Shareware Games: Imaginative family fun

On these pages you'll find the cream of our work: imaginative, absorbing, non-violent shareware games that enlighten while they entertain. From Santa's Secret Valley, the classic graphical adventure that started it all, to the no-reading-required I Live at Santa's House! and the fast-paced Alphen and Spell-Mell, these are games for your whole family to enjoy.

Santa's Secret Valley You napped on the job... Time now for some real work - in a land of magic!	In this popular graphical adventure, you take the part of one of Santa's senior elves. Christmas is coming, and Santa has entrusted you with the task of guarding his three magic items: his boots, his bell, and his bottomless Santa sack. When you fall asleep on the job, all three items are mysteriously stolen, and it's up to you to get them back. Good luck! You'll need it, when your quest takes you to... Santa's Secret Valley.
All Aboard For Santa Santa's trapped on his island retreat. Can you sail to the rescue?	The fun continues in this wild sequel to Santa's Secret Valley. Santa is working at his summer retreat on an island in the Secret Valley, designing new toys for Christmas. As Fizbin the elf, you're back at the North Pole doing what you do best - sleeping. Then comes an urgent call: Santa's boat has been found drifting, with no one aboard but Saru the monkey. Santa is stranded, and it's up to you to go to the rescue!
Twisted Tails Rapunzel let down her hair... Why shouldn't we?	This hilarious game is designed to boost language awareness and the love of reading... with plenty of laughs along the way. We start with traditional retellings of ten classic fairy tales - Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel - then give them a twist with random vocabulary changes from the user-editable word lists. Rapunzel let down her hair... why shouldn't we?
Uncle Julius and The Anywhere Machine Hop right in... You might go - anywhere!	Visiting your Uncle Julius is a bit of an adventure at the best of times - you never know which strange invention he'll be working on - but this time something is definitely wrong. Uncle Julius seems to have vanished, and there's no telling where! The only clue is the strange machine he has set up in his laboratory. Find out happens when you throw the switch that controls... The Anywhere Machine!
I Live at Santa's House! Maybe you think it's fun being one Santa's elves... And maybe you're right!	I Live at Santa's House! is a creative Christmas experience for children 3 to 7. Little ones will enjoy playing the role of one of Santa's elves, living and working in his famous house at the North Pole. Test toys, decorate the tree, bake Christmas cookies, and wrap presents for children around the world. Not just for Christmas time, this exquisite game is a favorite with younger children the world over!
Spell-Mell A puzzle? Sure. A quiz? OK. It's NOT your average video game!	Spell-Mell is a fun and fast-paced spelling, quiz and vocabulary game for players ranging from reading age to adult. It comes supplied with more than 15 game modules covering several trivia categories, spelling, word puzzles and brain-teasers. Also included: an illustrated Foreign Vocabulary pack featuring hundreds of words in almost 20 languages from Icelandic to Esperanto! Create and share your own quizzes - perfect for home and school!
Alphen It's fun, it's fast, and it's really quite easy! At first.	Alphen is another fast-paced word game designed to provide hours of solving fun! The large built-in vocabulary provides unlimited combinations to test your skill. How high can you score? Recommended to anyone who enjoys crosswords, anagrams, Scrabble or other word games.