The investigators aim to explore the effect of puzzle mobile or tablet-based games on problem-solving impairment resulting from a first-time stroke. This is a randomized-controlled trial with the intervention arm consisting of puzzle gaming applications and the control arm consisting of stroke-relevant educational videos provided and encouraged throughout the course of participants' acute inpatient rehabilitation stay.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18-89 2. Hospitalized at Loma Linda East Campus Rehabilitation Hospital 3. First time stroke patient 4. mild to moderate problem-solving impairment without severe deficit in any other cognitive domain on admission speech evaluation 5. Have daily access while inpatient to a personally owned Apple or Android smartphone or tablet device prior to the initial session. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable to understand and follow verbal and written instructions in English 2. Presence of aphasia that limits device use or ability to provide consent 3. Presence of pre-stroke speech, language, or cognitive disorder 4. Unable to operate device due to cognitive, physical, or visual impairment