August 12th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in Games, Technology
Facebook’s major advantage over Google+ in terms of feature is its ability to hook you up with addictive social games. That advantage is no more, for Google+ just rolled out its games feature.
Number one in Google+’s games list it the ever popular Angry Birds. Fans of the game already know how addictive Angry Birds has been. Since Facebook’s Angry Birds seemed to have not seen the light of day yet, fans can get their hands on G+’s version of the game. The G+ version features a Teamwork level that lets you play with friends making pig slaughter social.
Do you like retro games? Check out Pica-Pic and you can enjoy playing oldschool handheld games like the Game & Watch. It might not give you the real feel of the handheld games from decades ago but it lets you enjoy some of the classic handheld games in all their monochromatic goodness (or badness) in the convenience of your browser.
The controls for each game are mapped to your computer keyboard. Don’t worry about the “how to play” instructions, they’re pretty easy to figure out. Simply remember the keyboard keys that are assigned for each button and you’re all set to go.
You need to have a flash player installed in order to play the games. This means that you can’t play the games on your iPad. I’m not sure about Android tablets though. But, mapping the controls to keyboard keys only will make it hard to play on other tablets that supports flash.
Gartic is a web-based online drawing game which purpose is to score points by guessing what the other player has drawn. The game can be played on your browser without having to download anything or use a third party plugin.
To start playing, just head over to the Gartic website and choose a nickname for yourself. The next step is to choose a room to play in and click the Play now button. In each round a word is given to a player and that player must draw (as best they can) the assigned word. When the word is guessed, both players get points(being the players that guessed the drawing correctly and the player that is drawing at that time). After each guess the amount of points gets smaller, until they reach the minimum amount of 1(one).
If you’re looking for something that will let you practice your guessing power while killing some time online, Garctic might just be the right app for you. You also get to socialize a bit with other players while playing through the chat window.
FlockPoker is a game site where you can play Texas Hold Em Poker for free. What makes this particular service interesting is that it allows you to create your own Poker room that is accessible by anyone with a browser.
The process is very easy. Simply create a poker table from the FlockPoker homepage. You can start with giving your poker table a name and setting the maximum and minimum buy-ins. You’ll know when you’re done when FlockPoker gives you a link to your poker table. The URL of your poker table will contain the name that you’ve provided earlier (e.g. http://flockpoker.com/orangeinks ). Your poker table page will not be deleted as long as FlockPoker stays alive. All you need to do now is distribute the link and wait for poker players to appear on your table.
If you love playing poker with your friends or with random people, FlockPoker is one easy way of gathering players to play with you. You don’t have to worry about them signing up for a poker site. Simply embed the link to your website, blog, social networking page, forums, email, SMS and IM’s to invite people to come in.
Game Classroom is a website that you can let your kids visit without worrying about malicious or violent content. Here, your kids can watch videos and play games online. Your kids also get to access shared links from trustworthy online destinations.
All of Game Classroom’s educational content was created by professional educators with years of teaching experience and has been outlined using state educational standards. The games are categorized by grade so you won’t have a hard time deciding which game is appropriate for a child of certain grade level or age. You can also access a vast library of “Homework Help” as an additional resource for students, teachers and parents.
Being a website that was developed to address needs of parents and teachers, Game Classroom strives to offer a site that adults can trust and children can enjoy. If you are a parent of teacher looking for a website where your kids can learn and have fun at the same time, give Game Classroom a visit and browse the educational games featured in the site.
The Game Crafter is a place where you can publish your very own card game or board game. If you have a great idea for a game, you can start your creation process by downloading their free templates for the design.
There’s a community forum where you can consult experts about your creation. You can also join in the conversation and make your own suggestions. This will enable you to share your thoughts as well as get feedback from others to make your game even better.
You can use the cost estimator to calculate the least cost of your game. This will allow you to set your price properly when you publish it on the online shop. Watch the video below to get a glimpse of how the cost estimator works.
After you’ve created your game components, you can upload your game using our simple wizard-based interface. They will provide you with all the pawns, dice, play money, and other game parts you need to flesh out your game. Their software will automatically adjust your images for you if you don’t upload the correct sizes. However, your images may not look as you intended them to.
After uploading your game, The Game Crafter will tell you exactly how much it costs to manufacture that game. You can buy copies at that price, but you can also set a price that visitors should pay. You and TGC get split the profit of each sale 50/50, and you get a royalty payment at the end of each month.
At TGC, you can start selling your game with only the push of a button. There are no up-front fees, no contractural obligations, no distributors, and you don’t need a big publisher to decide your game will sell 10,000 units in the first year.
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