Google Earth's vibrant and intuitive GUI makes it the ideal platform for geography-based gaming. Dedicated user groups are heeding the call and programming add-on games that utilize Google Earth's unique functionality. One popular game, GEwar, best described as a variant of the classic board game Risk, is found at http://www.gewar.net/forums/faq.php along with a vibrant community all looking to dominate the Google world with armies and resources.
Nuking evil martians is the object of Mars Sucks. Following geographic clues, users track down the invading buggers and careful target them for annihilation. The Mars Sucks network link is available for download here, http://destinsharks.com/work/mars_sucks/game.kmz.
Google Earthing is a fun time-waster. The proprietors of http://googleearthing.com/ post a satellite photograph of any location on earth. It is up to eagle-eyed Google Earthers to spot the exact longitude and latitude.
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