Games · twelve ways to waste an hour

Twelve games.
No download.

Every game on this estate, in one place. All twelve run entirely in the browser — no account, no install, nothing uploaded — and every board, piece and card is drawn by the page itself rather than loaded as a picture. Play against the machine or against somebody sitting beside you.

Pick a table

Chess Twelve legends, one board A depth-8 engine in twelve personalities, clocks from bullet to rapid, a verified mate a day, and live games on a link. Checkers Every capture forced Twelve legends to beat, multi-jump chains and kings crowned on the far row, with clocks from one to ten minutes. Backgammon Every rule, nothing hidden The full table down to the doubling cube, against a computer that rolls and doubles on its own, the match kept in your browser. Cards Four tables, drawn by hand Blackjack, Klondike, video poker and heads-up poker against the computer or a friend, every card drawn by the page. Tic-Tac-Toe Twelve opponents, one unbeatable Blunder rates that step down to a perfect player, clocks from ten seconds a side, and live matches by link or code. Joke Vault Hand-made or engine-built, all scored 8,610 jokes in 41 categories, twenty of them languages, 1,142 written by hand, with a fresh one dealt on every load. EZ Score Every game, with the line Live scores beside the spread, moneyline and total for twenty-six competitions, with schedules and standings, off ESPN. MMA The fight card, results and odds The next UFC or PFL card bout by bout, the last results with method, round and judges’ totals, and the odds, off ESPN. Sudoku A thousand puzzles, graded by logic A daily puzzle in each of four grades, pencil marks and undo, and a hint that names the technique the next step needs. Reversi Twelve levels, each one measured The computer on the classic green board, every level scored by the discs a move gives away to a depth-10 search, with hints. Roulette A single-zero wheel, play chips only A single-zero wheel drawn by the page: the number is drawn first by the browser’s cryptographic generator, then the ball shows it. Minesweeper Every board solvable by logic alone Each board is finished from its first square by a solver that never guesses before you see it, with a hint that says why.

What they share

All twelve, the same way.

Nothing here needs an account and nothing is uploaded. Most games keep their own board in your browser, so a half-finished match is still there tomorrow. Each one is a page you can read on paper or on the moon edition, and each draws its board rather than downloading one — which is why they load in about the time it takes to press the link. Playing is free at every table; where a game has chips, as Roulette does, they are play chips that cannot be bought or cashed in.

Games · twelve ways to waste an hour

All twelve, the same way.

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