Fugdale’s Funhouse

Review: It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed a quiz game on this site (in fact it’s been a while since I’ve reviewed any game on this site). So here’s a fun quiz game from the folks at Buzzdash.com.

First select one of the categories for your quiz. You can choose from several subcategories within Entertainment, Sports, News & Politics, Business & Finance and Other. After selecting your area of expertise, a 15-question quiz will start. For each question you will get several multiple choice answers to choose from. The questions don’t ask about facts, rather, they ask about matters of opinion. For example, the game may ask you “Which of the following movies is your favorite?” You must answer how you think the majority of other players have already answered. So basically, don’t necessarily want to answer how you normally would, but rather, what you think the collective group of users have chosen as the most popular answer. After you answer each question, you will get a point if you chose the most popular answer others have given. You will also get to see the percentages chosen for all the other answers.

This fun quiz gives a little perspective on how others in the world think about things. Most of the time if you just follow your instincts, you’ll get the correct answers easily, unless you have totally lost touch with the pulse of the world. Give it a shot. The interesting questions often have illuminating answers at times. Although the quiz creates a fun diversion, the lack of bells and whistles and compelling game-play lost a few points from me, but you should still have some fun, especially if you enjoy second guessing what others have to say.

Review: I’ve seen quite a few clever golf games online, but this one definitely has some extra appeal. This game of mini-golf includes 18 holes. You can play the front 9, the back 9 or all 18. The unique aspect of this game lies in the fact that the courses exist on the desktops of various office workers. The edges of the desk and various office supplies, such as pencils, envelopes and keyboards all provide the boundaries of each course. Cliboards and envelopes provide some ramps and spilt coffee and soda create a few water and sand traps. Additionally, various other objects, like cellphones and mice (computer mice and actual mice), move about each course creating moving obstacles.

The game allow up to four different players to compete and each player gets his own choice of initial ball placement before the first swing. The play mechanism feels very easy and intuitive to use–perhaps a bit too easy. Just click and drag the cursor back and an arrow will form. The longer the arrow, the harder the hit. Making par on most courses won’t give you too much trouble, although the pesky obstacles sometimes make you have to settle for 7 strokes or more on a course. Despite the fact that some levels may challenge you, the game plays very quickly. You can make it through all 18 holes in little over 10 minutes…so, no worn out feet or aching shoulders here.

Although the game doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of more indepth golf games (such as Tiger Woods or Super Monkey Ball Golf), it does provide an enjoyable atmosphere in which to kill a few minutes and it will certainly appeal to anyone who has ever gotten bored at the office and created a little course to distract themselves.