Today’s topic: Do you play any Facebook games? Which ones, and have you spent any real-world money on them?

Facebook is a powerhouse of the social networking world, and it’s no wonder games made for it have become lucrative and popular. Most are free to start, but offer ‘special’ items and upgrades for a price. These addictive games have millions of users, but what do our readers have to say about them? Read below to find out! 

“Just Scrabble. Would never pay real money to play any online game? Did you hear about the little girl who racked up like $5,000 on a Facebook game like Farmville or Fishville on her parents’ credit card in ONE DAY! Whoops!! Because I guess they gave her a few dollars of tokens using it, but the card number saved on her site so she just kept buying more. YIKES!” — Facebook follower Dee Miles 

“No games here, waste of money and time, plus I don’t want them accessing my information. (Yes, I know that’s easily available anyway, but why facilitate it?) I facebook mainly for networking, and even then, the purely social aspect that goes along with it is enough of a time suck.” — Facebook follower John Brooking 

“I never give them my credit card info. I buy a Farmville card at the store. Its a good way to keep in check and still get the things you want and have fun!! :0) — Facebook follower Niki Roberston Casley 

“YoVille & Farm Town, but never again. Total waste of money.” — Facebook follower Stephanie Umbro 

“I was addicted to Farmville, Petville, Frontierville, basically all of them for the first few months. My friends still are, but I started spending so much time playing them I knew it was getting out of hand! I took them all off my Facebook and haven’t regretted it. I still like to play the Trivia games sometimes though. No more Villes.” — Twitter follower MustBeThursday 

“I tried Mafia Wars. It got boring. I have not spent money on them and I probably never would.” — Facebook follower David Merritt 

“I played a search one before but didn’t like it. I have to be careful with fast-moving mouse games because it hurts my shoulder. I would NEVER pay for a game.” — Facebook follower Lisa Lambert 

“Nope, I find them boring. My husband’s mum is hooked on the games like Tetris, it’s scary!” — Twitter follower silver_x_cross 

“Yes I play the games some BUT do NOT buy anything.” — Facebook follower Carole Kane 

“I used to be addicted to Vampire Wars, but I quit because I was getting addicted. Never spent money though.” — Twitter follower Jachodactyl 

“I find them all to be tedious. Tho, I’ve logged a few hours on the Zynga ones. Never spent any RL$ on them.” — Twitter follower jeanxskirt 

“I play games on FB but only a few and I don’t spend $$ on them.” — Facebook follower Sandy Stowell Harris