Archna's Games of the Year

This year we've had tonnes of games to while away the hours from flying hamsters, escaping locked rooms and bursting balloons. Here are my top picks, the best of the bunch to waste some time during the holidays! Thanks for all the suggestions, keep 'em coming!

• Burst the balloons.
• Move the blocks and escape the pen. Gridlock
• Can you escape the Crimson Room?
• Brilliant Strategy Game. Blockorz
• How high can you keep your balls? Peeball
• Launch the hamsters. Flight of the hamsters
• Get your dancing shoes on. Windsock Groove

Note from Martin: Why it's Archna's Free Game of the Week

You'll notice that it's Archna's free game of the week, much like it's Andrea's Freebies. MSE Archna is a stalwart of the team, and in charge of making sure everything's organised, sorted, collated, checked, researched and generally spiffing in the e-mail - as well as being a seriously good researcher.

Sadly though, I noticed that occasionally she loses focus and catch her playing the games that we put at the end of the e-mail. She persuaded me this was part of her 'testing work' - so now it's an official part of her job. She gets to choose the games each week! Blame her if they're no good (and as for why her names in pink.... I'm really not sure!)