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[[Casual Video
The ideal Casual Video Game should be simple and intuitive in its controls. It should also be something you can pick up, play for ten minutes, put back down again, and replay for years. Casual Games are designed to relieve boredom during short breaks, not occupy hours of time.
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While casual games often get accused of [[It's Easy, So It Sucks|being too easy]], difficulty is not part of the definition. The game must be easy to ''learn'' to be considered casual, and be relatively simple by design. In terms of completion or mastery, some are easy, some are [[Surprise Difficulty|hard]], and some are [[Nintendo Hard]]. Some games also use [[Rank Inflation|platinum medals]] to entice the [[Challenge Gamer]].
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* ''[[Angry Birds]]''
* ''[[Bejeweled]]''
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* ''[[Gratuitous Space Battles]].''
* ''[[Heavy Weapon]]''
* ''[[Hey You, Pikachu!]]''
* ''[[Imagine Make Up Artist]]''
* ''[[Insaniquarium]]''
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* Brain Training Game: ''[[Brain Age]]'', ''Big Brain Academy'', ''My Word Coach'', ''Hot Brain'', etc.
* Collecting Game: Online scavenger hunts like ''Hatchlings'', ''[[Mousehunt]]'', ''Treasure Madness'' or ''Enchanted Island'' make [[Gotta Catch Them All]] a simple matter of clicking stuff for a few minutes each time you visit their sites. Some incorporate [[Plot Coupons]] that must be found in order to access other items, while others just leave it up to luck. Some have storylines, others are just a bare-bones indulgance for players' acquisitive impulses.
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* Cooking Game : ''[[Cooking Mama]]'' comes to mind. (''Personal Trainer: Cooking'' is a cookbook, dammit.)
* [[Exergaming]]: ''[[Wii Fit]], [[Wii Sports]],'' and ''[[Wii Sports Resort]]'' fall under this.
* [[Hidden Object Game]]: ''[[Mystery Case Files]]'', ''Travelogue 360°'', ''Hidden Expedition'', etc.
* Marble Popper Game: ''Zuma'', ''Luxor'' and the like.
** One could say ''Puzzle Bobble'' falls under this.
* [[Match Three Game]]: ''Columns'', ''[[Bejeweled]]'', ''Big Kahuna Reef'', ''[[Jewel Quest]]'', ''7 Wonders'' and way too many other games to count.
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* [[Party Game]] & [[Mini Game]] [[Minigame Game|collections]]: ''[[Wario Ware]]'', ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Raving Rabbids]]''.
* Quiz games.
* [[Rhythm Game]]: The easier difficulties/levels of ''[[Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan]]'', ''[[Guitar Hero]]'', ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'', and ''[[Rock Band]]''. Most well-known [[Rhythm Game
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** A twist on the genre came courtesy of the game ''Knightfall''.
* Simple [[Retro Gaming|Retro Games]] and [[Arcade Game
** As the percentage of the population that has habitually played games rises, the definition of 'simple' continues to rise. Heck, maybe ''[[Quake III Arena|Quake Live]]'' will really take off some day?
* [[Simulation Game]]: ''[[The Sims]]'', ''[[
* [[Time Management Game]]: ''Diner Dash'', ''Cake Mania'', ''Carrie the Caregiver'', ''Lucy's Expedition'', etc.
* [[Tower Defense]] games.
* Virtual [[Card Games]] and [[Board Games]]: Mah-jongg, Solitaire, Spite, Billiards, etc.
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