This article includes a link to some Facebook games and apps that have been subject to hacking. I'd avoid all the apps on this list:
- MyGirlySpace
- Ferrarifone
- Mashpro
- Mynameis
- Pass-it-on
- Fillinthe
- Aquariumlife
- CityFireDepartment
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I've been wanting to try Aion for some time. This review makes me want to do so even more quickly!
"I've been hooked on this for some weeks and can see I'd like to play this long term as it's fun and feels different from other similar MMORPGs.
"It's a standout title all on its own - which is a good thing as it doesn't need the inevitable comparison with WoW."Sorry I've been away for several days; was fighting off some virus. I did play WoW some; I'll be posting a related article soon.
Today I decided to try out Artix's AdventureQuest Worlds. I wanted to try it out because it looked interesting, is free, is browser based, and has reached 10 million players in 10 months. OK mostly because it's reached 10 million players in 10 months! Who doesn't want to see what that's all about?
I go to the site, and create an account. In the character creation screen, you have some control over the look of your character - hair style and color, and skin and eye color. You can choose to be a warrior, mage, priest or rogue. I wanted to choose rogue, or my typical warrior choice, but I decided to try a mage.
You get a little intro story...
...and you're dumped into the intro area.
I had a little bit of a hard time figuring out where to go. The quest givers are extremely easy to see. I suggest using the map if you get lost.
Here's the main map - if you get lost just look into the center and zoom in on that area:
You'll get a close up map of the Greenguard area, which is where you want to focus starting out if you get lost.
So the mages are pretty cool. You get about three shots with your available mana before you're out and have to sit down and rest. By level 4 I had fire, ice shards and also a buff which restores mana as you fight.
I died pretty early on. You get about 10 seconds of laying there in a blue-black screen and then you can respawn right there.
I managed to make 1000 gold quickly enough to buy a cottage.
I look forward to doing some decorating in my very bare house!
Other things I discovered:
- I was summoned in on a couple of boss battles - fights with others always makes things easy!
- You can help others and they can help you fight - you only need one hit on the monster they're fighting to get some rewards
- The arena fighting against several bosses was easy and not bad at level 4
- There are several types of servers - chat, kid-friendly where only canned chat is allowed, and then paid-for members servers
What I didn't like:
- When I bought a house it took a long time for me to be able to get in (several hours). It kept saying I didn't have one. When I tried to buy one again t said I already had one. :D
- I can't post on the forum until I've played several days.
I look forward to playing some more and discovering more of this game. I don't know how appealing it is for adults to play regularly, but it seems like this will be a good game for kids to play..
Techmamas is a great site for tech news that appeals to women, mothers and families. A recent article covers girls and mom gamers!
"I have seen an increase in my mom friends gaming habits as well in the following areas:
Enchanted Island is a recently new Facebook game. It's done by the folks that do Growing Gifts. Enchanted Island is a different kind of game, what's known as a passive game. You can keep it open in your browser tab and come back to it during the day every 15 minutes to play. It's a game of patience!
On Enchanted Island, you start out as a visitor to the island. In town you meet up with folks who help you out along the way. You acquire a wand which helps you grow flowers. As you cast and grow more flowers, your skill level increases, as does your silver and gold. Silver is used to purchase more flower seeds, pots, wands and clothing. Gold is used to purchase special seeds and potions.
Casting is 2 casts every 15 minutes. The game runs in a tabbed window of your browser so you can visit and cast at your leisure. It's a relaxing game.
You figure out early on that one of the ways to accumulate more silver is to grow three flowers in a row. You get either tips from selling multiple flowers in a row, or you can haggle the price if you want more from your set of flowers.
Viewing your profile will give you information on what you've currently got on your flower stand. As well, it's fun to look at other folks' profiles to see what they have sitting on their stands.
Additionally, you can see the pots you have in your inventory, seeds, and special quest items.
You can also see your badges. There are seed badges, quest badges and other special badges awarded along your journey.
A very cute, albeit not very prominent, therefore probably overlooked, feature of the game is the option to write your avatar's story (or any story you want!) As you level, you are able to write another short chapter in your book. You can right now only read chapters of others who are the same level as you. The more you level the more you can write and read others' stories. There are some interesting and creative chapters out there!
Some folks have complained that getting 2 casts every 15 minutes is boring. Where's the excitement? Where's the fast action? This game isn't about that. You'd be surprised how many 15 minute segments you can miss when playing, if you don't pay attention. The game's passiveness makes it a wonderful tiny enjoyment to a busy day.
Keep on casting!
Zynga's Farmville is a recent Facebook application where you grow vegetables and fruit trees, and raise animals for profit.
Everyone loves to make as much money or gold from games. The more money you have in Farmville means the more things you can buy to expand and decorate your farm. Fun! Here are two articles that detail which trees and veggies are the best gold makers in Farmville.
Top 5 Money-Wielding Trees
Farmville Treeconomics
According to the latter article, date trees and Super Berries are the most bang-for-the-buck plants to grow.
Take a look too at Farmville Village for unofficial guides, tutorials and tips.
MomGamers was designed with the idea for gaming women in mind. You don't have to be a mom to want to find great games to play that aren't merely hack-and-slash.
Women like to play some of these hack-and-slash games, for sure. However, we like a lot more interest to our games as well, and these types of full-featured games make for the types of games we love. MomGamers welcomes every gamer with an interest in finding news, reviews and information on great games.
Games we'll cover will have mom appeal in some way. We'll have fame reviews, tips on how to get more currency in particular games, review features, or recommendations.
The games we cover will cross all boundaries - casual games, to mmorpgs, to facebook games, to wii, ds games, xbox, etc. It'll be anything that would appeal to women and moms. Lots of moms stay at home and some have lots of time to play. Some moms with younger children only have short bits of time, and games provide a little down time for them to relax.
We'll cover more of the type of games that includes lots of
- crafting
- decorating
- cooking
- collecting
- fashion (we like hot gear too!)
- pets
and we'll focus on these types of things more than the latest techniques in a hack-and-slash game. Not that that can't be fun too! There are plenty of sites covering that sort of thing, and we're more about finding relaxation, enjoyment and satisfaction from the above types of aspects in gaming.
I hope you enjoy stopping by and come to us when you're looking for ideas for new and fun games to play that are perfect for you, your gameplay style and your lifestyle.
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