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It's time for a proverb: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." And it means...? Well, it means that without time off from work, a person get bored and becomes boring. This is why games are so important. Millions of people will watch tonight's Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and Chelsea. For those who don't like football, there's World of Warcraft, an online game that's now played by 11 million people every month.

"When the cat's away, the mice will play" is another proverb. Although we don't have a cat in our new games zone here at Spotlight Online, you can help Harry the Shark to pass an exam and become an official tour guide. After that, try robbin' the rich and then go to the Ambassador's cocktail party. For crossword lovers, there's an "easy", a "medium" and a "difficult" puzzle.

Some 70 years ago, Dutch cultural theorist Johan Huizinga wrote a famous book called Homo ludens ("Man the Player") about the importance of games in culture and society. What he said, basically, was that "All work and no play makes Jack and Jill very dull people." So let's play!