January 31, 2012
Here on MakeUseOf, we like to take on the occasional brain-teaser or word puzzle. Fortunately, I’ve found a site called A Game A Day (stylized “AgameAday”) – a great way to go throughout the year and enhance your thinking skills. Despite its old school design, this site provides some fairly decent Java script games that are easy to use and fun to play. So if you have some time, you should definitely take a look.
January 20, 2012
Wikipedia will continue to get knocked down for credibility and accuracy but it is the best open source project we know of. And one we still depend on for a quick reference. Wikipedia is the last place you would expect to play a few serious games, but dig deep and a few intrepid web applications have been built around the knowledge rich online encyclopedia. Wikipedia games just give you another way to kill a few of those dull hours and gain a bit of grey matter in the process.
December 24, 2011
As the life cycle of Apple’s iOS has developed, there seems to be more and more emphasis on massive 3D games that rival the DS and the PSP. This is fine, I enjoy games like Nova, Real Racing and Modern Combat as much as anyone else. That said, there is something to be said for the subtle enjoyment of sitting down, relaxing and playing a simple puzzle game on my portable device.
September 14, 2011
Ever wonder what Tetris would be like without structure? You should try Not Tetris 2. This fan-made version of Tetris features full 360 degree rotation and all the potential messes that come with that. Created in Soviet Russia during the final years of the USSR, the original Tetris is nothing if not structured. Not so in Tetris 2.
August 4, 2011
The other day someone asked what they could do on the Internet other than Facebook or blogging. Well, as someone else put it quite bluntly, what can’t you do? However, the key question is, what is the best thing you can do? And while you’re busy figuring that out, how about killing some time?
July 1, 2011
Every wordsmith also needs to sharpen his axe from time to time. One of the best grindstones for that can be the numerous word games avilable online for free. They not only let you play with letters, words, and sentences – but also give you a break from the occasional tedium. Let your creativity flow with these eight online word games while you take a break from your day job.
March 8, 2011
Here’s to let you know that Scrabble (or Lexulous) isn’t the only word game going around. From the simple to the multiplayer games, words have defined an entire genre of online games. So come online and see the fun you can have with letters and words. Word games online are not only about puzzles, although [...]
February 22, 2011
It’s a toy puzzle whose solution is defined by a mammoth number – forty-three quintillion. If you have ever tried to solve the Rubik’s Cube and succeeded, you got one out of those quintillion combination’s right. The Rubik’s cube is said to be the world’s most popular toy; but like no other toy, it can [...]
January 25, 2011
Do we tune up our brain as frequently as we do our cars? The most wonderful organ ever patented by God is left on its own in the skull as we go on with the chores of life. The jury is still out on whether brain games and brain exercises can really make you “˜smarter’. The [...]
January 3, 2011
Add word search puzzles to the list of games you can play with mere words and using nothing but a pen and paper. Oh, I forgot, you can play all sorts of puzzles and games on the web these days. Let’s talk about word search puzzles here. Unlike crosswords where you pencil in the missing [...]
