Whoever said that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, was absolutely spot on. And nowhere is it more applicable than the corporate workplace. With endless deadlines screaming at you from all directions and the boss loading you with more than your share of work, at times you really pray for a breather. And what better a breather than a few online games, which would even impress your boss. So here goes !Hangaroo
Available on: www.hangaroo.freeonlinegames.com and many other gaming sites
What's it about: Hangaroo consists of 10 puzzles which you must solve in order to save a kangaroo. If you make too many errors, the cute kangaroo will be earning his wings. This game tests your knowledge of a variety of things ranging from international holidays to American presidents
What makes it hot: Your encyclopaedic wisdom is put to the test. We're sure your general knowledge is going to improve by leaps and bounds if you devote time to this game '
Scrabble/ Scrabulous
Available on: www.scrabulous.com, and on Facebook as a free online gaming application
What's it about: All you have to do is to form words out of letters, which are given on a board
What makes it hot: It tests your vocabulary like no other game and besides, this is one game almost everyone and anyone plays so your chances of making new friends in office go up drastically
Text Twist/ Text Twirl
Available on: Games sites like Yahoo, MSN, Shockwave and Gamehouse as Text Twist; it also goes under the moniker of Text Twirl on Facebook
What's it about: It asks you to make as many words as possible from a given set of letters before the clock runs out
What makes it hot: Great for whiling away your time in office, even as you build up an impressive vocabulary and exercise those grey cells that have lain idle for so long!
The Brain Game / Who has the Biggest Brain
Available on: Facebook as a free online gaming application
What's it about: This one tests your knowledge on a variety of parameters like analytical ability, visual / spatial ability, word power and number skills
What makes it hot: Nothing remotely geeky, it's just a creative way of presenting an IQ test. And, don't forget to check out the Classic IQ test among other similar apps on Facebook
Sudoku
Available on: www.websudoku.com and www.sudoku.com
What's it about: This highly addictive game tests your logic and number placement skills
What makes it hot: Not only is it a real fun way of familiarising yourself with numbers (especially if you are not the math-loving type), but it also sends out a fitting message to the top management that perhaps it's time that they no longer suspect your number-crunching skills
