An alternative to thumb twiddling

Like many of you, I suffer from having too much time on my hands. In my search to fill the empty hours I have discovered some addicting online games I think you all might enjoy.

First is Spear Toss. With it's gentle ukulele and soothing ocean sounds, one toss will sweep you off to an island paradise. If anyone makes the top 10 list let me know.

Next, for you Settlers of Catan fans, our friends over at Northwestern have made a pretty good online version. Thanks to space-aged technology and a tweeking of the rules, an average game can be played in about 10 minutes. So that you're not lost NTRR means No Trading and when a seven is rolled you must Return the Robber to either a neutral or one of you're own spaces--no stealing. You'll find a lot of Europeans have discovered this site. In the couple of times I've played I've met two Dutch guys and a Dutch speaking African from one of the colonies.