All in the game

Want to play a beer game while enjoying a glass or two? Here are some of the best ones on line

BEER GOLF

www.widmer.com/games/go lf.html

This is a well-designed game that pops up quite a lot on the internet, but brewers Widmer have given it a welcome beer slant. The addictive game features beer bottles for added interest as you try to sink a putt.

Some of the holes are quite challenging as they are contoured. Also for the beginner some of the pars might be little unrealistic, but this provides plenty of incentive to keep trying and improve your cyber swing.

Much better than wandering round a wet, chilly and windswept golf course during the winter months.

THROWMANCE GAME

www.newcastlebrown.com

A fun and incredibly silly game to pass a few minutes, but it can become a little compulsive as you play more.

The idea is to balance out your life between your mates and your girls.

You have to throw footballs for the men to catch and blow kisses at bikini-clad babes on the beach – all against the clock.

While playing a large bar in the middle of the screen shifts with a scale telling you how well you are balancing your interests out.

BETTY’S BEER BAR

www.freeworldgroup.com/b etty.htm

What do Santa, and unemployed superhero, a nun and a bloke in a panda suit have in common?

Well they are all regulars in Betty’s bar.

This is a super game that takes a bit of getting used to – particularly to build up enough speed to serve everyone, but very enjoyable nonetheless. The idea is to serve all the patrons, earn tips and save enough money to buy a new bar.

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By Dominic Roskrow

Section : Beer Matters

Page number : 57