PUBG Mobile teams up with Tesla to bring vehicle skins to game

PUBG Mobile has joined hands with electric car maker Tesla to bring Tesla-specific elements to the game. These will likely include the cars of the company that will be soon available in PUBG Mobile via the game's skins for popular cars like the Model S, the Model X, the Model Y and the Model 3. Battlegrounds Mobile India is the Indianised version of PUBG Mobile India which was banned in September 2020 due to privacy concerns. Battlegrounds Mobile India players will have to wait longer to get a chance to use these skins as the game is still in beta phase.

Assuming that BGMI is more or less a rebadged version of the PUBG, the developers could introduce Tesla-related in-game elements. This is a pure guess considering both games are fairly similar and are under Krafton’s roof. Krafton is yet to make an official announcement around the introduction of Tesla cars in BGMI at the time of writing this.

In related news, BGMI is available for early access download on the Google Play Store. Players who pre-register can download the game on Android smartphones.

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How is underwater hockey played?

Underwater hockey (UWH) or Octopush is a globally-played, no contact sport in which two teams of six players each, manoeuvre a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into the opposing team's goal. There are no goalies - each side uses teamwork and formations to defend and score. Players wear a diving mask, snorkel and fins, and carry in one hand a stick or pusher to propel the 1.3 kg lead puck into the goal. A key challenge of the game is that players are not able to use breathing devices such as scuba gear; they must hold their breath. The game was invented in Great Britain in 1954 to help train divers and British commandos. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is governed by the World Underwater Federation (CMAS).

There are a number of penalties described in the official underwater hockey rules, ranging from the use of the stick against something (or someone) other than the puck, playing or stopping the puck with something other than the stick, and "blocking" (interposing one's self between a teammate who possesses the puck and an opponent; one is allowed to play the puck but not merely block opponents with one's body). If the penalty is minor, referees award an advantage puck: the team that committed the foul is pushed back 3 metres (9.8 ft) from the puck, while the other team gets free possession. For major penalties such as a dangerous pass (e.g. striking an opponent's head) or intentional or repeated fouls, the referees may eject players for a specified period of time or for the remainder of the game, or even - in the case of very serious or deliberate fouls - for the remainder of a tournament. A defender committing a serious foul sufficiently close to his own goal may be penalised by the award of a penalty shot or even a penalty goal awarded to the fouled player's team.

Often players who are most successful in this game are strong swimmers, have a great ability to hold and recover their breath, and are able to produce great speed underwater while demonstrating learned skills in puck control. It is also important that they are able to work well with their team members and take full advantage of their individual skills.

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What is special about the game of Sudoku – The Clean One?

Sudoku - The Clean One offers a clean and minimal interface with five different visual themes for your games; you can even change themes during gameplay. Its five difficulty levels are increasingly challenging to help you hone your skills and gradually improve as you play. Its validation feature checks your mistakes while a personal leaderboard keeps track of how fast you can finish a game. Not able to finish a game? Leave the app and it saves your progress for later. The app also offers you the option of playing offline without the need for an internet connection. Free for iOS and Android.

Sudoku - The Clean One is, without a doubt, one of the best Sudoku apps available on Android. It offers an elegant and attractive design, multiple game modes and the possibility to play offline. What more could you possible want?

The gameplay in Sudoku - The Clean One is exactly as you'd expect from any sudoku game. You have to enter numbers in the blank squares in until the entire board is filled. It's a relatively easy-to-learn gameplay, but very difficult to master (especially in the higher-difficulty levels).

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Which are the strange video games?

There are hundreds of video games out there, but some game concepts are so wacky and out-of-the-box that they deserve to be talked about. This month, we'll look at a few such splendid oddballs!

Petrifying pet

You wanted a game involving a virtual pet and Seaman promised to give you one. What you got was a fish but with a human face and mannerisms. Much like with other virtual pets like Tamagotchi, the player needs to feed and care for the virtual pet to prevent it from dying. Despite being the pet's caretaker, you're still subjected to not-so-friendly remarks now and then. You are expected to care for it until it turns into a frog-like creature that can then be released into the wild what a relief!

A tedious bus ride

You've probably wished for video games to match real life, but Desert Bus takes it way too seriously. A journey from Tucson in Arizona to Las Vegas in Nevada takes 8 hours. Imagine playing this game for 8 hours, driving a bus through the entire insignificant road, no passengers to interact with and the threat of getting towed back to the start point! And controlling the bus non-stop for eight straight hours earns you hold your breath - 1 point!

Wild and zany

The game Katamari Damacy is a masterpiece from Japanese game developers and translates to "Clump Spirit". What's it all about? Turns out that the King of All Cosmos destroyed the moon and stars and it's up to the Prince, his son, to put 'em all back. How? Easy! By rolling a magic sticky ball to collect all kinds of materials. Once the sticky pile is large enough, it qualifies to become a star! Odd as it is, this game has been hailed as one of the greatest video games of all time.

Game or interactive fiction?

Everything is a game that stands true to its name - it involves, well, everything. This game comes from the artist who also created the game Mountain - which involved being a mountain - so you know that this game is going to be quite something! Players can fulfill their wishes of being a tree, grass, little pig exploring a grassland and best of all, you get little biographies of the things you turn into, thus learning while playing. It's like being a character in a fantasy fiction than anything else.

A clown and some hugs

As long as you don't have coulrophobia (fear of clowns), Dropsy might appeal to you. The game starts off on a sombre note with Dropsy's circus tent burning down, but Dropsy's quest is one of happiness as he seeks to hug people provided he can help them by solving puzzles even though no verbal communication is involved. Just don't let his terrifying face give you nightmares.

A pest's life

As someone who's been bitten by mosquitoes, it's only natural that you'll wish to know what it takes to be a mosquito. Luckily, Mister Mosquito is a game to fulfill your wishes. Much like a squirrel storing acorns for winter, in this game, the titular hero, Mister Mosquito, needs to store up enough blood to last through the winter. And so, the player has to suck blood from different people in a house without being noticed and swatted. As a bonus, each room has items that can offer benefits! All in all, it promises to be fun.

Eat or be eaten

Cubivore will appeal to anyone interested in grabbing the top spot in the food chain as the apex predator. In this natural selection game involving consuming other animals, you will grow fitter and fitter in an evolutionary point of view until you are powerful enough to challenge the tyrant alpha creature and topple it to grab its sp. This game would have surely made Charles Darwi proud!

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Wordsmyth –A Daily Word Game



Wordsmyth offers you a relaxing escape while giving your brain a daily workout. Nine letters are yours to play with; turn them into as many words as you can think of. Every day brings new words to find. Wordsmyth’s simplicity allows your mind to focus on one task. Beautiful scenes dynamically interact with you as you play. Words found are stored in a list, with an indication of how many are left to find. A hint button helps you find missing words without revealing the answer. The last seven puzzles are stored so that you can come back to them at any time. Paid on iOS and Android.



To help you work through each puzzle, Wordsmyth also includes helpful hints. These are made available when you tap an on-screen question mark, and reveal a partially completed word (with some missing letters). You can then use this clue to craft up a missing word. An unlimited number of hints are available, meaning you can use them at your leisure.



While the app is available for iOS and iPadOS, it’s slightly disappointing to see that your progress doesn’t sync between devices. This means that if you start a word puzzle on your iPhone, you won’t be able to finish it on your iPad. A “shuffle” button for letter-tiles would also be a nice addition, and might help players see hidden words.



The overall feel of Wordsmyth is calming and relaxing. While some word-based games might leave you feeling stressed or disappointed, Wordsmyth is soothing and supportive, and offers a great space for you to unwind. There are no timers, levels, or distracting adverts – just a daily puzzle for you to work through either in one go, or over the course of the day.



 



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What is special in Orixo game?



Orixo is a relaxing, minimalist brain game with over 320 hand-crafted levels to help sharpen your mind. A melodic soundtrack accompanies you on the levels, all of which are free to play and vary in difficulty. Fill the grid by dragging your finger over cells with a number inside of it. The number represents the number of cells it will fill in one of four directions. The direction you choose counts. Orixo saves your game progress automatically and hints are available in case you get stuck on any level. A simple game to play for a few minutes to take a breather from your busy life. Free for iOS and Android.



The organization of ideas and things are both important to this game. The player has to be able to think through and organize which number should be swiped first, second, etc. They also need to organize the placement, or direction, of the swipe. If they don't take the time to organize both aspects of this game, they will be unable to complete a level and unlock new ones.



 



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What is the Olympic torch relay?



The delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics is started for July 23, 2021, amidst mounting opposition in Japan as COVID-19 cases surge. The nation-wide Olympic Torch Relay, involving thousands of runners, is likely to start in March. What is the torch relay? What is the tradition behind it? Let's see.



The Olympic flame is an integral part of the Olympic Games. Symbolising hope and peace, the flame is lit months before the Games, using a parabolic mirror, fuel-filled torch and the heat from the rays of the sun, in Olympia, Greece. Did you know it was in Olympia that the ancient Olympic Games originated?



Tradition of Olympic flame



The tradition of the flame dates back thousands of years to ancient Greece where a sacred fire was kept burning at the altar of Goddess Hestia throughout the conduct of the Olympics. Fire had divine connotations in Greek mythology and the flame was kindled using the sun's rays, to ensure its purity, and a skaphia, a type of crucible (container).



The Olympic flame has become part of the modern Olympics ever since it first appeared at the 1928 Amsterdam Games. The flame-lighting ceremony marks the start of the Olympic torch relay. The flame is carried around the host nation for over a hundred days before being transported to the venue of the Games to light the Olympic cauldron (a large, round structure) at the opening ceremony. The flame will continue to burn for the entire duration of the Games before being put out during the closing ceremony.



The torch relay



How did the torch relay come to be associated with the Games? While the flame had ancient Greek connection, the torch relay had its origins in Nazi Germany. For the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Carl Diem, chief of the organising committee, came up with the idea for the first-ever torch relay from Olympia to Berlin. The relay brought people together to celebrate the spirit of the Olympic movement and is continued to this day. The torch relay, which passes the flame from one torch to the next, has become a symbol of peace and unity ever since it was introduced. The flame will be carried by thousands of people from Olympia to the host country. The relay comes to an end with the last torch-bearer lighting the cauldron at the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Games.



The Tokyo Olympic flame



Amid coronavirus fears, the Olympic Torch Relay for Tokyo 2020 began with the lighting of the Olympic flame at a small ceremony sans spectators in front of the ruins of the Temple of Hera, in Olympia, on March 12, 2020, before it was transported by a special jet to Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Following the postponement of the Games, the Olympic flame is spending a record amount of time in the host country. A torch relay is expected to be conducted before the Opening Ceremony, in March.



Quick facts




  • The first person to set off on the modem Olympic Torch Relay on July 20, 1936 from Olympia was Greek athlete Konstantin Kondylis.

  • Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, playing the role of the High Priestess, lit the torch of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on March 12, 2020.

  • Greek shooting Olympic champion Anna Korakaki was the first torch-bearer during the flame lighting ceremony at Olympia, Greece, in March 2020.

  • The Greek leg of the torch relay was scrapped one day after the lighting ceremony in Olympia to avoid crowding.



 



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Which are the five cool maths games that you can play online for free?



Demolition Division



This game can be found on Math Playground as well as Cool Math 4 Kids websites among others. In this quick game, aimed at improving your division skills, you need to defend your base from enemy tanks by solving division-related questions. The enemy tanks will contain a division question each, while your cannon will contain the quotient of one of the divisions. Based on the answer, choose the right tank and blast it. The game is timed and available in different levels of difficulty.



High Stakes Heist



In this game, available on ABCya!, you are Kit Foxtail and your mission is to get back the money of the townspeople stolen by Duke Von Wolfington. To do so, you will need to open safes using your maths skills. You will be given an equation to solve. You need to choose two numbers and an operator, guess the answer and move towards solving the equation. You will have to remember the Order of Operations, use your basic math skills and think fast to be able to win this game before time runs out. You have four such equations to solve.



Island Chase Subtraction



This game can be found on multiple websites. Aimed at testing your subtraction skills, this game involves a boat race between you and the computer or other players online. Your goal is to finish first in the race. To speed your boat ahead, you need to answer subtraction-related questions as fast as possible. At the end of the game, you will know where you are placed, what your accuracy was and how many questions you would be able to solve in a minute on average.



Cannon Ball Multiplication



You can find this game at multiplication.com. While it tests your multiplication skills, the game also lets you enjoy an Angry Bird-type game. You are posed a set of multiplication questions. Once you correctly answer these, you will be given the opportunity to throw a cannon ball at a castle and earn points to unlock the level. There are many levels in the game, with the difficulty of questions increasing with each level.



Integers Addition Blocks



This tricky game is available on XPMath. In this game that tests your addition skills, a target number is given to you and you need to add the integers given in a grid to reach the target number. If your answer exceeds the given number, you lose the round. In one minute you need to achieve as many target numbers as possible. Are you up for it?



 



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Which are games that enhance your typing speed and accuracy?



Typeracer



The word "race" has been synonymous with "speed" since time immemorial. Similarly, the objective of the game is to improve your typing speed with accuracy. A paragraph is given and you need to type it out. This para can be a random para or a quote from a book. Letters that are capitalised should be typed the same way. There are two ways to play the game – at your own pace or enter a race with people from around the world. Ready, set, go!



10 Fast Fingers



This game is similar to the Typeracer. Here, instead of a para or a quote, you are given random words to type in less than a minute. Unlike Typeracer, you do not have to type capital letters in capitals. You can take a test on your own or compete with your friends to see who is the fastest. You can also join competitions hosted by people from around the world and see who's the fastest.



Typing War Master



This game puts to the test not just your speed and accuracy at typing, but also your concentration. Words fall from the skies in a bubble and you need to type them out before they hit the ground. The number of words that fall increases gradually as you progress through the game. When you enter, it might look like a Super Mario game set-up, but maintain your focus and type the words as fast as you can.



Keyboard Ninja



This game by typing.com is fun and simple to play. It has various levels of difficulty and lets you choose the keys from the part of the keyboard you would want to master. For example, if you choose the 'bottom row of the keyboard, you will be thrown random letters that appear in the last row of the keyboard. As these letters appear, you need to type them out before they fall off the play area. You will be given three chances in each turn.



Typing Ninja



As the name suggests, this game helps you type as fast as a Ninja moves. In this simple game, you need to type out random letters of the alphabet that fall from above. You can choose the speed and gradually increase it as your typing improves. It gives you details about your hits and misses and your accuracy levels. It also mentions the letters you missed the most.



 



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Which are the games that are fun to play through Google Search?



Soccer



A football fanatic or not this interactive Google Doodle game is fun and easy to play. Head to Google Search and type Soccer google doodle and dick on the first link that appears. The game is simple - you are a goalkeeper who needs to stop the striker from scoring a goal. You have three chances to save as many goals as you can.



To move your player left and right, you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard or move the mouse. To make your goalie jump and save a shot, either hit the spacebar or the left click on the mouse. As you keep saving goals, the game gets faster.



Score maximum points and ask your friends to try out the game and see how much they score.



Coding Rabbit



This is an interesting Google Doodle that celebrates coding for kids. Type 'Coding Rabbit Google doodle’ on Google Search to get started. When you start the game, you will find a rabbit and blocks with carrots on them. You need to get the rabbit to eat all the carrots in each round. To move the rabbit, you need to place appropriate tiles in the given space at the bottom of the playing window. Based on the tiles you place, the rabbit will move. If the rabbit finishes all the carrots in one round, you progress to the next. As you move ahead, you will find many challenges. But don't worry, the game has tutorials for each stage to make it easy for you to understand and play.



Quick, Draw!



If you like playing Pictionary or any other drawing and guessing game but do not have anyone else to play with this game is just for you. Head to Google Search and type out "Quick Draw”. You should find a link to the game in the top search results. The game is simple - you have six rounds in total and 20 seconds for each round. You need to draw the word assigned for a particular round and Google's neural network will try to guess what you are drawing. You can use your mouse to draw. Whether or not the neural network guesses what you have drawn, the game will move to the next round.



At the end of the game, you can see the words guessed and not guessed by the neural network. If you click on the ones that the network failed to guess, Google will show you what the neural network thought your drawing might have resembled and will offer you suggestions on what you could draw should that word appear again.


How to make Mancala game at home?



Mancala games have been popular in Africa for thousands of years. Two players move small stones or seeds around pits scooped out of a board. The goal is to get the most stones on your side of the board and in your Mancala cup. The trick is deciding which group of stones is best to move!



You will need:




  • An empty egg carton

  • 48 small stones, buttons, marbles, or beads

  • 2 small cups (the Mancalas)



What to do:




  • Use an egg carton and two shallow cups for the Mancala board and Mancalas. Each player owns the six pockets on one side of the egg carton and the Mancala cup placed to his or her right.

  • Place four stones in each of the 12 pockets in the egg carton.

  • Decide who will go first. The first player scoops up all the stones from one of his or her six pockets and drops them one by one in the pockets around the carton in an anticlockwise direction starting in the next pocket. If you reach your Mancala, drop a stone in it, but do not drop stones in your opponent’s Mancala.

  • The players will take turns picking up all the stones from a pocket and moving them as described in step there, always taking from one of their own pockets. If the last stone in a turn is placed in the player’s own Mancla, the player gets another turn. If the last stone is placed in an empty cup on the player’s own side, he or she may take that stone and all the stones from the pocket directly opposite his or her own, if there are any, and put them in his or her own Mancala. The game ends when one player’s side is clear of stones.



You’re the winner if you have more stones in your pockets and Mancala than your opponent does.



 



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How to make Derrah game at home?



Derrah is a game like Noughts and Crosses and Go. It is a two-player game from North Africa and is easy to make and fun to play.



You will need:




  • Card or paper

  • Felt-tipped pen

  • Small coin

  • 12 matching seeds, stones, buttons, coins, paper, clips, or beads for each player



Be sure each players’ pieces are different. For example, use white seeds for one and black seeds for another, coins or different coloured buttons.



 



What to do:




  • In Africa, Derrah is played on a wooden board with rows of little round holes, but you can make your own game board. Just trace around a small coin on the paper, drawing six rows of seven circles each. That’s 42 circles that form a rectangle.

  • Decide who goes first. Then set all the pieces on the board, talking turns putting one piece at a time in any empty circle on the board. Only two pieces from the same player can be next to each other.

  • Then take turns moving pieces one space left or right, up or down – but not diagonally. The object is to get three pieces in a row. Choose your moves carefully to try to prevent your opponent from getting three in a row.

  • Each time you get three in a row, you can take one of your opponent’s pieces off the board.



The game ends when one player cannot make any more rows of three, or when all of a player’s pieces has been taken.



 



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How can you be safe while playing?



Be prepared like the professionals! Take a look at the big, tough professional American football players. They always wear hard helmets and cover their bodies in safety padding. They are serious about playing it safe.



You should be, too.



Bicycle riding is fun for everyone, and everyone should wear a helmet when they ride.



On paved paths, people love to glide on in-line skates and surf on skateboards. Skates and skateboards require balance and speed. A sturdy helmet and a set of wrist, elbow, and knee-pads help keep you safe!



Hockey players of all ages know that helmets, mouth-guards, and padding are as important as skates and sticks.



The best surfers and divers have had many swimmers lessons. They know you have to be strong swimmer before you try anything fancy in the water.



In-line skating is a fun and active sport. Skaters should always wear protective clothes to keep safe.



Hockey is a fun, but fast, sport that should always be played wearing safety equipment.



 



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What are Olympic Games?



Do you like to compete? Are you ready to take on the world?



If you are, try the Olympic Games. In the Olympics, athletes representing countries around the world compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals. And the whole world watches.



Do you like archery, fencing, boxing, or rowing? The Olympics have a competition for you. Many sports are included in the Olympic Games. The Winter Olympic Games feature athletes who ski, sled, and skate. The Summer Olympic Games have swimmers, runners, cyclists, jumpers, and gymnasts.



In some sports, players compete in teams. In others, it’s you against your opponent. In some sports, you might race against the clock to beat the record. Ice skaters, divers, and gymnasts all perform before judges who rate their skills.



In sports, someone wins and someone loses. In the Olympic Games, a world-class skier or swimmer might win a medal by only 0.02 seconds! When you race, you might lose by a hair – or you might win.



Games help you learn to be a good sport – to do your best and enjoy playing, whether win or lose.



After an Olympic event, the top three players or teams are honored with a special ceremony and medals – gold, silver, and bronze.



The lighting of the Olympic flame is a tradition at the Olympic Games. It stands for spirit, knowledge, life, and peace.



You have to be very strong for the weightlifting competition. Some people lift more than 454 kilograms.



The Olympics have many track and field events. Some include running, but others involve jumping or throwing things.



Downhill skiing, or Alpine skiing, can have athletes hurtling down a mountain at speeds of about 97 kilometres per hour.



 



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What are good sports to play?



People are crowding into the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Banners are flying. Flags are waving. Everyone is talking at once.



Th calico champions from Rome and Milan are about to meet. Calico is the Italian name for soccer. Every Sunday, from October to May, teams from big Italian cities play one another.



“Evviva!” (Hurrah!) A great roar echoes through the stadium as the game begins. Soccer is the favourite sport in Italy, and probably throughout the world. In many countries in Europe, South America, and Asia, soccer is the national game.



In Canada, ice hockey is the national sport. This game was first played on Canada’s frozen lakes and ponds. Now, hockey is popular in western Europe, Russia, the U.S.A., and Japan.



Cricket, the United Kingdom’s favourite summer sport, is also popular in Australia, the West Indies, and Pakistan.



Americans play all kinds of ball games, such as football, baseball, and basketball. American children love to roller-skate and ride bikes. In Japan, the favourites are volleyball, baseball, and table tennis. Very large wrestlers compete in sumo wrestling, another popular sport in Japan.



 



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