Popular Puzzle GamesPart 2 of 2This Popular Puzzle Games lesson at Learn Skill Games program includes the games of Sudoku, Rubik’s Cube, Crossword Puzzles, Bejeweled, Deal or No Deal, Twist Me Silly, Chuggles and Jungle Bubble Skill Games. There are two lists at the end of this lesson for the 5 most popular puzzle games and 5 most popular word games. There are plenty of popular puzzles and every player has his or her favorite. There are games that have been around for centuries and there are contemporary games that have proven to be tremendously popular puzzle games online and off. Let’s take a look at some of them. Sudoku The Japanese Sudoku game is a game that involves only numbers. Players are given a series of cells that need to be filled in with specific numbers. They are offered a series of blank cells with nine vertical cells and nine horizontal cells. The nine-cell by nine-cell grid holds 3 x 3 areas that also offer blank cells that need to be filled in. The player of Sudoku is offered some numbers within certain cells, identified as givens. The givens are used by the solver to determine where other numbers are supposed to go in the remaining blank cells. The skill challenge of Sudoku is to fill in all blank cells so that all rows, columns, and 3x3 regions contain all numbers ranging 1 through 9. The player is only allowed to use one number per blank cell. Rubik's Cube The Rubik’s cube was designed by a professor and sculptor and is a cube-like puzzle with rotatable sides. The cube has six different colors, and when the cube is mixed up, the skill challenge is to rotate the different sides of the cube in such a way that the color patterns align with one another. Some solvers take this popular puzzle game to a new level by trying to solve it in a way that uses the fewest moves possible, or in the fastest time possible. Crosswords Crossword puzzles are beloved by many as this type of popular puzzle games offer the puzzle solver clues that are hints to the words and letters that belong in specific numbered boxes, rows and columns. When one word is completed, the letters from that word can be used to assist the solver with other portions of the puzzle. Bejeweled Bejeweled is one of the most popular puzzle games online. The solver attempts to create rows of different gems consisting of three, four and five similar gems. This game was created in 2004 and has become very popular online. The goal is to achieve the highest possible score by grouping similar gems together--similar to Tetris. Brain Teasers: Brain teasers are games that require the puzzle solver to think in new, innovative, or unusual ways. People love these types of skill puzzles because it forces the brain to work in ways that it normally does not during average situations. Abstract thinking is sometimes necessary and the solver must cast aside assumptions when attempting brain teasers. Puzzle Games Online There are many puzzle games available online. It would be impossible to list them all as there are literally hundreds of puzzles. We list a few of the most popular puzzle games available online. Bejeweled: As mentioned earlier, Bejeweled is a game online for playing or players can download the game and play it on a home computer. Bejeweled offers hours of fun as the player attempts to group specific jewels or gems together. The game is timed in many instances so the solver needs to work as quickly as possible. Bejeweled is challenging because two adjacent gems must be swapped in terms of positioning in order to group the gems together correctly. The gems must line up horizontally or vertically; when gems are properly grouped, then the player will see those gems disappear and new gems will fall into place for more group creations. Twist Me Silly: For this game, the player is presented with diodes that have to be connected together. The diodes light up and when combined correctly, explode and disappear. Similar to Bejeweled, this game moves more diodes into position when diodes are aligned correctly and disappear. Chuzzles: An adorable game that is filled with fuzzy round creatures that look like pom-pom balls with eyes. These creatures are different colors and need to be aligned by dragging the mouse across the screen to move them. Once the colors of three or more Chuzzles match, the player hears the Chuzzles squeak and sees them disappear. More Chuzzles fill in the remaining gaps as the matching game continues. Deal or No Deal: The TV game show comes to the internet and stars as a popular puzzle game. The player attempts to wipe out low valued prizes so that he or she can try to get the big prize. The player is presented with several briefcases to choose. The prize values are revealed when the cases are selected and opened. Briefcases only open one time, thus the goal is to try to wipe out lower valued briefcases before the high valued briefcases close. Jungle Bubble: The player of Jungle Bubble is presented with bubbles of different colors that must be shot at with a stick. The player is challenged in terms of aim and speed, and must learn how to make bounce shots work in order to bust the appropriate bubbles. Gambling Teachers, Learn Skill Games Program created their own lists of the 5 most popular puzzle games along with the 5 more popular word games. Popular Puzzle Games 1. Chuzzles (online) 2. Bejeweled (online) 3. Sudoku (online and off) 4. Rubik's Cube 5. Deal or No Deal Popular Word Games 1. Crosswords 2. Wheel of Fortune (online) 3. Scrabble 4. Chicktionary (online) 5. Boggle Popular Puzzle Games is followed by terms-dictionary OR Return to Learn Skill Games Gambling Teachers Home 
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