Chapter 9

Games and Gifts

In This Chapter

arrow Finding games on Facebook

arrow Inviting friends to play

arrow Making in-game purchases

arrow Changing privacy settings for games

arrow Playing Facebook mobile games

arrow Buying gifts and gift cards

Remember when you were a kid and you had a game system? (Maybe you’re even old enough to remember cartridge-based game machines or going to an arcade to play video games.) If you wanted to enjoy playing games with your friends, they had to come over. (You were the cool kid if you had a game machine.) Now you can play games with friends on Facebook.

Facebook is dedicated to connecting people for whatever purpose they choose. Some people make business connections; others make social connections. Facebook’s integration with apps and games means that you can also enjoy the fun of a game or two with your friends, even if they're located on the other side of the world.

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