The Best Online Games websites

• General Online Games
• Arcade games
• Card games
• Board games
• Role-playing games
• Strategy games
• Word games

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CleverMedia - http://www.clevermedia.com/
CleverMedia is a multimedia and game development company best known for the creation of more than 100 Shockwave games. Game downloads, shockwave arcade, flash arcade, gamespark. Action games, puzzle games, sports games, strategy games, words games, ...

Crime Scene Evidence - http://www.crimescene.com/
Help investigators solve crimes in Oxford, Mississippi. Examine the evidence online. Participate in crime scene investigations by asking questions, offering observations and providing leads. Updated weekly since January 1995.

Online Arcade Games

Arcade Village - http://www.arcadevillage.com/
Includes classic game titles such as Bombarder, Tetris and Hebi.

Candystand - http://www.candystand.com
Play a variety of arcade style games such as miniature golf or bowling. You must have Shockwave to play the games.

Real Arcade Games - Official site - http://www.real.com
RealArcade Game Pass Members can own one of Real Arcade great video games each month and have access to over 300 downloadable games to choose from, including the best puzzle, word and action games.
Get a FREE game with the 30-day free trial subscription.

Neave's Webgames - http://www.neave.com/webgames/
Offers Flash-based games including Pong, Snake, Hexxagon, Pacman, Space Invaders, Simon, Tic-Tac-Toe, and Tetris. Games available for play online or download.

Online Board Games

Board Games Online - MSO - http://www.msoworld.com/
Play classic board games and card games online, learn about the Mind Sports Olympiad, chat with other players, read news and information. From leading authorities in "mind sports".

Game Knot - http://gameknot.com
Free online chess games, chess problems and puzzles, bi-monthly tournaments, chess league, active forum, Java board games. No additional downloads required.

ItsYourTurn.com - http://www.itsyourturn.com
No downloads, no java, just free turn-based (not live) games with thousands of opponents. Play 30+ games and variations: chess, checkers, reversi, battleboats, backgammon, pente, stack4 and more. WebTV and set-top box compatible.

PlayJava.com - http://www.playjava.com
Free online, multiplayer board and card games with chat. No downloads.

Scrabble Player's Homepage - http://www.seeknet.com/
Unofficial homepage for tournament Scrabble players.

Vinco Online Games - http://www.vogclub.com/
Offers games such as Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, and Othello. Multiplayer option includes team play.

Online Card Games

House of Cards - http://thehouseofcards.com/online_games.html
Many types of card games that can be played online, including solitaire, poker and blackjack. Some games require nothing more than a browser, while other need Java or Shockwave.

Web Games City - http://nxn.netgate.net/games2_XcardX.html
Card games links to free card games playable over the web in your browser. Some games require Java. 40+ links with short annotations.

Online Role-playing Games

Lunatix Online: Global Insanity Crisis - http://www.lunatix-online.com/
Interact, chat, battle, play pranks and have fun on a crazy quest to escape from the asylum. A MUD-like real-time multiplayer game set in a wacky insane asylum. Unlimited number of users. 14 day free trial membership.

Online Strategy Games

Dominate - http://www.dominategame.com/
The games you can find on this site have been written as an exercise for the course Object-Oriented Software Development. This course has to be followed by Computer Science students at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Earth: 2025 - http://games.swirve.com/earth/
Location for game play. Also includes information and forums.

Parallel Universe - http://www.p-universe.com/
Fantasy online game which blends strategy with a large does of hacking and slashing, treasure, power, building your character, ruling provinces and eventually commanding your entire guild.

Pyrostar - http://www.pyrostar.com/
Turn-based game in which players control empire, from the military.

Runescape - http://www.runescape.com/
The official site of Runescape. A massive multi-player adventure game, with monsters to kill, quests to complete, and treasure to win. You control your own character who will improve and become more powerful the more you play.

Star Kingdoms - http://www.starkingdoms.com/
Manage a kingdom in an online universe.

Utopia - http://games.swirve.com/utopia/
The Utopia game is a world where reality and dreams come together, a world where the lowliest of peasants can become the world's greatest heroes. A free, graphical, turn-based, multiplayer fantasy game.

Online Word Games

Dictionary.com: Fun and Games - http://www.dictionary.com/fun/
New crossword puzzles, word search games every day.

Everyday Vocabulary Anagrams - http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/anagrams/
Over 600 anagrams based on words we use every day.

RiddleNut.com, The - http://www.riddlenut.com
The home of hundreds of fun riddles. Play on the site or join the email list and get a riddle a day.

Syndicate.com - http://syndicate.com/
Recreational and educational word puzzles.

Vocabulary.com - http://www.vocabulary.com/
Vocabulary puzzles and games.

WordCentral.Com - http://www.wordcentral.com
Merriam-Webster's Word Central offers kids a student dictionary, Daily Buzzword, and interactive word games. Includes homework help and lesson plans for parents, teachers.

Word Detective Word Search Game - http://www.funbrain.com/detect/index.html
A seek and find word search game where you put in the words. Print it out for your friends.

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