Groundhog is a game I wrote in order to get familiar with GTK because I wanted to write a plug-in for the Gimp. The program is written for Linux and published under the GPL. Apart from the GTK stuff the code is portable and will probably work on any UNIX platform.

The goal of the game is very simple: put the balls in the pockets of the same color by manipulating a maze of tubes.

The latest version is 1.4. Click here to download. This version requires GTK-2.0.

The latest version that still uses GTK-1.2.x is 1.3.2. Click here to download.

Below is a picture of a game in progress.

There are a few things still left on my todo list. In no particular order:

• Better looking graphics (any volunteers?)
• Add more translations (Spanish, German, etc.)
• Merge with Debian version of Groundhog
• Sound effects
• Animation
• Add commandline options
• 'Solve' mode: let the computer show you how to solve such a simple game.

Ruud de Rooij for providing valuable input and bug fixes. He is also the Groundhog maintainer for Debian.

Sean Nichols for creating the groundhog icon in the 'About' dialog.

Mathieu Roy for providing a French translation.