{"id":230,"date":"2019-12-15T22:23:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T22:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/?page_id=230"},"modified":"2022-04-26T21:07:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T21:07:36","slug":"brain-games","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/activities\/brain-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain games and puzzles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the place to come if you like puzzles or games that need a bit of thought. You don&#8217;t need to sign in to use any of these games.<\/p>\n<p>If you know any other puzzles like this, please share with Mrs Macfadyen so they can be added.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #99cc00\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFCC00\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/il\/keyboardmouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keyboard and mouse skills<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>Lots of activities to help you improve your typing and mouse skills.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlanguage.co.uk\/wordle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wordle<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>Guess the five letter word in only six attempts. <em>Wordle<\/em> only allows one game per day, but try <a href=\"https:\/\/octokatherine.github.io\/word-master\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Word Master<\/a>\u00a0 for unlimited games.<\/h6>\n<h6>And if you get really good, try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quordle.com\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quordle<\/a> &#8211; four games at the same time!<\/h6>\n<h6>If you prefer numbers, try <a href=\"https:\/\/nerdlegame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nerdle<\/a>. There are three different games everyday.<\/p>\n<p>And if you prefer guessing a country, then there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/globle-game.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Globle<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.20q.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20Q<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>A game of 20 questions played against a computer. Can you beat it?<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/play2048.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2048<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>Use the arrow keys to double the squares and reach 2048? Every time you make a move, a new square appears and fills up the space. Also available as a free app.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/ancient\/romans\/launch_gms_deathrome.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Death in Rome<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>Who is guilty of the murder?<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisonlibrary.org\/at-home\/digital-escape-rooms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Escape Rooms<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>A massive listof escape rooms, including games based on Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Star Wars, Roald Dahl and manyother books and films.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freerice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FreeRice<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>This game is special. Every time you get an answer correct, you are actually donating food to the United Nations Food Programme.\u00a0 You can also download the app to play on your phone.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.higherlowergame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Higher Lower Game<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>How many searches are made on Google every month for Star Wars? Do you think Harry Potter gets a higher number of searches or a lower number?<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jigsawplanet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jigsaw Planet<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>Thousands of puzzles. Search for your favourite animal or place. Choose how many pieces.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onlinedominogames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online Domino Games<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>Eight different domino games to play against computer opponents.<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkadium.com\/games\/pirates-and-treasures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pirates and Treasures<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>An hidden object game. 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