Now you too can rock a flute like a ren faire extra.

This one’s for all the Guitar Hero fanatics out there who don’t really feel like leaving the thrashing at home. This week’s waste of time is Flojte Hero (Flute Hero for those of you who don’t speak Danish and English). And if Grammy Award-winning Jethro Tull taught us anything, it’s that a flute can rock in a renaissance faire afterparty kinda way.

So moisten your blow stick and warm up your fingers for some high-caliber flouting. Half of the directions are in Danish but just click on “Nyt Spil” then choose a level and the cheesy techno ensues. Use the number keys (all 10 of them) to hit the right notes at the right time and send the blonde flutist into spasms of musical ecstasy. I kid you not, she really gets into it – it’s all in the eyes.

The game doesn’t have the replayability of Guitar Hero as there’s really only one decidedly awful song, but it should keep you from being productive for a while.

Click here to play.

Enjoy.

This article appears in July 17 • 2009.

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James graduated from Columbia University in 2000 and moved to Austin a year later. Ever since, he has followed the arts and video game scene in ATX, editing and writing stories for the Chronicle along the way. Over his more than 20 years with the paper he has climbed the "corporate" ladder from lowly intern to managing editor.