Killing time on a phone while waiting

SOLO GAMES / WHEN BORED

Games to play when you’re bored, and on your own

A queue, a waiting room, a train. Seven single-player games that open straight into play — no lobby, no tutorial wall, no signal required.

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7

solo games

4

new puzzles daily

Free

to play

Candy Rush conveyor-belt sorting in Gameyard
Block Party endless block puzzle in Gameyard

Boredom has a shape, and it isn’t always the same length

Two minutes in a queue and forty minutes on a delayed train are different problems. Candy Rush answers the first: a level starts instantly, the belts fill, and you are sorting before you have thought about it. Block Party answers the second — endless, no clock, no fail-pressure, a run that stretches as long as the wait does. Unpinned sits between them, one board at a time.

And when you want the boredom to actually end rather than just pass, The Dailies gives you four fixed puzzles for the day. A finish line is a different feeling to an infinite scroll, which is rather the point.

THE TWO-MINUTE RULE

If you have under five minutes, open Candy Rush. If you have no idea how long you have, open Block Party — it has no clock to disappoint you.

Pick by how long you’ve got

1

Under five minutes: Candy Rush. One level, instant start, real time pressure.

2

Fifteen minutes and a finish line: The Dailies. Four puzzles, then you’re done for the day.

3

No idea how long: Block Party. Endless, no clock, stop whenever the wait ends.

4

Somewhere quiet: Unpinned. One board at a time, no timer at all.

Three ways to kill twenty minutes

The Solo tab with everything one tap away, the Unpinned corkboard mid-unpin, and a VIP Seating streak waiting to be extended.

Gameyard Solo tab with all the single-player gamesThe Unpinned corkboard puzzle in GameyardThe VIP Seating start screen in Gameyard, showing streak and best time

Something to do, right now.

All seven solo games are free. iOS and Android.

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Fair questions.

What games can I play when I’m bored?

Gameyard’s seven solo games all open straight into play: Candy Rush for a fast level, Block Party for an endless run with no clock, Unpinned for a quiet board, and The Dailies for four fixed puzzles a day. All free, one player, no signal needed.

What are good time killer games?

The ones that start instantly and stop cleanly. Candy Rush levels take a couple of minutes each; Block Party is endless so you can stop the moment the queue moves. Neither needs a connection, which matters on a subway platform.

What can I play in five minutes?

A Candy Rush level, or one of the day’s four puzzles in The Dailies. Both are self-contained — no session to abandon and no progress lost if you close the app mid-way.

Are they free?

All seven solo games are free to play and never behind the paywall. The subscription covers ad removal and the Daily Yard’s archive — never access to a game.

More ways to play alone

Offline & no WiFi→All seven games with the radio off: planes, subways, dead zones.Daily puzzles→The Dailies, puzzle by puzzle: Yard, VIP, Conga, Mixer.Relaxing, in bed→No clock, no fail state: Block Party and Unpinned to wind down.THE FULL LINEUPSolo games →All seven single-player games, plus the four daily puzzles.

Not on your own tonight? Party games for the room, or couples games for exactly two.