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Microsoft Teams has added Solitaire and Minesweeper for professional procrastinationIf it’s inside Teams, it must count as work!

If it’s inside Teams, it must count as work!

Playing Solitaire inside Microsoft Teams.

If you are among the rare unlucky people who don’t experience pure exhilaration from attending virtual meetings on Microsoft Teams, good news: Microsoft have added a load of games to entertain you. From inside Teams, you can now play procrastination classics likeSolitaireandMinesweeperas well as party games meant for oodles of people. You can even play co-op Minesweeper. And hey, if it happens inside Teams, no one can deny it’s work. If anything, you’re engaging with the business experience even harder. Be sure to mention that in your annual performance review.

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Games for Work – Now on Microsoft Teams for Enterprise

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Some games are competitive, some are cooperative, and some you can watch other people play. The four in this pack are:

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Playing Icebreakers inside Microsoft Teams.

“Over 3 billion people around the world play games, serving a crucial role in bringing people together – especially during these last few years,” said Jill Braff, Microsoft’s general manager of integrations and casual games, inthe announcement blog post.

“Games promote creativity, collaboration and communication in powerful and unique ways, and we can’t wait to see the how the Games for Work app on Microsoft Teams inspires productivity and helps foster connections in the workplace.”