The most used search engine in the world is Google, although there is a wide variety of alternatives that seek to reduce its positions. Microsoft has its Bing search engine, although it is not very popular, although the company is working to enhance its capabilities. You are still going to start using this Bing search engine after you know that it hides seven additive mini-games.
Microsoft has been working hard on boosting the capabilities of its Bing search engine in recent years. The company wants to compete directly with Google in this segment, although growth is slow.
To expand the capabilities of its search engine, it has recently added different functions based on artificial intelligence. One of the most notable is Copilot, the company’s AI assistant that offers answers to different questions and adds relevant links. Additionally, it has an assistant to generate images also through AI.
You didn’t know it, but Bing hides seven minigames
Although Microsoft’s search engine, worth the redundancy, is designed to search for things on the Internet, it hides many secrets. Something that not many people know is that there are free online games that we can access. We leave you the most addictive mini-games hidden below.
Sudoku
Possibly, you already know very well this classic game that consists of filling in a 9×9 grid where the numbers cannot be repeated in a row, column or 3×3 grid. This game is considered very good for improving memory.
The version integrated into Bing offers three difficulty levels that vary the number of initial numbers each time you play. It allows you to write down the possible numbers in each box with a pencil, in order to help the user in the game. It also has a three-help function, in case we get stuck.
Lonely
Is there a more mythical game related to Microsoft than solitaire? If you are like me, a few years old, you will have played some version of this game when it was installed natively on Windows. Now you can play different versions of solitaire within Bing thanks to the “Solitaire Collection.”
It includes a total of five versions of the game such as Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid and TriPeaks. All of these variants have a daily challenge mode that allows you to collect coins. The coins are used to unlock badges monthly with bronze, silver, gold and diamond levels.
Chess
This is another of the classic games present in the first versions of Windows, also available in a browser. Now, you can play chess without problems and at no cost thanks to Bing. As expected, it has several levels of difficulty, so you have the opportunity to improve and challenge yourself.
One of its features is that it shows you with green dots the possible movements of the chip you select. After making the movement, it will be the “computer” who performs the next action. Includes an “Undo” button to correct mistakes or try different moves without having to restart the game.
Bubble Shooter
I am old and I remember when I was young going to some arcades and spending hours playing this game on an arcade machine. Games where you shoot colored balls and make them explode are quite popular and fun. Despite its simplicity, the game is quite addictive and you will want to complete as many levels as possible.
As you know, the objective is to match three or more balls of the same color. As we advance, the panel will fall, forcing you to make more precise rolls. It is a game that combines puzzles and strategy.
9-Ball Pool
Maybe you’re looking for a game more to distract yourself for a while, just like that. A more interesting option is this pool game, a classic that has been entertaining us for years. It’s as simple as using the mouse to play the position and force of the impact. Something interesting is that it allows us to adjust where we want to hit the target, to perform different effects.
The game, to improve playability and precision, includes a beam that tells us where we are hitting the target and what the rebound will be. It offers us greater control, since many times perspective does not help us know where we will hit and what the rebound will be.
2048
Quite a simple and entertaining game, which takes time, but can catch you. The objective is to combine numbered tiles within a grid to obtain a value of 2048. The truth is that there are many variants of this game in the different smartphone application stores.
To move we must use the direction arrows or the “WASD” keys. The fewer turns it takes to reach the 2048 tile, the higher the final score will be. It is still a game of strategy and mental agility, but with a different approach.
Puzzle
Maybe you are a fan of puzzles, but it is not a plan to buy them and spend a lot of money on them. Furthermore, these take up a lot of space and once you have them assembled it is a lot of work to glue them, frame them and so on. Bing offers us the possibility of making hundreds of puzzles of all types of difficulty.
We have many categories of images, the most notable being animals, nature and travel. It also offers us different levels of difficulty. Obviously, the higher the difficulty level, the greater the number of pieces. To build the puzzles we just have to drag and drop the pieces.
