Pokemon Go
I have to admit I was a little bit iff y
on whether or not to recommend this
one. Th is game does require you to go
outside and head to places normally fi lled
with people. But it should be safe if social
distancing is kept in mind.

Th e summer that Pokemon GO came
out was magical. Th e streets of my college
town were littered with people running
around with phones in hand trying to
capture invisible monsters. I remember
how dozens of people would camp out on
the lawn in front of the veterans dance
hall in their foldable chairs and congre-
gate at one of the game’s hot spots.

Th ose days are gone, but the game
is still popular and has been updated
frequently. Players walk around town to
collect items, capture monsters and fi ght
other people’s monsters. It’s diffi cult to
play in rural areas, but a jam in the city.

Just make sure to stay six feet apart.

2048 An Italian teen designed this game
over a weekend as a test and it has since
gone on to become a viral hit. 2048 has
players slide numbered blocks together to
merge and combine their numbers. Only
blocks of the same number can combine,
otherwise, they just bounce into each
other. Th e goal is to rack up the highest
number possible before running out of
free space. It’s simple to learn, diffi cult
to master and a great way to kill small
amounts of time. I would say 2048 is the
simplest game on this list and defi nitely
worth a try.

Mister Smith & His Adventures
If you were a fan of early computer
games from the ’70s and ’80s, then you’re
probably familiar with the text adventure
genre. It’s like a mixture between a book
and game, where the player chooses the
actions of the protagonist on a grand
adventure. Back then, players had to type
out commands at random, but Mister
Smith is much more straightforward.

Players select from several prompts of
decisions Mister Smith can make, from
clever to dumb. Players will also answer
trivia questions to progress the story.

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