Board games could be good. There are quite a few board games you can play solo, especially that have come out since the pandemic. Just beware it's quite the rab

Board games could be good. There are quite a few board games you can play solo, especially that have come out since the pandemic. Just beware it's quite the rabbit hole and it's easy to fill up your home with games that don't get played much because you have too many of them raises hand if you're not careful. Here's a list[1] voted on by solo board gamers of the best solo board games. Be aware that several of the top ones are long thinky games with lots of setup and probably not a great choice for 'I have an hour to kill before I make dinner", but there are quicker games in that list. This discussion on reddit[2] has some good ideas for quicker options. There's tons of videos for all board games on Youtube, so for any game that sounds good you can look up either a how to play video, a quick overview + review, or a playthrough (even solo playthroughs), separate videos for each with multiple channels offering them, so you can get a good feel for how the game plays. My personal recommendations for quick soloable games would be Bowling Solitaire (can play using a standard deck of cards, but it's good thinky fun), Orchard, Hostage Negotiator, The Lost Expedition, Super-Skill Pinball 4-Cade, Finished!, and if you want something that looks complicated but isn't really too bad once you pick it up, and still plays in under an hour, I'd recommend Hadrian's Wall. [1]: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/291071/2021-peoples-choice-top-200-solo-games-1-200 https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/291071/2021-peoples-choic... [2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/mxm4j5/favorite_quick_solo_games/ https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/mxm4j5/favorite... Another option is to get some Sudoku, Hidato, Strimko, or straight up Logic Puzzle books and work through them. For Sudoku I especially like the Killer Sudoku variant. Sudoku has several levels of techniques you can learn to use. I'd say I know most of the intermediate techniques, but struggle with advanced ones still. You can see how weird and creative some Sudoku can get by watching Cracking The Cryptic on Youtube[3] (a lot more strange than I expected). They even have a book with their channel's puzzles in it. [3]: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrackingTheCryptic https://www.youtube.com/c/CrackingTheCryptic