Gaming

Kongregate Casual Games

Submitted by Boudiccae on Tue, 2009-03-10 15:53

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If you like playing computer games, you should check out Kongregate.com This is a collection of free casual games that you can play in your browser, you can chat with other player if you'd like or just play solo. There's nothing to install or buy.

Most of the games are fun, with adventure games, shooters, addictive little Flash thingies, puzzle games, Match-3s, sports games and more. There really is something for everyone, and it's a good way to experiment with a genre that you haven't played. You don't need to pay $25 or $50 to try out a shooter on Kongregate. There are a couple not-so-fun misses but that's to be expected with so many different games.

Some Board Games that Ask You to Draw

Submitted by shona2412 on Thu, 2009-02-26 02:01

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By nature, board games are very much appealing to people of all ages. You can see families and friends huddling together during their reunions or gatherings. These games are mainly used to pass the time and at the same time to pose peaceful challenges towards one another. Indeed, this type of indoor game plays a major role in enhancing the person's mental ability while it also strengthens the bond of those players. However, just like any other game, there are a lot of variants that govern it.

There are those that dwell on the development of a couple of strategic movements, some sharpen the mind as the player uncovers the answers to the trivia questions, while some games include the rolling of a dice. More so, what other people might not be so familiar with is the fact that there are actually game boards that call for a player's talent and skill in drawing.

Artistic Skills not a Requirement

Mafia - The City of Lost Heaven

Submitted by krishnavyas on Fri, 2009-01-16 05:12

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Cheat mode:
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Press [Shift] + ~ during game play, then type one of the following
codes to activate the cheat function.

Code Results
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badgangsters - God mode
deadguns - Guns and ammo

Shoot off tires:
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Aiming at tires and shooting where the bolts are, in the middle.
This works best with the Tommy gun.

Vehicle kill zones:
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When taking out a vehicle, the following are the easiest and quickest ways
to do so. Direct hits to the radiator in most cars will blow them up with
two or three shots with the sawed-off shotgun, which is the weapon of choice.
Some other good spots to hit are the front right, front left, and rear (central
rear panel where gas tank would be located).

Hint:
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Before you go to meet Sam at the museum in "The death of art",
I suggest you make a visit at Yellow Pete at the Twister. (The same
chap you went to for weapons before robbing the bank with Paulie.)

Need for Speed - Hot Pursuit 2

Submitted by krishnavyas on Thu, 2009-01-15 12:41

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Cheat Codes:
To use these cheats you need to apply them as command line paremeters.
Just run the game in this way (edit game's shortcut):
C:\Program Files\\Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2\NfsHS.exe +[parameter]
Notice, that the "+" sign is necessary!
Code Result
ghost - Your car is transparent for other cars (real pain for cops:).
opentree - Allowes you to enter locked evens in event trees! (and no trainers
needed: )
nofrustration - Disables annoying confirmations.
nomovie - Disables movie demos.
nomusic - Turns music off.
nosnd - Turns off sound FX.
noreverb - Turns off reverbration.
nofrontend - Menu is turned off - like a demo mode.
nomipmap - Disables mipmapping.
noparticles - Probably turns off particle animations.
minfront - Turns on VERY stupid main menu.
helicoptersOnly - Cops seems to use only the helicopter backup against you.
screenshots - Probably allows to take screens (seems not to be working).

HeXCheat:
open NFSHP2\tracks\track.ini.

Playing Blackjack On The House's Money

Submitted by rodney850 on Mon, 2008-08-04 17:19

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People have many different ideas of how to play the game of blackjack. If a person is going to gamble at any casino and be successful, usually the game of blackjack is involved. Blackjack has the best odds in favor of the player. That's not to say the odds are great, but they are better than any other casino games!

I developed the style by which I play blackjack several years ago when I realized I couldn't win very often at the game just playing conventionally and the choice of doubling every bet untill I won seemed a little anti-productive since most of the time you were just trying to get oyur money back! The doubling style was a little financially difficult also! The way I play blackjack successfully is as follows:

Rule number one is patience, patience, patience! Blackjack is a game that goes in your favor one moment and then turns on you just that quick also.