Top 10 Online Games to Play When You're Bored

Online games are a great time vacuum for twiddling away a mundane work day or putting off writing that 10-page paper for a meaningless Sociology class. Pointless online games can feed your insatiable appetite for procrastination when you're bored in the library or slaving away in your office cubicle.

The Internet is clogged with hundreds -- if not thousands -- of crappy flash games that aren't worth wasting the time or energy. In order to help you seek out some of the best time killers on the Internet, we've rounded up a top 10 list of random flash games that don't completely suck ass. If countless hours of playing solitaire or Snood is causing your brain to atrophy, then this list is for you. It's a simple way to squander away a lazy, unproductive afternoon at the office before downing long necks and hitting on hot interns at happy hour.

A quick heads up if you're on the job: You probably don't want your paranoid, control-freak boss with an overinflated ego to be starring over your shoulder at your computer monitor while you're blasting digital kittens out of a canon on company time. Also, many of these flash games have sound as soon as they load. Hit the mute button now. You've been warned. Now go forth and have a blast.

Check out the list after the jump:

10. Missile Defense

A new twist on a classic arcade game.

9. Escape: The Hotel

The goal of this strategy game is to gather items commonly found in a hotel room in order to formulate a strategy of escape before a bomb explodes.

8. Kitten Cannon

If you've ever had a twisted urge to blast kittens out of a cannon, here's your chance. The goal of Kitten Cannon is to send your kitty soaring through the sky as far as possible.

7. Warfare 1917

This World War I strategy game is an opportunity to command troops in trench warfare.

6. Sniper Assassin

You are a stick figure assassin who goes on covert, top-secret missions in this first person shooting/strategy game.

5. Oiligarchy

Who doesn't dream of being a filthy rich oil tycoon? Oiligarchy is a fantasy/strategy game in which you can hone your skills at fossil fuel prospecting and micromanaging a virtual oilfield.

4. 2009: The Game

Heavy.com recaps the best of 2009 with a recession survival game. Characters include Tiger Woods, Bernie Madoff, Teabaggers, Sarah Palin, Octomom, Kanye West, and Balloon Boy.

NOT FOUND: 2009

3. Political Deathmatch

Politicians from both sides of the aisle face-off in this addictive fighting game.

2. Miami Shark

Chow down on motor boats as you navigate this hungry animated shark through the high traffic waters of Biscayne Bay.

1. Snowboard Madness

If you're dreaming of the slopes while you're at work, Snowboard Madness allows you to compete in snowboard races from the comfort of your cubicle.

Feel free to shout out your favorite online time waster in the comments.