It is pretty obvious that the latest hype today when it comes to online games are those character based or those role playing games. In these types of games you have a certain character that you control through your keyboard or through the mouse. With that particular character you go on missions, fight in a war and even get into one on one combat with your fellow RPG player. These role playing games are a big hit to people of all ages but mostly teenage kids and young adults who find solace in playing these types of games.

Although a lot of people might like this game, there are those who find the mechanics of such too complicated for them. People who are not fond of playing RPG would usually resolve to playing puzzle and board games on the web.

There are a lot of puzzle and board games available on the internet. These games may look pretty simple but their graphics are good. Some of these puzzle games even have eye-catching settings as well as brain wrecking situations to solve. These games are easy to play; even kids can play this. Puzzle games and online board games are child-friendly as well as educational because it helps develop analytical skills.

1. Text Twist. It is impossible for anyone not to know this puzzle game. In fact most electronic devices have a version of this game. The game works by giving out random letters and you rearrange the letters to be able to form words. The rearranging manner is otherwise known as twisting the letters. The number of words you have to look for can range for 5 to as much as 20 or more. The letters can also range from 4 letters to as many as 15 or more letters.

2. Book Worm. This is another way to improve your vocabulary and at the same time have fun. Book worm is another web based puzzle game. In this game you create the words by connecting adjacent letters by clicking them once. You can only connect letters that are on top, on the side and of course diagonal to each other. When you click the letters it should be in proper order to form a word. This game has various levels and each level gets harder and harder.

3. Tumble Bugs. This is another game easily found on the net. In this game a bug is situated in the middle while colored bugs come out from the starting point and then slowly crawl to the next hole. The goal of this game is to eliminate all the bugs by hitting it with the same colored bug coming from the back of the main bug located at the center. Tumble bugs has 12 levels and can be very addicting.

4. Bejewelled. This is one of Yahoo's most famous puzzle games. You score points in the game by paring three shapes of the same color. You can also pair four to five shapes of the same color to get bonuses which can help you proceed to the next level. There are two modes in the game; timed and puzzle mode.

Puzzle games are really fun for people who just want to sit back and relax.