| Facebook has become the most popular social | | | | and "remove" other players, and do other things |
| network online, with more than 400 million active | | | | that Mafiosi do, only without actually breaking the |
| users online from all over the world (but mainly | | | | law. |
| from North America, and specifically the United | | | | Bejeweled Blitz. This is the Facebook version of |
| States). There have been a couple of months | | | | the extremely popular gem puzzle game, which is |
| (mainly on holidays) in the last year when | | | | already available for most platforms, including |
| Facebook's number of page views exceeded that | | | | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone and others. |
| of Google by a few million in the United States. | | | | The game play is the same - you have to match |
| Just imagine that, Facebook had more than | | | | gems, but that doesn't make it any less addictive. |
| 300,000,000,000 (that's 300 billion) views in a | | | | You just switch from an offline version that you |
| month, more than the biggest search engine. And | | | | have to install to an online one, which also gives |
| people agree that the trend will continue, and soon | | | | you the possibility to compete (in scores) with |
| Facebook may achieve a stable monthly page | | | | other Facebook users. |
| view count that is higher than that of Google's. | | | | Restaurant City. This game is a lot like FarmVille, |
| The main reason why this is happening is that | | | | only instead of taking care of a farm, you own |
| there are millions of people who just use the | | | | and run a restaurant. Your duties will include |
| Internet to communicate with their friends and | | | | managing your employees and money, finding |
| other people. Even if they use Google to find | | | | ingredients to create new dishes (you can also |
| some information, the number of searches is | | | | trade them with your friends on Facebook), and |
| most likely to be lower than that of visited pages | | | | do other things that businessmen in the |
| and profiles on Facebook. | | | | restaurant industry do. It's a pretty entertaining |
| But Facebook isn't just a social network for | | | | alternative to FarmVille, if you're not really into |
| communication. Everything has changed with the | | | | farming and countryside:-). |
| introduction of Facebook apps, which can be | | | | Texas Hold 'Em Poker. Now this is a very cool |
| developed by anyone with good programming | | | | game. It gives you the possibility to play the great |
| skills, using their proprietary API and code. There | | | | Texas Hold 'Em Poker without having to sit at a |
| are now hundreds of thousands of Facebook | | | | (sometimes) uncomfortable table with other |
| apps, ranging from calendar and task | | | | people who may or may not smoke and drink. |
| management utilities to various interesting games, | | | | You can play poker with any of your friends right |
| and the developers are making millions off of | | | | from the comfort of your chair or sofa. And |
| them. | | | | probably the best thing is that you won't have to |
| Below, you'll find some of the most popular (and | | | | learn to have a "poker face":-), unless you're using |
| best by definition) games that you can play on | | | | a web camera, of course. |
| Facebook. | | | | Petville and Pet Society. These are two very |
| FarmVille. This is the most popular Facebook | | | | similar games where you need to take care of |
| game at the moment, with over 90 million active | | | | your pet. You must feed him, play with him, |
| users (as of March). It's a simple, yet very | | | | groom and bath it and otherwise nurture him. Pet |
| addicting game where you own and take care of | | | | Society also allows you to make virtual money by |
| your own farm. You can plant crops, raise | | | | competing in races, gambling, gardening and visiting |
| animals, earn coins, create a garden and do a lot | | | | friends. If you liked (or even remember) the old |
| of other things. You can partner or compete with | | | | Tamagotchi devices or similar software for your |
| other players, help them and let them help you, | | | | computer, you'll definitely like this game. |
| which is a good integration with Facebook's main | | | | There are countless other games, from puzzles |
| mission. | | | | to RPG's to racing (albeit without any fancy 3D |
| Mafia Wars. As you might've guessed, in this | | | | effects). You just have to search for the ones |
| game you play as a Mafia boss. While it is not a | | | | you like and sign up for them. But if you're new |
| 3D game (like "Mafia", a great game for | | | | to this, you can easily start out with a couple of |
| Windows), it's still very interesting, mainly because | | | | the above games. They are indeed some of the |
| you play with other real people and never know | | | | best, because millions of people playing them can't |
| what will happen next. You can launder money, | | | | be wrong. |
| run illegal underground games, buy machine guns | | | | |