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NewBrainDaily puzzle Pin SharpThree thirty-second drills for a quick, steady hand.Pin Sharp is a set of short accuracy drills on a dark range board, and a run is three of them, thirty seconds each. Play Pin SharpAdded 20 Sept
New Ring RiseBounce up a tower of turning rings, one mark at a time. Arcade New Coil FallTurn the tower and drop the ball through every gap. Arcade New Bead ChuteA line of beads rolls for the chute. Match three and burst it. Arcade New Sling YardPull the sling back and bring the whole yard down on the drums. Action New Suit CallMatch the suit or the rank. Eights are wild, and you call what follows. Board New Knock TenTen cards each, melds against the machine, and the knock that ends it at ten or less. Board

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Paddle DuelTwo players, one keyboard or one screen. First to 7. Arcade Light TrailsLeave a trail, cut them off, don’t crash. Solo or with a friend. Arcade Five StonesFive stones in a line wins. Outwit the machine or a friend. Board Pebble PitsSow pebbles, land in your store, capture the pit opposite. Solo or with a friend. Board Ladder LeapThree boards, ladders, snakes and a few surprises. One to four players. Board Lane BowlSet your line, your speed and your hook. Then listen for the pins. Arcade DartsStop two sweeping lines. That's where the dart goes. Arcade Blob VolleyHead the ball over the net. First to 15. Arcade ChessEvery rule, a thinking machine, a puzzle each day. Board YachtFive dice, three rolls, thirteen boxes to fill. Board New Penalty KickTake a kick, then keep goal. Five each, then sudden death. Arcade New PigRoll as often as you dare. A one wipes the lot. First to 100. Board New Table FootballEight rods, one little ball. Slide, kick and beat the machine match after match. Action New Cue TableEight-ball and nine-ball on a teal baize. Pull back, let go, and listen for the pocket. Arcade New Nine Men's MorrisPlace nine beads, slide them, make mills and take theirs. Board New BackgammonTwo dice, fifteen checkers each, and the race to bear them all off. Board New Shore to ShoreClaim hexagons, join your two shores, cut off theirs. It never ends in a draw. Board New DominoesMatch an open end, draw when you're stuck, go out first. Play the machine or pass the phone to three friends. Board New Nim RowsRows of matches. Take what you like from one row. Mind the last one. Board New Suit CallMatch the suit or the rank. Eights are wild, and you call what follows. Board

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Girder DropStack the falling blocks. Clear lines. Don't hit the top. Puzzle Neon SnakeEat, grow, don't bite yourself. Arcade Paddle WarsYou versus the machine. First to 7 wins. Arcade Brick BlastSmash every brick. Catch the power-ups. Arcade Rock StormSpin, thrust, shoot. Rocks split when hit. Action Alien RainWaves of aliens. One cannon. Hold the line. Action Flap BotOne button. Endless masts. How far can you flap? Arcade Double UpSlide, merge, double. Reach 2048. Puzzle Mine SweepClear the field. Don't step on a mine. Puzzle Match PairsTwenty cards, ten pairs. Remember where they were. Puzzle Road HopperNine lanes of traffic. Hop across, then again, faster. Action Tunnel RunHold to rise, let go to sink. The cave never ends. Arcade Tic Tac ToeBeat the machine. It learns every round. Board Four in a RowDrop, stack, line up four before the machine does. Board Prism PopSwap, match three, chain cascades. Sixty seconds. Puzzle Mole MashBop the moles. Leave the bombs. Forty-five seconds. Action ReflexWait for green. Tap. How fast are you, really? Action Lights OffEvery press flips five lights. Turn them all off. Puzzle ReversiOutflank to flip. Own the board at the end. Board Tank BattleTurn, drive, fire. Waves of tanks. Shells bounce. Action Color FloodFlood the board in one colour before the moves run out. Puzzle Pattern EchoWatch the pattern. Repeat it. It grows every round. Puzzle SudokuA fresh puzzle every time, always one solution. Puzzle Speed TypeWords fall. Type them before they land. Keyboard only. Action Word RescueGuess the word letter by letter before the balloon deflates. Puzzle Paddle DuelTwo players, one keyboard or one screen. First to 7. Arcade Tower StackDrop each floor in line. Anything hanging over gets sliced off. Arcade Neon SlideSlide the numbers back into order before the clock runs out. Puzzle Element FusionWater plus water makes an ocean. Keep fusing, keep the clock alive. Puzzle Bubble PopFire colours into the raft. Three touching and they burst. Puzzle Sky ClimbYou never stop bouncing. Only the steering is up to you. Arcade Crate PushPush every crate onto a marker. You can push, never pull. Puzzle Fruit SlashSwipe through the fruit. Leave the bombs completely alone. Action Air HockeyYou take the left mallet. The machine gets faster every time you score. Arcade Pipe FlowTurn the pipes and get the water to the drain before it spills. Puzzle PatienceThe classic card solitaire. Build four suits from ace to king. Board DraughtsJump, capture, crown. Draughts against a machine that plans ahead. Board Picture LogicUse the number clues to fill the grid and reveal a hidden picture. Puzzle Tile PairsMatch free tiles in pairs until the whole stack is gone. Puzzle Dot LinkLink each pair of dots. No crossing, and every square must fill. Puzzle Moon LanderFeather the thrust and touch down gently before the fuel runs out. Arcade Mini PuttNine tricky holes. Drag back, aim and sink it in the fewest strokes. Arcade City ShieldRockets are falling on your towns. Tap the sky to blast them first. Action Light TrailsLeave a trail, cut them off, don’t crash. Solo or with a friend. Arcade Box ClaimDraw lines between dots. Close a box to claim it and move again. Board Fleet HuntHunt down the machine's hidden fleet before it finds yours. Board Block FitPlace three pieces, clear full lines, never run out of room. Puzzle Word HuntFind the hidden words in a themed letter grid before the clock runs out. Puzzle Retro RallyWind up an endless country road. Pass the tractors, mind the fuel. Action Hoop ShotFlick it up and hear the swish. Sixty seconds on the clock. Arcade Star SquadronYour ship fires by itself. Your job is to fly it through the crossfire. Action Dune DashRace a little rover across the desert from afternoon into night. Arcade Pin PalaceA 1970s fairground pinball table. Light the palace towers for multiball. Arcade Five StonesFive stones in a line wins. Outwit the machine or a friend. Board Pebble PitsSow pebbles, land in your store, capture the pit opposite. Solo or with a friend. Board Merge DropDrop sweets into the jar. Two alike touch and grow into something bigger. Puzzle Maths SprintSixty seconds of sums. Keep the streak and each answer is worth more. Learning Capital QuestTwelve questions on the capitals. Get seven and the next round is yours. Learning Clock WiseRead the hands, then set them yourself. The clock gets fussier every level. Learning Disc TowerMove the whole stack across, one disc at a time. Never big on small. Brain Colour ClashThe word says one colour, the ink says another. Answer the right one. Brain Mind MatrixNine squares, one missing. Work out the rule and finish it. Brain Target NumberSix numbers, one target. Add, take, times or share your way there. Brain Colour SortPour the glassware until every tube holds one colour. Puzzle Park OutShuffle the cars until the orange one can drive out. Puzzle Ladder LeapThree boards, ladders, snakes and a few surprises. One to four players. Board Lane BowlSet your line, your speed and your hook. Then listen for the pins. Arcade Word LockSix tries to work out the hidden five-letter word. Puzzle Ball BarrageFire a growing stream of balls at a wall of numbers. Arcade DartsStop two sweeping lines. That's where the dart goes. Arcade Pyramid PatienceClear the pyramid in pairs that add up to thirteen. Board Lantern MazeLight every lantern before the owls catch you. Arcade Blob VolleyHead the ball over the net. First to 15. Arcade ChessEvery rule, a thinking machine, a puzzle each day. Board Window GardenGrow six pots on a sunny windowsill. Puzzle Morse KeyLearn Morse on a brass key, a lamp and a paper tape. Learning Pond FishingCast, strike, play it in. Forty-eight fish to find. Arcade Cross SumsFill each run so it adds up to its clue. Puzzle Logic GridTick and cross until one answer is left. Brain BridgesJoin every island with exactly its number of bridges. Puzzle Word LadderChange one letter at a time to turn one word into another. Puzzle YachtFive dice, three rolls, thirteen boxes to fill. Board Melody LanesTap four lanes in time and play the tune yourself. Arcade Binary GridOrange and teal, half and half, never three alike. Puzzle Four CellsAll fifty-two cards face up, four free cells, and every deal can be won. Board Map PinA country's name appears. Drop a pin where it is. Learning Castle LaneRaiders are walking the lane. Build towers and hold the castle gate. Action Juice StandOne trading day a day: price it, stock it, sell it. Brain New Penalty KickTake a kick, then keep goal. Five each, then sudden death. Arcade New Code BreakerFour hidden colours, ten tries, and a clue after every one. Puzzle New PigRoll as often as you dare. A one wipes the lot. First to 100. Board New Suit RunsTwo packs, ten columns: build king to ace in one suit and the run lifts away. Board New Ten Floors DownOne hero, one torch, ten floors. Nothing moves until you do. Brain New Nine SpokesNine letters on a wheel: make words with the centre, and find the one that uses all nine. Puzzle New Table FootballEight rods, one little ball. Slide, kick and beat the machine match after match. Action New Cue TableEight-ball and nine-ball on a teal baize. Pull back, let go, and listen for the pocket. Arcade New Attic LampA gentle text adventure: one sleepy house, a new chapter every day. Brain New Claw CabinetThree free plays a day. An honest claw, and thirty-six figures to collect. Arcade New NestlingHatch a little creature and look after it as it grows up. Arcade New Fence LoopDraw one closed loop so every number counts its sides. Puzzle New Spring HopTwenty rooms of running, jumping and wall-sliding against the clock. Action New Cage SumsEvery digit once a row, and every cage makes its target. Puzzle New Sea ShadeEvery number is an island. Shade the sea around them. Puzzle New Inequality GridEvery digit once in each line, and every sign pointing at the smaller one. Puzzle New AllotmentsMark out the field into plots: one number each, and the number is the area. Puzzle New Word FrameA crossword with no clues: fit every word into the grid. Puzzle New Nine Men's MorrisPlace nine beads, slide them, make mills and take theirs. Board New BackgammonTwo dice, fifteen checkers each, and the race to bear them all off. Board New Star PlotsOne star in every row, column and plot, and no two ever touch. Puzzle New Shore to ShoreClaim hexagons, join your two shores, cut off theirs. It never ends in a draw. Board New DominoesMatch an open end, draw when you're stuck, go out first. Play the machine or pass the phone to three friends. Board New Nim RowsRows of matches. Take what you like from one row. Mind the last one. Board New Peg SolitaireJump peg over peg until one is left in the ringed hole. Puzzle New TangramSeven pieces, one ink shape, no gaps. Puzzle New Neighbour PileClear seven columns onto one pile, one rank up or one rank down. Board New Knock TenTen cards each, melds against the machine, and the knock that ends it at ten or less. Board New Suit CallMatch the suit or the rank. Eights are wild, and you call what follows. Board New Sling YardPull the sling back and bring the whole yard down on the drums. Action New Bead ChuteA line of beads rolls for the chute. Match three and burst it. Arcade New Coil FallTurn the tower and drop the ball through every gap. Arcade New Ring RiseBounce up a tower of turning rings, one mark at a time. Arcade New Pin SharpThree thirty-second drills for a quick, steady hand. Brain

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Decision WheelCan't decide? Type the options, spin, obey.Activity Dice & CoinFlip a coin or roll up to six dice. Instantly.Activity Would You RatherForty impossible choices. Pick a side, see the split.Activity Fortune BallAsk a yes-or-no question. Shake. Accept your fate.Activity Riddle MeThirty riddles. Reveal the answer only when you give up.Activity Quick TriviaTen questions, four options, a timer that judges you.Activity Fun FactsOdd, true things you didn't know. One tap for the next.Activity Perfect CircleDraw a circle by hand. Get scored. Try again forever.Activity Do NothingTwo minutes of nothing. Move the mouse and you start again.Activity Beat MakerSixteen steps, six sounds. Tap out a beat and press Play.Activity Doodle PadDoodle anything. Undo everything. Save the good ones.Activity Name GeneratorGamer tags, band names, pet names and more. Roll till one sticks.Activity Team PickerPaste the names, pick the teams, shuffle. Fair every time.Activity
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