Business Games and Simulations

The Boston Consulting Group

Famous for the BCG matrix, the company provides an opportunity to apply skills in strategic management with this interactive game. Also, try the "brain teasers."

LavaMind Games and Entertainment

Download and try Gizillionaire and Zapitalism

Bissada Management Simulations (BMS)

Go to the business simulation on-line demo. This game requires Internet Explorer and the Java devices will not function on Netscape.

Softseek

This site provides downloadable freeware on business games and simulations.

There are 18 titles available including: Let's Trade Futures v2.0 (editor's pick); Wall Street Raider v6.61; Beer! War (32-bit) v2.31e; Entrepreneur v1.5; FisHatchery v3.0; Free Enterprise v1.721;     Forex Trader for Windows v1.0 (Currency Trading); Futures Game; Rags to Riches; Theme Hospital (Manage a hospital)

League of American Investors

Play nVESTOR. You have $100,000 to invest in stocks. The League updates the value of your investments daily. This is free, but register at the student education page.

Invest Smart

A stock market game and Finance Quiz.

E*TRADE®
Stock Market Trading Game

Have fun playing and learning the basics of trading stocks. You can test your skills against other traders and compete for the $1000 first place prize.

DISCLAIMER: E-Trade is in the business of internet trading. The game is free and fun, but Dr. Makamson does not endorse this or any other internet broker. You need NOT use E-Trade's service to play.

PLAY CHESS

Chessland. This UK site is a good starting point with a beginning tutorial and links to just about everything on chess.

Chess.Net offers an online game via downloaded software or interactive java.

Chessed. An interactive chess site.

MSN Gaming Zone. A great place for On-Line Interactive Games, including chess. Weak on tutorial for chess, but you can watch others play. You need MS IE or Netscape 4.0 or higher. This site will need to download software to your PC - a problem if you use HU PC's. Try downloading software to a diskette instead of HU's PC harddrive.

Like BrainTeasers and solitary games?

BillsGames

Thinks.com

BrainBlitz

QuizLand - mostly trivia quizzes

Logic Puzzles

Brain Food

Dave's Logic Puzzles