| A new internet phenomenon has sprung up these past | | | | of money that is equivalent to the value of the flour |
| two years. Free charity game websites pledge to | | | | collected on the site to the "Bread for the World |
| donate to various causes if the visitor is simply willing | | | | Institute." |
| to play an online game. The games available include | | | | This site also looks quite a lot like the Free Rice |
| simple word definition questions, geography trivia, | | | | website, utilizing the same boxy green style. The game |
| number memorization and even crossword puzzle | | | | itself is essentially the same as Free Rice as well. You |
| questions. The visitor is able to play for as long as he | | | | are given a target word and then 4 possible answers. |
| likes, donating increasing amounts of resources | | | | Like Free Rice, you must pick the word that best |
| towards the designated charity. | | | | describes the target word. If you select the correct |
| It is now possible for a person to be selective about | | | | answer, $0.0025 (a quarter of a penny) will be donated |
| which site he wishes to spend his time on. Users can | | | | to help buy gifts for children through World Vision, a |
| now choose from different games to play as well as | | | | Canadian relief organization. |
| different kinds of donations. | | | | Like Freeflour.com, this site also uses geography trivia |
| Which sites are the best? Which ones should you | | | | questions for the visitor to play. The website relies |
| visit? Below is a summary of the current free charity | | | | heavily on JavaScript to provide a more interactive |
| game websites out there. | | | | experience. The game tells you the name of a |
| Free Rice is the free charity game juggernaut. Since | | | | geographical landmark or city, and then gives you a |
| its opening on October 7, 2007, the site has donated | | | | limited amount of time to place a marker on a map |
| over 41 billion grains of rice to needy communities. Free | | | | indicating where you think it is located. Depending on |
| Rice plays a bit like a never ending SAT test. You are | | | | how close you are to the precise location, a different |
| given a particular word, and four possible answer | | | | amount of water will be donated. currently does not |
| words are then listed below. The player must choose | | | | specify anywhere on their website how and where |
| the answer that is similar to the listed word. If the | | | | exactly the water is donated, which is cause for |
| player is correct, twenty grains of rice will be donated | | | | concern. |
| to the UN World Food Program. The site claims that | | | | This is another site built to donate water to poor |
| playing the game may improve your vocabulary. The | | | | communities. The site layout is clean and simple. The |
| words used in the game get more difficult as the | | | | game tells you a number, such as 4295, which you |
| player answers more questions correctly. | | | | then have about three seconds to memorize. After |
| is an interesting and fun take on the free charity game | | | | the time limit, the number is erased, and you must then |
| concept. The game plays like a multiple choice | | | | tell the game what the number was. This site will |
| crossword puzzle. The clues are similar to the ones | | | | donate 1 cup of water to World Vision for every |
| found in crossword puzzles, and the answer is what | | | | correct answer. As you get more answers correct, |
| you would be writing into the boxes. Some of the | | | | the length of the number to memorize gets longer. The |
| puzzles are quite creative, often leaving the player with | | | | game concept is different from all the other charity |
| an "A-HA" feeling after realizing the answer. For each | | | | websites, but players may grow bored memorizing |
| correct answer, will donate five ounces of clean | | | | increasingly long strings of numbers. |
| drinking water to the charity: water nonprofit | | | | Simple Click Charities |
| organization. This organization will utilize 100% of the | | | | Simple click charity web sites, such as are the original |
| funds it receives to give water to communities living in | | | | free online charity. They require you to click on a |
| poverty. The game plays quickly, and the water | | | | banner to then donate a predetermined amount to |
| donations easily add up. The website claims over | | | | charity. There is no game to play. The website visitor |
| 10,000 puzzles in their custom database, and players | | | | must simply click on a banner to open up a page |
| are also able to submit new puzzles to the database | | | | showing numerous advertisements. This type of |
| for others to play. automatically adjusts the game's | | | | charity is somewhat limited since the user can only |
| difficulty level as the player solves more puzzles. | | | | click on the banner once a day. Future clicks that day |
| is a web charity site that looks very much like the Free | | | | will not donate to charity, so users are limited in the |
| Rice website. With the same boxy look and general | | | | amount of help they can do. Also, since there is no |
| layout, the website hasn't changed much, but the | | | | game to play on these websites, players may quickly |
| colors are now brown instead of green. The website | | | | lose interest and subsequently will stop visiting. |
| presents users with tough multiple choice geography | | | | The number of free charity websites has increased |
| trivia questions. For each correct answer, 1 spoon of | | | | steadily these past couple of years. I hope that this |
| flour will be donated on the player's behalf. The site | | | | guide has been helpful towards understanding what is |
| says that 100 spoons of flour are needed to make a | | | | currently available on the internet. |
| single loaf of bread. states that it will donate an amount | | | | |