Top 10 Online Games to Play While Travelling in the UK

Over the last decades, direct access to entertainment from our electronic devices has greatly reduced the burden of some of the less exciting aspects of travel. Whether it’s to stave off the boredom on long bus or train journeys, to kill time while waiting at the airport, or simply to relax after a big day of exploring, entertainment options such as mobile gaming are now at your fingertips to provide a welcome distraction.

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The UK’s mobile internet does not have the best reputation if you are playing online games via your mobile, but if you are in a city or town, the 4G and 5G speeds are pretty decent. And if you’re playing on the WiFi in a public café or in your hotel, then the norm is high-speed connections and a wealth of games are available to play online.

In this article, check out our selection of our 10 favourite online games you can play while travelling in the UK, to suit all tastes and gaming levels!

The UKGC framework will only allow online casino sites to accept players who are British citizens or those with work permits or resident VISAs. Despite this slight hitch for tourists, there are plenty of land-based establishments where you can play some of the most well-known slot games available online in land-based venues. Brands like Reflex Gaming, Merkur, Blueprint Gaming, and Playtech create land-based video slots.

You can play Play’n GO, Playtech, and Quickspin slots also available in online casinos in land-based sports betting shops. In particular, William Hill has Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) with online slot titles from Playtech and Play’n GO with the famous Book of Dead slot available in most stores.

MOBA games are a goldmine for the developers despite the fact that the games are free. Their income comes mainly through battle passes and pro events and thanks to pro players like Owen Smooya Butterfield and Euan Sterling Moore, UK MOBA gaming is one of the largest online gaming scenes today.

Smooya is a pro CS:GO player, and Sterling has made his living through League of Legends pro gaming. Thanks to these players, UK gamers have heroes to follow, helping to create a huge demand for these games in the country. Another game as popular as LoL is Dota 2. Also, if you are a Fortnite or Overwatch player, you will find plenty of action on the UK servers.

Britain also has its fair share of pro chess players leading the way for a variety of chess sites online. If you connect to an online chess site via your mobile or desktop from the UK, you’ll see the local servers and you can pitch your chess skills against Brits.

If you happen to run into pros like David Howell or Gawain Jones, you are probably already a master of the game because getting into the same league as these two pros means you’ll need to have risen through the ranks of your online chess site.

Even adults enjoy playing Minecraft, especially those who have kids and have decided to take the plunge and give the game a go for some parent and child bonding. With mystical worlds and puzzles to solve to create various items, the game seems to lure in players of all ages.

If you have Minecraft installed on your laptop and are traveling across the UK, then when you take a pit stop and connect to WiFi, Minecraft is readily available.

The mobile version of Call of Duty is surprisingly popular. Mostly its popularity comes via what we like to call the smartphone generation. These are the Generation Alpha and Generation Z players who were born into tablets and smartphones. While most Gen Y and Gen X may prefer playing games like Call of Duty on PC or laptop devices, the Gen Alpha and Gen Z seem quite comfortable mastering touchscreen controls on Call of Duty making it a game in demand in the UK.

This online game is more relaxing compared to the games mentioned above. Chess takes brain power and MOBA as well as war games can become quite intense. Online slots are generally also relaxing, but if you are not into gambling, then World With Friends 2 might be right up your street.

It is a game consisting of word puzzles that pitch your vocabulary skills versus other players. Similar to Scrabble in many ways, which by the way is another online game available in the UK.

If Words With Friends 2 tickles your fancy, online Scrabble gives you another game to switch to if you grow tired of playing Words With Friends 2. For vocab buffs out there, that’s two games to keep you entertained during your UK travels.

Bingo used to be associated with an old people’s game, but in recent years its popularity has stretched through the ages and is now popular with the younger generation once again. The game did die a death with brick-and-mortar venues seeing a reduction in clientele, but that’s all changed mostly thanks to online bingo sites.

There are plenty of free bingo sites like Bingo Blitz and Bingo Bash you can download via Google Play or the App Store where you can win coins and build up your imaginary bankroll.

Some of you may feel there is no point in playing free poker games, but before you dismiss this suggestion hear us out. There is a game called Governor of Poker available for free, and its poker rooms are often filled to the brim from morning to night in the UK.

You start with a small bankroll and visit poker joints in the Old West playing Texas Hold’em. As you build up your bankroll by winning at the tables, you can buy a new hat and clothes, and you can invest in property. Building up your bankroll gets you into higher-stakes games too. But be aware, when the stakes are higher the players are better. If you hit a losing streak, you may need to start selling off your property.

Manage your own Jurassic world of dinosaurs. In this game, you construct dinosaur pens and breed a variety of species by collecting DNA samples. Your park will make money from visitors so you can continue to expand. As your Jurassic World grows, so should your profit because your expenses will also begin to rise.

Now, just building your park isn’t the main attraction. When your dinos grow stronger, you can pitch them in battles versus dinosaurs bred by other players on the game and earn rewards for wins.

Although we’ve given you a list of 10 online games, in the e-sports section we suggested five games giving you a decent selection of mobile and laptop entertainment while you travel through the UK.

From fast and furious action-packed games to puzzles and strategy, if you are connected online, there is plenty on offer to keep you busy. Have fun and enjoy your trip!

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