In Legacy of a Thousand Suns, you travel around the galaxy from a planet full of robots to a planet full of prostitutes as you fight to free the Sian Empire after it was invaded by the Centurian Collective. Along the way you find new allies to engage in daring missions and dangerous enemies that will test both your mental and fighting abilities.

There’s no real shortage of match 3 games available for the iPhone and iPad, but there shouldn’t be. The more games we can play with one thumb, the happier we are while holding crying babies…or beers. Because holding crying babies and beers is neither recommended nor condoned by the Appletell staff. We do, however, condone more »

According to Wikipedia, Scrabble sets are found in roughly 1/3 of American homes. I don’t doubt that, as I often played it growing up. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to get people together to play a board game, and that’s where Facebook comes in. Being able to play with friends, family, and strangers all over the world means it’s easier than ever to play a game of Scrabble.

It’s that time of the month when people’s thoughts turn to what hides in the dark and causes them to scream in fear. Yes, it’s Halloween, and fortunately there are social games you can play if you want to experience spookiness all year long. I’ll list a few promising games in spooky categories so you can pick your favorite Halloween fright.

Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games often come to mind when a person thinks of social games, and yet there are few of them on Facebook, which I always found a little odd. Most of the ones that do exist require a high-speed Internet connection or just aren’t fun. Fantasy Online is both playable over dial-up and is incredibly fun and entertaining with a quirky sense of humor. And best of all, it has new features added often.

In Clash of the Dragons, a collectible trading card game for Facebook, you play the role of a descendant of the infamous Dragon Rider who has returned to West Kruna to make a name of yourself and your family. Coincidentally you arrive in the middle of another invasion by Beastmen, which is the perfect opportunity to show off your card-playing skills.

Castle Age: Heart of Darkness is a sequel of sorts to the original Castle Age game. It uses Flash, which means it has more animations, visual and sound effects than many other Facebook games. It follows the adventures of your unnamed hero as he or she wakes up in a strange town with broken memories and a dark hidden power that has the ability to change the future of the entire world forever.

At the start of Dawn of the Dragons, you’re a simple farmhand wielding a pitchfork with little knowledge of warfare beyond attacking weeds in the fields. It all changes when your peaceful town is attacked by kobolds. Instead of running and hiding, you rally the town to defeat them. You then find yourself traveling throughout West Kruna with your companions while becoming a hero by performing mighty deeds.

Bush Whacker is an unusual Facebook game, based on the unlikeliest of concepts. In each zone, you use energy to whack bushes and critters for experience, and to get puzzle pieces, customization items, fruit, coins and gems, power, or mana. It’s one of the best and most original Facebook games I’ve played in a long time.

Welcome to The Social Playbook, which will review social casual games found on Facebook. Social casual games have become very popular lately, and since there are so many available with many more released every month, it’s difficult to know which ones are fun to play and which ones you should avoid. This column will save you from having to try each and every game until you find the one you like.