Free games for kids that earn their screen time
Chess, crosswords and the other classics that have kept children thinking for generations. Your child picks what they want to play. You get to stop negotiating about it. No sign-up, no adverts, nothing to buy.
Chess
The classic strategy game. Trap the other king and you win.
What it builds: Planning several moves ahead, and living with the ones already made.
- vs computer
- with a friend
- 10 to 30 min
Checkers
Jump over your opponent to capture. Reach the far side to crown a king.
What it builds: Reading a trade before you take it, and counting the cost.
- vs computer
- with a friend
- 5 to 15 min
Connect 4
Drop discs down the board and get four in a row before the other player.
What it builds: Spotting a threat two moves before it arrives.
- vs computer
- with a friend
- 3 to 8 min
Crossword
Pick a theme and fill in a puzzle that is built fresh every single time.
What it builds: Vocabulary and spelling, with no worksheet anywhere in sight.
- on your own
- 5 to 10 min
Word Tiles
Build words from lettered tiles on a shared board. Most points wins.
What it builds: Spelling, word-building, and a bit of arithmetic on every turn.
- vs computer
- with a friend
- 15 to 25 min
Made by people who build lessons for a living
Decifer Learning teaches the UK curriculum to children aged 6 to 16, and these games are the corner of it where nothing is being marked. The same free account opens Maths, English, Science, History and Geography, written to the same standard: something a child will sit down and finish.
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