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This section is dedicated to the Online Social Gaming Arena. (OSG)

The New craze of social gaming continues to grow daily. The most popular social gaming destination has been officially established as Facebook®*. As of Feburary 2010 FarmVille© has been confirmed as the overall leader in the Social gaming climate. The survey, conducted by Information Solutions Group for PopCap Games, estimates the audience that regularly plays social games at nearly 100 million in the U.S. and U.K. alone.

Survey statistics were taken from a group of 5,000 participants. 25% of the Group surveyed say they play at least one day a week. Social gamers in the USA are mainly women 55% and in the U.K, women are an even larger social game audience at 58%

On average, social gamers are 43 years old. In the U.S., the average age of social gamers is 48, with nearly half (46%) aged 50 or older, compared to an average of 38 in the U.K. and 23% aged 50 or older. Just 6% of social gamers are 21 or younger.

 

Social game destinations were listed as, 83% Facebook as their favorite place, MySpace 24%, Bebo 7%, and Friendster 5%. 69% or almost 7 out of 10 players admit to playing FarmVille once a week or more. Next most popular games are: Bejeweled Blitz 65%, Texas Hold'em Poker 63%, Cafe World 61% and Mafia Wars at 59%.

Women have always been more socially inclined and statistics for social gaming seem to reflect

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that trend since women are more likely than men 38% vs. 29% of men to be avid social gamers playing several times a day and to play social games with friends 68% vs. 56% and relatives (46% vs. 29%). Men are more likely to play games with strangers 41% vs. 33% of women.

How much they play. U.S. players get social more often with more than two-thirds (68%) playing daily vs. 55% of U.K. gamers. Most gamers (95%) play social games several times a week, with 64% playing daily. The average game session lasts more than half an hour (that how long 61% play), while 10% say they may play more than 3 hours at a time. While one-fourth of players (26%) are new to social games, more than half (56%) have been playing for more than a year. One-third (35%) say they are playing more games over the last three months, compared to 10% who say they are playing less.

 Why they play. Most play for fun (53%), while others play to relieve stress (45%), for competition (43%), mental exercise (32%) and to connect with others (24%). Six out of 10 (62%) say that social games have helped them reconnect with old friends, colleagues and classmates, while 63% have made new friends

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Rumor on the Street is this guide is the real deal, Some of my "connected" friends have used it and say "It ain't no Sham". he must be pretty well connected to stay that informed.  

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