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
Author: kappawp
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
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
Transport Fever
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 …
Read moreFebruary 2017: Cryptolists Answers
1. ROMANTIC MOVIES
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Example: Dirty Dancing
- Annie Hall
- The Notebook
- Breathless
- The English Patient
- Pretty Woman
- Titanic
- Before Sunrise
- Casablanca
- Ghost
- Brief Encounter
2. DELI DELIGHTS
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Example: Nova lox
- Matzo ball soup
- Cream cheese
- Hot pastrami
- Dill pickle
- Corned beef
February 2017: Cryptolists
Cryptolists
by Raymond Simon
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
February 2017
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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Sumoku
Codenames: Pictures
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 moreJanuary 2017: Family Reunions Answers
FAMILY ONE
Shades of green
- Sea
- Jade
- Teal
- Mint
- Army
- Kelly
- Olive
- Forest
- Hunter
- Emerald
FAMILY TWO
Greek gods and goddesses
- Zeus
- Nike
- Hera
- Ares
- Hades
- Hermes
- Athena
- Artemis
- Demeter
- Poseidon
FAMILY THREE
Synonyms for “look at”
- See
- Espy
- Spot
January 2017: Family Reunions
Family Reunions
by Regis Modesta
Change each group of 10 words below into a “family” of different words (words or proper names that have something in common) by dropping one letter from each word and then rearranging the remaining letters.