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Game guides

Practical tips you can use in your next game, written by the people who build them. Every guide links straight to a free game you can play in your browser.

Puzzle guides

Minesweeper
Minesweeper Patterns Every Player Should Know
Learn the Minesweeper patterns that solve most boards: 1-1, 1-2, 1-2-1, 1-2-2-1, corners and chording, with diagrams and a first click strategy.
7 min read · Updated November 1, 2026

Word game guides

Word Guess
Best Starting Words for Word Guess, Plus Tips
The best first words for Word Guess, measured on our real answer list: letter frequencies, top openers, a strong second word and tips to solve faster.
6 min read · Updated November 1, 2026
Word SearchSeasonal
Christmas Word Search Puzzles, Free and Printable
Free Christmas word search puzzles to play online or print: an easy and a harder grid with answer keys, a big holiday word list and solving tips.
4 min read · Updated November 1, 2026

Trivia and casual game guides

Trivia QuizSeasonal
Christmas Trivia Questions and Answers
40 Christmas trivia questions with answers in four rounds: songs and poems, films and books, traditions around the world, and history, food and nature.
5 min read · Updated November 1, 2026