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If you love word games, you’re in for a treat with Crosswordling! Each level is a crossword with its letters mixed up. The green letters are in the right place; the yellow letters are in the wrong spot; and the gray letters aren’t right at all. Unscramble them all to win… and be sure to play both endless mode and the daily challenge!  

Crosswordling can be a tricky game, especially in later levels where you have more gray letters to contend with. There are a few tips and tricks you can use to stay ahead of the game – and keep playing:   Look for pairs of yellow letters – but be careful. If you have one word with two yellow letters, that means they’re the correct letters in the wrong places. A simple swap should turn them both green. But be careful – if the yellow letter is part of two words, the game won’t tell you which word claims it as a yellow letter. Before swapping that with another yellow letter in one of the words, make sure the word you’re about to make is a real one. And if you’re not sure, have an undo power up ready! Losing lives isn’t the end. You have three lives in Crosswordling, and you lose one if you run out of moves. But don’t forget to click on the heart icon on the game’s home screen. There, you can get more lives by watching an ad or spending coins, which you’ll accumulate by beating level

In Crosswordling, you have a certain number of moves before you run out and lose a life. It’s your goal to unscramble the whole crossword before running out of moves – and power ups help with that. The game has two power ups, both of which are available during each level: Undo, which allows you to take back your last move. This is a great tool if you make a move that results in two gray letters that you didn’t expect.Auto Swap, which automatically moves two letters, with at least one ending up in the correct place. You will start with three of each of these power ups. Once you run out, you can get more by watching an ad (click on the power up to launch it). You can also potentially get more power ups by spinning the wheel on the game’s menu page. You get one free spin a day, which could lead to coins, powerups, or a special gift, and can get more spins by watching an ad.

Love cute critters just as much as you love matching games? Then Zoo Boom is for you!   In this match three-style game, collect all sorts of animals by matching them in a grid. Clear the board by combining two or more of the same animals, and clear huge portions of the board by combining the regular animals with flies, badgers, and more special combos.   Whether you’re tasked with getting ape statues to the bottom of the board, collecting coins, or freeing animals from their cages, you can play through dozens of levels full of fun challenges!

In Mr. Runner X, you start as a simple stick figure – but there are all sorts of variations of your character that you can run with. (We love the panda, pig, and globe-headed man!) To change your appearance, just click or tap the box with the changing stick figures on the right side of the screen in the main menu. It will have a number out of 27 – that’s how many you’ve unlocked.   When you click the box, you’ll see the characters you have available. Some will be available and some will be locked. Below the character, you can see how to unlock it. Some will be made available if you click it to watch an ad. Some require coins, which you get for beating a level. And some have a distance listed below them – you need to run that distance, cumulatively, to automatically unlock the character.

Mr. Runner X just wants to run… but a falling ceiling keeps getting in his way! Take control of Mr. Runner X, speeding him up and slowing him down as the ceiling drops, finding gaps to hide in and avoiding getting crushed. You have just three tries to make it to the end – can you collect all the coins at the end of the level?

Cooking Live automatically saves your progress, so you can leave the game and return without having to start over. However, you might notice that your progress doesn’t seem to be saving. If that’s the case, keep this in mind:   Cooking Live saves your progress within the browser you use. Be sure to continue using the same browser on the same device each time you launch the game. If you do, you’ll be able to pick up where you left off. However, if you use a different device, browser, or open the game in incognito mode, your game progress may be reset. If you have “Do Not Track” options enabled in your browser, your game progress may not be saved. You can check your browser’s privacy settings to see if this feature is enabled.   As long as you play Cooking Live on the same browser on the same device, your progress should be saved after each session!

In Cooking Live, there is one way to stay ahead of the steady stream of customer orders: always work ahead. If you receive an order of eggs and only then throw some eggs into the pan, you’ll run out of space and time too quickly.   It’s important to be as ready as you can be before each order. For the first group of levels, that means:   Always having eggs ready to go on your plates, and no additional eggs cooking while your plates are full (there’s no penalty for eggs sitting out!) Always having a muffin ready to serve (once you unlock the oven) Starting to cook something as soon as there’s space for it at your serving station (serve some eggs? Cook more eggs!)   This way, when you need to deal with multiple orders at once, all you have to do is click on the item to serve it – or just add some tomatoes and toast to the ready-to-serve eggs.   Don’t forget to upgrade your equipment from the “Upgrades” tab at the bottom left of the main screen, using the coins and r

Once you beat a certain number of levels in Cooking Live, one of three boosters will become available to you. Eventually, you’ll have access to all three. At the beginning of each level, you can choose one to use:   Pan: Grants you a “shield” that prevents your eggs from burning if they sit in the pan. Coins: Gives you extra coins for completing orders. Chef’s Hat: Your cooking and food preparation occurs instantly.   Sometimes you’ll be presented with a “hard level” – the game will tell you if the next level will be extra tough when you have the option to choose a booster. That’s a great time to use one!

When the customers keep coming, do you have what it takes to cook all their favorite food? In Cooking Live, play dozens of levels where you’ll need to balance different dishes while customers make more and more requests!   Each dish in Cooking Live takes time to prepare. While you can make anything with a click, organizing all your food for your customers is another challenge entirely. Serve up eggs, juice, muffins, and much more – and use your boosters to help in a pinch!

In Word Clash, you’re matched up with another real person in a game of unscrambling letters, searching for the longest words. You and your opponent take turns and get more points for longer words. So the goal is to put together as many long words as possible.   But there are a few additional tips that you can use to get ahead:   Look for plurals and participles. If you find a word like “phone,” before you place your guess, check the wheel of letters for letters like “s” and “d.” “Phones” and “phoned” will get you extra points! Additionally, do the same when your opponent plays a word like “phone” – there might be additional forms of the word that you can use before they do. Be mindful of choosing letters without confirming them. Absentmindedly connecting letters to see if any words come to mind might help you, but it might help your opponent too. They can see what you’re doing when you click letters, and your clicking might reveal potential words to them. Try to work out wor

In Word Clash, you take turns against an opponent to unscramble a circle of seven letters, searching for the longest possible words. If you want to win, you need to look for words that are five, six, or even seven letters long. You get more game points for longer words, and whoever has the highest point value when the guessing is complete wins.   Here is how many game points you get for each word:   3 letters – 3 game points 4 letters – 5 game points 5 letters – 7 game points 6 letters – 9 game points 7 letters – 12 points   It’s worth spending extra time looking for the seven-letter words before settling for a shorter one. However, you only get 25 seconds to select your word, so think fast!

It’s multiplayer madness! In Word Clash, unscramble the letters to create the longest words you can and get more points than your opponent, who is trying to do the same exact thing. Race against the clock, use your power ups, and do your best to come out on top – this exciting new word game will keep you on your toes!

  Are you willing to press your luck with… Press Your Luck?   Play the beloved slot machine game that generations of TV viewers know from the 1980s (and today) – but, no matter what you do, watch out for Whammys! Hit the big red button and try to win as much cash as possible. Get three Press Your Lucks while playing the slots to enter into a mini-game that’ll let you win big!   Interested in more retro game show games? Check out Deal or No Deal and Card Sharks, both brand new to AARP Games!

What is Press Your Luck? Press Your Luck is a version of the famous retro game show game that will have you spinning slots and playing mini games, all in the pursuit of more prize money. But watch out for Whammys!   What are Whammys? Whammys are the red aliens/monsters who steal all your winnings. If you have a lot of money in the bank, be extra careful, or you might lose it all!   When does the game end? Press Your Luck ends when you decide to end the game. While you could play the slots forever, building up your prize pool and losing it to a Whammy, you could also click “Cash Out” at any point in the regular game to end it. The money you have at that point will be your final score!   How do I play? Gameplay in Press Your Luck is very simple. Just click the big red button to spin the slots. The spin will end on its own and your winnings will be added to your total. Click the red button again to spin again!   Is there anything besides spinning the slot machine? Yes

In Press Your Luck, all you have to do to play is hit the big red button to activate the slot machine. You can make some in-game money by getting good spins, but there is one method to grow your money way beyond simple slots: the mini-game!   If you spin three Press Your Luck icons anywhere on the board, you’ll enter the mini-game. The gameplay is similar – just press the red button to start the spin, and press it again to end the spin. In the mini-game, though, each spin lands on one value, and you get that value added to your total. Look out for squares like “vacation,” which have big payouts – but, as always, watch out for Whammys!   In the mini-game, each Whammy will reset your money total within the mini-game to $0. If you get four Whammys you’ll be removed from the mini-game entirely. At any point, you can click Pass to end the mini-game, bank your money, and continue playing the regular game.

In Card Sharks, there is a finite number of survey questions that will be asked before Sudden Death mode begins. Ideally, you will be able to complete your row of cards before it’s time for Sudden Death, but if both you and your opponent are unable to do it, you’ll need to prepare for a no-holds barred final round!   After the final survey question, the winner of that question can choose to “play” or “pass.” One player will end up with a single goal: to clear their row without making a mistake. If they do, they win. But if they don’t, their opponent wins the whole game.   If you win the survey question and can choose to “play” or “pass,” it’s important to think strategically. How many cards do you have left to clear? How many does your opponent have? What card is face-up for you and your opponent, and would that make their first choice easier or harder?   Either way, it’s an intense finish to a very fun and competitive game. Good luck!

In Card Sharks, after answering the survey question, you’ll head to the card table. If your opponent won the survey round, they control the cards, but you control them if you won the survey round. You’ll have seven face-down cards in front of you. One will flip over. Then, you get to choose if the next one is higher or lower.   What do you choose?   There are some straightforward strategies. If the card is very obviously on the low or high end, you can feel safe going in the other direction. For instance, it’s safe to guess higher if you’re looking at a 2, 3, or 4. However, things get more complicated in the middle. If you have a card between 6 and 9 – but especially 7 and 8 – it’s important to take stock of the overall situation. Keep in mind that if you guess wrong, you’ll lose all the cards you’ve guessed correctly in this run. So if you’ve guessed several cards correctly, it’s probably better to freeze a 7 or 8, end the turn, and come back next round when you have less to

From your living room in the ‘70s and ‘80s to your computer, phone, and tablet today… Card Sharks is here! Match up against a random appointment and answer survey questions. Then, head to the table to take control of the cards, guessing if your next card will be higher or lower than the last one. Make it through all your cards before your opponent does to take home the grand prize!   Interested in more retro game show games? Check out Deal or No Deal and Press Your Luck, both brand new to AARP Games!

In Element Blocks, the goal is simple: place blocks on your grid and in such a way that you can remove lines and not overcrowd the board. As you successfully remove lines, you’ll score points. You can find your score at the top of the screen. Every time you place a block or clear a line, you’ll get points. However, there are a few things to keep in mind when playing:   The more lines you clear simultaneously, the more points you get. This can be dangerous, as if you run out of moves you’ll get a game over, but if you have a way to clear two, three, or more lines at once, try to do it! The more points you get, the higher your score multiplier goes. Your score multiplier can be found to the left of your score. It goes up whenever you place a block or clear a line. But if you clear multiple lines at once, it’ll jump up much farther. If you want to increase your multiplier, go for big plays! Your high score can be found underneath your game score, next to a crown icon.   Good l

In Element Blocks, you have access to two power ups, and both are perfect for getting you out of a tight spot when your grid starts become overcrowded. They are:   Dynamite – Removes any blocks in a 3x3 area of your choice Lightning – Clears all blocks of one chosen color   However, these power ups don’t come easy. You’ll need to buy them from the bottom-right corner of your screen – but in order to do that, you’ll need to collect stars. The main way to get stars is simply to keep playing the game. Every once in a while, a block on your grid will be covered with a star. If you clear the row that the block is in, you’ll get the star!   Dynamite costs 15 stars to purchase, and lighting costs 25 stars, but they become more expensive with each use. You can only hold one of each power up at once.

Sit back, relax, and keep clearing the grid! Element Blocks is a nature-inspired puzzler that can go on forever – as long as you have the skills to keep the board clear. Place geometric blocks around the grid with the goal of clearing lines. Collect stars to buy power ups that help you keep the grid clear. And most importantly, have fun!

2 Minute Mini Crossword is designed to be easier than the regular Mini Crossword, so it’s perfect to play if you want a quick crossword fix. Because of this, there are some clues that the game avoids. Most answers will be single, uncapitalized words – but keep an eye out for the “2 wds” and “Hyph” messages that end some clues and denote that the answers are two words or hyphenated, respectively.   Keep in mind that there’s no penalty for taking longer than 2 minutes to solve the crossword!

  Love this game!   I have had several high scores in the past few days.  They record correctly to my account, but not to the leader board.  How do I fix that?  I saw the "submit" option in the upper left hamburger menu, but that causes an exit from the game in process.  I use Chrome on my computers.  Thank you in advance.  

How does scoring work in 2 Minute Mini Crossword? When you complete a game of 2 Minute Mini Crossword, you’ll receive a score based on the time it took you to finish the puzzle – the faster you finish, the higher your score! (Don’t forget to play the daily game, which gives a point bonus.) However, your score isn’t refreshed each day. In fact, scores are only reset every month, so the more games you play, the higher your overall score will be – and you’ll need to come back each day to get onto the leaderboard!