Easier than the real thing

Ever wanted to design and build a miniature golf course? Turns out it's a lot of work. But I've become a fan of the golf game at Orbitz Games. (Basically, Orbitz is a site owned by several airlines that lets you find and buy airline tickets, hotels, etc. They charge a $5 booking fee for airline tickets booked through their site. So why not just use Orbitz to find a ticket you want, buy it directly from the airline's web site, and sabe $5? Because that would take $5 away from Orbitz Games, that's why?

Anyway, in this golf game, you design your own hole by choosing a perimeter and dragging and dropping obstacles onto the hole. Then, about a week later, your design is released to people playing on the site, and they rate your designs. The best holes will be part of an 18 hole course that will no doubt pop under your browsing window when you least want it to.




So yeah, I'm kind of ambivalent about Orbitz, their fees, and their popunder ads. But does that mean I can't love the game?