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Freeverse updates Big Bang Board Games
If you're a fan of the Big Bang suite of board games, you'll be happy to learn that Freeverse has released a fully Universal version of the seven-game package, with performance improvements, sleeker graphics and greater stability. The new version now offers tighter iChat integration so you can better taunt your opponents invite friends to play against you.
The updated package weighs in at a hefty 400MB once installed and offers the same games you've come to love: 4-in-a-Row, Backgammon, Checkers, Chess, Mancala, Reversi and Tic-Tac-Toe. The package costs $25 (free for current owners) and you won't feel like a Blue Moon if you buy it. It offers lots of re-play as these games are classics; my kids love them.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Geoff said 1:01PM on 2-06-2008
Guess the update covers the bundled version?
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LSlugger said 1:27PM on 2-06-2008
Yes, according to hippieman on the Freeverse forums:
http://forum.freeverse.com/viewtopic.php?id=1597
Sauce said 6:31PM on 2-06-2008
If you scroll down a little farther on that page you'll see that at least one person who installed the new version found that his registration didn't carry over... I'd recommend at least keeping a backup of the old version if you do try to update.
Geoff said 11:24PM on 2-06-2008
Overwriting the bundled version with the downloaded update erased my bundle registration, and activated a nag screen with only a limited number of plays remaining.
Restoring the bundled version from my SuperDuper backup drive set me back a version, but restored the registration. I'll stick with the old, I guess.
Macfan said 1:27PM on 2-06-2008
Hm... updating bundled version.... how?
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Mark S said 5:50PM on 2-06-2008
Yay! Finally a Universal Binary! The bundled version with new Macs a little over a year ago, while UB was not the full retail version. I bought BBBG for my MacBook Pro that did not have it to play against my brother-in-law. Sadly I found out that it's still PPC only. The bundled version was essentially stripped down and did not include Game Smith support.
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Paul D said 1:55AM on 2-07-2008
Now if they could just fix Heroes 5 so you we can get past the parts where the game always crashes.
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