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Top 5 Games Your Parents Are Totally Playing At Work Right Now

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Parents Play just like you!

Parents play just like you!

Let’s be honest, as much as our parents claim they hate us playing video games, or casual games, they are total gaming nerds too. While we are killing zombies, and torturing stick figures, however, mom and dad are into more… ahem, “work related” gaming. I’m not talking about Solitaire or Bejeweled, or anything like that- no, no… Rest assured mom and dad are checking out the games on AddictingGames, and loving it just as much as you are. Here, dear readers, are the Top 5 Games Your Parents are Totally Playing at Work Right Now.

5-Mortgage Meltdown

There’s something therapeutic about tycoon games, particularly ones which relate to your life. Mortgage Meltdown fulfills mom and dad’s desire to buy any house they would like, in just a few minutes. Not worrying about loans, or past due payments, or mortgages, or house repairs- particularly getting funky smells out of the carpet, which take more than a round or two of cleaning from a rented carpet cleaner from Safeway, countless scrubbing and sprays, and enough elbow grease to clean the city of Oakland. Wait, where was I going with this? Oh, it’s fun to pretend. Where is that darn vacuum cleaner…

4- Mini Putt

Let’s be honest here, your parents don’t necessarily want to be working nine hours a day in an office, just as you don’t want to be in a classroom nine hours a day. While you would rather be watching Kanye ruin Taylor Swift’s VMA award (oh, no he didn’t!), or skateboarding, your parents would rather be riding around a golf course, hitting balls and relaxing. Mini Putt gives dad and mom the ability to practice their golfing skills, only in the internet form. FORE!

3- Mario’s Adventure 2

Give mom and dad some credit here, they probably had the first Mario game, which is pretty freakin’ cool! Nintendo has come pretty far since those days, but your parents are a heck of a lot more retro than you think. Ask mom and dad if they had Mario tournaments. Probably not, but that can open the discussion about you having a sweet AddictingGames tournament at your house. Just looking out for you guys!

2- Whack Your Boss

When you get into “the real world”, not only do you realize how much it sucks, but you also realize those annoying teachers who take all your fun away are still around, and they are called “your boss”. (Not my boss though, fun and hard work is always encouraged here!) Remember all those nights mom and/or dad had to stay late because their boss made them? I’ll bet they were playing Whack Your Boss while finishing TPS reports. Can’t blame them for that.

1-Karoshi Suicide Salaryman

Do I even need to explain?

5 Games You Can Play With Your Parents!

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Cook up a storm with the parents!

Cook up a storm with the parents!

Dude, you are so sneaky! Your parents still haven’t caught on to the fact you have AddictingGames up in one of your browsers during “homework time”, and they probably never will. Excellent job. But aren’t you tired of hiding the greatest casual game site in the world from your parents? Shouldn’t dad be able to deal with hid mid-life crisis riding a sweet ride in Motorush, and can’t mom learn a few new recipes playing Let’s Get Cookin’? Maybe not, but here are the top five games to play with your parents.

5- Little Wheel
This game is all about showing mom and dad your amazing skillz. Oh, robots need some saving? No worries, mom and dad, you got this! It’s like taping an episode of Jeopardy, learning all the answers, and impressing all your friends with your knowledge. Okay, not even close to that, but mom and dad will still be stoked to see how quickly you solved the Little Wheel conundrum.

4- Let’s Get Cookin’
Let’s face it, while mom (or dad) is the best cook in the world, you need a little more variety in your dinner. Have them check out these delicious recipes, and virtually cook together! No slaving over a hot stove or burned casserole in this game. If only the food magically appeared at your doorstep after you finished making that pasta. One day…. One day…

3- Bubble Spinner
Seriously, it’s ridiculously addicting, and totally safe for mom and dad. You guys can ALL scream and yell at those darn bubbles which own your life for nearly seven minutes. You know, as a family!

2- Motorush
So dad cut his hair, started working out, and is talking about buying a motorcycle. Ah, the mid-life crisis. Help him out by playing Motorush. It’s cheaper, safer, and you have the added bonus of a hoverboard. Marty McFly would be so stoked.

1- 50 States
The eternal argument that online games are not educational has just been squashed. Test your parents on their geographical knowledge and prove you not only learned something by playing games on AddictingGames, BUT also applied it to school! Oh, really, dad, THAT’S where Iowa is located on the US map? Proved you wrong, Pops!

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