Free for All: The best-looking games in free-to-play. I figured I would jump in once in a while when updates were released or perhaps when I was bored and looking for a game to play on.
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If you're looking to pass some idle time, several websites offer hundreds of fun and free games for a cheap good time. You'll need the free Adobe Flash Player installed on your computer to play most titles. If you don't have it already, you'll be prompted to install it on the spot when you try to play a game. It's quick and easy, and you shouldn't have any problems with it.
Pogo.com
Pogo.com allows gamers to play for tokens, an incentive to keep playing to win. Games like Poppit!, Word Whomp and SCRABBLE are among the most popular on Pogo.com, which offers hundreds of other free titles anyone can play.
Shockwave.com
Shockwave.com, which has been around since 1998, offers gamers more than 450 games to choose from. Popular games like Glenn Martin, DDS: Dental Adventure, Burnin' Rubber 3 and Rumble Town Racing top Shockwave's massive library. You can download a few titles. Games are categorized by genre. You can create an animated avatar to represent yourself in multiplayer games.
MSN and Yahoo! Games
Some of the bigger sites like MSN and Yahoo! offer a wide selection of free games. MSN has popular titles such as Bejeweled 2, UNO and Peggle for online play or download. On Yahoo!, you'll find games like Busy Bistro, Monopoly and DinerTown Detective along with countless other games.