Gamer Thrills at Crossroads Mall

Did you know there is a Queen of Hearts flickr stream here? Feel free to join and start posting your gamer pix!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/playingwiththequeen/

This weekend I went to the Crossroads Mall and discovered the game was totally afoot!

Changing Social Habits to Get Ahead in Social Games

I just added a perfect stranger to my Facebook friends list because she too is playing Ponzi, Inc. A newer FB game where you run a business and hire workers. It's pretty fun and I need more friends to build my pyramid scheme.

I never add FB friend requests I don't know through at least a few friends or cartoonists, until now. Social games may not make me more social IRL, but I admit I have made a few new "Neighbors."

What I'm Playing - Social Games

On Facebook - I've been mercilessly letting my OCD loose on dozens of Facebook games to report to you the cream of the crop!

Farmville - The best graphics, the fastest servers, the most neighbors. People who live on farms don't seem to enjoy this one as much, but for city folk its a nice release to grab some clusters of juicy jpegs from the vine.

The Summoning - This old school text and pic style RPG is so compelling - as soon as I make any headway, I run out of energy and have to wait until later (unless I wanted to spend money, which I don't - I already have to read a ton of annoyingly targeted ads on my sidebar). But it's worth the wait for the lovely pictures and fun gaming full of plant picking, battles, quests abroad, and magical conversations with anime style characters.

Next installment: Cafes and Pets!