With our author and online casino gambling expert, Alexandra Nereng, we’ve researched and written a short article on what we have found to be the 10 best games to develop and improve memory.
Whether you’re into either typical or online casino gaming, having a well-developed and sound memory system can work wonders. With memory being such an important and exciting topic, though, you will note that all but one of the games we’ve come up with is not gambling-related.
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Before going on to our 10 games, we’d like to add that, according to both the Alzheimer’s Association and the Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), there are some key things you should do to look after your brain health as you age:
- Stay Physically Active: exercise and activity keep proper blood flow to the brain and stimulate new brain cells’ formation.
- Brain Health Foods: following a healthy diet (fruits and leafy green vegetables, for example) may help protect existing brain cells.
- Keep Socially and Mentally Active: try to be engaged in your community to avoid depression and isolation. Also, get regular brain exercise (especially learning new things) to assist you in maintaining cognitive function.
Here are our 10 best games (in no particular order) to develop and improve your memory:
1. Sudoku
Sudoku is considered by many to be the best online game. It can be accessed through various sites, including Web Sudoku (iOS and Android apps available).
It’s also available on major newspaper sites.
2. KenKen
KenKen is a fashion of logic and arithmetic puzzles invented by Japanese mathematics teacher Tetsuya Miyamoto in 2004. Click here for more on this game.
3. A Clockwork Brain
Made up of challenging and fun games intended to test memory, skill, attention span, language, and reasoning, a Clockwork Brain is another good brain exercise.
Each puzzle features adjustable difficulty to keep your brain occupied.
4. Tricky Test 2™: Genius Brain?
Tricky Test 2™ is a free game that challenges your IQ to see if you have a ‘genius brain.’
It contains a series of brain teasers and solutions available through Google Play and the App Store.
5. Left vs Right: Brain Games for Brain Training
Left vs Right was made to test your adaptability, awareness, reasoning, reflex, patience, and precision.
The above five games are ones that you will find online.
6. Computer and video games
Whether it’s Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, or a regular computer (to name a few), there’s a huge variety of memory training games from which to choose. Games like Tetris, Scrabble, and action games that require a lot of thinking come to mind.
7. Chess
A centuries-old game involving the mind, strategies, and tactics, chess is a beautiful way to stimulate and exercise the brain, thereby training and improving one’s memory.
There are also accessible online versions of this board game.
8. Crossword Puzzles
Tackling crossword puzzles contributes to sharpening the brains of older adults, according to a recent online study. This study found that the more regularly participants engaged with puzzles, the better they performed on tasks checking attention, memory, and reasoning.
9. Jigsaw Puzzles
Jigsaw puzzles are an excellent way to improve and maintain your short-term memory. Doing a puzzle has been found to improve mental speed and reinforce connections between brain cells.
10. Poker
The last but not least activity that develops and improves memory is the globally loved game of poker. Now a primarily acceptable form of gambling in many countries, poker uses a set of playing cards, and there are several varieties of the game.
Here is an article listing 10 things that will make your brain better for poker. A game of memorizing cards (if you can), remembering and knowing opponents’ body language and ‘tells’, plus lots more, poker for brain training and stimulation can be loads of fun.
Conclusion
We trust that this article has enlightened you and further encouraged you to keep your brain exercised – unless, of course, you’ve forgotten what you just read.