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Last checked 3/1/2024 - updated after Flash games died
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- Wordle
- Word Master is exactly like Wordle but you can play as many times as you want rather than being limited to the daily dose.
- Waffle is similar to Wordle (it is free, browser based, green and yellow indicators, share results) but challenges you to resolve 6 five letter words at the same time by swapping two letters at a time. However, you have limited number of swaps.
- Hurdle is similar to Wordle (it is free, browser based, green and yellow indicators, share results) but challenges you to resolve 5 consecutive Wordle games (called hurdles) where the first guess of the hurdle is the previous hurdle's target word.
- Mashable Games has a nice assortment of games. Provided by the folks who do the Mashable site.
- Word Puzzle Games (2022) reviews some word puzzles which are mostly free to play on any browser. A couple are apps to download.
- Jigsaw Explorer and TheJigsawPuzzles.com have free jigsaw puzzles that you assemble on-line in your browser. They use different user interfaces but both are very addictive. After picking a puzzle in TheJigsawPuzzles.com, there are links to Mahjong, Solitaire, and Sudoku.
- Connections This is another game from the New York Times that requires that you group words into categories.
- Web Sudoku - there are links to sites with instructions and hints on how to play this crossnumber game.
- Sudoku Slam This version has a 'sumo' version that fills in all of the candidate numbers for you - saves time and you still have to solve it.
- Mahjongg
- Master Mind is the old Master Mind game - this is the extra hard rules where the same color can be used more than once.
- Humble is a discount software game site. It is also the home of the HumbleBundle where you pay what you want (as long as what you want to pay is greater than their minimum).
- Best Video Games of the Decade 2010s 30 of the best video games - according to CNet.
- The Neoseeker has links to reviews and prices of mostly game software and hardware.
- Reddit Game Deals
 This is a great daily aggregation of digital game deals.
- BluesNews - site collects gaming news stories from other sites.
- GameZone is full of games, guides, reviews, and some cheats.
- Gaming Blog from Wired magazine.
- GameWatcher - gaming site with news, cheats, downloads, etc.
- GameRankings gathers ratings from various media sources into a single site. Includes reviews and news about new games.
- GamesFirst Game Reviews is still under construction but you can never have enough opinions about a game before you buy it.
- Best PC Games according to PCMag (2025 version).
- You Don't Know Jack
- Game Genie has demos, cheats, etc.
- Puzzle Depot has crossword puzzles and word puzzles as well as merchandise.
- Five Puzzle and Brain Teaser Sites
- Free Chrome Games to Play Offline
- 50 Best Board Games Of All Times according to Better Homes and Gardens.
- Best Board Games of 2015
- Best Board Games of 2016
- Best Board Games of 2017
- 10 Best Board Games of 2018 according to the Smithsonian folks.
- 100 Best Board Games of 2021 according to the BoardGameGeek.
- Best Family Board Games according to the New York Magazine editors.
- Best Family Board Games according to The Spruce (updated 2021).
- Best Board Games for Adults (2020) according to The Spruce.
- Best Board Games for Beginner Adults (2020) according to The Wirecutter.
- 8 Unexpectedly Fun Games
- The Dice Tower has podcasts and video reviews of board games.
- How to Play Board Games Without a Group has some nice suggestions for solo play.
- Board Games That Are Super Fun To Play Solo has suggestions for games that were made to be played solo.
- Two Player Board Games
- Best Family Board Games that you probably never heard of.
- Best Online Backgammon Sites A handful of sites that let you learn and play Backgammon.
- VGRequirements shows you system requirements for video games. It shows both those requirements on the box and the recommended requirements which are usually a little higher but make playing the game more enjoyable.
- Cheat Code Central has cheats for all kinds of game platforms.
- Game FAQs has FAQs and walk-throughs on computer games.
- Game Winners has FAQs, cheats, hints, and walk-throughs on computer games for a variety of platforms.
- Card Games has the full set of rules and strategies for a bunch of card games.
- The World Strategy Guide to Rock/Paper/Scissor
- Blackjack has basic strategies for playing the card game.
- Cool Puzzles has mindless entertaining games as well as trivia and thinking puzzles.
- Puzzability comes to us from the same folks that created Games magazine. They offer some free puzzles on line. They also sell puzzles.
- Bits and Pieces sells jigzaw puzzles and brainteasers.
- Download Free Games has free games.
- Iwin has Java games that you can play on the Web. It also awards prizes.
- It's Your Turn lets you play turn-based games such as checkers, Reversi, backgammon, etc. with live opponents.
- Board Game Geek - forums, ratings, reviews, news - board games only
- Every Rule is a list of sites associated with the rules of various games including TV game shows, card games, sports, etc.
- GameCopyWorld has games and patches.
- Addictive Short Web Games review of free games you can play in your browser when you need a few minutes of game time.
- Dots is a free game that you play on the Web. It's the old game where you connect dots to make boxes. You play against the computer.
- Free Games Discussion - Reddit group where you can find free games. There is also a more specialize group that discusses free games on Steam.
- Best Old Games for free. These are free downloads of old PC games - very nice variety of games available.
- Best Video Games of 2010s as reviewed by ArsTechnica staff (2019)
- Games Released as Freeware - This is a great Wikipedia entry that shows a list of commercial video games that have been made available as freeware usually because they are out of date but some are still fun to play.
- Coffee Break Acrade is a collection of javascript, java, and shockwave games that you play online - free.
- Pop Cap Games is a collection of javascript, java, and shockwave games that you play online - free.
- The Game of Life is all about a simple little computer simulation that can be mesmerizing.
- All Trivia - similar to Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
- Puzzle World Many puzzles including impossible objects like a Rubik's cube in a bottle.
- 20Q is a computerized version of Twenty Questions where the computer tries to guess by asking you questions.
- Solitaire Central has rules and directions for all kinds of solitaire.
- Funny-Games has a bunch of free games.
- Web Sudoku - there are links to sites with instructions and hints on how to play this crossnumber game.
- Solving Sudoku Puzzles - tips.
- Sudoku Slam This version has a 'sumo' version that fills in all of the candidate numbers for you - saves time and you still have to solve it.
- 1001 Online Games - free online games.
- Sand Play is an addictive time waster.
- Games for the Brain including MasterMind, Sudoku, Anagramania, etc. Keeps your brain in working order.
- Free Arcade - free online games
- Free Online Games - is a collection of links in about.com
- MSN Games
 is free games from Microsoft.
- Addicting Games - is a collection of free online games - usually simple but addictive.
- List of Physics Games is a list of about 50 downloadable games that simulate physics phenomena. Like pinball games.
- Line Rider - draw a line and let the little guy slide down it
- Double Wires - you swing from surface to surface using sticky threads like Spiderman
- Final Fortress - use a big cannon to defend the power plant.
- DOS Games Archive - has a collection of old DOS games that you can download for free. Remember Wolfenstein 3D, Jazz Jackrabbit, DOOM?.
- Triplets and Us - has recreations of the computer games of the 80's that you can play for free in your browser.
- Ultimate Arcade games you can play in your browser - collected by PC World.
- Addictive Short Web Games (2017) is a collection of free games you play in your browser
- Portable Games - games that can be loaded on and played from a USB device.
- Jay Is Games - Flash game collection.
- 1980 Games is a collection of free, online games that simulate what was available in the 1980's.
- Free PC Games (2019) is a large collection of free downloadable PC games. No reviews or ratings.
- World of Solitaire is a handfull of solitaire games that are Java based so you can play them with only your browser.
- Mahjongg
- Guess Colors is the old Master Mind game.
- Master Mind is the old Master Mind game - this is the extra hard rules where the same color can be used more than once.
- Wordle Guess the word game has rules that are similar to Master Mind.
- Abandonia is a collection of free abandoned games - mostly DOS based.
- Four Sites Where You Can Download Old PC Games (2024) is a review of a handful of sites that have free abandoned games - mostly DOS based.
- Commercial Computer Games Released as Freeware - constantly updated in Wikipedia.
- Replacement Docs - has game manuals in pdf format.
- Can You Run It You select a game and the site tests your machine to see if it has the necessary capacity.
- List of Commercial Games Released as Freeware - from Wikipedia
- Mindbluff - games, mind benders, tests, etc. Exercise the brain.
- Board Games with Scott Scott reviews board games with short videos.
- BoardGameGeek reviews board games
- Best Board Games of 2019 - 8 games briefly reviewed in this article on the Digg website.
- WatchItPlayed This is a YouTube channel that walks through the actual playing of various games. They are surprisingly informative and entertaining. You get a good idea of what is involved in the game so you can decide if it might be worthwhile to try it.
- Play Flash Games Offline
- 150 Best Online Flash Games
- Gunmaster Onslaught is a good time-waster shoot-em-up.
- Portable Software Games is a small collection of games that can be loaded on a USB memory stick and are playable without having to be installed.
- Choke on My Groundhog is a top-down robot shot-em-up but the twist is that, when you die, your robot is reincarnated and performs whatever actions it did before it died.
- Shadez is a two dimensional military game. You purchase resources and throw them at the enemy.
- Online Scrabble
- 16 Awesome Free Games - for your browser. Awesome according to PCWorld.
- Little Wheel is a free, browser-based, adventure game. Very 'atmospheric' graphics.
- Quackle is a free, downloadable Scrabble game that you can play against some pretty well developed artificial intelligence.
- IsThereAnyDeal looks for deals on gaming software.
- GOG - Good Old Game - lets you play old games that this site has altered so that they can be played on current systems.
- Tetris - free
- Simulation Games This is a review of computer simulation games like Zoo Tycoon, SimCity, and Euro Truck Simulator. These games may not be exciting but they are well worth the time spent playing them if you like watching your efforts unfold slowly.
- 5 Online City Building Games, like SimCity, but these are free and are played in your browser.
- Free Browser Games That Don't Need Flash - 12 free games you can play in your browser that uses HTML5 rather than Flash.
- Free Time Waster Browser Games - 12 free games you can play in your browser and just waste some time.
- Library of Congress Video Library This is a great collection of videos of all kinds including movies, interviews, concerts, etc.
- Best Free Movies On Amazon Prime - a dozen or so great movies that you can see for free on Amazon Prime. Good to know since it otherwise difficult to find anything worth watching on Amazon Prime.
- Rotten Tomatoes Pick of 100 Best Free Movies on Streaming Services
- Moviefone in Warrington lists the movies in Warrington Crossings.
- Fandango lists the movies in Warrington Crossings.
- Showtimes Movie Listings lists the movies in the area.
- MovieTickets allows you to buy tickets to shows at participating movie theaters. Pretty slick if you can figure it out.
- Metacritic gathers reviews of movies, DVD's, music, games, etc. , and consolidates them into a one stop source.
- Reviews of DVD New Releases from Metacritic. Simple listing of movies is easy to sort by critic or user ratings.
- Reviews of Movies on Netflix from the folks at RottenTomatoes
- What To Watch Vulture rates movies and TV shows for each of the major streaming services. Excellent site to get recommendations for what to watch next.
- Reelgood rates movies and tv shows that are available on various streaming services.
- Movie Mistakes - small clips from movies, mostly continuity mistakes.
- The Internet Movie Database has a search engine to help find info on movies. Gives a rating (votes by the public) and then gives a list of links to major reviews in the print media.
- The Internet Movie Database Search Engine
- Dark Horizons has a lot of movie trailers (although some are very large files) for your viewing pleasure. The section on past movies includes synopsis, list of actors, and movie clips. There is a section for reviews of upcoming movies.
- Netflix Categories Apparently, Netflix categorizes their digital media in very specific ways that are coded with a number. This coding system is presented on this site so you can use it to search Netflix a little more specifically than what is normally supported on the Netflix site.
- Flickmetrix helps you find movies that meet your criteria on Netflix or Amazon Prime.
- Instantwatcher shows the TV and movies that are trending on Netflix.
- Film.com has trailers for all of the latest releases.
- Roger Ebert's Movie Reviews
- Movie Sounds has short WAV files of phrases from many movies.
- Rotten Tomatoes collects reviews of current movies from all over the country into one place.
- The Terror Trap is all about horror movies. Over 400 reviews of early movies.
- Movie Review Query Engine is a searchable database of movie reviews.
- Film Wise has some very interesting trivia questions - mostly visual.
- How to Transfer DVD to PC
- Stinking Badges - Stinking Badges tries to chronicle the entire 'badges' phenomena including the original film clip
- Pixar See trailers and outtakes from the Pixar movies.
- The Jimmy Stewart Museum of course has information associated with Mr. Stewart. Check out the virtual tour of the museum. (Are they still requiring a donation?)
- Over the Air DVR Prices Compared is a 2018 article that will help you get your feet wet in this swampy area.
- Major Streaming Services Comparison (2023) shows which channels are included in the six major streaming services - Hulu, YouTube, Sling, etc.
- 5 Ways to Find Something to Watch is an article by MakeUseOf. 5 sites that review what is being produced by the various media providers.
- 100 Streaming Services Compared (2020) article by CNet has a table that compares the channels offered by streaming services.
- Free TV Channels available via the Internet. This is a MakeUseOf article reviewing about 10 channels available free through your browser.
- Decider has articles on what's new and interesting on streaming sources.
- Yahoo TV gives a listing of TV programs in any area based on zip code and service provider.
- iMDb gives a listing of TV programs in any area based on zip code and service provider.
- 10 TV Guides Compared - kind of dated at this point in time.
- TV Guide Video - is a collection of current episodes of TV shows that you can watch online.
- InstantWatcher helps you find movies on Netflix.
- allFlicks helps you find movies on Netflix.
- Can I Stream It You enter the TV show or video that you want to find and the site tells you where you can stream it or rent it online.
- JustWatch helps you find TV and movies that are streaming on the various services.
- Pluto TV has a lot of news and entertainment shows available for free through your browser.
- Tubi TV has a lot of entertainment available for free through your browser, app, or on a smart TV.
- WhereToWatch tells you which streaming service has the movie that you want to see.
- Cordcutters is a Reddit group where you can get all kinds of info on alternatives to pay TV.
- Tools to Help Cord Cutters is an article by MakeUseOf. These apps or Web sites help you choose a streaming service based on what channels you want to see.
- How to Pick a Cord Cutting Plan is an article on a few web services that help you explore how to get your TV over the air rather than with a cable. You select the shows that you usually watch and the web site suggests appropriate streaming services.
- The Best Free Streaming Services (2020) reviews a number of free streaming services.
- TV Party is all about what was on the TV in the past, like in the 60's and 70's. Clips, commercials, jingles, etc. This site will suck you in just like the TV does.
- TV Guide The very famous TV Guide is now an excellent site that has a personalized zipcode version of the guide that is customized for you. You complete a simple profile and you can then skip the opening page and go right to your personal TV GUIDE. Of course, all of your selections are probably analyzed and sold. The web site also contains a powerful movie database. There is even a search facility for finding out when your favorite movie is playing on TV.
- The Discovery Channel has a web page that contains companion information associated with their television programming.
- Antenna Web shows which channels are available over the air. Also shows what kind of antenna is required to receive the channel over the air.
- RabbitEars This site helps you manage your expectations about what over the air channels might be available if you use an antenna as the source of your TV media. You can use a map to locate your antenna and the site lists channels with their probable strength.
- DTV Maps shows which channels are available over the air. The best possible antenna placement is assummed (which is usually not that case).
- OTA TV Schedule You enter your location and the site shows you a TV guide to what is on. It also predicts the channel signal strength.
- FCC The site has a bunch of information wrapped in yadda-yadda.
- Comcast Contact Form This is a form for contacting Comcast - the link is buried in a letter called Xfinity Customer Care Update from Tom Karinshak.
- FCC Consumer Complaint Center where you can add your voice to the pile of complaints about hidden fees and other billing atrocities.
- Biographies is a companion to A&E's TV series. It has a searchable collection of 15,000 biographies.
- A&E
- The History Channel
- E! Online is the companion to the E! (Entertainment) TV channel.
- TNT TV
- CNN
- ABC News
- CBS
- BBC
- The Sci-Fi Channel
- Home and Garden TV
- Emmy Awards
- CNN/Sports Illustrated
- EPGuides are episode guides for TV shows.
- Ads Find a TV ad by product or by show.
- Myth Buster Episodes - short videos of the experiments by the wacky Myth Busters.
- Penn and Teller - links to a handfull of videos of them doing their thing.
- World Wide Internet TV - watch over 2000 channels of TV over the Internet.
- TV Bistro - TV on your PC from all over the world.
- Infectious Videos This is a collection of the short videos that your friends send that are weird or funny or strange or otherwise outrageous.
- Streamick - TV on your PC from all over the world.
- 4TV - TV on your PC from all over the world.
- NBC TV - mostly current shows
- Comcast Outage Check Check this site to see if Comcast is experiencing an outage when you aren't getting a signal.
- XFinity Support Forum
- HuffPost - news and gossip in the TV world from the folks at the Huffington Post.
Podcasts:
- What To Watch Vulture rates movies and TV shows for each of the major streaming services. Excellent site to get recommendations for what to watch next.
- Which Streaming Service Has The Best Selection (2023) Excellent article on video and music streaming services. The article is a result of a Reader's Choice survey by PCMag and indicates what services have the best variety and the best material - as voted by fans.
- Streaming Box Security The article reviews a number of security settings for streaming services and TVs.
- Streaming Live TV Channel Comparison (2020) CNet shows a side-by-side comparison of the live TV channels that are available on Hulu + Live TV vs YouTubeTV vs SlingTV plus a few others.
- Best Live Channels Comparison (2024) This CNet article rates the best streaming services based on the amount of popular channels that they offer. The article includes a huge comparison chart which shows which channels are offered by each of the services.
- Streaming Service Comparison (2023) ZDNet ranks the top dozen streaming services.
- 5 Ways to Find Something to Watch is an article by MakeUseOf. 5 sites that review what is being produced by the various media providers.
- Streaming TV Channel Comparison (2024) shows a side-by-side comparison of the channels that are available on Hulu + Live TV vs YouTubeTV vs SlingTV.
- Streaming TV Channel Comparison (2023) shows a side-by-side comparison of the channels that are available on Hulu + Live TV vs YouTubeTV vs SlingTV plus a few others.
- Streaming TV Channel Comparison (2021) This Google spreadsheet is kept up to date by CNet and shows a side-by-side comparison of the channels that are available on Hulu + Live TV vs YouTubeTV vs SlingTV plus a few others.
- Streaming Service Comparison This article is a good introduction to the jungle of options that are available.
- Streaming Service Comparison by Consumer Reports.
- Streaming TV Guide This is a TV Guide for streaming services. You select the service and it displays the shows that are available by channel and time (in the same style as the TV Guide).
- Best Live TV Streaming Service (2024) CNet compares the major services.
- Streaming Service Comparison (2024) CNet compares the major services.
- Streaming Device Comparison This is a comparison of the Roku and Amazon Fire streaming devices when using Netflix, Hulu, or YouTube. 2023 comparison by CNet
- Free Movie Streaming Sites as reviewed 2024 by the MakeUseOf folks.
- JustWatch helps you find the platform on which specified shows or movies are streaming.
- How Does Roku Work is a brief intro into using a Roku streaming device.
- Roku Guide has reviews of new channels, tutorials, advice, etc.
- 20 Useful Roku Hacks
- Hidden Roku Tricks is a surprisingly useful set of tricks for using your Roku device to make streaming easier.
- Private Channels - how to find them and how to add them to your Roku display.
- Roku Private Channels is a review of a number of unusual channels available on the Roku streaming platform.
- Best Free Roku Channels according to this 2024 MakeUseOf article. Some require setting up an account.
- How To Access Secret Roku Screens This 2025 article is kind of eye-opening since it explains how to get access to stuff that should be more intuitively accessible. For example, how to get access to your antenna sourced channels.
- Rotten Tomatoes Movies At Home This site, sponsored by Rotten Tomatoes, shows the movies that are available for streaming at each of the major services. You can use filters to hone in on some good choices.
- IMDB What's On TV This part of the IMDB site shows what is streaming. There are sections that focus on what is new this week or this month.
- IMDB What To Watch This part of the IMDB site shows what movies and shows are trending and popular. It is called a streaming guide on the site itself.
- ReelGood The site shows what is currently showing on each of the major streaming services and uses filters to help you narrow down the choices.
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