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Do you know the board game Mahjong?

GamerLove — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:07:04 +0000

We all know Sudoku, monopoly and even chess, but have you heard of Mahjong? mahjong is maybe one of the most played games around the Internet, yet many people never heard or played it.

So what is Mahjong?The classic Mahjong board game is mainly designed for four players and was invented in china. It was called maque, which means sparrow in Chinese. However, most Chinese now call the game majiang.

Even though the game origins in China and considered very popular in Asia, thanks to the online world and especially the online games sites, it is rapidly penetrating the western markets.

Mahjong is a game that demands many abilities- Strategy, skill and also calculation skills, but like many board games, luck is of the essence.In the original Mahjong game, each player is dealt either 13 or 16 tiles in a hand, depending on the game version. On their turn, players draw a tile and discard one, with the goal of making four or five melds and one pair, or head (a mahjong game phrase). Winning comes ,on the draw, by drawing a new or discarded tile that completes the hand. Thus, a winning hand actually contains 14 or 17 tiles.

Mahjong is another example of an interesting board game, like many that appear lately. Lots of classic games experts feared that the rise of the Internet will decrease the love of the classic board games we used to play, like Checkers, chess etc. but it seems not only those games didn’t suffer a reduction in popularity, on the contrary, their popularity thrive as many of them are using the Internet platform to be distributed all around the world.

Well, you must be asking yourself where can I enjoy mahjong if I don’t live in the far east? The answer is surprisingly convenient, you can play mahjong anywhere, anytime, even now! Just log into the Internet and search for this phrases- Mahjong, mahjongg and mah jong , each answer will award you with a nice leisure time activity game.

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The guide for finding a good online games site

GamerLove — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:48:52 +0000

Looking for racing, action or even puzzle games but don’t know where to find? There are many places to locate free online games around the net, the only problem is the top notch ones cost money, and the cheaper ones are low in quality.
So, the question that rises is, where can we find a really decent online games site with quality content without spending any money.
Well, the logic thing to do is opening our favorite Internet search provider and click the word “free games”, after that we will find lots of results that could fit our description.
In most cases the first results are the best option, but sometimes you can find really good sites at lower pages.
Now that we have lots of sites, how can we sort out the quality online games sites?
The answer is simple if you look into few basic parameters.
Firstly look at the site design, the bigger and more professional site have better appearance and you can easily decide which site is professional and which is amateur.
The second parameter you should judge is the categories, bigger sites have a bigger number of categories- at least eight.
Categories make your life easier when browsing games according to a favorite style, if you like action, racing, dress up , puzzle or any other genre, the more categories you have , you will have an easier time when browsing for games.
Another important category that bigger sites offer is a download games section, this feature is becoming very popular lately, and some sites offer nice quality games that you can download to your computer totally free.
Another interesting genre that is mainly available in big online games sites is board and puzzle games or in their more popular name- Brain teasing games.
This genre approaches the older part of the online gamers, even though lots of kids enjoy playing these brain teasers as long they are wrapped in a nice package ( a nice example to this is Civiballs, a great puzzle game with excellent graphics).
So, whether you old or young, boy or girl, it doesn’t really matter, find your preferred free online games site and start enjoying the fun part of the web.

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Useful tips for finding a good free games site

GamerLove — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:42:33 +0000

Looking for shooting, dress up or even board games and puzzles but don’t know where to find? There are many places to locate free online games around the net, the only problem is the good ones cost money, and the cheap ones are very low in graphics and quality.
well, a question rises – Where can we find a really decent online site with quality flash games without spending any money.
Well, the easiest thing to do is using with our favorite web search provider and click the word “online games”, after that we will find lots of results that could fit our description.
In most cases the first results are the best option, but sometimes you can find really good sites at lower pages.
Now that we have lots of results, how can we sort out the better free online games sites?
The answer is simple if you follow a few basic rules.
Firstly look at the site design, the bigger and more professional site have better appearance and you can easily decide which site is professional and which is amateur.
The second parameter you should judge is the categories, professional sites have bigger amount of categories- at least seven.
Categories make your browsing easier when looking for games according to a favorite style, if you like classic, action, dress up , puzzle or any other genre, the more categories you have , you will have an easier time when browsing for games.
Another important feature that more professional sites offer is a download games section, this feature is becoming very popular lately, and some sites offer high quality games that you can download to your computer totally free.
Another interesting genre that is widely available in high quality online games sites is word and puzzles games or in their more popular name- Brain teasers.
This trend approaches the older part of the online players, even though lots of kids enjoy playing these brain teasers as long they are wrapped in a nice package ( a nice example to this is Civiballs, a great puzzle game with excellent graphics).
So, whether you old or young, man or woman, it doesn’t really matter, find your favorite free games site and start enjoying the fun part of the net.

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