I’m not a “stare off into space while thinking” kind of gal. If I’m staring off into space, it’s probably because I imagine little green men there. When I need to work through a plot problem or think about what my character would do next, I like to play computer games.
There are some games that require your concentration, but there are some that really don’t. They allow you to think in one part of your brain while keeping your fingers and other parts of your brain busy.
1. Snood- I’ve been playing this game since college. It’s addictive, it’s fun… It’s good for you! I have a copy for my mac and one for my iPad/ iPhone. I play everywhere.
2. Super Collapse- You just click on colored blocks of three or more in a row or column, and they disappear. You don’t move anything around; you just click. Depending on how high you are in the levels, they move up and you have to clear a certain number of lines before they touch the top.
3. Angry Birds- Have you been living under a rock? No? Well then, I’m guessing you’ve heard of angry birds. It’s available through the iTunes music store. This one is another addictive game. Basically, you’re armed with a slingshot and some birds, and you need to destroy structures and kill the piggies.
4. Cubis- Basically, you’re playing on a square board, and you have to slide colored blocks down the board to make three in a row. Sometimes the cubes are stacked, and you have to match the ones on the bottom and drop the tops ones to get to those, or you have colored wedges that “lift” other colored blocks. You’re racing against a clock. Just a very fun game.
5. Boom Blox- This is actually a Wii game, but I’m including it, because sometimes you have to get your body up and moving in order to think. Or I do, anyway. Basically, you’re “throwing things” at the screen to break up the blox and defeat various enemies. It’s fun, and a decent upper body workout. Prepare to work up a sweat.
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