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www.bontegames.com: 2008 top 10 web games

2008 top 10 web games
2008 was again an excellent year for web games, so fire up your favorite
browser and work your way through my Christmas present for you:
the bontegames 2008 top 10 web games list:

10. 6 Differences by Ivorydrive
The perfect 2008 coffee break relaxation. (original post)
9. Karoshi Suicide Salaryman by ?
Original puzzler for overworked salarymen. (original post)
8. Meeblings by Ninja Kiwi
Ninja Kiwi cooked up another fine wacky puzzler in 2008. (original post)
7. Kagi Nochi Tobira by Escape-Game
Get a key, and use it to open the door, it was that simple. (original post)
6. Bowja the Ninja on Factory Island by Robin Vencel
The best of the many wacky point and click games by Robin in 2008. (original post)
5. Hoshi Saga 3 by Yoshio Ishii
Yoshio further expanded the Hoshi universe in 2008. (original post)
4. Auditorium by Cipher Prime
This one made you obtain the ultimate in audio harmony. (original post)
3. You have to burn the rope by Mazapan
In 2008 you had to play this game. (original post)
2. Doeo by Raitendo
The perfect dose of sillyness made this pointing game the 2nd best webgame for 2008. (original post)
1. Music Catch by Reflexive EntertainmentMy nr 1 webgame for 2008: relaxation and excitation combined in a unique game. (original post)

2008 was also a productive bontegames year with no less than 3 bonte games that hit your browsers:
Doggnation
, Duck and Factory balls 2

www.bontegames.com: 2008 top 10 web games

Top 100 Stories of 2008 | DISCOVER Magazine

Top 100 Stories of 2008

The Year in Genetics
Musical genes, the platypus as animal grab-bag,cracking the anthrax case, and more.

The Year in Physics
Hunting the “God particle,” seeking invisibility, instant communication, and more.

The Year in Earth Science
Life from space, killer hail, bacterial weather, and more

#1: The Post-Oil Era Begins
Electricity may be what fuels our future—electricity from renewables,
nuclear, and even from burning biomass.

#2: The LHC Begins Its Search for the “God Particle”
After many years and billions of dollars, the LHC had its fateful first test run.

#3: The FDA Tackles Tainted Drugs From China
The realities of globalization hit the U.S. drug industry.

#4: Slime Is Turning the Seas Into Dead Zones
Pollution, overfishing, and the rise of microbes spell doom for many bodies of water.

#5: Nations Stake Their Claims to a Melting Arctic
Undiscovered oil and gas reserves below the ice set off a polar gold rush.

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Home-Made Sun

home-made-sun

Scientists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Livermore, nestled among the wine-producing vineyards of central California, will use a laser that concentrates 1,000 times the electric generating power of the United States into a billionth of a second.

The result should be an explosion in the 32ft-wide reaction chamber which will produce at least 10 times the amount of energy used to create it.   Link

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