This is the first beta release in the Gnome 2.18 release series. Few large changes have been made since 2.17.5. Most of the changes are spit-and-polish making our two newly-included games even better for their first stable releases. Here are some of the changes that have been included in the past three weeks:

* Gnibbles : Player limit increased to 6 simultaneous
players.
: Show player worm colors on tool bar.
* Gnome Sodoku: Prevent dialogs depth confusion #392997
: Clear history when starting new game #388744
: When clearing the grid, clear all #396823
* Aisleriot : Remove options from Spiderette and Will O The
Wisp, #398192
* Chess : Fix error in testing for check #106348
: Fix exception when a save error occurs #389960
* Iagno : Cancel AI when moves after an undo #386165

Get it:
http://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-games/2.17/