Games
Introduce
Casual puzzle games are a class of games designed for recreational entertainment and mind training, suitable for relaxing and exercising the brain. These games usually have a simple gameplay and can often be played in a short period of time, making them perfect for relaxing in fragmented time and allowing players to enjoy in their leisure time while also challenging their thinking skills and problem-solving skills.
IceSky offers four games of this type in the Windows Store:
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Word guessing games were first introduced in the mid-20th century as number guessing games, and later developed in several variants.
Rules
The general goal of this type of game is to find out the pre-given numbers, words, letters, etc., within a specified number of times. Each guess is followed by a pattern or color that points out the difference between each guess and the correct answer, and the player needs to deduce the correct answer based on this feedback.
This game tests the player's patience and reasoning skills.
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The game of Minesweeper originated from the 1973 game of "Cube". In 1992, Microsoft released Windows 3.1 to add the game, and since then it has been popular all over the world.
Rules
A certain number of mines are randomly placed in the grid, and the player flips through the blocks one by one to find all the mines as the final game goal. If the player flips over a block with mines, the game is over. If a number appears on a block, the number indicates the number of mines in the 3×3 area around it, and the player needs to deduce the location of the mines based on the numbers and mark them.
Playing minesweeper games can exercise observation and reasoning skills, and cultivate carefulness and patience.
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Sudoku is a number logic game that originated in Switzerland at the end of the 18th century, developed in the United States, and popularized in Japan.
Rules
In a 9x9 grid, each cell is divided into a 3x3 grid. The goal of the game is to fill in the numbers 1 to 9 in each space so that the numbers in each row, column, and small square are not repeated. At the beginning of the game, the grid is pre-filled with numbers as clues, and the player needs to reason based on these clues to fill in the remaining spaces.
Sudoku requires players to think strategically, analyze possibilities, and make informed decisions, and solving Sudoku puzzles regularly improves critical thinking, logical reasoning, problem-solving, and pattern recognition.
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Nonograms is a game that originated in Japan.
Rules
The numbers on the top and left of a rectangular grid represent the number of consecutive color patches in the corresponding grid column or row, and the player needs to deduce the position of the color patches in the grid and fill in the color through these numbers, until all the color blocks are filled.
It not only exercises the player's logical thinking and spatial imagination skills, but also improves concentration and concentration. In the process of solving puzzles, players need to remain calm and observant, and these qualities are equally important for daily life and work.