PoolBall

PoolBall is a sport-like game which is somehow a mixture of pool and soccer: basically two teams of disks that can be moved over a field try to score by pushing a smaller disk inside a score area.
The game is turn-based and the rules very easy to learn, but still the game can be challenging.
PoolBall is shareware: you can freely download a demo version. The full version is available for a small price... if you like the game please consider buying: it's really cheap. In the free version you can play a match against the computer, but you cannot choose the computer skill level or modify the teams. What you get in the full version:

• the campaign mode, where you can play leagues, personalize your team and make it grow match after match
• in single match mode you can play human vs. human, choose the AI skill level and the team level
• game options (sound, fullscreen) are saved and restored so that you don't have to modify them every time you run the game

If you want to have an overview of the game here you can find the game manual.

PoolBall is also available for Android phones. For the Android version check the Android Market.

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Get the free version

PoolBall is a Java game, which means you need Java Runtime Environment installed. However, if you have Linux or Windows operating system you can download a full package with PoolBall and JRE and you won't need anything else.
If you know what you are doing and already have a JRE installed you can try the JAR-only download, which does not includes java. Just be advised: PoolBall is developed and tested with JRE 1.6.20; it probably works well with other JRE (including Adobe-developed MacOsX Java version) but it's your own risk. Anyway, if you can run the free version chances are that the full version will also be ok.

By downloading this software you agree to its license terms. Download PoolBall with bundled JRE (Windows) (38MB) Download PoolBall with bundled JRE (Linux) (41MB) Download PoolBall JAR (2MB ZIP) Download PoolBall JAR (2MB TAR.GZ)

Get the full version

The full version of PoolBall can be bought for just 1 EUR (depending on change rates it's probably somewhere between 1 and 2 USD).
By buying this software you agree to its license terms.
At the end of the payment you will be redirected to the download page, where you will find JRE-bundled and JAR-only downloads like the free version.
For any trouble or question please feel free to contact me.

License terms

Copyright © 2010, Alessandro Pira
All rights reserved.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL ALESSANDRO PIRA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

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