What a pleasure to present the April issue, which celebrates the work of Will Shortz. A highlight is Jonathan Schmalzbach’s revealing in-depth interview with Mr. Puzzle himself (page 34). Even though I’ve known Will for almost 40 years, in this …
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THE PREMISE:
Players take turns stacking adorable cat cards, Jenga-style, based on the roll of a die. The first player to get rid of all his cards wins.
THE GOOD:
So cute! The illustrations are absolutely charming, and gameplay is
THE PREMISE:
Play as a free-running courier living on the fringes of a post-cyberpunk dystopian society.
THE GOOD:
The free-running feels natural and satisfying, and the combination of open world and mission-based play lets players explore the beautifully rendered City
Railroading games have been popular from the early days of PC gaming. Sid Meier’s Railroad Tycoon is the granddaddy of the genre, but it’s Chris Sawyer’s Transport Tycoon—which merged road, rail, air, and water networks—that developed a cult following. Revived …
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Below are four lists of related words and phrases that have been translated into simple cipher alphabets. The letter substitutions remain constant within any one group of words (for instance, if V represents G in one
Packed with puzzles, brimming with brainteasers, chock-full of challenges—this issue truly has something for every puzzle fan. We’ve got a feeling you’ll welcome this news, especially if the February doldrums are setting in. A host of puzzles, from the visual …
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Fresh from winning the prestigious Spiel des Jahres Game of the Year for Codenames, Czech Games Edition has reinvented its signature title as Codenames: Pictures—and improved it in the process.
The basics of the two games remain largely the same. …
Read moreShades of green
Greek gods and goddesses
Synonyms for “look at”
