Open Source FreeBSD Games

Fox Oring is a variation of the sport of amateur radio direction finding. Fox Oring is a timed race in which individual competitors use a topographic map and a magnetic compass to navigate through diverse, wooded terrain while searching for radio transmitters. The term is derived from the use of the term fox hunting to describe recreational radio direction finding activity and an abbreviation of the word orienteering. It is necessary to discover 5 hidden transmitters located on a 10 × 10 field in as few moves as possible. The transmitters broadcast in all 8 directions, the number on the cell indicates the number of intersecting signals.

Gambit is a cross-platform chess game. There are binaries for Windows users. Users of Unix-like operating systems can check the web site for build instructions (it should be easy to follow).

«Rock-Paper-Scissors» is a hand game originating in China, usually played between two or three people, in which each player simultaneously forms one of three shapes with an outstretched hand. These shapes are «rock» (a closed fist), «paper» (a flat hand), and «scissors» (a fist with the index finger and middle finger extended, forming a V). A simultaneous, zero-sum game, it has three possible outcomes: a draw, a loss, or a win.

A simple text based shooter game implemented with the NCurses text terminal handling library. Fly around an asteroid field and blow stuff up while collecting bonuses.