Time for a very silly game

I always love finding fun, new online games to play. This one may not be new, but I hadn’t seen it before. It’s called “Spamalot,” and it’s a catapult game.

Yes, if you are familiar with the story of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you know what kind of catapult game I’m talking about. You choose your side — English or French — I chose French, because they are better taunters.

Although the gameplay is a bit sluggish (which could just be my machine), it was still fun. The sheer silliness of loading up cows, donkeys, and chickens (and the Holy Hand Grenade!) onto a catapult and flinging them toward the oncoming foes made for an amusing 15 minutes.

Playing on the French side, my enemies included English knights (also known as k-niggits or pig-dogs) on foot, knights with coconut sound effects (on horseback), Knights Who Say Ni, and The Black Knight. I only made it past those levels, so I don’t know what horrors might await a more successful flinging campaign. A Trojan Rabbit, perhaps?

If you try the game, let me know how far you get. “Now go a-way, or I shall taunt you a second time-uh!”