{"id":63733,"date":"2014-05-01T23:55:43","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T21:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=63733"},"modified":"2014-05-02T06:09:48","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T04:09:48","slug":"facebook-games-for-gamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/63733-facebook-games-for-gamers","title":{"rendered":"Facebook games for gamers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook games are normally rather rubbish &#8211; but the ability to slip in a few minutes of gaming during work is too great an attraction to discount them completely.<\/p>\n<p>If you need a break from your Excel worksheets, or your pain-in-the-ass manager, give one of these titles a try next time you are on the social network.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Marvel: Avengers Alliance<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For those who: <\/strong>Love comic books and The Avengers; enjoy turn-based RPG combat; and want to watch your favourite superhero kick butt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid if you: <\/strong>Think this is an action game (it is not) or want depth in a game.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sQhCfIvxRUo?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Bubble Witch Saga<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For those who: <\/strong>Loved Bust-a-Move; enjoy casual-paced gameplay and challenging levels; like witches; and enjoy cross play between your smartphone and PC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid if you: <\/strong>Cannot face defeat (it happens often).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RVz1uIgRLbc?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Empires and Allies<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For those who: <\/strong>Loved Nintendo\u2019s Advance Wars Series; like epic battle and boss fights; and want dedicated hardware support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid if you: <\/strong>Don\u2019t like Zynga games and all they want from you, or if you want a solo experience.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9MvxoVPXQTw?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Farmville 2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For those who: <\/strong>Are aspiring farmers, are someone with little time to dedicate to a game &#8211;\u00a010 minutes a day is all you need.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid if you:\u00a0<\/strong>Have an addictive personality; have high expectations from a Facebook game; or are worried what your friends will think of you.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gSXvhYZtjnc?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PixelJunk Monsters Online<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For those who: <\/strong>Love the Pixeljunk Monsters series; like working in teams; enjoy terrorising other players; and want a diverse gaming experience playing with different characters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid if you: <\/strong>Want to play alone &#8211; this is a strong multiplayer game.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4ylWcrDyBxc?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Robot Unicorn Attack: Evolution<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For those who: <\/strong>Love robot unicorns, cheesy music and rainbows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid if you:\u00a0 <\/strong>Hate robot unicorns, cheesy music and rainbows.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6tH0A-q_yfE?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">ChronoBlade<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For those who: <\/strong>Want to pretend they are an epic warrior; enjoy hitting people in the face repeatedly; and like customisable characters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Avoid if you: <\/strong>Have no life and and no taste in epic browser based games.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yC55Rn11VdM?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Can you recommend any decent Facebook games? 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