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"It has probably happened to you. You download a free BlackBerry game, full of so much hope and promise, only to discover that it was a waste of time and disk space. \"At least it was free,\" you tell yourself. \nThis is an especially common experience for BlackBerry owners. There are, however, many free top-notch BlackBerry games out there. It\u2019s just a matter of conducting the downloading experiments to sort them out \u2013- which, luckily for you, we\u2019ve already done. \nWe've weeded out throwbacks to Oregon Trail (we have nothing against Oregon Trail, but click-through decision screens \u2014 \u201CDo you want to ford the river?\u201D \u2014 are a bit past their prime), games that get old after a couple of plays, and games that were never much fun to begin with. The following eight games made the cut.\n1. Ka-Glom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatch Tetris-style falling pieces (Gloms) by color. If you group four Gloms of one color together, they explode and disappear (Ka-Glom!), which earns you points. Blocks, which don\u2019t disappear when you group them, disappear and earn points when Gloms explode near them.\n2. Number Cruncher\n\n\n\n\n\nYou would think a name like Number Cruncher would scare away a lot of people, but this is consistently one of the BlackBerry App World's most popular free games.\nThere\u2019s actually no math involved. The object is to create as many sequences of numbers in an allotted amount of time. For instance, circling a sequence (2,3,4) or multiples (2,2,2) of numbers earns points. As in Ka-Glom, matched numbers disappear and cause the board to shift. The developer describes it as \"a cross between Sudoku and Tetris.\"\n3. Sudoku Lite\n\n\n\n\n\nYou don\u2019t need to buy the physical newspaper just for the Sudoku anymore. This app comes with 10 puzzles and three levels of difficulty to attempt each at. Just like the paper version, the game allows players to note multiple number possibilities in each box. There\u2019s also an option to manually add puzzles from outside sources like newspapers, but it seems like in that case it would be easier to just borrow a pencil.\n4. 3D PBA Bowling 2 - Lite\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrought to you by the Professional Bowling Association, this is more than a point and click bowling game. Players choose to play a single game or a tournament and have the option to play against a second player or a handful of pro bowlers. Superior graphics make the choice of lane type and location come to life. Choosing a different ball weight and timing an appropriate release (with the option to add some spin) make the game a must for any BlackBerry-toting fan of the lanes.\n5. Pixelated\n\n\n\n\n\nThe object is to change a quilt of multicolored squares (or pixels) into a solid color screen. Your first move only affects the colored square in the upper left-hand corner; you choose which color the square should change to. When it changes, the number of squares your next color choice affects grows by the number of surrounding blocks that the first block now matches.\nIt's strangely addicting to watch the blob of uniform color you\u2019ve created expand across the screen. Under the default settings, you must clear the screen in fewer than 21 moves to win.\n6. Blocked Traffic Free\n\n\n\n\n\nRemember the plight of the little red car in the Rush Hour puzzle? Same concept here. In this game, you move traffic to clear a path for a little red car. The original plastic version came with 40 puzzles; the free Blocked Traffic app comes with 80 puzzles.\n7. GT LinkFour, Blackjack, Roulette, TexasHoldem &amp; Warship\n\n\n\n\n\nThese games from Gold Thumb hook you up with an opponent to play an online version of classic games like Connect Four, Blackjack, Roulette, Texas Hold Em and Battleship. They\u2019re all easy and intuitive to use, which is why they made this list. Plus, it\u2019s more fun to play an ostensible human being than a computer.\n8. Par 72 Golf Lite\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you at work but would rather be golfing? This app lets you choose a club, line up the shot, and decide how hard to swing. Unfortunately an avatar still handles execution, but it\u2019s about as close to golfing as you\u2019ll get in a cubicle. The free version lets you play three different holes.\nMore BlackBerry Resources from Mashable:\n- 15 Free Tools to Turn Your BlackBerry into a Communications Powerhouse- Why Smartphone Adoption May Not Be as Big as You Think- A Look Back at the Last 5 Years in Mobile- 10 Must-Have BlackBerry Apps for Small Business- 4 Ways BlackBerry Can Stay Relevant\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, Alija"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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