puzzles
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Crossword Fans Are Mad At The New York Times
1Many fans of The New York Times’ iconic crosswords will soon have to find a new way to play, as the paper announced it will stop supporting the popular Across Lite file format third-parties use to import the daily puzzles into their apps. Crossword fans are a passionate group, and many of them are a…
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Division 2 Players Are Struggling To Find 2 Well-Hidden Enemies
The recent Warlords of New York expansion added a whole new lower Manhattan map to The Division 2, complete with new missions, enemies, checkpoints and gear. For players willing to search and explore, there are secret hunters, elite enemies, who are hidden in the new city. While most of them have been found so far,…
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Trine 4 Is A Triumphant Return To Form
Trine and Trine 2 are a pair of gorgeous 2.5D physics-based puzzle platformers. For the third instalment, Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power, developer Frozenbyte tried to work full 3D gameplay into the mix, resulting in a shorter, less satisfying game. Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, out October 9 for the PC, PlayStation 4, Switch…
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I Love It When A Puzzle Game Gets Its Difficulty Curve Just Right
A good puzzle game latches onto my mind and never lets go. One of the best ways to achieve this is to lead me along a perfectly plotted difficulty curve. MythicOwl’s maths-based puzzler, Hexologic, is a prime example of how that’s done.