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The Ultimate Guide to Games – Popular Games, Strategies and More

If you want to get familiar with games, you’ll need to be acquainted with the most popular games and how to play them. This guide will function as a sort of overview, giving you a bird's-eye view of the most popular games played and strategies used at games. No more chatter; let’s dive in right away.

Which Are the Most Popular Games?

There are a lot of different games to play, and that’s doubly true for online games. Among these, there are ones that are especially loved by players. The most popular games to play are the following:

• Poker. Poker is a classic game where both luck and skill come into play. There are lots of variants to play and take a lot of time to master.
• Roulette. Roulette is a simple game anyone can play, and it’s become so popular that the red and black wheel is pretty much synonymous with playing.
• Blackjack. Blackjack takes just minutes to learn, and once you can play it, it’s a lot of fun and very fast-paced.
• Baccarat. Baccarat is another fun card game that’s become known for its low house edge and volatile outcomes.
• Slots. There are thousands of slot games out there with every theme imaginable. Some of the new ones get creative with storyline, special functions, and other engaging elements. Of course, here too, there are specific titles that get more action than less popular ones.
• Video poker. The digital variant of poker is also very popular.

Let’s get into how you play some of these popular games in more detail.

How to Play Poker

As mentioned, there are many variants of poker that all work a little differently. Texas hold 'em is the most popular one. The rules are as follows:

• Each player is dealt two face-down cards – only they can see these cards.
• Rounds of betting take place.
• The dealer spreads three open-face cards known as community cards. All players will be able to use these to form the best possible hand.
• Another round of betting takes place.
• Another community card is dealt.
• One more round of betting takes place.
• A final community card is dealt.
• A final round of betting takes place.
• Players create and reveal their hands. The winner takes the pot.

Of course, this is a bit of a simplification. For a deeper dive into how to play poker, check out this PokerStrategy guide that offers both tips for playing and game recommendations.

Simple Guide to Roulette

Roulette is perfect for beginners, as the game is as simple as choosing what you wish to bet on and spinning the wheel. Of course, you can get more advanced than that.

When you play roulette, you can make several types of bets. You can bet on individual numbers, a certain color, even or odd, and more. Depending on the chances that the ball will land on your bet, the payouts are different. For example, betting on a specific number, like 7, gives you the potential payout of 1:35. Meanwhile, betting on even numbers gives you a potential payout of 1:1.

You can also bet on any combination of the potential bets you like – such as one bet on a specific number, a bigger bet on black numbers, and yet another bet on a specific column. This means there are lots of different potential strategies for the game.

The most popular strategy, though, is a betting system known as the Martingale strategy. It involves increasing your bet each time you lose, in order to make up for your losses once you inevitably win. It’s an interesting strategy, but far from foolproof. The Martingale System is also used in games other than roulette, and even in investment.

Get Started Playing Blackjack

Learning blackjack, one of the most popular card games, is quite easy. The game is also known as Twenty-One and is played against the dealer. The objective is to get a hand with a value closer to 21 than the dealer without going “bust,” that is, going over 21.

Each player can decide if an ace is worth 1 or 11, depending on what’s best for their hands. The betting begins before the game begins. Once everyone has placed their bets, the game begins.

The dealer deals each player a card face-up, including themselves. Then each player is dealt another face-up card, except this time the dealer's card is face-down.

Then the play begins. Each player must decide whether they want another card or not. After that, each player gets the chance again, until each player has decided they don’t want another card or has gone bust.

Then the dealer turns their face-down card up. If the total is 17 or over, no more cards are dealt. Otherwise, the dealer takes a card until the total is at least 17, at which point the dealer can’t take any more cards.

This Blackjack guide will explain the game and rules in more detail.

How Slot Machines Work

Slot machines are the easiest of all games to play, since it’s really only about luck. While the player can choose what amount to bet, that’s about it. The machine then spins the wheel, and luck takes care of the rest. How you win depends on the machine. Some slots allow you to win through clusters of symbols, while others have strict paylines. In modern slot machines, there’s often a free-spin mode where the chances of winning increase.

You can employ certain betting strategies, like the aforementioned Martingale strategy, while playing slots. However, it’s even less likely to work, as you can’t choose the risk and potential payout the way you can in, say, Roulette.

Final Thoughts

There are lots of exciting games to explore, and even experienced players often don’t know them all.

We hope this guide has been useful, but we also want to remind you that practice is often the best way of learning a game. You can practice all of these games online for free, without wagering any real money. Feel free to also try out some betting systems, but be aware that they have their limits and that gambling should always be for entertainment.