Save the Noob

You're the type who reaches for a pencil before you even read the instructions, itching to sketch a solution instead of picking one from a menu. Save the Noob hands you exactly that: a blank patch of screen, one line to draw, and a Noob whose life depends on where you put it.

The rule is simple and a little cruel. Draw inside the boundary, no crossing your own line, then let go and watch it drop. Get the shape right and it crashes down on every enemy in the area. Get it wrong and it clips the Noob instead, which is the one thing you're not allowed to do.

It's built for the kind of brain that likes untangling a puzzle in its head before committing to an answer, so if you enjoyed the strategic squeeze of Mahjong Connect or the save-the-day energy of Rescue Hero, this fits right alongside them. It runs free in the browser on desktop, Android or iOS, no download, and there are levels enough to eat a whole coffee break.

File it under Mind Games if you're the sort who needs one more excuse to open a new tab at work.

Keep the Noob alive while wiping out every enemy on screen using one drawn line. Draw the line inside the marked area of the screen - no crossing over itself, and stay within the boundary. Release, and the line falls, smashing whatever it lands on.

Aim for the enemies, not the Noob; touching the Noob ends your attempt. Take a second before you draw to trace the fall path in your head - the shape of the line decides everything once gravity takes over.