An addicting game is a game that completely absorbs your attention and makes you forget everything around you while you play.
Mahjong |
Sudoku |
You know a game is addicting when you can't help playing it for hours on end and are itching to return to the game while you are doing something else.
Most addicting games are simple inexpensive games that don't require a sophisticated setup. Word games, card games, and puzzle games are all good examples of games that are often very addictive.
Following are some examples of addicting games in different game categories.
Word games
Hangman, Word Search
Card games
Solitaire, Free Cell
Puzzle games
Sudoku, Crossword Puzzle
All these games are very addictive and can be played with very simple means like pen and paper or a deck of cards.
Since the advent of the personal computer every real life addicting game has been recreated in the digital world.
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Doom |
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Sometimes a game is recreated exactly as the original version but the computer offers many possibilities to improve on the original game design
On a computer it is possible to play games that require more than one player. For example, when you play 'Four in a Row' on a computer you play against a virtual player.
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