Chapter 4
Games, Games, and Games
IN THIS CHAPTER
Searching for games
Playing Klondike and the Solitaires
Tapping Pirates Love Daisies
Starting with Sudoku
Getting into Steam
Finding old games, reborn
The Windows Start menu is littered with tiles for commercial games — Candy Crush Soda Saga, March of Empires, even Minecraft (which is owned by Microsoft). Game makers have paid dearly for those spots. Microsoft Store offers tons of games, too. Many of them, including some free ones, are well worth trying.
If you’re looking for old Windows standbys like Minesweeper and Solitaire, they’re here too — but they’re all gussied up, fabulously more playable, and very touch friendly, unlike their elder counterparts. They’re also freemium products. (See the “What is freemium?” sidebar.)
The free touch-savvy Minesweeper and Solitaire may be enough to convince you to buy a touch tablet. No joke. ...
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