Online Games for Improving Memory

Most of us will agree that memory is a powerful asset. It is what helps me remember where my phone is, whether I have turned off the oven and even my family members’ birthdays. Memory is essential for learning and creating new memories – learning from those memories or recalling those memories to mind in different circumstances.

Some people have better memories than others. A recent study shows that chess players have an increased memory capacity compared to non-players. In particular, the best players showed a more excellent memory capability for positions of chess pieces on the board rather than random arrangements of pieces. Chess is not the only pastime with demonstrated increases in brain function. However, it seems to offer some mental exercise possibilities not found elsewhere.

People have been finding ways to exercise their memory skills since the beginning of time. For example, in ancient China and Greece, young men would memorize epic poems as a matter of social tradition. They didn’t do it to boost brain function; they did it because that’s what you were supposed to do – learn epic poems.

Since learning epic poems is no longer a socially obligatory pastime, people have found other ways to boost their memory functions with games and activities of varying types. Here are some of the best games that I have played, which helped improve my memory. Hopefully, they can do wonders for you as well.

1) Solitaire at Solitaire.org

The classic card game of Solitaire required me to sort through cards, trying to organize them into sets of the same suit. It helped me improve my memory as I was constantly trying to remember what cards I had at the moment. Although Solitaire doesn’t require too much thinking, it allowed me to spend hours trying different strategies for winning. Because of this, it can be great for unwinding and letting my mind rest even if I wasn’t really aren’t boosting my brainpower. The free online classic Solitaire game found at Solitaire.org is quite addicting as it is well-executed yet straightforward.

2) Cookie Monster

This is a classic arcade PacMan-inspired arcade game, which my 6-year-old daughter enjoyed playing, comes with a Cookie Monster eating pellets! She’s ecstatic to see the effect of “eating” a power pellet that turns the ghosts into cookies.

This is an easy game that only requires arrow keys on the keyboard to direct Cookie Monster. I am sure your kid will enjoy this, too! Check it out!

3) Sudoko

This popular Japanese puzzle game is based on the logical placement of numbers. Contrary to common beliefs, Sudoku doesn’t require any calculation nor special math skills. All that is needed are brains and concentration. As a logic puzzle, Sudoku is also an excellent brain game. When played daily, you will start to see improvements in your concentration and overall brain power.

Solitaire.org offers this game in different levels of difficulty. You can choose which best suits your experience level. You can play on easy, medium, hard, or expert. Each board consists of a 9×9 grid of 81 squares.

As the difficulty rises, so makes the difficulty in finding all of the words. It’s another excellent game for improving memory and problem-solving skills, which can be helpful in almost every aspect of life.

4) Crossword Puzzle

Another time-tested way to improve brain development is through puzzles. There are many types of puzzles but the crossword puzzle is on top of my favorite. It’s an excellent pastime for adults and children alike. Computer brainteaser games are also available if you don’t have the time or patience to do traditional puzzles.

5) Word Search Puzzle

Parents looking to stimulate their children’s minds without resorting to schoolwork can do so by playing a simple board game called Word Search Puzzle They are fun to play, but also educational.

Solitaire.org puzzles are 100% free to play and they work on Android, iOS, mobiles, desktops, and tablets. The game also has buttons for helpful advice, printing today’s puzzle, more games, and a language selector which is in the lower-left corner. If you fancy going old school, you can opt to print them to enjoy offline later.

6.) Letter Scramble

This is a nice, chill game that provides a playing field to create valid English-language words. It’s very easy to play, too!

• Just use your keyboard to type out words using letters from the playing field then click enter when you are done spelling the word.
• You can also use your mouse left click or touch touchscreen devices with your finger to drag letters from the playing field across to the location then hit the submit button. 

This game has 3 levels where you must spell progressively more words per level, starting with 20 then 30 then 40. If you click the game over button after losing a level you can start back at the first level. If you would like to continue playing a level then you can instead refresh your web browser to start the current level over again.

In this game, you can use variations of the same word and you can even repeatedly enter the same word provided you have the letter tiles available to spell it.

Your point total is summed across three levels. You score 5 points for each second you have remaining when the puzzle is complete and you also score more points for spelling longer words.

There are a lot more free online games, both educational and entertaining, that are worth checking at solitaire.org 

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