I keep raving about Zuma as one of the ultimate marble shooting games for wasting a few minutes. Birds On A Wire is a variation on that theme, replacing the marbles with colorful birds perched on a wire. As they slide toward the hawk at the end, you try to launch other birds into the chain, removing birds from the wire anytime you combine your bird with three or more birds of the same color. At the end of the run, there's a bonus to be had if one of your birds can snag a gem. When the chain pauses, any birds not in motion fall asleep, which is clever enough (if a little cute). My favorite addition to this style of game is a couple of bumpers that help redirect the birds when you've got a bunch on the wire. It requires some of the same skill in angling shots you might use in pool, but the payoff is a chance to clear the screen even when there are a bunch of birds obscuring the path to the right colored bird.
