The Best Games To Develop Your Strategic Thinking

We all know that some games are good for your brain. Apps such as Lumosity are specifically designed to train your brain, in fact.

But there are plenty of games that are more traditional types of mobile or video game that can improve your cognitive skills, and in particular strategic thinking.

We run down the very best apps which are perfect to develop your strategic thinking, while also being great fun...

Football Manager

If you're a lover of soccer, then Football Manager is the must have game for any fan. It puts you in the dugout as you must guide your team through the season, avoiding relegation and aiming for the stars, or at the very least promotion.

You can play as a team from leagues all around the world, from Manchester United to Portland Timbers, AC Milan to Rapid Vienna. You pick the team, make the transfers, develop the tactics and liaise with the media. Of course, it's all about creating the right strategy to get to the top though.

Online Casino

A number of online casino games are great for developing your strategic thinking, and they can do so in different ways. Sites like Casinolariviera have a wide range of games to play, all using different parts of your brain. For example, your thought process in blackjack is going to be very different to poker.

There are plenty of options when it comes to downloading an app or playing via your browser, with sites like casinoadvice.io being a good stopping point as a casino comparison site, to find the right place to play for you.

Puzzles

There are tons of puzzle games available to download for free on both Android and iOS, with the likes of Tangle Master 3D, Block, and Water Sort among the most popular with players. They all will test your problem solving and strategic skills, and playing them each day will help develop your brain and train it to be much more efficient when it comes to developing plans and strategies.

Puzzles can come in all shapes and sizes, so whether you're after a quick game on your way into work or a longer, more intense session, you'll certainly find a puzzle app to suit you.