The reading room arcade

Take a break

Every good press needs a coffee corner. Play a round, clear your head, then get back to the books. More games will appear here over time.

Free to play Every game here is free. No account, no download, no catch.

STRATEGY

Chess

You are white. Play a calm game against the house computer.

Your move

Tap a piece, then tap where it should go.

WORDS

Quill Words

Build words from your seven letters on the board. You versus the computer.

You 0CPU 0

Tap a letter, then tap a board square to place it.

NERVES

Mines Hunt

Nine by nine, ten mines. Clear every safe square without setting one off.

10
0

Tap to reveal a square. Long press (or right click) to flag a suspected mine. Clear every safe square to win.

PUZZLE

Ink Sort

Pour the inks between the jars until every jar holds one colour. Five stages, each one deeper.

Moves 0

Tap a jar to lift its ink, then tap the jar to pour it into.

PUZZLE

Van Jam

Drive the vans out of the jammed yard and seat every reader on their colour. Five stages.

Moves 0

Tap a van with a clear road ahead. Tap the front reader to seat them on the bench.

STRATEGY

Ultimate Tic Tac Toe

Nine boards in one frame. Your square picks the board your opponent must answer in.

You 0Drawn 0CPU 0

You are X. Play any square to begin.

STRATEGY

Reversi

Trap the computer's discs between your own and flip them. Most discs at the end wins.

You 2CPU 2

Your move. You are the dark discs.

NERVES

Ink Flow

Lay pipe ahead of the ink. Every length it fills scores, and a dead end ends the run.

Score 0Pipe 0 / 14
NEXT

Lay pipe from the ink well before the ink starts to run.

QUICK

Tic Tac Toe

Three in a row. You are X and you move first, so the first square is yours.

You 0Drawn 0CPU 0

You are X. Take any square.