Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Twenty One Trivia Competition

So you have a new phone or PDA that you can play games from the Internet on. You have probably played all the usual action, racing, and strategic games. Maybe you have even tried playing a game of chance from one of the many online casinos. Well, don't stop there. There are so many more interesting things you can play on the Internet.

Take trivia games for example. There are many of these, and with some, you can win cash or other prizes. But the real challenge is figuring out the trivia. One of the most popular is the "21 Trivia Competition" making the Internet and e-mail rounds these days. All the questions and answers are related to the number "21." So the questions can be about anything from politics to movies to popular music.

Now don't worry about getting stumped. You can always do an internet search using Google or any popular search engine. Just put in the key words of the question to find a webpage with the right answer. Take your time, this trivia competition has no time limit.

Here's the real reason top play: the winner gets $21,000. That's right. $21,000 just for answering twenty-one trivia questions. What could be easier? Rarely are there Internet games in which you can win so much money without needing any skill whatsoever.

So as soon as you have a few spare moments, just cruise the Internet, collect your answers, and give the $21,000 a shot. It doesn't cost anything to play so what have you got to lose?

Monday, March 3, 2008

Castle Smasher

Castle Smasher is a thinking game. It is much less about quick reflexes and more about brain power. Of course, you have to be quick to win, but you also have to be clever. This is a game that is easy to use and lots of fun when downloaded to a mobile device like a cell phone or PDA.

As the name suggests, the object is to destroy a castle filled with enemy soldiers. Your weapon is a catapult and a limited number of stones. You use the numeric pad (or mouse if you are playing from home) to aim, build up power, and release the catapult. Depending on how well you chose, the stone either knocks down a section of the castle or misses it. If you run out of stones, you lose.

After you begin hitting the castle, enemy soldiers run toward you and try and capture the catapult. You must start to shoot faster. You have a few soldiers defending you, but they won't last forever. If you destroy the entire castle, you win the level. Before starting the next level (which is, of course, a bigger castle and more enemy soldiers), you get to choose one of three possible upgrades. Either start with an extra rock, get bouncier rocks, or get one more defending soldier. I recommend bouncier rocks. They can take out more sections of the castle with one shot. When you get an extra rock, that only matters if you get down to your last throw. Usually, if you are down to one more rock, you have more than one castle wall to take down and you can't win.

Castle Smasher is fun, challenging, and doesn't take up too much time. In short, all the features you want in a fun mobile game.