Whether you’re looking to play some quick puzzles on your phone or tablet or want to get in some more serious cognitive training, there are many free (and some paid) mobile and web-based apps that can help. Word and number puzzles, jigsaws, slide-the-block games, tetris and more are fun ways to give your brain a workout.

One of the most popular, เข้าสู่ระบบ UFABET อย่างปลอดภัย albeit simple, word and number puzzles is Wordle. You move numbered tiles around a 4×4 grid and try to form words while the rest of the letters change colour, making it easy for your brain to pick up on patterns and speeds. There’s also 2048, where you move numbered squares around a 3×3 grid and try to make as big of a number combination as possible. It’s extremely addictive and a great way to test your speed and focus.

Other popular games include Azul, a strategy game where you place tiles on the board to score points, which won the prestigious Spiel des Jahres award in 2018. There’s also chess app Chess Light, which challenges your thinking by placing chess pieces on small, differently shaped chess boards.

The Best Online Puzzle Games for Brain Training

A few different brain-training apps and websites like Lumosity, Cognifit, Sharpbrains and BrainHQ offer a variety of free daily puzzles, as well as a more in-depth training program for a monthly subscription fee. While it’s not yet known if these games really lead to long-term cognition improvement, they are certainly engaging and fun.