Lazy Dog

This dog will not get up. Not for a walk, not for a treat, and definitely not to fetch his own ball - so the whole job of getting that ball back to him falls on you. That's the setup for Lazy Dog, and it's funnier than it sounds once you're staring at the puzzle.

Each level hands you a ball, a dozing pup, and nothing but a rope to connect them. You draw the lines yourself, calculating angles and timing your moves so the ball rolls, bounces, and drops exactly where the dog can catch it. The physics do the rest, and watching your careful plan actually work is oddly satisfying.

Along the way you can grab bones for a perfect score, which gives the puzzles a bit of extra bite if you're chasing top marks instead of just clearing the level. It's got no blood or stress involved, and it fits neatly into the site's Puzzle games shelf next to other Thinking games that reward patience over speed.

It's a solid pick if you want a 1 Player Games session that's calm on the eyes but still makes you think before you draw.

Guide the ball to the sleeping dog using ropes you draw yourself. Every level is solved once the ball reaches the pup.

Draw lines or ropes across the screen to set the path the ball will follow, then judge the angle and timing so it rolls or drops into place. Physics affects every shot, so a line drawn a little too steep or too shallow can send the ball the wrong way.

Collect bones scattered along the route for a perfect score. Take a second look at the layout before committing to a line - in this game, planning the angle matters more than reacting fast.