If you've ever fantasized about being an over-the-top gangsta--holding up banks, stealing cop cars, and running down pedestrians--without any fear of actual jail time, then Grand Theft Auto is the video game series for you. A massively popular set of games based in various fictitious locales (such as 'San Andreas'), these incredibly detailed adventures offer players (and playas) the opportunity to randomly explore gigantic city and country environments wreaking havoc or to take on more organized challenges.

While the accompanying guides to the Grand Theft Auto games don't provide an immense amount of information, they will explain how the various controls work and typically provide a map to the showcased region that will be absolutely crucial to finding your way around.

While there is an overall goal to the game you can pursue (in San Andreas for example the main character is challenged to 'save his family and take control of the streets') many players simply just enjoy roaming the large and detailed maps causing trouble and fleeing the authorities.

In escaping police pursuit, do your best to stay in your vehicle, be it a car, motorcycle, helicopter or other mode of transportation. I've found that once you're on foot it's just a matter of a few minutes or less before you're shot down and taken in.

The simplest way to quickly build up some money is punching some innocent bystanders (or shooting them once you've acquired a gun) and picking up the bills that fly out of their pockets when they're downed. Don't get greedy, because the police usually arrive on the scene pretty quickly.

Gaining cash is also possible by hijacking cabs, seeking a customer on the street and taking them to their destination for a 'fare.' I personally found this more tedious and less enjoyable than sucker-punching pedestrians, but to each his own.

Once you've built up a decent cash reserve there are both fun, frivolous ways to spend it (including actual bars, tattoo parlors and clothing shops you can enter) and more purposeful outlets--such as gun shops, car mechanics and transportation such as train stations that will quickly get you to another destination. You can even spend money to work out at the gym making yourself stronger, or eat at a restaurant to build up your 'health.'

Tips & Warnings

- If you want to simply try exploring the map extensively without having to worry about being aggressively pursued by the police, steal a car in the most discreet manner and then avoid additional trouble while driving about.

- This game does contain extreme amounts of violence and other adult themes and is rated Mature 17+ by the ESRB.

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Sudoku is a game of reasoning and logic. Despite being quite simple, is fun and addictive.

- Sudoku is played over a 9x9 grid, divided to 3x3 sub grids called "regions":

Region

- Sudoku begins with some of the grid cells already filled with numbers:

- The object of Sudoku is to fill the other empty cells with numbers between 1 and 9 (1 number only in each cell) according the following guidelines:

1. Number can appear only once on each row:

Allowed
Not allowed

2. Number can appear only once on each column:

Allowed		Not allowed

3. Number can appear only once on each region:

Allowed		Not allowed

- A summary of these guidelines would be, that a number should appear only once on each row, column and a region.

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Don't you hate it when you're stuck trying to do the simplest things in World of Warcraft? Never fear; this guide will help you with your basic training.

Things You'll Need

* World of Warcraft
* PC or Mac computer
* Lots of spare time
* Energy Drinks



Steps

1. Verify that your computer meets the system requirements, and then purchase and download the World of Warcraft basic game. Expansion packs, such as The Burning Crusade, provide additional content, but are not required to play. It is also possible to play using a trial version, but they come with significant limitations, and only last 10-14 days.

2. Start your game! When you log in, you'll be prompted to select a server from the following types:
* Normal: The standard game. Most players choose this option.
* PvP: The standard game is modified in that Player versus Player combat can occur at any time.
* RP: RP is an abbreviation for roleplaying. These servers have specific codes of conduct and naming guidelines. It is best to read them thoroughly before selecting this type of server.
* RP-PvP: A Player vs. Player server that follows roleplaying rules.

3. To get a feel for the basic game, start on a Normal server. You can always make a character on a different server type, or, in many cases, transfer to another server, once you're familiar with the game dynamics.

4. You should also consider server population during your selection process. Unless you have a friend on an existing server, "Medium" populated realms are recommended because they are neither deserted nor overcrowded, and tend to have a stable economy.



5. Create your first character! Pick Horde or Alliance, and then your specific race. Then, choose your class. Don't just pick a class or race "because they look cool". Read the info about them on the side, and follow your instincts. Have a reason for your choice!

6. Once you're in the game world, take some time to get acquainted with the user interface. There are add-ons that you can download to modify, or supplement the default interface. www.curse.com has a good collection of these, as does www.wowui.net. Even if the interface you intend to download says "virus scaned upon upload", always scan any such downloads with anti-virus software before installing.

7. You can move around with the WASD keys, the arrow keys, or the mouse (by holding down the left and right buttons at the same time).

8. Once you've gotten used to the controls, take a look at your action bar at the bottom left of the screen. This is where all your spells and abilities are stored. The numbers in each box correspond to one of your number keys on the keyboard.



9. When you become more comfortable with the key strokes as your character advances, you will be able to take advantage of built-in add ons such as additional action bars and key binding. Since your original action bar coresponds with the numbers at the top of your keyboard, you should consider any changes you make in your bindings to remain close to your most used keystrokes. This insures that you are not playing hunt&peck on your keyboard while you are drawing hits from the environment bent on destroying you.

10. Near the spot where you first appeared in the game world, there should be a quest giver. NPCs, or non-player characters, with quests have yellow exclamation marks above their heads. You will also see them in your display map in the upper right hand corner of your screen (or wherever your UI places it). Right click the NPC to see the quest text, read it, and then click "Accept" to accept the quest. Doing this will either send you on your way to another NPC, or direct you to perform a mission task for the NPC at which point you will see a grey question mark appear above their head.

11. When you have completed quests, those NPC's to whom you are to report with your findings, reports, or bag of collectable goodies, will have a yellow question mark above them (this too you will see in your diplay map). By selecting them, you will be able to complete your quest and gain the experience from that mission as well as any items or money they are offering as specific rewards.

12. You will also note as you adventure different collored exclamation points and question marks along the way. Grey exclamation points are to draw your attention to the fact that the NPC below it has a mission for you to perform once you meet the required level. As you advance, make sure you revisit the areas you have been to collect these quests. Green exclamation points (which will appear as the yellow ones do in your map) are new flight paths. Always be on the lookout for new flight paths. They will make traveling the map much easier. Blue question marks are reserved for continued collection missions or those that have no limit to the ammount you can turn in for XP or reward.

13. Your first fight! There should be several level 1, 2, and 3 enemies not too far away from where you start out. To begin your attack on one, right click it. You can use your spells and abilities by clicking buttons in the action bar, or by hitting the corresponding key on your keyboard.

14. That's it! Continue on your journey through Azeroth by completing quests, and by killing baddies.



Tips

* While travelling, kill any monster that is two higher than your level or lower. The experience will help.

* Before going to the next zone, try to complete every quest in the current zone until you reach level forty. You will be happy that you did, as you will gain more experience and get rewards for doing them. some of your quests will have you going to other zones, but come back to these (and get your flight path while you are there)

* When you reach level 10, you will be able to enter the Warsong Gulch battleground, in which two teams from the Alliance and the Horde play Capture the Flag against each other, however it is recommended that you wait until levels 17-19 to be able to be a considerable challenge.

* Certain quests recommend grouping with others to complete a task. Many of these are dungeon quests, but some difficult creatures out in the world are too challenging to solo until you are higher level than they are. Ask for help from your friends or guild mates, or use the LFG tool to find other players.

* If you're having trouble completing a quest, finding a certain item/NPC, there are several web sites you can go to for help. www.thottbot.com and wowhead.com are probably two of the more popular search engines. Or you can get the quest helper add-on from curse.addons/downloads you download it into the add-ons folder. You can get to the add-ons folder on a PC by going to start, my computer, c drive, my programs, world of warcraft, interface, and then add-ons. The quest helper add-on will help you save time by getting all of your quests and find the quickest route to do it in, and it shows where all of the mobs (monsters) are.

* You can add more action bars to your screen by opening up your options menu (esc), clicking 'interface', and opening up the 'Advanced' Tab.

* Familarizing yourself with Warcraft lore can help you out with quests and make your gameplay more exciting. If you can, play Warcraft 3 and its expansion and/or visit www.wowwiki.com

* If you do not have a guild or friends to play with on a particular server, you may wish to select a class that is easy to level on your own. Pet classes, such as hunters and warlocks, are easier to level than many other classes.

* If you are interested in seeing dungeon content, select a class that is in high demand: Warriors and Priests can almost always get a group.

* Make use of ingame guides such as [url=http://www.1-80leveling.info]Zygor Guide Review[/url]

Warnings

* When traveling, watch out for creatures with red-colored names. They are aggressive and will attack if you get too close.

* Be careful when starting a fight with a creature. Other enemies in the area may join in against you, which is dangerous if you are fighting enemies close to your level.

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Magic: the Gathering is a surprisingly complex game that has a broader appeal than many people think. In fact, it requires a great deal of strategy and critical thinking. Fantasy elements aside, it is an effective and fun way for serious card sharks to hone their skills.

Knowing the Basics

Step 1

Start the game with twenty life points and a deck of cards. The cards in each player's deck are either selected from a limited card pool or a larger personal collection.

Step 2

Draw seven cards. Players are only allowed to see the cards in their own hand.

Step 3

Determine who goes first by rolling a die. The player with the higher die roll gets to choose whether they want to go first or second.



Step 4

Know you card types. There are six basic types of cards: lands, creatures, artifacts, enchantments, sorceries and instants. These basic types of cards are split into two categories: permanents and non-permanents. Lands, creatures, artifacts and enchantments are permanents. Sorceries and instants are non-permanents. The difference is fairly straightforward: permanents stay in play until they are removed from play by another effect, non-permanents leave play as soon as they have been used.

Step 5

Produce mana. Each turn a player draws one card and may play one land card. Lands produce "mana," usually of a certain color, which is used to "cast spells" (play cards). When a player uses a land to produce mana it becomes "tapped" meaning that it cannot be used again for mana this turn. This is indicated by turning the land sideways on the playing board.

Step 6

Know the phases of your turn. There are five basic phases in a player's turn: beginning of turn, first main phase, combat, second main phase and end of turn. Permanents and sorceries can only be cast during the first main phase or the second main phase. Instants can be cast at any time.



Casting Spells

Step 7

Locate a card's mana cost. Each card has a mana cost printed in the top right corner of the card. Mana costs are indicated by symbols which correspond to different colored mana.

Step 8

Determine what kind of mana you need. Mana is usually "colored." This is because certain cards take certain colors of mana to cast. For instance, green cards require green mana to cast. Green mana is produced by forest cards. So if you have two forest cards in play, and you have a card that requires two green mana to cast, you can tap your two forests for two green mana and then use that mana to play your card.

Step 9

Know when you can bring the different cards into play. Permanent cards are brought into play by casting them during either the first or second main phase by paying the appropriate mana cost. Sorcery cards are played similarly and at the same time, but go directly to the graveyard after they trigger their effect. Instants, like sorceries, go directly to the graveyard, but they can be played at any time.
Combat and Winning



Step 10

Attempt to reduce your opponent's life point total to zero. Normally a player accomplishes this by "attacking" with creature cards.

Step 11

Attack! Once a creature card has been brought into play, a player can declare that creature as an attacker during the combat phase. The defending player can declare a creature card they have as a "blocker" if they have a creature that can block (meaning that it is untapped and has the ability to block).

Step 12

Dealing with blockers. If the defending player blocks, the two creature cards deal damage to each other. The amount of damage a creature card can inflict and absorb are indicated by their power and toughness, which are represented by two numbers in the bottom right of the creature card. For instance, a creature with a power of 2 and a toughness of 3 would have 2/3 printed at the bottom of the card.

Step 13

Send "dead" creatures to the graveyard. If a creature card takes more damage than it has toughness, it leaves play and is sent to the "graveyard."

Step 14

Deal damage to your opponent. If an attacking creature is unblocked, it inflicts damage equal to its power to the defending player and the player's life points are reduced accordingly. Various spell effects from instant cards and sorcery cards, and effects from other permanents such as enchantments and artifacts can also deal damage to a player.

Step 15

Declare victory! When a player's life point total is reduced to zero, that player loses.

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Whether it’s on the beach, on the court or in the backyard, a volleyball game can bring tons of fun to any gathering. Playing volleyball doesn’t require a lot of equipment or experience, which is why it’s probably one of the most played sports in the world. It’s easy to learn, and the whole family can participate, making it a great way to bring everyone together for some friendly competition.

Things You'll Need:

* Volleyball
* Volleyball net


Step 1

Gather your equipment and set up the playing area. Set up the net and mark the playing boundaries by using string (often included in a set) or anything else to identify the perimeters. The area should be 24 feet wide and 48 feet long, with the net at the 24-foot mark of the length. You can, of course, determine your own perimeters for a relaxed backyard game.

Step 2

Divide your friends and family into two teams. An even number of people is desirable on each side. A typical game of volleyball is played with teams of two, four or six people on each team. Decide which team gets possession of the ball first by flipping a coin.



Step 3

Serve the ball. The player positioned in the back-left corner of the field serves the ball by using their hand or arm to propel it over the net. If the ball fails to go over the net on the serve, possession moves to the opposing team. Each time the serve switches teams, players should rotate to the left to change positions and servers.

Step 4

Return the ball. Three hits are allowed on each side of the net, but no player is allowed to hit the ball more than once in a row. The point is to keep the ball from touching the ground and return it to the opposing team over the net. This rallying of the ball continues until one team does not return the ball inbounds or it touches the ground.



Step 5

Score points. In volleyball, only the serving team can score points. Each time a serve and rally sequence results in the serving team keeping possession of the ball (getting the serve over the net and not allowing the ball to touch the ground or go out of bounds), the serving team scores 1 point. If the serving team does not keep possession of the ball, the opposing team does not score a point but instead gets the opportunity to serve.

Step 6

Win the game. The team that first reaches 15 points wins the game. However, a team must win the game by more than 2 points. Thus when a score is 15 to 14, the higher-scoring team does not win until their score exceeds their opponent’s score by at least 2. Play continues as normal until this occurs.


If you want to play volleyball for real, take a look into the official field measures:

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UNO is easy to learn but offers players plenty of twists and surprises – making it one of the most popular card games in the world. The goal in UNO is to play all of your cards first by matching cards with the same color or symbol as the top card in the discard pile. Use Draw, Reverse, Skip, and Wild command cards to improve your chances of winning. Just remember to call 'UNO!' when you're down to your last card.

UNO is a fast-paced and exciting card game for all ages. You can have up to ten players. Get rid of all your cards first and score points for the cards your opponents still hold. The first player to score 500 points wins.

1. Use a deck of UNO cards. The deck has 108 cards consisting of four suits, wild cards, and word cards with directions on them.
   
   
2. Choose a dealer by having each player pick one card. The person with the highest number is the dealer. Word cards count as zero.
   
   
3. Deal each player seven cards and place the remaining cards face down in the middle of the table. This is the draw pile.
   
   
4. Turn the top card of the draw pile over to form the discard pile.
   
   
5. Take turns beginning with the player to the dealer's left and go clockwise around the table.
   
   
6. Place one of your cards on the discard pile when it's your turn. Your card must have the same number, color or wording as the top card of the discard pile - or be a wild card. If playing with blind or visually impaired players, announce the card that you are discarding.
   
   
7. Draw a card if you cannot discard. Play the drawn card if you can. If you can't, it's the next person's turn.
   
   
8. Announce a suit when you place a wild card on the discard pile. You can play a wild card any time it's your turn and can name any suit you wish.
   
   
9. Announce a suit when you place a Draw Four card on the discard pile.
   
   
10. Follow the directions of a word card that is played on the discard pile by the player preceding you. This may mean that you have to draw two cards, skip a turn or even draw four cards.
    
    
11. Say "UNO" when you have one card left in your hand. If you forget to say UNO and another player catches you, you must draw two cards.
    
    
12. Tally all the points when one player is out of cards. (See below for "How to Keep Score in UNO.")

When the card turned over to form the discard pile is a Wild Draw Four, put it back in the draw pile and turn over another card.

If the top card of the discard pile is a green two, for example, the next player may play either a green card, any color number two card, or a wild card.

A Wild Draw Four card causes the next player to draw four cards and forfeit his or her turn. Play this card only when you have no card of the color previously played.

The person required to draw four may "challenge" the person who played the card. The challenged person must show his or her cards to the challenger. If that person, indeed, has no cards of the proper color, the challenger must draw two additional cards. If the person does have the right color and illegally played a Wild Draw Four card, that player must draw four, and it now is the challenger's turn.

How to Keep Score in UNO

Get a score card and write each player's name down - the first person to 500 points wins!

1. Tally scores at the end of each game. The game is over when one player is completely out of cards. That person gets all the points.
   
   
2. Add the total of all the cards left in each player's hand.
   
   
3. Count number cards as their numeric value.
   
   
4. Count Draw Two, Skip, and Reverse cards as 20 points.
   
   
5. Count Wild and Wild Draw Four cards as 50 points.
   
   
6. Award all points to the winner of each round.
   
   
7. Start a new round.
   
   
8. Play until one player scores 500 points.

How to Play Variations of UNO

Spice up your UNO games by adding a few simple rules to play an UNO Variation.

Two-Player UNO

1. Play normal UNO, but with only two players.
   
   
2. Count Reverse cards as skip cards, and immediately play another turn.
   
   
3. Play another turn right away after you play a Skip card.
   
   
4. Play again after you play a Draw Two card or a Wild Draw Four since your opponent's turn is taken by drawing cards.

Save your word cards as long as you can, then play them in a straight run to win the game without giving your opponent a chance.

Challenge UNO

1. Play normal UNO with three or more people.
   
   
2. Keep track of each player's personal point total at the end of each round.
   
   
3. Leave the game when your personal point total reaches 500. You are "out."
   
   
4. Play until only two players remain. Those players play one more hand of Two-Player UNO (see above rules), and the winner of that hand wins the game, regardless of points.

Speed UNO

1. Play normal UNO.
   
   
2. Play out of turn if you have the exact same card as the card previously played. Do this only before the proper player plays the next card.
   
   
3. Continue play with the person to the left of the person who last played a card, even if that person played out of order.

If a red 5 is played, for example, and you have a red 5 in your hand, you can play it immediately even though it is not your turn.

On Draw Cards, the person who would have had to draw still must draw even if another Draw was played on top of it out of order. The new Draw card counts, too.

On Wild Draw Four cards, the player must pick a color before a Wild Draw Four can be played on top of it.

Do not replenish the draw pile. If the draw pile runs out, draw cards no longer cause people to draw, and if you can't play, skip your turn.

If you have doubles in your hand, you might as well play them at the same time.

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Indoor soccer is a fast-paced game that incorporates many parts of outdoor soccer, yet introduces a few new twists as well. Traditional soccer provides people with an excellent opportunity to exercise, and indoor soccer only increases the exercise potential. Learn the basic rules now so that you don't miss a chance play in this quick and highly enjoyable version of soccer!

Tips on the Basic Rules and Strategies of Indoor Soccer

1. Bring the right footwear. Most indoor soccer fields have very short turf that requires flat bottom soccer shoes in order to play. These shoes are conveniently known as indoor soccer shoes! However, some indoor fields have a longer turf that favors the traditional outdoor soccer cleat. So until you know what kind of turf you will be playing on, it is a good idea to bring both indoor and outdoor soccer shoes.
2. Understand the positions. Indoor soccer plays with the same positions as outdoor soccer (goalie, defense, midfield, and striker), but the number of players on the field at one time is reduced. The most common number of players on the field is six per side, including the goalie. However, the number of players often changes with every indoor facility because indoor fields are not all the same size.

   Players in each position must always know what they are going to do when they get the ball, and must know where the opposing team is at all times.

3. Recognize rule changes. Indoor soccer has a few major rules that are different or not present in outdoor soccer.
   • In indoor soccer, there is no offside rule.
   • When the ball hits the netting above the wall or on the ceiling, a free kick is awarded to the opposite team from the place where the ball was kicked, not where it hit the netting.
   • Corner kicks are awarded when a ball hits the netting above the goals.
   • Corner kicks are taken from the white circle in the appropriate rounded corner of the field.
   • Penalty Kicks are often replaced by a shootout between a goalie and an opposing player.
4. Learn the three-line rule. In addition to the half field line, there is a line on each side of the field for a total of three lines on the field. The rule is... a player behind the line on their defensive half cannot kick the ball in the air across the line on their offensive half. In other words, the ball is not allowed to pass in the air over three lines (defensive line, midline, offensive line) without touching something or someone.
5. Use the walls. In indoor soccer, the walls around the field should not be barriers to your success but should help to improve your game. Defensively, the walls can be used as an extra teammate. You can force opposing players to dribble to the walls instead of to the middle of the field. Offensively, the walls can be used as an extra teammate to whom you can pass. If your defender is too close to you, you can pass the ball off the wall and run around your defender to meet the ball on the other side. Don't be afraid of the walls, use them to your advantage!
6. Be prepared to substitute. Indoor soccer uses a substitute method known as "on-the-fly". Unlike outdoor soccer, substitutions can be made at anytime of the game and those substitutions do not require play to be stopped in order to take place. The only rule is that the substitute cannot enter the playing field until the person they are replacing has crossed a dotted line that runs in front of the bench area. Substitutions are made very quickly and require you to pay attention at all times, so be prepared.
7. Stay out of trouble. In indoor soccer, a red card has the same meaning as in outdoor soccer: expulsion from the game. However, in indoor soccer, the yellow card commonly used in outdoor soccer is often replaced by a blue card. The blue card is used for minor violations and results in the offending player being sent off the field for a few minutes.
8. Work on Control. Indoor soccer forces quick decisions in crowded areas so you must be able to control the ball quickly and effectively. Work on making swift, accurate passes and controlling the ball when it is at your feet.
9. Get in shape! Indoor soccer requires a high level of fitness. Whether you are looking to get in shape or looking to maintain your stamina, indoor soccer is the perfect activity. Because the pace of the indoor game is so fast, players are rarely given moments where they can walk or rest at all. Substitutions often occur at short intervals to rest players, but a high level or stamina is necessary to be successful in the indoor game.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Indoor soccer is an incredibly entertaining sport, but you will never know the benefits it offers until you get out there and play yourself! Understand these tips and you will be well on your way to becoming a successful indoor soccer player.

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