can play at work.'
Up to this point, it's pretty much been online chess at Gameknot.com but sometimes I get tired of chess, or chess becomes too intensive. And I want a little variety.
both Dead Sticks and chess work well because they are one move at a time. I can sneak over an make a move, and then take off. I need to be able to dedicate less than a minute to each play, and I need to be able to drop it at a moments notice. For this reason action games are completely out. As are puzzle games that are actually quite action oriented, such as Tetris. Single clicks, that's what I need.
Dead Sticks meets the requirements nicely. Simple puzzles, requiring a series of clicks in the right order. The sticks fall apart based on me loosening the pieces. The image is abstract enough that it isn't instantly recognizable as a game, which is helpful.
I've never actually been called out for casually gaming at work, but I have set up my own rationale as to what is allowed. It seems to be working so far.
Also: Dead Sticks is available at itch.io, which is a website I've been meaning to check out more often. A few of the game devs I follow on twitter use itch.io, and it seems like a great platform for independent developers to make a buck or two and get their stuff out to their audience.
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