# Best online time wasters to play at work **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 20, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-time-wasters-to-play-at-work/550913 "2010-08-20T20:49:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-time-wasters-to-play-at-work/550913/1 "2010-08-20T20:49:32Z")
I find there are certain desirable qualities in games/time wasters to play while at work. Helpful qualities include: [ul] [li]Not dependent upon sound[/li][li]Playable in short bursts[/li][li]Donโ€™t involve a lot of mouse clicking[/li][li]Easily put aside or paused[/li][li]Can be played all day, or just once in a while[/li][li]No downloads necessary[/li][/ul] A game need not contain all of the above qualities, but they are helpful. For example: [Bejeweled Blitz](http://apps.facebook.com/bejeweledblitz/) involves a lot of clicking, but is contained in short, 60 second bursts and can be easily abandoned if you are drawing too much attention to yourself. My all-time favorite work time-wasters are: [ul] [li][Solipskier](http://solipskier.com) [/li][li][Effing Hail](http://www.intuitiongames.com/effing-hail/)[/li][li][Peggle](http://www.popcap.com/games/free/peggle) [/li][li][Plants vs Zombies](http://www.popcap.com/games/free/pvz?mid=pvz_pcweb_en_full) [/li][li][Kingdom of Loathing](http://www4.kingdomofloathing.com) [/li][li][Improbable Island](http://www.improbableisland.com) [/li][/ul] My question to all of you: what are your favorite work time wasters? ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-time-wasters-to-play-at-work/550913/2 "2010-08-22T20:35:45Z")
The only one I can add is [pya!](http://pya.cc/pyaimg/pimg.php?imgid=22468) But I must thank you for wasting oodles of my time with your short list. ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-time-wasters-to-play-at-work/550913/3 "2010-08-22T20:51:36Z")
This is a good word-builder and you can turn the bubble sound off. [Must Pop Words](http://www.bartbonte.com/mustpopwords/) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-time-wasters-to-play-at-work/550913/4 "2010-08-23T02:17:39Z")
> **[Sporcle - A World of Quizzes](https://www.sporcle.com/)** > > Play millions of free online trivia quizzes. There is a fun quiz about virtually every topic imaginable: Geography, History, Sports, Music, TV and more! ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-time-wasters-to-play-at-work/550913/5 "2010-08-23T10:51:22Z")
[Adventure Quest](http://www.battleon.com/) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-time-wasters-to-play-at-work/550913/6 "2010-08-23T13:09:33Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > [Sporcle.com](http://Sporcle.com) Second Sporcle. Can almost look like actual work from a distance. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Buttons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-time-wasters-to-play-at-work/550913/7 "2010-08-23T14:02:00Z")
[Gemcraft](http://armorgames.com/play/1716/gemcraft) [GemCraft Chapter Zero](http://armorgames.com/play/3527/gemcraft-chapter-0) (sequel to GemCraft) Tower based defense games, but they were addictive as hell for me. Meets the light-clicking requirement. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-time-wasters-to-play-at-work/550913/8 "2010-08-23T14:50:52Z")
Oh hells yeah, I remember Gem Craft! Thanks for reminding me. ๐Ÿ™‚ Iโ€™ll check out those other ones too. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-online-time-wasters-to-play-at-work/550913/9 "2010-08-23T16:19:27Z")
Some other thread got me started with [Crush the Castle 2](http://armorgames.com/play/6137/crush-the-castle-2) and its earlier incarnations, [Crush the Castle](http://armorgames.com/play/3614/crush-the-castle) and [Crush the Castle Players Pack](http://armorgames.com/play/4552/crush-the-castle-players-pack).