How to Play
Rules, strategies, and tips — everything you need to master your favorite games
How to Play 2048
A deceptively simple puzzle that rewards patience, planning, and the discipline to never swipe up.
How to Play Sudoku
The rules take 30 seconds. The strategies take a lifetime. Here's how to start.
How to Play Minesweeper
It's not a guessing game. It's a logic puzzle with mines. Here's how to think through every click.
How to Play Checkers
One of humanity's oldest strategy games. Simple rules, deep tactics, and the thrill of a king.
How to Play Connect Four
The game was solved in 1988. First player wins with perfect play. Here's how to get close to perfect.
How to Play Reversi (Othello)
A minute to learn. A lifetime to master. The game where everything flips in an instant.
How to Play Mancala
The world's oldest family of board games, played with seeds and strategy since before recorded history.
How to Play Hangman
There's a science to guessing letters. Here's how to crack any word in six guesses or fewer.
How to Play Solitaire (Klondike)
The world's most-played card game deserves more than luck. Here's how to actually win.
How to Play Spider Solitaire
One suit is relaxing. Two is tricky. Four is war. Master all three.
How to Play FreeCell
No hidden cards. No luck. Just you, 52 cards, and pure logic.
How to Play Pyramid Solitaire
Pair cards that add up to 13 and tear down the pyramid. Simpler than it sounds, trickier than you'd think.
How to Play Blackjack
The only casino game where skill genuinely matters. Here's the strategy that makes it work.
How to Play Tic-Tac-Toe
The first strategy game everyone learns — and the one almost nobody plays perfectly.
How to Play Memory Match
It's not about having a good memory. It's about using your memory well.
How to Play Word Search
Stop scanning randomly. These systematic techniques will help you find every word faster.
How to Play Battleship
Placement is half the battle. Targeting is the other half. Here's how to win both.
How to Play Wordle
Six guesses. Five letters. One word. Here's how to make every guess count.
How to Play Crosswords
Crosswords reward vocabulary, lateral thinking, and stubbornness in equal measure.
How to Play Nonograms (Picross)
No guessing required. Every nonogram is solvable through pure logical deduction.
How to Play KenKen
Sudoku meets arithmetic. KenKen exercises both your logic and your number skills.
How to Play Anagrams
Rearranging letters into words is a trainable skill. Here's how to train it.