How do you beat the boredom?
Usually, people have different ways to beat boredom. This includes but is not limited to:
1. Watching the television
2. Playing sports
3. Going out / Travel
4. Pursuing a hobby
5. Watching OTT content on the smartphone or tablet to name a few.
If you ask me as to what I do, I would say that I use to follow all the above pointers at various phases of my life. As a kid, I use to watch my favourite cartoons on television. When I started growing up, I use to watch soap/tele series. I also use to travel to various places apart from playing sports - both indoors and outdoor.
I also have multiple hobbies which include collecting posters, stamps(philately), collecting coins and notes(numismatics), watches, pens, autographs, trump cards, scale model cars to name a few.
Why did I pursue a hobby?
A hobby isn't an expensive affair unless you decided to spend on it. It helps you in meeting like-minded people and also helps you in getting to know about the subject in a deeper way.
These days, I do a couple of things.
a. Watching content on OTT on my smartphone
b. Playing my favourite game Solitaire and other games for Free.
While there is a subscription model for the OTT platforms which I use which includes Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5, Disney Hotstar, the games I play, is or FREE. Yes, you heard it right. I play my favourite game on Solitaire site. It is a simple HTML based site that does not use high-end graphics which makes it accessible from any gadget including a laptop with a basic configuration.
Who wouldn't have played Solitaire as a kid? It is an overwhelming game that I am sure must have been played by each and every one of us. I don't have to mention much about the game since we all know the basics and even if you are not aware of how to play, there is a detailed description of the game on the site. Follow the steps, start playing and enjoy the game.
I do not want to end it here since I also liked a couple of games personally on the site.
a. The Palace Hotel in the Hidden Objects game section and
b. Letter Scramble in thee Word game
Now let us see as to how to play The Palace Hotel game in brief:
This game has multiple levels. It has a scene of the portico of a hotel with a lot of properties scattered around. We need to match the ones with the given set on the bottom - along with the timer/score tab. If you guess it incorrectly, you will lose 5 seconds from the timer. Pick the right ones to finish the level and move on to the next. There is a music background. You also have the option to turn it off, if you want to play without the music.
Benefits of the game:
1. Increase in concentration
2. With the increase in concentration comes betterment of remembering things
Letter Scramble is the next game I wanted to discuss:
As you could see, there are a lot of scrambled letters. You have to form a word using them. This game has 3 levels and the word count progresses with each level starting from 20, moving on to 30 and ending with 40 words. You can mute the music if you do not want to play it in the background.
Benefits of playing this game:
1. Get to know more words
2. Increase in vocabulary
3. Spend the time usefully.
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