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- Wikipedia - Casual Game
- Most casual games have similar basic features:
- Extremely simple gameplay, like a puzzle game that can be played entirely using a one-button mouse or cellphone keypad
- Familiar genre, like a card game or board game[5]
- Allowing gameplay in short bursts, during work breaks[5] or, in the case of portable and cell phone games, on public transportation
- The ability to quickly reach a final stage,[6] or continuous play with no need to save the game
- Some variant on a "try before you buy" business model or an advertising-based model
- Most casual games have similar basic features: