Tired of losing in Scrabble?

Since its invention in 1938, Scrabble has taken the world by storm with its simple yet addicting gameplay. Best played with a group, Scrabble is a competitive scoring game at heart. There are many ways to improve your chances of winning, like learning common words and timing your moves properly; after all, just because you can make a long word, doesn’t mean you should immediately put it in, as you might be giving your opponents more chances to overthrow you.

There are more useful Scrabble tips to keep in mind, but the most important thing to remember is to have fun!

And if you’re looking for other things to give you the fun and challenge you need, our free games are right here for you to try out anytime!

Five game insights we think will pique your interest!

Speaking of Scrabble, it has a lot of history behind its inception and fame. Invented by an American architect, the game is under the wing of two very well-known megabrands: Hasbro and Mattel. There’s more to the game than its simple and entertaining gameplay, and here are several facts about Scrabble you should know!

When was the last time you heard of Backgammon? For us, the last time we ever played a game of it was back in the times of keypad phones and the era of Nokia cell phones! If you don’t know it, it’s a very old board game played with counters and dice. Interested in knowing about it and learning to play it? Check out this five-minute video.

If you’re looking for a puzzle game that’s meant for modern gaming systems, check out Baba Is You! Created by a small indie game studio, this quirky and inventive puzzle game received critical acclaim when it was released, and for good reason. Charming, challenging and fun, it embodies most of the elements players are looking for in a good game.

There are many well-known pastimes around the world, and Checkers can be considered a few leagues below Chess in popularity. Interestingly, there’s a high chance that the Checkers we Westerners know is highly different from the Checkers the Chinese or the Turks play. You’d be surprised to know that there are a lot of Checkers variants in the world!

From puzzle games to board games and all kinds of mentally challenging games to play, always remember that you don’t need to force yourself to solve them at breakneck speeds. Unless you’re in a competition of some sort, puzzle games are just that… games. They’re meant to entertain and boggle your mind, make you think of different ways to solve them and find joy in that process.

The essence of puzzles can also be applied in real life. Every person in the world encounters a different puzzle in their day-to-day lives, and they all have different ways of tackling it all. To that, Biz Stone, an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Twitter/X, would say:

“There's no perfect answer to the puzzle, and creativity is a renewable resource.”

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Playing with a good opponent is entertaining and challenging. Whether you win or not, nothing beats the feeling of shaking hands and hearing:

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