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7 Card Stud Poker
Stud poker is poker in which the first round of cards, and often the last, is dealt face down and the others face up. 7 card stud poker is a variant of this, which has become more popular since the American Civil War. With 7 card stud poker ...
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Blackjack is one of the most loved casino games out there. Yes, you can take some time off from work and travel out to Vegas to play or one of the many smaller casinos scattered around the country. Or, you can simply play online blackjack. Yes, you...
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Virtual casinos have opened a doorway, allowing all casino games available at real casinos, to be played online. Gamblers around the world play roulette online because it provides a secure online casino gambling experience. Roulette is...
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Slot machines are by far the easiest - and one of the most fun - games in the casino to play. Simply insert your coin and pull the handle. One of the oldest jokes in the world is to call slot machines "one armed bandits" because - with some of...
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Internet Gaming – From the MUD to the Arcade
Twenty years ago, I sat in my brother-in-law's den watching five year old Philip soundly trounce his grandmother at his favorite game – Pac Man. After his third successive win, Phil gave his grandmother a puzzled look and asked, "Geeze, Grammy, didn't you play Pac Man when you were a kid?"
I know that I didn't play Pac Man as a kid. I'm from the Pong generation. I did get my chance to brush up on my ghost-eating skills for a quarter a game in the Student Union in my freshman year at college. By the time little Phil was cheating his grandmother (sly little runt had set her on Advanced while he played Easy – and forgot to mention to her that you had to EAT the power pills in order to eat the ghosts), the world of gaming was on a roll that simply gathers more momentum with each passing month. Companies like Nintendo and Sony started off by translating the arcade games to console – but soon took off in their own directions. In just ten years, the gaming industry has become one of the fastest growing and most profitable sectors of the technology industry. Interconnectivity took gaming to new heights – connecting to the Internet expands your base of competition from your neighborhood arcade to the entire world.
But connectivity didn't necessarily mean the World Wide Web. One of the problems with playing console games written for the Playstation, the GameCube or the Xbox is that you have to OWN a console in order to play. Enter Macromedia Flash and Sun Java, the two most popular plug-ins for web browsers. Java was created to be a cross-platform programming language designed to run in your browser no matter what operating system you're using. Macromedia's Flash animation program is possibly the most universally supported and installed browser plug-in in the world. In just a few short years, both platforms have come a long long long way from flat bouncy ball type graphics to absolutely stunning 3-D graphics.
Not surprisingly, the first wave of web browser games powered by Flash and Java have been rewrites of some of the old favorites – from standards to retro – and some engaging if silly games like Swat the Clown. They include those that captivated many of us during those golden years of the late 70s and early 80s, and feed the current appetite for all things
retro, but they're not the only games to play online.
In fact, you'll find everything from classic board games like Stratego to casino games to puzzles and shoot'em-ups. Some are multiplayer – many more are designed for one player against the computer – just like PC games and console games. What are the most played games online these days?
Casino Games top the ranks, with online interactive poker being one of the most popular activities on the web. It's hard to resist the chance to gamble, and online casinos are cashing in – in spades. Still, there are plenty of places to test your skills in poker, blackjack and other casino games without spending a cent.
Retro Arcade Games are a close second. Following the trend for all things retro, a whole new generation is discovering the fun of trying to maneuver falling blocks into place before they stack to the top of the screen, and shooting up Asteroids as they get close to your space ship. If that doesn't float your boat, there's still Prince of Persia, Frogger, Donkey Kong and dozens of other games that once graced arcades and barrooms everywhere.
Puzzle Games overlap the classic arcade games, with such classics as Tetris, Connect 4 and Stratego straddling the line between classic board games and the best of the arcade games. They run from the fun of lining up marbles in a row to flipping over coins to wipe out an entire board of your opponent's coins with one move in Reversi.
Sports Games never stop being fun. While fantasy football and baseball leagues keep the tycoons busy, some of us can still spend hours playing Mini Putt Golf and Pong. You can step into a batter's cage and hit a few out of the ballpark with one of the baseball games, or go for the gold in racing, skateboarding or tennis. If you're in a silly mood, you can play drafts with penguins as sliders, or whack-a-mole with your mouse.
No matter what your taste or pleasure, chances are that you'll find a game to suit it online. Just fire up your browser and point it to http://www.excessively.net , and enjoy a trip back – and forth, and sideways and round and round the mazes.
Copyright Chris Hoffman - http://www.excessively.net
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