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Skill Games If you have ever wondered what it would be like to test your skills online then you might like to try playing online skill games for money. This is not gambling, it is a completely different concept, and it is easier than ever with online skills game sites. There are a whole host of popular game categories available and these fall into board games, word games, arcade games, puzzle games, and such-like.
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What differentiates skill games
from other games is the fact that
they are not the kind of games
typically associated with casinos.
For instance you would play poker
and baccarat at a casino, whereas
on a skill games site you would
play backgammon and scrabble
perhaps. You are also able to pit
your wits against other players
online who enjoy playing the same
games, enter tourneys and play for
free if you like.
Basically skill games can be
defined as games that were around
before computers were ever invented
and have naturally evolved to the
internet. If you are old enough you
might remember pinball machines and
Pac-man. These games were played in
arcades, but now with the internet,
we can access all kinds of skills
games.
Think about chess, backgammon,
checkers trivial pursuits, and
scrabble, these games have been
played for ever, but they are
nowhere to be found in online
casinos. They are a special genre
of their own, developed and changed
to suit being played online and now
even for money prizes. Of course
when you play a skill game for a
money prize, you have to contribute
an entry fee, but this is easily
done and has really boosted the
popularity of skills games. Tetris
and Bejeweled are other examples of
these games and if you are easily
addicted to games, I would suggest
not venturing near either on of
these two. However they are great
fun and you are able switch your
computer on, any time of the day or
night and find an opponent to pit
your wits against.
The sky actually becomes the limit
when you are able to make wagers on
skills games as your choices are so
much greater. There are skill games
for every occasion and every mood,
but they are generally broken down
into these five categories:
* Arcade games
* Board games
* Puzzle games
* Word games
* Casino skill games
Some of these categories obviously
overlap with other games in this
genre, there is no hard and fast
fixed rules as to what precisely
constitutes a skills game or how a
person becomes good at playing
them. Many games share similar
characteristics and rules, it is
just a case of getting to know
these. One of the most popular
types of online skill games is
Mahjong. The tiles game is
played worldwide for cash and there
is even a Mahjong Series of Poker.
Playing online skill games for
money is really very simple, you
have to register and account at an
online games site, make a deposit
and play. Often there are a variety
of games levels with buy in prices
on offer, so you can generally play
for pennies or much larger amounts.
Many online skill games sites offer
the new player an opportunity to
take up a cash bonus when they make
a deposit. This is great as it
immediately boosts your bankroll
and allows you to practice in order
to hone your skills. If you win,
often you are actually able to
withdraw your winnings on the same
day, but if not, it will be within
the space of seven days, so you
don’t have to worry about waiting
an eternity to withdraw winnings.
As we mentioned earlier you don’t
have to compete against anyone or
play for money. Online skills games
sites also offer plenty of free
games and playing these is another
way to practice till you become
good at a game before you play for
cash prizes. Many players of online
skills games play for free or at
cheaper prices until they become
really good at a game and go for
the larger prizes or tournaments on
offer. Real money playing is far
more exciting when you are
comfortable with the skills level
you have achieved.
A couple of examples of the more
popular skills games you can find
online are Backgammon, Spades, Gin
rummy, Tonk and Yahtzee. In
Backgammon the movement of the
piece controlled by the throw of a
dice and the player who gets rid of
all their checkers first is the
winner. Spades is a trick card game
which is very similar to hearts.
The player who has the highest
ranked card at the end of the game
is the winner and at skills games
sites you are able to play head to
head spades.
The objective of
Gin Rummy is to
collect a hand of sets and runs.
Unmatched cards are called deadwood
and you are awarded points based on
the amount of deadwood in your
opponents hand, two player Gin
Rummy is great fun. Tonk has also
become known as “Tunk”, the
objective is to collect hands of
sets and runs and “drop” if you
have a lower points hand than your
opponent, (or think you have). This
is a fast paced game and it is
enjoyed by everyone who plays it.
Yahtzee is a dice game; this game
consists of thirteen rounds where
you roll the dice in thirteen
categories, much like poker, but if
you get five of a kind then you
make Yahtzee and become a winner.
I could go on and on telling you
about all the different skills
games that are available online,
but I believe this will take the
voyage of discovery out of finding
these games and trying them out.
Online skills games sites are just
brimming with different games and
there is only one way to enjoy
these, go there and play, if you
like it you know, if you don’t you
also know! But good luck and have
great fun trying.
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