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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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Classic games are back at the online world

GamerLove — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:38:11 +0000

When looking at the development of the free online games no doubt this niche is becoming one of the growing online puzzles. Many new flash games are out there with new graphics new abilities, but the most interesting insight is the return to the classic games.
The more sophisticated games become, the bigger demand for classic ones rises. The players demand more retro games and we can clearly see the rise in sites that specialize in those kind of games.
There are lots of types in the free online games niche available on the internet to and attract many gamers but no doubt that the retro and classic games are very hot genre lately.
Another interesting niche that is rising is the option to download free games at the leisure of your house without any hassle or payment.
The trend of getting back to the classic times is not limited to free games only, so it was only a matter of time until the free games industry will dedicate its creative mind to this niche.
Many gamers got tired of strategy games and other arcade games, the classic games offer the a great challenge and of course lots of memories.
Gamers from all ages can relate to this niche, mainly because of their user friendly and easy control. Most of them don’t have any tutorials, it’s just plug and play, good old fashioned style.
Arcade online games come in many niches – Platform games, racing games, platform games and even puzzle games, whatever you like classic games have it.
Back in the days it was very hard to trace those free games, but today’s online world offers all the good old retro games, like tetris, sonic, dave, and even classics like zool from the Amiga console.
As we watch the rise of the classics, many sites offer these games and many known big sites feature special pages to this niche.
When browsing your favorite free games site just search for the classic games category and you will enjoy a fun, challenging blast to the past, good old fashioned style!

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Spongebob the magical online games hero

GamerLove — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:10:24 +0000

If you haven’t been living here for the last years and don’t know SpongeBob SquarePants, this article was written especially for people like you! SpongeBob is a famous American animated Cartoon character, and also features lots of Spongebob Games that are considered very popular by the gaming community.
The series deals with the story of SpongeBob , a yellow sea creature that looks like a funny talking kitchen sponge and live in a fully furnished, two bedroom home deep under the surface of the sea.
SpongeBob is as happy, earnest and well-meaning as a sea-dwelling sponge gets, but despite his best intentions, he can’t seem to avoid creating problems for himself and usually everyone else around him, which leads to lots of hilarious adventures. When he’s not getting on the nerves of his cranky neighbor, Squidward, he is usually smack in the middle of another strange situation with his best starfish buddy, Patrick, or his thrill-seeking squirrel pal, Sandy Cheeks.
With the amazing success of the show, the arcade games world understood this phenomena and created lots of spongebob games, especially web browser games that are targeted mainly toward kids.
Almost all available arcade games sites offer a very large number of those games, free online and also downloadable to your PC. Many say that Spongebob is a great show because it’s appropriate for varied ages, which can be seen when looking at the demographic features of the viewers that consists of grown ups also. Another thing that differentiates this series from the rest is it’s weird humor, characters and dialogues that have a very unique style. By the wayTom kenny is the voice narrator of the show and adds lots of fun and spice to it.
To conclude, Spongebob offers a very special way of looking at life in a way only a yellow sea sponge can give, and his games are more loved and compete against famous franchises like Spiderman Games or x-men games.

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The magical world of the free MMORPG games

GamerLove — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:04:28 +0000

Elves, dwarfs and other magical creatures. Sounds like wonderful fantasy movie. So how would you feel if you can take part in that movie? Sounds impossible? not anymore, thanks to the wide variety of free MMORPG in the internet today.

Since the amazing success of World Of Warcraft, the king of MMORPG games , it looks like we are surrounded by MMORPG free games from every corner. it seems you can play MMORPG games at every site. It began with the standard fantasy genre with monsters and warriors but now you can find them in every style. As explained before, it seems you have those games in every possible genre, you can as a Gladiator ( Gladius 2 and Gladiatus ), a vampire or werewolf ( Bitefight ) an island colonizer or a pirate ( Ikarium and SeaFight ) and even a ruthless mobster! ( Mafia 1930).

The big disadvantage of World Of Warcraft , is it’s high costly payment method. While it’s considered as the best MMORPG game around, it’s price is a problem compared to the other games around, which usually demand payment only for equipment and game upgrades , and in mostly be less expensive then World Of Warcraft.

Well, how do we know we are playing the game that fits us? Well, the answer lies in finding the perfect free online games site that contains all the available hit games with enough data that will aid us in the choice of the correct game.

The best online games sites feature dedicated MMORPG games section with all the latest content, but don’t forget to examine and see if they have enough relevant data like content and screen shots that will help you pick the right choice.

When examining the MMORPG section, you must make sure the site contains enough data about each game- Game’s name, short description and a general picture, also when clicking a game should have more data available, like a longer description, more screenshots, and, of course, ratings and comments from users that actually played the game. Some sites even offer free download games for their users which is considered a really attractive bonus.
So, don’t underestimate the comparing process when looking for a good mmorpg games site, it might help you finding a good leisure time entertainment for a very low price.

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