Gamers, give your lockdown life a competitive edge on this whopping, FREE gaming site. Board Game Arena has loads of gratis games – 175 all in – plus users from around the world to test your skills against.

Look out for short, medium and longer length multi-player challenges as well as classics to enjoy like Backgammon, Yahtzee, Belote and Chess. You can even chat with your competitor as you play.

Highlights of the longer games include Stone Age, Carcassonne and Through the Ages: A new Story of Civilization to try all with plenty of people to meet, virtually of course.

Simply click on to the games list, choose your challenge and the algorithm will match you up. Happy gaming, all.