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I’m going to do something a bit different this time. Instead of monthly active users, I’m going to base the ranking on daily active users to give way to new games that became popular in a short time.With that said, there’s a lot of movement that happened since last month’s ranking. Care to guess which game immediately got into the number 2 spot from out of nowhere?

Anyway, here are the top 10 Facebook games heading into October.

10. YoVille – 3,333,901 daily active users

Zynga’s YoVille has always been in the top 5 in the past few months but when it comes to daily active users, this kid’s game is at the number 10 spot.

9. Bejeweled Blitz – 3,362,608 daily active users

Leading by just a bit is the revamped Bejeweled Blitz where it’s now easier to get a score in the 100k to 200k range. If you haven’t played this game for quite a while, visit it again and see if you can beat your friends’ top score.

8. Texas HoldEm Poker – 4,326,930 daily active users

It’s quite understandable that when it comes to daily playing, Texas HoldEm won’t be ranked high. Unlike other games that forces you to play everyday, people usually set aside just once or twice a week to play online poker.

7. Pet Society – 5,270,594 daily active users

If based on monthly active users, this game would be ranked 5th.

6. Restaurant City – 5,290,004 daily active users

Even with the new features, recipes and items, Restaurant City can’t seem to make it to the top 5. What improvements does RC need?

5. Farm Town – 5,473,238 daily active users

Farm Town is still hold on as one of the top games in Facebook. But if we’re going to base it on monthly users, Farm Town ranks number 7. Is there something new with the game or is it getting boring already?

4. Happy Aquarium – 6,041,292 daily active users

As predicted last month, fish games will get into the top 10 list.

Happy Aquarium is the first fish game ever that got into the top 10 and what a splash it made quickly taking the 4th spot. I haven’t played this one yet but I might if I get bored with one of the games I’m playing.

3. Mafia Wars – 6,680,417 daily active users

Mafia Wars Moscow expansion is complete and is a bit difficult compared to Cuba but this is keeping people from getting bored with the game.

There are still a lot of things being added to the game and there’s still the Bangkok and Western US expansions in the pipeline.

2. Cafe World – 8,119,514 monthly active users

Zynga created its own version of a restaurant game to rival Playfish’s Restaurant City and what an impact it made. It immediately secured the number 2 spot despite being barely a month-old and still in beta.

Does Zynga know how to spam or what? Cafe World is much simpler than RC but I think that would appeal to a lot of people. You don’t have to stay in the game just to gain experience. Just like Farmville, you only need to login when your food is ready to be served or when you want to customize your cafe.

Only problem I’m having is that it slows down my single-core PC (like what Farmville does).

1. FarmVille – 23,509,980 daily active users

That’s not a typo. FarmVille continues to get stronger with 23.5 million daily active users.

They took a page from Mafia Wars by adding mastery levels for its crops. There’s also a whole lot of items and features that has been added which is keeping its players busy. I personally like the dairy cow building.

Farkle and Barn Buddy are out of the top 10. Better games deserve the spots anyway.

Slowly creeping in are the other fish games Fish World and My Fishbowl. Another notable game that we might see next month is Roller Coaster Kingdom.

You might also be interested in:

• Top 10 Facebook games for September 2009
• Top 10 Facebook games for December 2009
• Top 10 Facebook games for October 2009
• Top 10 Facebook games for August 2009

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