Great iPod Games...
Enjoy Them On the Go!

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Great iPod Games by Daniel Dwase...

Your iPod certainly will not replace your Playstation, Xbox or your PC when it comes to serious gaming but it can certainly keep you occupied with a pleasant pastime if you are in the mood for a game or two.

The following games are available on the latest iPod...

• Brick
• Music Quiz
• Parachute
• Solitaire

Brick

Ubiquitous Brick has been around for a very long time.

It was one of the early computer games that was invented and has been around in some form or the other.

The iPod does justice to include it in its models.

Brick game on a recent iPod (image courtesy of www.apple.com)

The Brick game can be accessed via the games menu on your iPod. Click the center button to activate the game.

The objective of the game is to destroy all the bricks on the ceiling above by bouncing the ricocheting ball off a paddle that you can move right or left by moving your finger on the clickwheel clockwise and anti-clockwise respectively.

If you miss a ball you lose it. You are given three balls. Once you knock off all the bricks you are provided with more in a next level where the game gets more difficult and exciting as the speed of the bouncing ball increases.

Music Quiz

Music Quiz has been an interesting game of the iPod ever since it was introduced.

Music Quiz game on the iPod (image courtesy of www.apple.com)

The Music Quiz games works like this...

...A few second of a song chosen at random from your iPod’s music library is palyed and you will have to identify the song from the list of 5 songs displayed on the screen.

The bigger the collection of your iPod’s music library the tougher the questions become and the more challenging the game gets.

Parachute

Not a first person shooting game that is so popular these days but a shooting game nevertheless.

The objective of the game is to shoot the helicopters on top that drop paratroopers. If you miss the target while shooting the copters you lose points.

You shoot the copters and the paratroopers using your barrel gun that can be pointed at any target by moving your finger on the click wheel.

To shoot you need to press the center button. If a parachutist drops on the ground they can throw grenades at you and any of the parachutists land on your gun or barrel you lose the game.

Parachute Game on the iPod (image courtesy of www.apple.com)

Solitaire

Solitaire game on the iPod (image courtesy of www.apple.com)

The ever popular game of the PC is available on the iPod too. If at first you are wondering how to play this computer-screen big game on the screen of your iPod you will also be pleasantly surprised that you can play it with just one hand.

The objective of the game is simple. Stack the 7 rows of cards with alternate black and red cards in descending order.

Initially you are given three cards to start with. The iPod offers a helping hand cursor that you can move over the stack of cards.

On the screen of this game you will see a row of seven progressive card stacks; Each stack has one card facing up and the rest face down.

The goal of the game is to build a card sequence from each face up card in descending rank and alternating color (black and red).

The four empty spaces at the top are where you ultimately want to stack your cards (from Ace to King) by suit (Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades).

The stack in the upper-left corner is where you can pull cards (three at a time) to put into play.

To play the game browse the seven stacks to see if you can move any face up card below another.

For example if you see a Jack of Diamonds and a 10 of Clubs, you can move the 10 below the Jack to reveal the card that was directly beneath the 10.

To move a card scroll the Click Wheel until the hand icon is over the card and press the Center button; if there's a valid play to be had, the hand icon will automatically move over the play card's position.

Press the Center button to place the active card in that location then turn over the next card in the vacated place.

If you deplete a stack, leaving an empty space, you can move any King card (along with its descending card stack) to that space.

When you can't make a move, move the hand to the stack in the upper-left corner and press the Center button to turn over a stack of three cards; the top card is the active one, which you can move to any of the seven stacks if it fits a sequence.

If you see an Ace card anywhere, move it to one of the four spaces at the top of the screen to begin building the ascending sequence by suit.

Continue turning cards and moving what you can to build sequences. When you've exhausted your stack in the corner, click the waste pile to start the stack again.

To win, you must completely build four ascending card stacks by suit in the top of the screen.

When you can no longer make any moves but you haven't yet completed the four ascending stacks by suit you lose and it is time to try again.

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See Also...

iPod Tips And Tricks

• How to set date and time
• How to specify the time zone
• How to display the time in another format
• How to display the time in the title bar
• How to view notes
• How to enable iPod for disk use
• How to update notes
• How to view the calendar
• How to update the calendar
• How to view contacts
• How to update contacts using Microsoft Outlook
• How to update contacts using Microsoft Express
• How to update and use your iPod screen lock
• How to use your iPod's stopwatch
• How to add clocks on your iPod
• How to set your iPod alarm
• How to set the sleep timer
• How to listen to music on your iPod
• How to care for your iPod
• How to change maximum volume limit for iPod
• How to delete songs manually from your iPod
• How to get Google videos on your iPod
• How to create iPod photo slideshow
• How to remove videos from your iPod
• How to extend your iPod's battery life
• How to convert videos using Videora iPod Converter
• iPod Video Secret Button Combinations
• How to keep your iPod video up-to-date
• How to set maximum volume limit for iPod
• How to unlock volume limit for iPod
• How to transfer songs into your iTunes music library
• How to update your iPod manually using iTunes

iPod Troubleshooting Solutions

• Folder with exclamation on your iPod
• Your iPod displays a sad face
• Your iPod does not turn on
• Your iPod fails to charge
• Songs on your iPod skip
• How to reset your iPod
• How to restore your iPod
• Your iPod is not responding
• Your iPod isn't playing music
• Nothing happens when iPod is connected to your computer
• How to update and restore iPod software
• Your iPod click wheel does not respond
• Your iPod screen lock does not work
• How to set a screen lock combination
• How to lock your ipod using the screen lock
• How to unlock your iPod
• How to unfreeze your iPod
• Your iPod screen cannot be unlocked

iTunes Tips And Tricks

• How to install iTunes
• How to import songs from your CD collection into your iTunes library
• How to add songs already on your computer to iTunes Music Library
• How to buy songs from the iTunes Music Store
• How to assign iTunes ratings to your songs
• How to backup your iTunes songs
• How to create iTunes playlists
• How to create iTunes smart playlists
• How to share iTunes playlist with another
• How to upload songs to your iPod and manually update it
• How to transfer songs into your iTunes music library
• How to update your iPod manually
• How to delete songs from your iPod manually

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