Scribble - Today's Time Waster

Games that have a drawing components seem really big these days. The blame, or perhaps the credit, should probably go to the Nintendo DS. Scribble is a great free Flash game that's kind of a combination between Kirby: Canvas Curse and Lemmings, though the sketchy graphics are reminiscent of Yoshi's Island. Your goal is to get your "Blots," which are walking, anthropomorphic drops of ink, to the flag at the end of each level. Just like in Lemmings, the Blots walk continuously in one direction until the hit an obstacle, whereupon they do an about-face and start walking in the other direction, or until they're killed (with a heartbreaking squish sound) by an enemy, hazard, or long fall. Unlike Lemmings, however, in Scribble you have just one tool: Your mouse, with which you can draw lines. Lines can make bridges, ramps, or barricades for the Blots, or they can be used to kill or otherwise interact with enemies, serve as fuses for bombs, and more. You can have a limited amount of "ink" on the screen at any one time, but your lines gradually disappear and replenish your ink supply.

Scribble is an extremely addicting game with many levels. It has a very welcome save feature, a great variety of challenges, and, happily, and unlimited number of retries. If you enjoyed Lemmings I really recommend Scribble.

[Via Jay is Games]

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