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How-to: Game on Google+?

Summary: With the launch of casual and social games like Angry Birds on Google+ today, find out how you can get your game on the relatively new social network.

Gloria Sin

By Gloria Sin for The ToyBox |

Now that Google is bringing games to Google+, you will soon be able to play Angry Birds while categorizing your friends into different circles. But maybe not immediately.

I logged into my Google+ page as soon as I heard that the Mountain View company is adding a gaming dimension to its social network, but did not see a "games" button on top of my stream as described in Google's Blog Post. It seems Google+ is only rolling out games to select users, and I'm just not special enough for its games yet.

For the Chosen Ones who can access Google's games, here is what you need to do to start gaming:

Click the games button at the top of your stream. You can see the latest game updates from your circles, browse the invites you’ve received and check out games that people you know have played recently. The Games page is also where your game accomplishments will appear. So you can comfortably share your latest high score—your c

Here is a list of the launch titles you can look forward to:

  • Angry Birds
  • Bejeweled Blitz
  • Bubble Island
  • City of Wonder
  • Collapse Blast
  • Crime City
  • Diamond Dash
  • Dragon Age Legends
  • Dragons of Atlantis
  • Edge World
  • Flood-It!
  • Monster World
  • Sodoku
  • Wile Ones
  • Zombie Lane
  • Zynga Poker

Google promises to open up access to its games to all users on Google+ "soon," which is about as helpful as saying something is "nice." Let us know if you were able to try out any of the games on Google+. How did the experience compare to gaming on Facebook?

[Source: Official Google Blog]

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  • What is so 'social' in Angry Birds? Or is it a 'trend' to call just any ...

    ... game 'social' these days?
    DDERSSS
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    • RE: How-to: Game on Google ?

      @DeRSSS I would say that's a casual game unless the Google+ version has a social element built-in (ability to compare scores, play in multi-player mode etc.).
      Gloria Sin
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  • When..?

    I'm not even into Google+ Yet. :(
    Lewis Goddard
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  • RE: How-to: Game on Google ?

    I am waiting to take a try
    dangtphuoc
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  • RE: How-to: Game on Google ?

    Come on get a grip, If you're using Chrome ( and you should, da), you have games via the Chrome Web Store.

    So waiting for games to accessable via G+ is not that bad really, right!! 8)
    iamanerd
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  • RE: How-to: Game on Google ?

    [b]It seems Google+ is only rolling out games to select users, and I?m just not special enough for its games yet.[/b]

    Can I get on the list for never being special enough to get the games? That is on of my annoyances with Facebook is seeing all the game updates... and then having to adjust my settings so it blocks the game (not the friend) in my news feed. If Google+ follows suit where I can block the game posts from my stream then I could care less if they have games or not.
    athynz
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  • angry birds

    you can play angry birds on chrome now i have it downloaded to my computer
    burnsglo
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  • RE: How-to: Game on Google ?

    How the heck do you REMOVE a game? or its permissions? And how do you control who sees your game activity or not? Seems like they rolled it out without a lot of control of game preferences, etc.

    Or maybe I missed it.
    ldellapiana
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  • RE: How-to: Game on Google ?

    Sure would be nice to get in on the action. If Google + is such a hit, why is it still in beta with no way to get in on it? Even with an invite, the site says it's full.
    jet1959mo@...
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    • RE: How-to: Game on Google ?

      @jet1959mo@... tell the person who invited to you to put you on a circle (we can manage the people we've sent invites to almost as if they were already on Google+) , then share anything at all to that circle making sure to have checked the option 'Also email xxx people not using google+ yet'. The post you'll receive in your email will also be the invitation, you'll get in instantly. This has worked for me at least.
      cameigons
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  • RE: How-to: Game on Google ?

    I have had games on my profile for a while but haven't even tried them yet. lol
    cameigons
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  • Can someone explain how games are &quot;on&quot; a social network?

    Architecturally speaking, what does it mean that Farmville is on FB, or Angry Birds is now on Google+? Do they actually RUN on the FB or Google+ servers? Or is it just that they've integrated the social network's API for e.g. identity/login, and reporting trophies and new personal bests and such?

    Just curious, as a system architect. I did a quick search once, but couldn't find anything documented.
    daboochmeister
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