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Arcade, card and dice games that start in one click: no sign-up, no download, safe for every age. Play alone, against the computer, or with friends.

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Arcade

Fast, real-time games built on reflexes and timing. One more go is always one click away.

  • Brick Break

    Bounce a felt ball through twelve toy-block walls and catch four falling power-ups.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • Circuit ’84

    Trace secure circuits through a rogue mainframe. Outrun viruses, border sweepers and your own stall fuse.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • Containment

    A real-time arcade puzzle: build walls around bouncing balls and claim 75% of the chamber.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • Garden Crossing

    Hop a hedgehog through a toy garden, across wind-up traffic, drifting leaves and a model railway.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle
  • Light Trails

    A duel of trails: race up to three computer riders across a glass plaza, cut them off, and be the last rider still moving.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Against the computer
  • Mini Golf

    Aim and putt through nine holes in a rooftop garden.

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    • 1–4 players
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle
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  • Paddle

    The original video-game sport: return the ball past a computer opponent, angle your shots, and be first to the target score.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Against the computer
  • Rock Field

    Steer through a glowing field of drifting rocks, split them into fragments and dodge slow drone shots.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle
  • Snake

    The arcade classic: steer a growing snake around a walled garden, eat the fruit, and never hit the wall or yourself.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • Tower Stacker

    Build a sky-high tower with one tap: line up each slab, trim the edges and regrow with perfect streaks.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle

Board

Classic board games for two: play the computer or pass the device to a friend.

  • Backgammon

    Race your fifteen checkers around the board and bear them off first, with hitting, blocking and the doubling cube.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Checkers

    Move diagonally, jump to capture and crown your men as kings. Take every piece, or leave your opponent no move, to win.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Chess

    The classic game of kings: checkmate your opponent with five computer levels, a friend on one device, or an online room with game clocks.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Chinese Checkers

    Hop your ten pegs across a six-pointed star into the point opposite. Long chains of jumps win the race, for two to six players.

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    • 2–6 players
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    • Online with friends
  • Dots and Boxes

    Draw lines between dots and close boxes to claim them. Close a box and you draw again; the most boxes wins.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Drop Four

    Take turns dropping pieces into seven columns. Line up four of yours across, up and down or diagonally to win.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Go

    Go, the board game: place stones to surround more of the board than your opponent, on a 9, 13 or 19 line board.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Ludo

    Bring four paper lanterns home in a family race.

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    • 2–4 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Mancala

    Sow seeds around the board, chain extra turns and capture across it. The most seeds in your store wins.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Naval Battle

    Hide five ships on a 10 by 10 chart, then take turns firing at the enemy fleet. Sink every ship to win.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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  • Nim

    Take turns removing stones from the heaps. Take the last stone to win, or play the version where the last stone loses.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Reversi

    Outflank your opponent to flip their discs to your color. When neither player can move, the most discs wins.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Rock Paper Scissors

    Both players throw rock, paper or scissors at the same moment. Win the rounds your match needs.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Tic-Tac-Toe

    Take turns marking a 3 by 3 grid. Get three in a row across, down or diagonally to win.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends

Cards

Card games to play alone, against computer opponents, or with friends at one table.

  • Blackjack

    Get closer to 21 than the dealer without going over, in a 25-hand game played for points.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • Crazy Eights

    Match the top card by suit or rank, play an eight to name a new suit, and be the first to empty your hand.

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    • 2–5 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Cribbage

    Peg fifteens, pairs and runs at an original woodshop bench.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Dominoes

    Match ivory tiles in Draw or Block, with optional Fives scoring.

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    • 2–4 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Euchre

    Name trumps and win tricks with a partner at the county fair.

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    • 4 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • FreeCell

    Every card face up, four free cells to work with, and a puzzle you can almost always solve.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle
  • Gin Rummy

    Draw and discard to arrange your ten cards into sets and runs. Knock when your loose cards add up to 10 or less, go gin with none, and reach 100 first.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Go Fish

    Ask for the cards you need, fish from the pond when the answer is no, and collect the most books of four.

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    • 2–6 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Golf

    Clear seven columns one rank at a time, across one, nine or eighteen holes.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle
  • Hearts

    Pass three cards, then dodge every heart and the Queen of Spades, unless you dare to take them all and shoot the moon.

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    • 4 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Klondike

    The classic patience: build four suits from ace to king out of seven columns and a stock.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • Old Maid

    Draw a card from your neighbor, pair it up, and try not to be the one left holding the odd queen.

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    • 2–6 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Pyramid

    Clear a seven-row card pyramid with pairs adding up to thirteen.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle
  • Shift 23

    A betting card game for up to five: get your hand close to +23 or −23 before a Shift changes every card you haven’t sheltered.

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    • 1–5 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Spades

    Bid the tricks you and your partner will take, with spades always trumps. Make your bid, dodge the bags, and reach 500 first.

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    • 4 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Spider

    Build eight runs from king to ace in one suit across ten columns, with one, two or four suits.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • TriPeaks

    Follow neighboring ranks to clear three peaks and build a long streak.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle
  • War

    Flip a card each, and the higher one takes both. A tie starts a war: three cards down, one up, winner takes all.

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    • 2 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends

Dice

Dice games of luck and nerve, for a quick turn or a long party.

  • Five Dice

    Roll five dice up to three times a turn and fill a thirteen-box scorecard for the highest total.

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    • 1–4 players
    • Solo
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Greed

    A push-your-luck dice game for two to eight players: bank your points, or throw again and hope.

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    • 2–8 players
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    • Online with friends
  • Liar's Dice

    A bluffing dice game for two to six players: bid on the dice under every cup, or call the last bid a lie.

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    • 2–6 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Pig

    Roll one die as often as you dare, but a 1 wipes out your turn. First to bank 100 wins.

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    • 2–6 players
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Shut the Box

    Roll the dice and shut tiles that add up to the roll. Leave the lowest total, or shut the whole box.

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    • 1–6 players
    • Solo
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends

Puzzle

Puzzles to solve at your own pace, with no clock unless you want one.

  • 2048

    Slide numbered tiles around a 4 × 4 board so equal tiles combine, and build a tile worth 2048.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • Code Breaker

    Find the hidden symbol sequence from exact and near feedback, or set a code your opponent must break.

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    • 1–2 players
    • Daily puzzle
    • Solo
    • Against the computer
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    • Online with friends
  • Equation

    Find a true hidden sum in six guesses, in Classic or Junior.

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    • 1 player
    • Daily puzzle
    • Solo
  • Gem Swap

    Swap matte stones, build specials and reach a daily target.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle
  • Map Guess

    Name a country outline in six guesses, with distance and direction clues.

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    • 1 player
    • Daily puzzle
    • Solo
  • Memory Match

    Turn over two cards at a time and find every matching pair, alone or with a friend.

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    • 1–2 players
    • Solo
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  • Minesweeper

    Uncover every square without a mine. Each number tells you how many mines touch it.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • Nonogram

    Fill the squares the numbers call for, one row and column at a time, and reveal a hidden picture.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • Pipe Link

    Join numbered garden valves and fill every tile without crossing pipes.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle
  • Queens

    Stitch a patchwork puzzle together: one wooden queen in every row, column and fabric region, with none touching.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle
  • Sudoku

    Fill the grid so every row, column and box holds the digits 1 to 9 once. Every puzzle has one solution, reached by reasoning alone.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • Tile Match

    Clear a layered bench by matching free picture tiles.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
    • Daily puzzle

Word

Word games and daily puzzles, the same for everyone each day.

  • Clue Teams

    Give one-word clues and help your team light its hidden word lanterns.

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    • 4–8 players
    • Online with friends
  • Crossword

    Two fresh crosswords every day: a Quick 5 × 5 for a coffee break and a Standard 9 × 9 to linger over, the same for everyone.

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    • 1 player
    • Daily puzzle
  • Daily Word

    Find the hidden five-letter word in six guesses. A new word every day, the same for everyone.

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    • 1 player
    • Daily puzzle
    • Solo
  • Four Groups

    Sort sixteen words into four hidden groups before making four mistakes.

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    • 1 player
    • Daily puzzle
  • Hangman

    Guess the hidden word one letter at a time before the hangman drawing is complete. Play alone or as a team of two.

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    • 1–2 players
    • Solo
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    • Online with friends
  • Honeycomb

    Find everyday words in a hive of seven letters. Every word needs the middle letter.

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    • 1 player
    • Daily puzzle
    • Solo
  • Letter Drop

    A word puzzle against the clock: fill the missing letters of each clued word to clear it before the stack reaches the top.

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    • 1 player
    • Solo
  • Word Flux

    Find the theme words hidden in a grid of letters. Together they use every letter once, and a new puzzle arrives every day.

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    • 1 player
    • Daily puzzle
    • Solo
  • Word Hunt

    Trace letters through touching stones and find words before the round ends.

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    • 1–8 players
    • Daily puzzle
    • Solo
    • Online with friends
  • Word Ladder

    Change one letter at a time to climb between two words. Find a short route, beat everyday-word par, or take a counted hint.

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    • 1 player
    • Daily puzzle
    • Solo
  • Word of the Day

    One new word a day: three quick questions about it, then its card for your word list.

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    • 1 player
    • Daily puzzle

The lineup

Every game on Joystyk, high-score style
No.GameCategoryPlayersStatus
012048Puzzle1Play now
02BackgammonBoard2Play now
03BlackjackCards1Play now
04Brick BreakArcade1Play now
05CheckersBoard2Play now
06ChessBoard2Play now
07Chinese CheckersBoard2–6Play now
08Circuit ’84Arcade1Play now
09Clue TeamsWord4–8Play now
10Code BreakerPuzzle1–2Play now
11ContainmentArcade1Play now
12Crazy EightsCards2–5Play now
13CribbageCards2Play now
14CrosswordWord1Play now
15Daily WordWord1Play now
16DominoesCards2–4Play now
17Dots and BoxesBoard2Play now
18Drop FourBoard2Play now
19EquationPuzzle1Play now
20EuchreCards4Play now
21Five DiceDice1–4Play now
22Four GroupsWord1Play now
23FreeCellCards1Play now
24Garden CrossingArcade1Play now
25Gem SwapPuzzle1Play now
26Gin RummyCards2Play now
27GoBoard2Play now
28Go FishCards2–6Play now
29GolfCards1Play now
30GreedDice2–8Play now
31HangmanWord1–2Play now
32HeartsCards4Play now
33HoneycombWord1Play now
34KlondikeCards1Play now
35Letter DropWord1Play now
36Liar's DiceDice2–6Play now
37Light TrailsArcade1Play now
38LudoBoard2–4Play now
39MancalaBoard2Play now
40Map GuessPuzzle1Play now
41Memory MatchPuzzle1–2Play now
42MinesweeperPuzzle1Play now
43Mini GolfArcade1–4Play now
44Naval BattleBoard2Play now
45NimBoard2Play now
46NonogramPuzzle1Play now
47Old MaidCards2–6Play now
48PaddleArcade1Play now
49PigDice2–6Play now
50Pipe LinkPuzzle1Play now
51PyramidCards1Play now
52QueensPuzzle1Play now
53ReversiBoard2Play now
54Rock FieldArcade1Play now
55Rock Paper ScissorsBoard2Play now
56Shift 23Cards1–5Play now
57Shut the BoxDice1–6Play now
58SnakeArcade1Play now
59SpadesCards4Play now
60SpiderCards1Play now
61SudokuPuzzle1Play now
62Tic-Tac-ToeBoard2Play now
63Tile MatchPuzzle1Play now
64Tower StackerArcade1Play now
65TriPeaksCards1Play now
66WarCards2Play now
67Word FluxWord1Play now
68Word HuntWord1–8Play now
69Word LadderWord1Play now
70Word of the DayWord1Play now