Playing Games Online


Some of the most fun PC games don't have to be installed on your hard disk. Many sites on the Web offer all sorts of games to play online often free. Whether you're looking for a quick game of checkers or an evening-long session of Quake II, you can find dozens of sites to satisfy your craving for action and strategy.

You can play most online games by going to a gaming site and clicking the appropriate links. Everything you need to play the game is automatically loaded into your Web browser.

You'll need to read the instructions first, of course, especially if you need to find an online partner to play a particular game. Don't get too nervous about this; most sites make it extremely easy to play their most popular games.

What will you find when you log onto one of these online gaming emporiums? As you can see in Figure 20.1, most games sites include all sorts of games, including arcade games, board games, card games, casino games, puzzle games, trivia games, and word games. Most of these online games can be played free and some sites even hand out prizes to winning players! You can log on to these sites with a minimal amount of pre-play registration and then start playing with a few clicks of your mouse.

Figure 20.1. Play online games at MSN Games.

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If you're interested in playing some simple single-player online games, check out these Web sites:

  • All Games Free (www.allgamesfree.com)

  • ArcadeTown.com (www.arcadetown.com)

  • Boxerjam (www.boxerjam.com)

  • Games.com (play.games.com)

  • Internet Chess (www.chessclub.com)

  • Internet Park (www.internet-park.com)

  • Lycos Gamesville (www.gamesville.lycos.com)

  • MSN Games (zone.msn.com)

  • Playsite (www.playsite.com)

  • Pogo.com (www.pogo.com)

  • Uproar (www.uproar.com)

  • Yahoo! Games (games.yahoo.com)



Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics
Absolute Beginners Guide to Computer Basics (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0789731754
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 253

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