# Line Rider, a great "simple" game (warning: can be addictive)

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-rider-a-great-simple-game-warning-can-be-addictive/384991
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [December 20, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-rider-a-great-simple-game-warning-can-be-addictive/384991 "2006-12-20T23:45:41Z")
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### Author: ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-rider-a-great-simple-game-warning-can-be-addictive/384991/1 "2006-12-20T23:45:41Z")

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(Flash game)

[http://www.official-linerider.com/play.html](http://www.official-linerider.com/play.html)

One just needs to create a line for the little man with the snow sled to slide over, make the (mountain side) line too steep or with small angles and the poor guy wipes out.

Simple, but then one can get fancy:

[http://www.official-linerider.com/](http://www.official-linerider.com/)

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### Author: ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-rider-a-great-simple-game-warning-can-be-addictive/384991/2 "2006-12-20T23:52:45Z")

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[QUOTE=GIGObuster]  
Simple, but then one can get fancy:

[http://www.official-linerider.com/](http://www.official-linerider.com/)  
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Wow, I wonder how long that took to design? Seems much bigger than the area I had to work with but still that is cool.

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### Author: ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2006, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-rider-a-great-simple-game-warning-can-be-addictive/384991/3 "2006-12-20T23:55:55Z")

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[QUOTE=adam yax]  
Wow, I wonder how long that took to design? Seems much bigger than the area I had to work with but still that is cool.  
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Use the hand to move the stage around.

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### Author: ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/line-rider-a-great-simple-game-warning-can-be-addictive/384991/4 "2006-12-21T14:29:05Z")

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Ok, this is a seriously cool toy. Thank you **GIGObuster**!