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Contributor ⭐
Nov 25, 2025 5:27 AM UTC

GAMES section has become so slow

What would cause the online Games to be so slow when loading and when I play?  I use Xfinity for internet.  This started about 6 months ago. 

6 replies

Contributor ⭐
Aug 5, 2026 6:50 PM UTC

Several times playing the Daily Crossword, my desktop has completely frozen - no clicks on anything work. I just have to wait it out about 5 minutes. Doesn't happen with the Mini Crossword, Bridge or the Mahjongg games I play.

Contributor ⭐
Nov 28, 2025 11:41 PM UTC

Same problem here. Just in the past couple of months. The game kept freezing during the ad at the beginning. I cleared my Safari cache, and it’s no longer freezing but it’s very slow with a lag during the game. I never finish a game before the time runs out now. 

SereneSeagull
Community Champion ⭐⭐⭐
Nov 27, 2025 7:21 PM UTC

Had a prob with wordwipe yesterday, when I swiped a word it lagged in disappearing off of the screen.  I signed out and back in, and that seemed to resolve whatever it was that was going on.  Using app on iPad

~~ Per Jimmy Buffett 🫧🫧 Bubbles Up!
AARPTeri
Community Manager
Nov 25, 2025 3:16 PM UTC

Have you contacted your provider?  

 

The most common causes for lagging in games are:

  • Not enough internet bandwidth
  • Problems with internet speed
  • Bad internet connection type
  • Problems with wireless internet
  • Overworked GPU (graphics processing unit)

We are not currently having an issue with our games loading.

Contributor ⭐
Aug 2, 2026 7:48 PM UTC

No, it's AARP site and app. Everything else works fine. 

Contributor ⭐⭐
Nov 25, 2025 2:26 PM UTC

Same, loading ... loading ... loading ... on and on