Love a good crossword puzzle? Word-game enthusiasts may be glad to know that the first-ever crossword puzzle was published around this time over a century ago. According to Guinness World Records, the ...

For prizewinning puzzle creators, the devilish ideas are in the details. By Siobhan Roberts Friction is a force that opposes the motion of one object relative to another — and it’s always an important ...

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Strange Jigsaws presents as a series of puzzle rooms with overlapping elements you need to untangle as you make your way through its ever-expanding “world” of jigsaws. The game opens with a ...

As a kid I loved doing puzzles with my father, especially around the holidays. We would get a giant jigsaw — usually an old-timey Christmas image filled with people ice-skating and horse-drawn ...

When you make a purchase using a link on this page, we may receive a commission. Thank you for supporting The New Yorker. I’ll start with a caveat: the games in this guide are mostly screenless. Video ...

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On a chilly January night in 1924, fledgling publisher Richard Simon was having dinner with his Aunt Wixie when she asked if he knew where she could buy a book of crossword puzzles. None existed. At ...

It’s easy to dismiss games as a distraction with all that's going on in the world today. Crossword puzzles, word searches, Sudoku — they might seem like frivolous pursuits compared to the stream of ...

As millions of people play The New York Times crossword Tuesday, Dec. 2, they will be working on a puzzle by Traverse City resident Jonathan Baude, who is making his NYT debut as a crossword author.

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. For a game that's been out for 18 years, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords has had a lot of staying power, especially after the 2019 remaster, ...