Playing games is a great source of relaxation for me. I’m not very competitive. I think my husband has enough competiveness in him for the both of us. Usually when I play games, I play one player games. When I’ve played competitive online games, I usually lose or if I win, then the losing player will leave the game.

How about a game structure where helping other players is part of the strategy? Winster - the Win-Win Game Site is an online gaming community that encourages players to help out other players. Picture Magic is a puzzle game on Winster where players spin for puzzle pieces. If you have a duplicate puzzle piece, then you can ask a player if they would like to trade pieces. This helps both players inch that much closer to their goal. While playing, you earn points when you solve a puzzle. If you have a repeat puzzle piece and no possible trade, then keep spinning for puzzle pieces until you either get your piece or a piece you can trade.

You can also win various prizes like movie tickets. You earn points playing and then can spend your points to buy rewards. To cash in on the rewards, you must join Winster. There is a two week free trial period but then you’ll have to pay a nominal fee. The membership cost depends on how much you want to play each day at Winster.

After playing for less than 10 minutes, I had enough points to get the free movie tickets through Fandango. I wll probably sign up for the free trial period as this is required to collect your prize. A matinee would be a nice break for me and the little one.

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