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Play Online Games
Online games are one of the most popular pastimes for children and adults from all over the world. When you play online games you enter a new exciting and challenging world. In this virtual world, you can become a business mogul, a prince or a princess, a war commander, or anything else you wish to become. Everything that one can see in a blockbuster movie or in their wildest dream, they can experience in a flash game.
There are many categories of flash online games, which can pique your interest. Do you like poker? Then head on to a nice website and compete in a poker tournament, whether you would like to compete with real people or with an artificial intelligence. Do you like being a leader? Then you might want to find a nice planning game, where you would lead your little virtual people to prosperity and success. Do you prefer brain-teasers? Then why not indulge in a couple of good puzzles, at the same time watching beautiful backgrounds unveiling in front of your eyes.
Also very popular are the games that have come online from sports. You can find virtually any kind of sport games online, including soccer, golf, and many more. If you like sports, but do not like to play them in real you can find your favorite sports game, and play it online.
Multi-player games are perfect for people who like to compete against a real person. Are you having troubles finding locals who would have the same level of skills as you do? You can relax about it when you go online, since here you will find hundreds of people of different levels willing to play with you at anytime. You can play dominoes, chess, checkers, backgammon, or any other game of your choice.
The simple truth is that anyone can find an online game that would totally thrill and fascinate them. All you need to do is browse through a good website, read the descriptions of the games, look at the images, and you will find that perfect game for you to enjoy. Shooters, break outs, cards, multi-player, puzzles, seek and find, strategy – pick the one you like and give it a try. After all, most of these games come with a free demo, which is yet another reason why it’s so popular nowadays to play online games (you can play them free).
Moreover, if you already have a game that you enjoy, you may want to look for its sequels. Popular games often end up with a number of sequels, which maintain the theme of the game, while adding some new powerful options and features to it.
How can you find new/popular games? There are many websites that arrange the available flash games into appropriate categories, such as “new games”, “popular games”, and so on. Thus, if you are looking for some new games to play, or if you are looking for the games that are favored by other gamers, you can find these games in the appropriate categories.
Blackjack: advices for the beginners (Page 1 of 2)
Starting with the dealer placing two cards on the table, each player must then decide whether or not to increase the amount of cards in their hand. The game is won by the player who has 21 (made up of an Ace and a 10, or any of the court cards, Jack, Queen or King), or has the highest numbered card. Winning hands are typically those that have cards totalling from 16 all the way to 21, although having a total of 16 will always give you a lower chance of winning. There are some games that have a bonus payout if you tie with the dealer, (called a ‘push’) but this is a rare occurrence.
Bets are important in a game of Blackjack. The bets are placed before the cards are dealt, whereas with most other card games, at least one card is dealt to the players before bets are made. Usually, the cards are dealt so the players can see all the cards, with the exception of the dealer. His hand is dealt so that one is visible and the other is face down, called a ‘hole card’. That is where the typical strategies come in about hitting, doubling, or standing based on the upturned card of the dealer. Doubling is done when a player has two cards of the same value, which can be split to form two hands.
Statistically, the easiest winnings come from hands with a total of 20 or higher, to ensure that you have the stronger hand against he dealer. While you can win the hand on a 17, it is more difficult, as the dealer has to stand on 17 when following the traditional blackjack rules. If the hands are the same, then the face value of the cards is taken. Standing on 17 is rarely a good idea unless the dealer has a 6 or below in his hand, or your hand consists of an Ace (a soft hand). In the same way, hitting on a hard 17 is inadvisable due to the increased chance of busting.
The difference between a hard and a soft hand in blackjack is described as follows. A hard hand is known as such because it is a straight hand. The values are not interchangeable, and therefore the next card dealt will decide whether or not the player busts. Therefore, a hand without an Ace or an Ace that is counted as 1 is called a hard hand, and a soft hand is a hand with an Ace that can only be counted as 11. In traditional blackjack hands, the Ace is automatically counted as 11 unless it is necessary to reduce the value. It is known as a soft hand because it can never be broken before the third card is drawn.
In this way, the same strategy applies to a hand of 18. If the dealer’s card is anything from a 9 through to an Ace, the chances of you winning the hand are incredibly small. If you have a soft hand when the dealer has these cards, it is in your best interests to hit and obtain another card. Standing should be done when the dealer has any card from 2, a 7 or an 8. If the dealer has any card from 3 to 6, then doubling should be undertaken wherever possible. Following these rules, a hand of 19 will only be a strong hand if the dealer is not showing an Ace or 10. These values are calculated due to the cards typically being 3 or more decks, and the odds of particular cards coming out on the turns.