LinuxOrbit: BZFlag: OpenSource 3D Tank Shoot 'Em Up that Deserves Attention

[ Thanks to John Gowin for this link. ]

"Have you ever been walking down the street, minding your own business, and suddenly look down to find something you hadn't expected? It might be money, it might be a decoder ring, it could be anything. But the almost universal reaction is pleasurable. "That's a nice surprise" you think as you stoop and pocket whatever good fortune has dropped in your path. The same thing can happen in the strangest places.

"For example, a recent post on our message boards inquired

"'What's your favorite flag in bzflag?'

"Not being familiar with the game, I had to ask 'What's bzflag?'

"Little did I know that such an innocent inquiry would result in an almost indecent obsession with a very cool game..."

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