# Yahoo! Games: Unlimited free trials with ads is gone, anything similar out there? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 12, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-games-unlimited-free-trials-with-ads-is-gone-anything-similar-out-there/480971 "2009-01-12T20:42:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-games-unlimited-free-trials-with-ads-is-gone-anything-similar-out-there/480971/1 "2009-01-12T20:42:59Z")
For a few months, Yahoo! Games had some deals in which you had unlimited free trials with ads. While in the game, but not exactly in the middle of the game (more like at the end of a level), there would be an interruption and ads would pass. A few second later, all would return to normal, nothing missed, everything paused, no loss of data. I loved it! I didn’t mind the ads and in fact when they came I did productive stuff like get dressed, cook, or go to the bathroom. After I had finished the game, I would delete it from my computer and move to the next one. Alas, it seems to have ended. ☹ Now, if any, Yahoo offers unlimited extended 5 minute plays, which means every 5 mins I have to restart the game. Even though I’m in the middle of a puzzle!!! It randomly saves the game at some point, and it bothers me. Sure, it works with some games, but with others it is really a block. Is there any other reliable place in the internet that still has that option? ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-games-unlimited-free-trials-with-ads-is-gone-anything-similar-out-there/480971/2 "2009-01-12T22:30:13Z")
Have you tried [Pogo](http://www.pogo.com) yet? Or [Boxerjam](http://www.boxerjam.com)? Boxerjam, while I’m not sure if it has puzzles, lets you play through the entire game without interruption. Pogo will interrupt the game and return it to where you were in the game - something like you stated Yahoo did before. ETA: Turns out Boxerjam does have puzzles. But when I go there I play Napoleon or Strike a Match, mostly. And I’m hooked on Scrabble, Dominoes, and Euchre at Pogo. Still looking for a free site that lets me play pinochle against robots - I don’t like to have to talk to other people when I’m playing a game. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-games-unlimited-free-trials-with-ads-is-gone-anything-similar-out-there/480971/3 "2009-01-12T22:43:11Z")
Try [iWin.com](http://iWin.com). Some of the free trials can be buggy (like the game not pausing during a commercial–I usually alt-tab to the Dope for a minute) but it sounds like what you’re asking for. ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-games-unlimited-free-trials-with-ads-is-gone-anything-similar-out-there/480971/4 "2009-01-12T23:47:21Z")
[games.msn.com](http://games.msn.com) has pretty much the same games (some free, some pay to play). [addictinggames.com](http://addictinggames.com) is pretty much all free, but some of the links do point to pay-for-play sites, I think, so be careful while browsing. ---
**Author:** ![Postariti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Postariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Postariti)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-games-unlimited-free-trials-with-ads-is-gone-anything-similar-out-there/480971/5 "2009-01-13T01:16:17Z")
[MostFun Games](http://www.mostfun.com/GamesByPopularity.aspx) is very similar to the Yahoo games you are talking about. I’ve had good luck with them. They play an ad before you start, then an ad every couple of levels. They have Luxor 1-3, Diner Dash 1-2, Cake Mania 1-3, Chicktionary, Tasty Planet, etc. Big warning, though. It’s impossible to download from them on dial-up. I have to visit my brother to download. Once installed, they play just fine on dial-up. I’m sorry to hear that Yahoo discontinued their unlimited free trial. I’m hoping the “free with ads” model catches on. I’m cheap. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-games-unlimited-free-trials-with-ads-is-gone-anything-similar-out-there/480971/6 "2009-01-13T13:47:10Z")
Thank you all for the suggestions! Looks like there are a couple of websites I can try once I get home (work computer right now). 🙂 BTW, my current craving is Chocolatier 2. I started playing it and I need to finish it. My favorite game in AddictingGames is still kitten cannon.