It's quite hard to believe, but playing a simple game of tetris, or simply putting together a jigsaw puzzle can have many benefits on the brain. Some cognitive benefits of puzzle games includes but are not limited to: Drastic improvement in visual perception, reduces stress and creates euphoria, and improves memory and delays memory- related diseases such as Alzheimers. By playing puzzle games, your Occipital Lobe is constantly being worked and because of the intense amount of focus required for puzzle games, you are strengthening your visual scanning abilities without even realizing it. Completing puzzles also allows a person to improve his/her fine motor skills and critical thinking skills. Solving a puzzle requires elements of planning, strategy and sequencing skills which works the prefrontal cortex located in the frontal lobe.