Ninja Pajamas, and other good things.

I've finally gotten up to level 10 in tontie but that didn't stop me from revisiting an old favorite:

Hangaroo!

This is your classic hangman, with a twist. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to win 10 rounds in a row to save a kangaroo that will give you minimal reward for guessing correct letters, but has a smartmouthed comment every time you miss. My favorites: "Oh yeah, just pick ANY letter!" and "A wrong answer. Let me put on my shocked face!" I'll leave the rest of his shenanagins for you to discover. This is a really fun and addictive game. The challenge is that the categories are literally all over the map. Cover models, magazines, Star Trek cast, Mountain ranges, books, movies, computer parts and accessories. There are even a few Italian dishes categorized under "Indian Fare." A few are completely impossible, such as constellations, because they are just five or six letters long, all completely different, and you only get four outs. That part of the game is a bit frustrating, but the real fun is being berated by a kangaroo anyway.

This game is free content offered by NC Buy, so I've tried to find a host site that has the least amount of popups and aneurysm-inducing banners. (I even turned off my blocker to double check for you, my dear readers). If this link goes down for some reason, let me know so I can find a new one.

Ease for the uncoordinated: 5/5 - Typers can type, non typers can click directly on the letters.
Simplicity: 3/5 - 5/5 - depending on how lucky you are with the random categories.
Strategy Factor: 4/5 - RSTLNE, just like Wheel, but that doesn't work for constellations or proper names.
Ease of beating Ayric: 5/5 - primarily because I created a gigantic Excel file and memorized the really really difficult recurring ones. Oh yeah, and I'm also better at this stuff.
Addiction factor: 5/5 - yes, the insults repeat, but they stay funny. This is one with great shelf life as the word lists are constantly updated by NC Buy. You can play for at least two hours without getting bored. And sometimes, without saving the kangaroo. Marsupial Sarcasm/Deprecation factor, 5/5

Oh, and I have some exciting Fresh Meat for you, too!

MinimaLemmings

Once upon a time, a long long time ago (2002), there was a contest to create cool things that took less than 5k total, no server-side allowed. What this means to most people is...nothing. It ensures a speedy download, I suppose, but to computer geeks, it is kind of an artistic challenge to create something fun and functional without soaking up ginormous amounts of webspace. Kind of like a contest to make something beautiful out of a single sheet of paper, for example.
Anyway, among the entrants was this lovely game of lemmings. Your task is to arrange objects to channel the path of the lemmings to the exit. If you get stuck or screw up, you can kill them all with the click of a button and start over. It will make you lust for a "kill co-workers" or "kill relatives" button, I assure you. Simple, clean, clever, nifty, thrifty, fun! Alternating between "Stupid Lemming!" and "Yess!!" factor: 4/5

Ease for the uncoordinated: 5/5 - You can always start over, no penalties.
Simplicity: 5/5 - Very intuative.
Strategy Factor: 5/5 - It takes some representational physics-style strategy to figure out each level.
Ease of beating Ayric: 5/5 - because I beat all the levels! Muahahahaha!
Addiction factor: 5/5 - until you figure it out. The need to get it gnaws at you until you've sent each little lemming to, uh, wherever it is they seem to need to go.