The Fun and Exciting Side of the Web
workshop presenter - Mr. Curt Minich

The address for this Web page is http://www.minich.com/interneteducation/games

According to surveys, television viewing has drastically decreased in the past few years due to the popularity of the Internet. No doubt many of the people that enjoy using the Internet have found the free, exciting, interactive games on the Web. People of all ages can play single-player versions or join games already in progress and meet new friends that enjoy the same games as you. Besides the links below, here are some popular Internet gaming sites: uproar.com, gamesville.com, iwin.com, prizecentral.com, speedyclick.com, shockwave.com, zone.com, gamespot.com, boxerjam.com, and etoys.com.

Some of the fun games on the Web:

http://games.yahoo.com

From this Web page, you can join many games including Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, Blackjack, Bridge, Hearts, Poker, Wordsearches, and even join Fantasy Football or Baseball leagues. All games are free but you may need to pick an online name and password before you play some of the multi-player games. No special plug-ins must be loaded into your Web browser either.

http://javagamepark.com

Play many casino games, boardgames, card games and arcade games among others at this Web site. No special plug-ins are required to play these games.

http://www.wheeloffortune.com

The official Web site for the popular television game show, Wheel of Fortune!

http://www.jeopardy.com

The official Web site for the popular television game show, Jeopardy!

http://www.shockrave.com

Many multimedia, interactive games can be enjoyed from this Web site. You will first need to download and install the free Shockwave and Flash plug-ins from the Macromedia's Web site at http://www.shockwave.com. Simply follow the instructions to install these plug-ins to your Web browser. It will definitely be worth it!

http://www.loosejocks.com

Lenny Loosejocks allows you to play several fast-paced and exciting games.

http://www.clevermedia.com/arcade

Many more exciting, interactive games are available at Clevermedia.com but you will need to install the Shockwave plug-in.

http://www.interbetcasino.com

Players bet fictional cash on free, chat-enabled games including blackjack, roulette, poker, and slots.

http://www.zone.com

Run by the Microsoft Network, there are free card and board games. In January, 2000, there were over 66,000 users playing at one time.

http://www.igames.com

Games include hearts, gin rummy, and pinochle.

http://www.mplayer.com

The games are voice chat-enabled and free. They include bingo, checkers, hearts, spades, and trivia.

http://www.pogo.com

Games include backgammon, euchre, trivia, word searches, bingo, and video poker.

http://playsite.lycos.com

Once players are in a game at this site, they have to invite a specific user to play or be invited by someone else.

http://www.gamesville.com

Many of the games are for cash and merchandise prizes and its free to play.

http://www.setgame.com

I love the game Set. It was voted game of the year by Games magazine a few years ago. You can play a demo version of the game at the company's Web site. Better yet, order the card game version for great family fun.

Please visit Mr. Minich's Internet Education Web site at http://www.minich.com/interneteducation to learn more about using the Internet.


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