The Facebook Gaming Industry
February 24, 2010 by TrafficSecrets
Websites where you are able to play flash-built games for free (commonly known as arcade sites) have existed for a very long time now. They are a good way to pass the time if you are bored or just feel like playing something fun. Within the last few years, though, there has been a new type of game to hit the web: facebook games. Many social networks like facebook and myspace have apps and games which you can play. When you start to research the most popular games on facebook you would be really surprised. These are not complicated games but they have tens of millions of players each day. When you’re on facebook, you are able to get your friends to play, or compare scores with them. Recently these online facebook games have had some negative press. The reason for this is that they tend to encourage users to fill out surveys or give away their personal details in exchange for items and money in the game. Developing facebook games is naturally expensive, and these companies need to make profits in any way they can. However, you need to realize that if you are on these games a lot of the time, then it is not absolutely necessary to spend your hard earned money on in-game currency. I would recommend not using cheats - a better option is to learn the game yourself and get good at it legitimately.
What would be some facebook games that are worth playing? Well, one really good one is Restaurant City, where you manage a restaurant and try to make more profits than other players. You should know that to play the game really well, then you will need to follow a good Restaurant City guide. Guides for facebook games will typically teach you how to earn currency and achieve higher levels faster. However, you should always look around at alternatives before buying any guide online. If you search Google you will often find some decent free guides. The problem is that free guides usually do not have much quality information, and they will not give you much of an edge compared to paid guides.
Once you are done playing Restaurant City, you should try playing Farm Town. In this game you are able to take control of a farm and try to succeed on your own. Perhaps you have come across or played FarmVille, which has a huge number of players. Farm Town is a similar game but it is a little less popular. If you want to dominate Farm Town, and achieve a far better farm than all your friends, then my best advice is to get your hands on a good Farm Town guide. Of course, with games like this you can always try to learn them yourselves. However, you will find that in order to get really good, you will need to spend a lot of time - and it’s not necessarily going to be fun.
One other very good facebook game you should get into is Happy Island. That might sound like a childish name, of course, but the game itself is definitely not bad. In it, you manage an island, and build attractions that would make visitors want to come to your island. Now, hopefully you are able to get your hands on a decent Happy Island guide because it will make things a lot easier.

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