Carrying games in your pocket is iGaming i.e. virtually everyone is carrying thousands of board games on their mobile devices.
iGaming consists of real money games i.e. Skill-based games, virtual money games (both skill and luck-based games) i.e. Cards, Casinos, Sports, Puzzles, Boards, Hyper Casual games, Fantasy sports, arcades, etc.
It is not only restricted to sports wagering but includes a lot of fun and real earnings. This mobile gaming involves a variety of activities such as mobile gaming like Rummy, Callbreak, Teen Patti, Spades, Solitaire, Tonk, Bid Whist, Poker, Ludo, Carrom, Pool, Football Kick, and sports betting. iGaming is gaining popularity day by day and has become one of the most mainstream in the entire gaming world
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A real money game is a kind of game that is played on online media and real money is wagered on the outcome. In short, it is a type of game where real money is involved and played through digital media like mobile devices. The person playing the game can purchase chips/coins to play the game. Here each chip/coin has a monetary value. If a person wins he/she can earn more chips/coins and if they lose, chips/coins will be deducted from their account. Here one interesting thing is that when a person wins he can convert those into real money and can withdraw from his/her bank account
Some examples of real money games are Rummy, CallBreak, Carrom, Ludo, Pool, Solitaire, Spades, Poker, and some fantasy sports apps like MPL and Dream 11.
Another type of online gaming is virtual money games. However, the points and coins are used in the game to play the next level and the chips/coins here don’t have any monetary value. The earned coins and points just determine the skill level of a player. The purpose of virtual money games is to enhance the gaming skills of players and entertain the players.
Some examples of virtual money games are Teen Patti, Andar Bahar, BidWhist, Football Kick, Candy Crush, etc.
Board games are tabletop games that typically use pieces moved or placed on a playing surface and often include elements of the table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well.
Most feature a competition between two or more players. In some games, a player wins by capturing all opposing pieces, while others often end with a calculation of final scores. Some games are cooperative games where players all win or lose as a team.
So, what are the games that best define board games? Carrom, Pool, Ludo, etc. are three of the top board games. Let’s take a look in detail.
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The world is full of real money and virtual money games through which you can sharpen your skills to the best. If we talk about the carrom board, it comes under skill-based board games and is a very popular game among teenagers. It is preeminent in India. The height of this game becomes double in online platforms where a user can play and earn real money. The player has to sink all nine carroms(either black or white) before other opponents to win the game. So, a game that is so popular among youngsters will be highly beneficial for an iGaming platform.
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The pool is a famous online pool game that is professionally played by users all over the world. The 8-ball pool game has gained immense attention from cue sports players. This pool game is usually played on a pool table as a ‘singles’ or ‘doubles’ game with cue sticks as well as 16 balls, one cue ball to strike other balls, and 15 object balls.
The objective of an 8-ball pool is to put all your designated balls (which can be solids or stripes) in the 6 pockets, and then the 8-ball (black ball) at the end. The player who pots the 8 ball/black ball after all balls (Solid or Stripes) wins the game, but if the player pots the 8 ball/black ball before any ball is left, the other player will win the game. Online pool games have a separate fanbase, you win, you earn. Adding Pool games to an iGaming platform will be highly beneficial.
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Ludo is one of the most popular board games in India. Almost every gamer would have played this game. Ludo is a skill & strategy-based board game that has 2 modes of play. One is ‘Snake & Ladder’ and the other is ‘Multiplayer mode’ where a maximum of 4 players can play the game.
In the multiplayer game, the objective is to enter all 4 pawns in the ‘HOME’ box with the help of ludo numbers. The player who enters all 4 pawns first is the winner. The opponent can kill the pawn in the middle if the required ludo number comes.
In ‘Snake & Ladder’ mode, the player has to reach the 100th box with the help of ludo numbers and ladders. The player who reaches the 100th box first is the winner. However, if the player faces snakes in the middle the number will go down. The popularity of Ludo offline or online is of the same level. So, adding a Ludo game to an iGaming platform won’t be a bad idea.
Cell Connect is another example of a board game that can be added to any iGaming platform. It comes under skill-based games as it requires skills, strategy, and thinking to win. It is a puzzle game that is numbered and turns out to be very challenging at times. There are two modes available in the game one is classic mode and the other is multiplayer mode. This game is easy and simple and the user has to make a good decision while matching identical numbers. So, Cell Connect is a small package that is fun, and exciting for every gamer.
Mahjong solitaire is a single-player matching game that uses a set of mahjong tiles rather than cards. It is more commonly played on a smartphone than as a physical tabletop game. The 144 tiles are arranged in a special four-layer pattern with their faces upwards. A tile is said to be open or exposed if it can be moved either left or right without disturbing other tiles. The goal is to match open pairs of identical tiles and remove them from the board, exposing the tiles under them for play. The game is finished when all pairs of tiles have been removed from the board or when no exposed pairs are remaining. Mahjong is another game that provides high competition and at the same time offers fun & excitement. Mahjong can be an asset to any iGaming platform.
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Board games are one of the best skill-based games. Easy to learn and easy to earn. Playing board games is fun too. So, do you want to develop an iGaming platform that includes board games? Choosing a perfect vendor or game development company is very important.
A game development company must have in-house proven and experienced 2D/3D Designers, Front-end/back-end developers, a QA Team (Testers), a Server management team, and project managers. If a game development company has such buzzed in-house respective departments then it goes without saying that the outcome i.e. the result of the product will be picture-perfect. Artoon Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has 14 years of developing mobile or web games with perfection in delivery. Let’s get in touch and we assure you to turn your dreams into reality.
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