Tree's a Crowd
by Virginia Jenkins
If you’re in need of some re-leaf from the daily grind, feel free to sit back and enjoy our foliage. There are 60 tree- and shrub-related names hidden in the pile of leaves below,
Author: kappawp
June 2017
The poet Wallace Stevens once said, “Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.” That is quite true for this issue’s featured puzzles, in which careful observation plays a key role. First, we welcome Croatian illustrator Mrcela Mladen …
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May 16: Levi Morton’s Birthday
Running Mates
by Don Kerr
In U.S. presidential election years, vice-presidential candidates often get less attention than they deserve. This quiz tests your knowledge of people who have held the country’s second-highest office.
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May 5: Astronaut Day
Spaced Out
by Jean Geiger
The planet below contains 36 words and phrases related to exploration of what was once the great unknown. Answers may launch horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, but always on a straight heading. If you experience any
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Shadow Tactics finds a sweet spot that many games have tried and failed to hit. From the long-running Commandos series back to Jagged Alliance, the tactical/stealth game has been building to this perfect blend of environment, setting, storytelling, characters, graphics, …
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May 1: First Day of May
May's Maze
by Rich Milosevich
Your goal is to place all the pieces into the grid – without rotating any of them – so as to form an equation that alternates between numbers and symbols, starting with the 1 and
May 2017: Split Decisions Answers
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May 2017: Split Decisions
Split Decisions
by George Bredehorn
The only clues in this crossword are the letter pairs provided in the grid. Each answer across and down consists of two words, which share the letters to be entered in the empty squares. In
May 2017
We’re excited to bring you this new issue of Games World of Puzzles. While our editorial features sometimes share a common theme—like last month’s focus on Will Shortz and the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament—this issue is more eclectic.…
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Potion Explosion
THE PREMISE:
Players take turns picking colorful marbles from the dispenser to complete magic potions. If they cause two marbles of the same color to touch, they take those too. Completed potions are worth points, and can be consumed to