> >How decent is your computer? Maybe you
> >could invest in some older PC games. I've a
> >tendency to wait and wait and wait to buy
> >games for my PC until they've been out for
> >several years and the price has dropped way
> >down.
>
> Yeah, that's what I do too, but our school computers (while very good) don't allow you to install any kind of software. I'm talking online games that you don't have to download.

There's an online RPG that I am absolutely and mind-numbingly addicted to at the moment. It's called Runescape (I wouldn't be at all surprised if a few Rinkies had already found it...link below if you haven't). It's based on a MUD engine, but has rather flashy 3D graphics. There's a good big free section, but if you spend 3/4 of your life on there (I don't, by the way, but there must be people who do, given the incredible levels they get up to) you can pay a subscription and get about 3 times the content. They're constantly updating it, it's great fun, and if you have a good connection it should download the java applet within a couple of seconds. The "signed" version stores game files on your computer, but again, with a good connection you can use the unsigned version and download the whole lot very quickly each time.

Be warned. It is a massively multiplayer game, often with upwards of 700 people logged in on each server, and can get both very crowded and unbelievably addictive.

Still fun, though.

Si-"Point...click...point...click"-gi