When Charades and Postman's Knock have worn a bit thin over Easter and you've put off that walk you were going to take, the family might turn to a quiz for some competitive entertainment.

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They could do worse than play Blockbuster, which follows the style of the TV game of the same name. The idea is to guess answers beginning with a given letter, and trace a route from one side of the screen to the other.

Computerware present the quiz in an efficient and compelling way. Just as in the TV game, you may try to guess the answer before the question is complete - but something like "what W is the opposite of..." can leave you in a mess. If you are wrong, your opponent gets the full question. A time limit also applies.

The data is cleverly ordered such that even on completing a round the same questions do not come up again. There are 600 questions altogether to keep you going.

If your general knowledge needs repair or you are a quiz fan, this could be the one for you.