ISSUE NO. 27
October 2026
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Play

Being in prison can be monotonous. With not much to do and a lot of time ahead of them, people are bound to get bored and restless.

Quizzes, puzzles and games can be light-hearted fun and help people inside take their mind off things and just play for a moment.

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Colouring In

By Edward

Edward sent in this drawing that can be coloured in, from a prison in NSW.

ISSUE NO. 16
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By Edward, from a prison in NSW

Crossword

Can you find all the words from the clues?

An image of the crossword from About Time's 28th issue.

Meme of the Month

Meicho writes from a prison in QLD.

Quiz

Test your general knowledge on our monthly quiz!

A birds eye view image of lots of rocks on a beach. There is a question mark painted on one.
Ana Municio via Unsplash

Bad Jokes

Tai writes from a prison in TAS.

An image of laughing emojis blown up like balloons.
John Cardamone via Unsplash

Sudoku

Fill the grid so every row, column and box contains the numbers 1-9 once.

Previous Issues

ISSUE NO. 17
December 2025
How to Play Hangman

Hangman is a simple word-guessing game for two or more players.

ISSUE NO. 17
December 2025
Quiz

Test your general knowledge on our monthly quiz!

ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025
Bad Jokes

If you have some better jokes please send them to us!

ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025
Caption This…

Submit a caption to this photo, and we will print the three finalists (including the winner) in the next edition!

ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025
Colouring In

Edward sent in this drawing that can be coloured in, from a prison in NSW.

ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025
Card Game – Uno

To play Uno, you can use a standard 52-card deck, including the Jokers.

ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025
Quiz

Test your general knowledge on our monthly quiz!

ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025
Crossword

Can you find all the words from the clues?

ISSUE NO. 15
October 2025
Crossword

Can you find all the words from the clues?

ISSUE NO. 15
October 2025
Rolling Stone Card Game

Rolling Stone is a game for four players. You’ll need a 32-card deck (remove 2s through to 6s). Aces are high and 7s are low. The aim of Rolling Stone is to be the first player to discard all their cards.

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