Ok, sometimes I need a break from writing or fixing blogs or actually doing my day job but I still want to keep my mind alert. This is when I like to play casual games – hidden object or puzzle ones. Playing for a little bit gives me a break but doesn’t make me stupid like television or put me to sleep like reading and then I feel ready to get back to work.
One of the best sites that gathers the best of the best of the casual games is Jay is Games. The site description is,
The best Flash and Casual games available on the Web get reviewed, discussed and recommended here.
My favorite types are the hidden object and the room escape. A hidden object game is like a more difficult version of Where’s Waldo while in a room escape you are stuck in room and you have to locate the clues to get out of it.
Not all of the games are free but a lot of them are. If you click on the Tweek
I do love games. Thanks for the link!
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i like full games too and like you i don’t have the time any more.. ah well except for red alert 3 :P as for casual games i LOVE
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(i have no idea why the previous one posted :S nontheless i’ll continue from where i left) so i LOVE bigfishgames.com i have even bought some of their games. my type is time management and hidden object. have you tried out azada? if you haven’t then you must!
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Hi Kim,
Thanks for the link. I’m a sucker for online flash games. I like room escape games too :-)
I like these types of games because its a quick video game fix. I don’t really sit down and play many console games unless something really gets my interest or somebody recommends something really good. ;-)
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@Wesley – Great – it’s a fun site :-)
@Stratos – I have played Azada! I have a Big Fish membership – it makes each game $6.99, which I think is a really good deal.
I did just get the new Tomb Raider and will be starting that over the Thanksgiving break.
@Jim Great! Are you referring to Indigo Prophecy? How about Sam & Max?
i have the two month membership $9.99 each game :) anyway i love those guys! they have excellent customer support too!
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@Stratos – Big Fish is great! You’re the only other person I know who uses them.
When I want to take a break I pick up a book. Fortunately it doesn’t have the same soporific affect on me that it has on you *smile* I can’t play computer games for a break because I would never get back to work! One more tetris! One more mahjong! Nope, computer games are a slippery slope to nothing getting done.
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I don’t know what it is. I love to read. But this last year I fall asleep almost every time I do read. I thought, well I read to late at night so I’ll read during the day. Doesn’t matter – I still fall asleep.
True about the games – that does happen sometimes ;-)
Used to while away my time on many a game…now time it waaay to restricted .. I play an hour of sins of a solar empire…or a bit of world of warcraft …but mostly to unwind I out my feet up and catch up on sleep!
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Hi Kim, I always like new resources and occasionally I play games like Mahjong and I should read. If I let myself read fiction, I won’t stop. Non-fiction, unfortunately, does make me sleepy. I could give myself permission to read in the morning since I work for me and get up at 5am. By 7pm, my brain is tired and I move the computer from my office to the living room and watch shows like NCIS or some other cop show with one eye while working on the computer.
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@Donace – I know :-) Aaahh … sleep.
@Julie – Hi! I can’t relax with tv – it makes me a little tense. I wonder if non-fiction makes me sleepier than fiction. Could be …
Mostly i play real games. But these Flash games are quite useful when you are in office and want to kill some time.
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@Madhur – I know you do because you frequently mention games on Twitter ;-)
I use to play games online all the time. I use to go to Miniclip.com for free online flash games. There are some killer games on that site!
Hi Matt – I’m not familiar with Miniclip – I’ll have to check it out.