# What's your favorite online '5 minute' game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 23, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201 "2010-08-23T20:45:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/1 "2010-08-23T20:45:03Z")
I don’t like games where you’re required to spend hours playing or games that require collecting stuff or ones that have too many levels that you complete. I like the simple games that I can kill a few minutes on in between doing other things. Plus I bore easily playing games. So I’m looking for fun simple game suggestions. Right now one of my favorite online games is [Bloody Day I](http://www.addictinggames.com/bloodyday.html) to give you an idea of what I’m talking about. But it doesn’t have to be a shooting game. There was another one I used to love, but lost the link (pout), that involved a girl who created a bubble around her and when it got big enough she jumped up and used it to land on as many ladybugs as possible. I think it was a japanese game - it was beautiful and soothing. There are thousands of flash games out there. What’s your favorite five minute time waster? ---
**Author:** ![Iubaris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@Iubaris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iubaris)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/2 "2010-08-24T00:59:01Z")
I’m rather partial to [Entanglement](http://gopherwoodstudios.com/entanglement/?n=1), although for some reason it hasn’t been working properly for me in the last week. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/3 "2010-08-24T01:26:39Z")
[Word sandwich!](http://wordsandwich.com) ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/4 "2010-08-24T02:21:03Z")
I doubt they’re still around…but I used to spend a lot of time playing a game of go-stop or pictionary at Yahoo games. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/5 "2010-08-24T07:40:53Z")
Three-minute quickie [Boggle](http://www.wordsplay.net/) games. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/6 "2010-08-24T08:21:08Z")
There are plenty on [Orisinal](http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/). ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/7 "2010-08-24T08:59:54Z")
[Winter Bells.](http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/bells.htm) I win. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/8 "2010-08-24T16:45:31Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > There are plenty on [Orisinal](http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/). Woohoo! Bookmarked. And I do love Winter Bells. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/9 "2010-08-24T18:14:58Z")
Many of the games at [Sporcle.com](http://www.sporcle.com). ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/10 "2010-08-24T18:35:55Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Many of the games at [Sporcle.com](http://www.sporcle.com). Wow, thanks I love this site. ---
**Author:** ![Meester\_Tuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Meester\_Tuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meester_Tuff)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/11 "2010-08-30T04:12:17Z")
Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook. My girlfriend agrees. If I could check time logged on that game, I wouldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/12 "2010-09-01T07:59:02Z")
Let’s see… off the top of my head: [Dice Wars](http://jsimlo.sk/flash/dice/) is a great time-killer. Time didn’t stand a chance. And [Canabalt](http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/510303) is so addictive it should be illegal. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/13 "2010-09-03T15:20:28Z")
With out a doubt my favorite is [Picross 2](http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/413577) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/14 "2010-09-03T16:41:24Z")
At the risk of showing my geezer status, I’ll say that crosswords, acrostics, jigsaw puzzles and that sort of thing are where I go to kill a few minutes. I start my day that way, in fact. When there’s a reason for momentary diversion, I use Free Cell to kill even less time. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/15 "2010-09-04T02:23:16Z")
The game described in the OP is “Bugs” on Orisinal. [Orisinal.com - Bugs](http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/bugs.htm) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/16 "2010-09-04T02:43:57Z")
Other Orisinal games I like: The Pond [Orisinal.com - The Pond](http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g2/duck.htm) Hydrophobia (the little frog who can’t swim) [Orisinal.com - Hydrophobia](http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g2/frog.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/17 "2010-09-06T11:36:00Z")
The puzzles at this site are fun for a few minutes. I tend to start my online day working the weekday [http://www.puzzability.com/cgi-bin/commonknowledge.pl](http://www.puzzability.com/cgi-bin/commonknowledge.pl) This next one is a once-a-week thing that’s always just the right blend of difficult and rewarding. Today’s (this week’s) is worth the solving. [http://www.puzzability.com/cgi-bin/saywhat.pl](http://www.puzzability.com/cgi-bin/saywhat.pl) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-online-5-minute-game/551201/18 "2010-09-06T12:24:33Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Many of the games at [Sporcle.com](http://www.sporcle.com). Came in to say this. After much practice, I can name 50 of the 53 countries of Africa. 😃 mmm