How to: Block event and game requests on Facebook

Are you tired of constant game requests to play Candy Crush Saga? Maybe you’ve got an overeager promoter as a Facebook friend and you’re besieged by event invitations five states away.

Here’s how to silence these notifications and live a cleaner Facebook life.

When a friend invites you to play a game, you get pinged in your notification area. It’s fairly easy to turn off notifications from the app the friend is engaging with, right from the notifications menu.

Mouse over the notification and look for the X on the right side.