Best Brain Games For Senior Citizens

Ageing is beautiful when you keep perfect poise between your physical and mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the balance for many seniors and fuelled a rise in the cases related to anxiety, stress and social isolation. Seniors need to focus on maintaining physical fitness as well as maintaining mental health by exercising their brains. We have compiled a list of the best brain games to help seniors get mentally fit and healthy.

Fun Trivia/Quiz Games

Undoubtedly, trivia/quiz games are a fun, entertaining, exciting and engaging workout for the mind. Different quizzes enable the brain to think and concentrate which benefits in improving the mental health of an elderly adult. There are several trivia games available online that seniors can now play virtually in groups or individually. Current affairs, history, literature, general knowledge, musicals, TV shows are some of the topics you can choose to play in a trivia game. Furthermore, taking up a quiz is an ideal way for a senior adult to avoid situations of memory loss.

Word Puzzles

Word puzzles come in numerous varieties like crossword, hangman, word search, finish the saying, boggle, and many more a senior person can pick from. Plus, these games can be played individually and at the same time, can be a relaxing pass-time activity for an elderly adult who is undergoing stress or anxiety. 

Jigsaw Puzzle

A jigsaw puzzle is not only popular with kids but also works magically and offers several benefits for elders. It boosts the mind, encourages logical thinking, and stimulates cognitive fitness among elders. Cracking a jigsaw puzzle can create a feeling of achievement, relaxation and a sense of calm in seniors that may help in reducing breathing rate, blood pressure and heart rate.  

Bingo/Housie (Tambola)

This game is an iconic age-old game that's amusing and fun while competing against other players. It is an excellent stress-buster and can help seniors forget their worries by encouraging social interaction. An add-on benefit this game offers is that it reduces loneliness and boosts wellbeing among elders. Bonus, you can play Tambola with other senior Khyaal members every Friday by joining the Khyaal community. It is free and you can play it online. Click here to register!

Pictionary

Pictionary is a pretty engaging game that stimulates an elderly brain and can result in good mental health. Pictionary helps to keep seniors entertained and improve their cognitive health as the players in this game identify various words from pictures drawn by the other players.

Sudoku 

Khyaal enjoys organising sudoku for senior citizens. We have our senior members teaching other members how to play the game. It's an interesting brain game that can be played alone, anytime & anywhere, which can help evoke elderly minds. Playing sudoku improves concentration and decision-making skills among seniors. Also, solving sudoku by filling in the boxes without repeating any numbers leaves an elderly mind with a feeling of fulfilment and achievement. 

Spot The Difference

It is a favourite and fun activity for almost all seniors. Spot the Difference is a mind game that is played by spotting the difference in identical pictures, which involves the identification of objects and spatial analysis.

Definitely, there are multiple ways and benefits of brain games for elders that help in stimulating the mind for their overall mental wellbeing. 

Also, to participate in various games mentioned above and to enjoy many other activities, you can join the Khyaal community for senior citizens. So take some time out, get engaged and challenge your brain. Happy gaming and do not forget to join Khyaal. Register Now!