Saturday 6 September 2008

Best free game sites on the web

There are a large number of free game sites on the web, and these cover a variety of game types. Free web-based games range from simple platform games, through strategy and puzzle games, all the way up to MMORPG's and others. Below I will share with you a couple of my favourite sites. And at the end of the article I will list all the links so that they are easy to locate.

Firstly, if you like sudoku or kakuro puzzles, then these two sites are the best I've found. Websudoku (http://www.websudoku.com) has a lrge number of sudoku puzzles which are graded into 4 difficulty levels. There are a number of options that can be changed as well to make it easier or more difficult. An added bonus is that the site tracks your times and will keep an average at each difficulty. Kakuro.com (http://www.kakuro.com) puts up a new kakuro puzzle daily. Even though there is only one puzzle per day, I like this site because of the ease of use for the puzzle itself.

Next up are the sites containing games that are great for spending 10 minutes up to a couple of hours playing. These sites get new games on an almost daily basis, although there does tend to be some overlap, with the same games showing up on both sites. MoFunZone (http://www.mofunzone.com) and Bubblebox (http://www.bubblebox.com) do a great job of finding new free games and collecting them in one place. Another great site for spending some time is Miniclip (http://www.miniclip.com). Just be warned, a quick ten minute trip to these sites can result in hours going past.

If you would far rather play against human opposition, there are two sites I would recommend. Tactics Arena Online (http://www.tacticsarena.com) is a chess type game. Players have a set number of pieces, each with different abilities and stats and take turns to move and attack. While you can pay a monthly subscription at TAO, which gives you access to additional pieces, it is not necessary to enjoy the game.

The second online game is based on the collectible card game genre. Clint Urban Rivals (http://www.urban-rivals.com) combines the ease of online play with the desire to collect all the available cards, or build the strongest deck. There are a number of daily tournaments, as well as a specific game mode called ELO, which places restrictions on the composition of your deck.

If you are looking for a more strategic game involving empire building and conquest, the I would recommend Tribal Wars (http://www.tribalwars.net). This game probably takes you 5 to ten minutes every couple of hours but involves more diplomacy than anything else I have seen. Players get to improve their villages and recruit soldiers which are used to attack other villages and to defend. Tribes can be joined and these are great for mutual defense and combined attacks. If you try it and don't enjoy it, there are a number of banner ads on the site that will take you to a large variety of other online games.

So there you have it. A selection of my favourite free games sites. so try them out and have fun.

As promised, the list is given below.

http://www.websudoku.com
http://www.kakuro.com
http://www.mofunzone.com
http://www.bubblebox.com
http://www.miniclip.com
http://www.tacticsarena.com
http://www.urban-rivals.com
http://www.tribalwars.net

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