Games to play while you wait
Waiting at the doctor, at the car wash or for a coffee? These games start in a few seconds and fit into a few spare minutes. One kind of touch, no rules to read, nothing to install.
Every game remembers where you stopped, so when your name is called you can just put the phone away and carry on later.
Highrise
Tap to drop. Build it tall.
Spice Rack
One spice per jar. Calm and tidy.
Pebble Pond
A quiet pond that fills your pockets.
Paper Plane
A folded page and a long breeze.
Tidy Shelf
A cozy shelf, one tidy set at a time.
Pipe Garden
Turn the pipes, watch the garden bloom.
Domino Drop
Fill the gaps, give it a push, hear the ding.
Juice Bar
Read the order, slice the fruit, serve the juice.
Noodle Bowl
Grow the noodle, then slurp it at the spoon.
Birdsong
Listen to the birds, then sing it back.
Button Tin
A tin of buttons. One is not like the others.
Lane Dash
A bike, a basket of parcels and a busy little street.
Pop Up
Letters on balloons, drifting over the rooftops.
Cocoa Snap
A hazelnut, a wooden tray and a table full of chocolate.
Sand Frame
Colored sand, a glass frame and a picture that appears layer by layer.
Rail Switch
Fruit carts at night, a hillside railway and a market at the bottom.
Shadow Fit
Wooden blocks, a lamp and a shape drawn on the wall.
Stone Skip
A flat stone, a quiet lake and lily pads to bounce off.
Quilt Patch
A half-sewn quilt, a few numbers and a pattern waiting to appear.
Pancake Stack
A little griddle, hungry guests and a stack that keeps growing.
Yarn Tangle
Balls of yarn on a pincushion and one big tangle.
Porch Band
A summer night, a creaky porch and a band of frogs.
Picnic Basket
A wicker basket, a checked blanket and a picnic that has to fit.
Weed Patrol
A little flower bed, sneaky weeds and one hungry snail.
Goose Parade
A quiet lake, a crowd of geese and only so many ways out.
Birdhouse Kit
A birdhouse in pieces, a jar of colored screws and a bird waiting to move in.
Ferry Line
A busy little harbor, a line of cars and a ferry that likes to stay level.
Market Stall
A little market stall, crates of fresh goods and customers who know what they want.
Cross Stitch
A wooden hoop, a printed pattern and spools of thread that do the sewing.
Bird Feeder
A garden branch, a row of seed sacks and a lot of hungry little visitors.
Paint Fence
A sunny yard, a few buckets of paint and a fence full of colorful gates.
The games
- Highrise: a tower stacking game. Build the tallest tower you can.
- Spice Rack: a color sorting puzzle. Gather each spice into one full jar.
- Pebble Pond: a relaxing idle game. Fill the season bar to move on to the next season.
- Paper Plane: an endless flying game. Fly your paper plane as far as you can.
- Tidy Shelf: a triple match sorting puzzle. Empty every shelf by matching three alike.
- Pipe Garden: a pipe connecting puzzle. Water every flower in the garden.
- Domino Drop: a domino chain reaction puzzle. Fill the gaps, push the first domino and ring the bell.
- Juice Bar: a fruit slicing game. Serve as many juices as you can.
- Noodle Bowl: a noodle snake game. Slurp as many dumplings as you can.
- Birdsong: a bird song memory game. Repeat the birds' song as it grows longer.
- Button Tin: an odd one out game. Find the one button that is different on every card.
- Lane Dash: a bike runner game. Ride as far as you can without bumping into anything.
- Pop Up: a balloon popping game. Catch every letter before its balloon floats away.
- Cocoa Snap: a brick breaker game. Snap off every square of chocolate on the table.
- Sand Frame: a sand sorting puzzle. Fill the frame with sand until the picture is complete.
- Rail Switch: a train switching game. Send every cart to the stall that sells its fruit.
- Shadow Fit: a shadow shape puzzle. Turn the blocks until their shadow fills the outline on the wall.
- Stone Skip: a stone skipping game. Skip your stones as far as you can and score the most points.
- Quilt Patch: a nonogram picture puzzle. Sew patches so every row and column matches its numbers.
- Pancake Stack: a pancake cooking game. Serve golden pancakes to every guest, and never let one burn.
- Yarn Tangle: an untangle puzzle. Untangle the yarn in the moves you have: no strands may cross.
- Porch Band: a rhythm tapping game. Play every note on the beat and keep the song going.
- Picnic Basket: a block packing puzzle. Pack the basket with no gaps so the lid can close.
- Weed Patrol: a garden reflex game. Pull the weeds before they flower, and keep the flowers safe.
- Goose Parade: a tap away unblock puzzle. Send every goose off the lake.
- Birdhouse Kit: a screw sorting puzzle. Unscrew every screw into a jar of its color and build the birdhouse.
- Ferry Line: a car parking jam puzzle. Load every car onto the ferry that flies its flag.
- Market Stall: a goods sorting match 3 puzzle. Sell everything on the stall, three alike at a time.
- Cross Stitch: a cross stitch color puzzle. Stitch the whole picture with the spools of thread.
- Bird Feeder: a bird sorting game. Give every bird the seed it wants before it flies off hungry.
- Paint Fence: a color block jam puzzle. Get every paint can out of the yard.
Questions
Are these games really free?
Yes. Every game is free to play in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. There is nothing to download and you never need an account. An account is only there if you want to keep your stars on more than one device.
How long does one game take?
Most rounds and levels take one to three minutes. Nothing runs while you are away, and you can stop at any moment.
Can I get a poster for my waiting room?
Yes. Businesses can print a free poster with their name and a QR code from lobbyroo.com/poster. Guests scan it and play, with no app and no Wi-Fi password.
Do they work on a phone?
Yes. Every game is made for a phone first: one hand, one kind of touch, and it starts in a few seconds. They also work on a tablet or a computer with a mouse.