Pssst…bored at work? Check out these fun games that make it look like you’re crunching spreadsheets and building graphs, when you’re actually taking a mental vacation! Do you play games at work to pass the time? “Share” this post with your friends so they can get in on the fun! (But don’t share it with your boss.)
10 Fun Games That Look Like Office Work1. Crash PlanningFor all intents and purposes Crash Planning looks like a really boring calendar program. But in reality it's a fun, casual puzzler in which you have to group same-colored blocks to make them disappear. Mwahaha!
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2. ExcitDeveloped back in the naughts as a viral marketing game, Excit is now available online, for free. In the puzzle game, you have to escape the spreadsheets. It'll easily kill that looooong half hour before clocking out.
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3. GwigleAnyone who casually glances at your screen will think you're Googling something important for work, but in this game you'll actually be guessing search terms based on the results shown. It's strangely addictive.
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4. BreakdownIn the spirit of Atari's Breakout, Breakdown has you use a paddle to disappear text from a Word doc. Cunningly, you can hit the space bar to kill the gaming elements if anyone comes too close to your display.
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5. Excel SheepTherapeutically simple, just steer the sheep into the pen. Thanks to the Excel design, from a distance it'll look like you're corralling numbers.
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6. Google Pac-ManAs long as you turn down the sound, you can play to your heart's content. Google's Pac-Man Doodle offers fully-functional search during gameplay. If the boss approaches mid-game, just start looking up some boring company-related data.
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7. LeadershipLike the popular Lunar Lander games of old, this has you steer a teeny-weeny rocket safely through jagged bar graphs.
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8. The Email Game by BaydinThe Email Game gamifies your Gmail inbox, encouraging you to clear your inbox down to that mystical "zero" status we all dream about. Productive and fun!
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9. Cost CutterCombine colors to keep the blocks low. It's just like doing accounts, but much, much more fun.
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10. Typing TestFinally, if you like to get competitive, a typing test can be a fun way to while away a spare 10 minutes. And if you do get caught, at least you can argue that you're improving your keyboard skills!
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If you love casual gaming but find that work gets in the way, we can help. These 10 sneaky online games resemble desktop productivity programs, and will cover you for some stealth gaming in the office.
Whether you want to look like you are engrossed in Excel, preoccupied with PowerPoint, gripped with Gmail or engaged in important Google research, we have a free gaming solution to suit.
SEE ALSO: 8 Easy PC Pranks to Trick Your FriendsWith apologies to the global economy, we suggest you take a look through our gallery for our cunning collection. Let us know in the comments below how you hide your at-work gaming from the boss.
Orgianl article: May 07, 2012 by Amy-Mae Elliott
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