By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer ...

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One Sunday night in February, Will Shortz was at his desk at home in Pleasantville, New York, when he leaned to his left and realized he couldn’t sit back up straight. “I knew immediately I ...

In Neva this is borne out through a sequence of seasons - summer, autumn, winter, and spring - as you, in the role of main character Alba, face down a series of puzzles, platforming sections and ...

It's come to my attention recently that unless we work for a publication that specialises in the genre, games media types are woefully likely to overlook puzzle games in our coverage. This was ...

Now in its 31st year, the five-day event is split between two separate yet similar competitions – two days of the World Sudoku Championships, followed by three days of the World Puzzle ...