Hey boss, wanna play Minesweeper?’ Pose the question next time you log in for a meeting on Microsoft Teams. The company has added a collection of casual games to its Teams chat and calling service, encouraging users to spend more time in the app. Also available will be Solitaire as well as a new game called IceBreakers, created by Microsoft.

The announcement comes at a time when many companies are following a hybrid model of working, in which employees visit office from time to time. Working from home is having an impact on fostering personal relationships within a team and some are worried that productivity may decline at a time when some companies have opted to increase employee monitoring.

Gaming, in moderation, may improve workplace productivity. “Enhanced spectator mode allows everyone, whether actively playing that round or not, to follow the action and engage with the players on screen,” Nicole Herskowitz, a Microsoft corporate vice-president, wrote in a blog post. “Over 3 billion people around the world play games, serving a crucial role in bringing people together, especially during these last few years,” said Jill Braff, general manager of integrations and casual games, Microsoft.

Microsoft, of course, is no stranger to games. Besides the Xbox franchise, which launched in 2001, the company has a number of ways to play casual games. The classic Klondike game, for example, is part of the Microsoft Solitaire Collection app for Windows. In January, Microsoft announced plans to acquire (for close to $69b) Activision Blizzard, the publisher of the first-person shooter games in the Call of Duty franchise.

Minesweeper and Solitaire made their debut with Microsoft in 1990. Solitaire was meant to acquaint users with Windows and learn to use a mouse, but it became the most popular game on the operating system, The Washington Post reported in 1994. It was reported that Microsoft co-founder became so addicted to Minesweeper that he uninstalled it from his PC.

The new release is also bringing a mobile-friendly game called Wordament, which is like Boggle.

Gaming, hopefully, will be just an activity to make team members feel a sense of unity.