You set up, shoulders square with the foul line; you eye the target, aligning yourself with the dots on the lane; you raise the ball in preparation, stepping to progress, slide, swing and let go. The ball travels just as you had imagined it; and knocks down the split pins at the far end of the alley. Yes, nearly all sports have a digital version of the game available for playing on the computer. It is now simple to “bowl” almost thru a number of PC games available on the web.
Some games are serious with points to consider for physics as detailed as speed of approach and spin. Then there are others that are solely for cathartic fun. Here is a short list of bowling-based web-based games that have been making the rounds recently.
There are lots of free games online that build on the basic alley, pins and ball setup, with small variations. To test out some, try tapping out key bowling phrases on your fave search engine to find games like Polar Bowler, Pot Bowling round the World, It’s Raining Pins, and Bowling Evolution. Building on the success of the first version, this one has an extra five new lanes to its existing library.
Rendered in 3D, the game implies a fun coffee-break companion. Rocketbowl The standard bowling game with an explosive twist. Bowling balls get power from rockets and can push over all kinds of hindrances like water traps, bridges, and tunnels before knocking down pins.
Some pins carry cash points with them letting you earn points towards buy more exciting balls. Elf This game was a runaway hit just before the year two thousand, when it made its debut in the vacations of 1999. It features Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick knocking down toy factory elves on “strike” (can the joke get more obvious?). With its funny cartoon like graphics, it has developed a niche following and has spawned different versions since its inception. Even though there’s not much comparison to the real game, it comes quite close. Now all that is missing are the sodas and fries.