The Book of Treasures: Word Game Worth Playing

http://www.games.com/play/aol-inc/the-book-of-treasures

Jessica West is a librarian at an ancient library that is rumored to house a lost Egyptian manuscript. One day she finds a secret room and discovers 35 envelopes, each containing six letters. Her curiosity piqued, Jessica is on a mission to discover the secret of where the hidden manuscript resides.

If you enjoy word games like Chicktionary but are ready for a word game and wraps a compelling mystery around challenging gameplay, The Book of Treasures will delight you.

Three ways to play:
* Quest Mode - Find all the pieces of the lost manuscript.
* Endless Mode - Complete as many levels as you can and go for the high score.
* Timeless Mode - Play with no time limit.

Free with ads

Using Gears

http://www.engineering.com/GamesPuzzles/ConnectIt.aspx

Description
Solve the puzzle by placing gears in the right place, to put things in motion and connect the wires.

Walkthrough here.

Also: http://www.kongregate.com/games/ch00se/gears

Filler: math/geometry/visual puzzles

Grow your own lovely balls, Fill your space. Don't touch little balls while you're growing! You can move while growing to avoid them. But with every level, there's more of the little brats...

Phit: strategy/geometry/task processing

fit ("Phit") shapes into a space

also available via Coolmath.com

Count Cubes: math/critical thinking

Count the Cubes, via Coolmath Games



Game Instructions:

Count the number of cubes you think there are and input the number by clicking the number buttons.

Be careful... There could be cubes that you can't see!

Super Stacker 2: physics/strategy/problem solving

Super Stacker 2, via Kongregate: fun stacking game



Click to place the shapes. Don’t let them fall off the screen! Your stack must survive 10 seconds or until the shapes feel happy that they won’t fall.

Right click for sound options.

Mix n Match: Exploratorium Online Exhibit, matching colors using RGB

The Exploratorium's online optics activity, Mix N Match is a blast.


Use sliders to match a color circle to a background color.

ColorBOX: color mixing (physics of light)

COLOR box is a online puzzle game using the additive color system (color theory).

Instructions
•Press the left and right arrow keys to move the color
•Press the down arrow key to drop the color
•When a color is dropped, its color is added to the colors in adjacent squares
•Create white squares to score points. The more white squares you make at once, the higher your score

not easy, but fun

Jellyblocks: visual process strategy puzzles

Jellyblocks

http://www.addictinggames.com/jellyblocks.html

Description: Sticky blocks in sticky situations. Make just the right moves to get these blocks to stick together.

Untangle: unravel angles

Untangle, via Addicting Games

http://www.addictinggames.com/untangle.html

Click on a vertex to grab and drag it--when all the lines are no longer crossing, you've completed the puzzle.

Free, online, multiple levels, no language

Red Remover: strategy/physics

http://www.addictinggames.com/redremover.html

remove only the red blocks

Blox: visual strategy puzzles

http://www.smart-kit.com/games/blox/

click on the blue boxes to change the direction arrows

Flood Fill: strategy/problem solving

http://www.smart-kit.com/games/flood_fill/

Flood Fill

online puzzle game, free with lots of ads

fill in regions so that no two adjacent regions are the same color

Electric Box: strategy puzzles/problem solving

It’s time to think outside the box.

Electric Box is a unique styled puzzle game where you have to connect power from the power supply to the set target.

Enjoy the game.


(annoying ads but free to use)