Downtime is not something I get much time for with everything going on at home however one thing I do love to do when we do get sometimes is to play cards. Before my dad got taken poorly we would all meet up once a month and play 7-card brag for some 10p chips. It was a great way to just catch up and chill out whilst having some fun.
Since he has been poorly though this is not something we have been able to do, so I have been playing online cards games instead as a way to relax.
I’m not talking casino-style games, just your classic solitaire. Before having kids, you would sit and play solitaire on the table with a deck of cards but things have moved on since then. You can now play solitaire online for free at sites like Solitaire.org. There are no games to download and you don’t even need to register on the site. You can simply take 10 minutes out of your day and enjoy a game of solitaire. They do have a host of other versions of Solitaire for you to enjoy, just scroll to the bottom of the home page for you to see these.
As well as card games though, I am a gamer and there is one game on their site that I have loved playing, Cookie Monster.
It is a take on Pac Man but with the Cookie Monster plodding along the screen, then when the ghost turns into the things to eat, you are chasing cookies around the screen trying to gobble them all up! Like with the solitaire game, there is no need for you to install anything or even log in. You just simply head to the game of your choice and enjoy the game. Be warned though, it can be pretty addictive and you may lose an hour of your time trying to beat your best score! There are some games that will never go out of fashion and I think the Pac-Man style games will be around for generations to come, it just can’t be beaten! Something so simple yet so fun, what is there not to like?
Even though these games are all browser games, there is no lag experienced when playing these games. This means during your lunch break at work when you just want to switch off, you are able to have a quick 10-minute game just to relax and chill out.