Games

Ubuntu ships with a modest selection of games to keep you entertained.

AisleRiot Solitaire

AisleRiot is a collection of solitaire card games. Press GameSelect Game... to choose which type of solitaire you would like to play - there are over 80 different games to keep you occupied!

To start AisleRiot, press ApplicationsGamesAisleRiot Solitaire.

Five or More

In Five or More, you must make a line of five (or more) marbles of the same color - the marbles will then disappear from the board. Click a marble to select it (it will start spinning) and then click an empty square to move the marble into that square. After each turn, three new marbles are added to the board. The object of the game is to prevent the board from filling with marbles for as long as possible.

To start Five or More, press ApplicationsGamesFive or More.

Mahjongg

Mahjongg is a tile-matching game. You must select pairs of tiles which are at the edge of the pile - if you pick a pair which match, the tiles will disappear. The object of the game is to make all of the tiles disappear without getting stuck.

To start Mahjongg, press ApplicationsGamesMahjongg.

Optional applications

As well as the default games which come pre-installed with Ubuntu, there are many hundreds of games which you can optionally install. Below are just a few which are available to you:

  • LXDoom - classic first person shooting game

  • GNOME Sudoku - traditional number logic game

  • Monkey Bubble - explode bubbles of different colours

  • Atomix - make up molecules by pushing atoms around

  • Chromium - arcade-style space-shooter

  • GCompris - activities and games for kids

For more information on games available in Ubuntu, please see the Ubuntu community pages.