Google+ Companion

Spending Money on Games

Although all games are free to play and install in Google+, some of them enable you to exchange real-life money for virtual money to spend in the game. Each game does this differently, but each one works with Google’s payment system: Google Checkout. I’m using Monster World as an example, but in most games (apart from the initial request to spend money) the purchase system is the same. Here is how you spend money in Monster World:

1. Click the coin icon in the top-left of the screen.

2. Select the amount of coins you want. If you don’t have enough “monster cash” (which is what you earn in the game to exchange for coins), a window offering you the option to buy the coins appears.

3. Click Add Monster Cash.

4. Choose ...