Game Ideas

Below are some suggestions for games that buddies can play together. Some have links to play the game online.

Battleship

Play a few rounds of the classic game Battleship with your buddy using this simple website. Click the "friend" option under "opponent" and send out your custom link to start the game.

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Boggle (Wordplays)

Challenge your buddy to find more words than you in the five-by-five grid that you both see on your own screen. Words must snake into adjacent squares.

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Charades

one person acts something out and the other person tries to guess what it is. You can choose categories like animals, sports, actions, movies, etc.

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Checkers

Play a classic game of Checkers against your friend or AI on this platform, strategize to capture your opponent's pieces and crown your own for victory.

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Chess

Test your strategic prowess against friends or AI in the classic game of Chess online, where every move counts towards checkmating your opponent's king.

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Connect 4

Though simple, a quick game of Connect 4 can quickly turn into a fierce competition. Play as a guest and invite a friend via a link, or create an account to organize an online tournament for multiple friends.

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Crazy 8s

Enjoy a fun and fast-paced card game where the goal is to get rid of all your cards by matching the rank or suit of the previous card.

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Dominoes

Dominoes is played by matching the number of dots on the tiles on the table to the dots on a tile in your hands, creating long chains of tiles.

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Go Fish

Dive into the entertaining card game of Go Fish, where players try to collect pairs of cards by asking opponents for specific ranks.

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Hangman

Challenge your word-guessing skills with the classic game of Hangman. Try to guess the hidden word letter by letter, but be careful – every incorrect guess brings you closer to the hanging man's fate.

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Kahoot

Engage in interactive and educational quizzes with Kahoot, a popular online learning platform. Join live games with friends or participate in teacher-led sessions, answering questions on various topics while competing for the top spot on the leaderboard.

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Memory

Challenge your memory and concentration skills with the classic game of Memory. Flip over cards to find matching pairs, and try to remember the locations of the cards to match them up. Use your memory to find pairs of cards.

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Minecraft

Embark on an open-world adventure in Minecraft, a sandbox video game that allows you to build and explore blocky landscapes, gather resources, craft items, and face various challenges. Unleash your creativity in this virtual world, where the possibilities are endless. Play solo or collaborate with friends on servers for an immersive and captivating gaming experience.

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Pictionary (Skribbl.io)

This game allows kids to play together in private rooms shareable with a link. Just click "Create Private Room" and send the invite link to your friends. Players take turns drawing a word with their mouse or guessing what is being drawn by typing in the chat. The site automatically times each round and offers words to draw and guess, but you can choose to change the time and words

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Roblox

After logging in, type in your friend’s Roblox name in the search box on the top and send an invitation for your buddy to join. When it gives you recommendations for your friend’s name, click on the “in people” option, then find your friend on the list and click on “add friend”.  The other person clicks on “friends” on the left side of the screen in the drop down menu. Then they go to the right side of the screen and click on requests. Then they find your request and click on “accept.” Then they can join the experience.

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Scattergories

Exercise your creativity and quick thinking in the game of Scattergories. Players are given a list of categories and a letter, and they must come up with unique answers that start with that letter for each category within a time limit.

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Set

This student-designed website makes it simple to play the card game Set online with friends or strangers. The goal of the game is to make three-card sets based on the color, shape, and fill of each card before the other players.

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Tic Tac Toe

Engage in a classic game of Tic Tac Toe, where two players take turns placing their symbols (usually "X" and "O") on a 3x3 grid. The objective is to be the first to create a row, column, or diagonal with three of your symbols.

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Uno

Delight in the fast-paced and unpredictable card game Uno, where players aim to be the first to discard all their cards. Match colors or numbers, use action cards to disrupt opponents, and strategize to avoid drawing cards.

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Yahtzee

The screen displays a scorecard and five dice below it. Once you roll the dice, a score displays on each line that will earn you points. The game is fun for kids ages 7 and up, with some math skill involved. Yahtzee is a great intro to statistics for late elementary and middle-school kids.

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