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PuzzleNation Blog Looks Back on 2021!

In today's blog post, we look back at the year in puzzles (and PuzzleNation)!

2021 is rapidly coming to a close. As we do every year, we look back on another eventful year in the world of puzzles and games. And we are incredibly proud of the contributions both PuzzleNation Blog and PuzzleNation made to the puzzle community as a whole. Over the last year, we explored board games and card games, strategy games and trivia games, dice games and tile games, do-it-yourself…

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A Punny Costume Challenge Full of Tricks and Treats for Halloween!

In today's blog post, we've got some punny costumes for you to figure out just before Halloween!

Happy Halloween, puzzlers and PuzzleNationers! One of the best things about Halloween is guessing what people’s costumes are. Clever costumes can be great fun, and I’m a huge fan of costumes that only cost a few bucks to put together, because they really let your creativity shine through. Punny costumes lend themselves to the low-budget costume genre brilliantly. So it’s only appropriate that we…

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A Spooky Video Game Urban Legend: Solved!

In today's blog post, we ponder urban legends in puzzles and gaming, and share a recent story about an urban legend that was solved!

It’s strange that puzzles and games don’t seem to have urban legends attached to them, even though they’ve been with us for so long. I mean, sure, there’s palindromes believed to have magical powers… and cursed puzzle boxes like in the Hellraiser films… but I can’t think of any pervasive urban legends around modern puzzles and games. It strikes me as odd because there are plenty about video…

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#animal crossing #Board game #FarmVille #Geeking Out #Halloween #puzzle holiday #PuzzleNation #Puzzles #Puzzlin&039; fool #puzzly holiday #stardew valley #urban legend

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The Puzzly Mystery of the Astronaut of Casar

In today's blog post, we ponder the puzzly mystery of the Astronaut of Casar!

[Image courtesy of Atlas Obscura.] What is it about a secret message from decades or even centuries ago that intrigues us so? Last year around this time, we chronicled the stories behind three stones in the United States inscribed with unidentified runes or letters that have defied attempts to solve them. Today, we add to that list of strange stones bearing the secret words of the past as we…

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Puzzles in Pop Culture: The Golden Girls

In today's blog post, we discuss a classic episode of The Golden Girls and solve a murder mystery weekend in our latest edition of Puzzles in Pop Culture!

In our Puzzles in Pop Culture series, we’ve featured shows as diverse as Gilmore Girls, NCIS: New Orleans, The West Wing, and Hell’s Kitchen. Strangely enough, we seem to find more puzzly content in sitcoms than any other TV genre. Brooklyn Nine-Nine, M*A*S*H, Parks and Recreation, and more have featured scavenger hunts, escape rooms, and other puzzly activities. And that’s true of today’s…

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A Puzzly Discovery Under the Sea!

In today's blog post, we discuss the discovery of a puzzly artifact from World War II!

We’ve talked quite a bit about the importance of Enigma machines in the past. The quest to crack the unbreakable Nazi code machine spanned the Atlantic Ocean and resulted in never-before-seen collaborations between analysts, codebreakers, and puzzlers from all walks of life, dedicating hours upon hours every day to trying to unravel the secrets of German communications. Cracking the code would be…

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Loads of Crossword Tournament Info! Boswords, Indie 500, and Lollapuzzoola!

In today's blog post, we spread the word about several upcoming crossword tournaments and events, including Boswords, Indie 500, and Lollapuzzoola!

In the last week or so, crossword fans have been treated to a bevy of announcements regarding upcoming tournaments and events, and we’ve got all the details for you! So let’s get started! First off, Boswords is back for the summer! Sunday, July 25th, from 1 PM to 6 PM Eastern, puzzlers from all over will virtually gather for the fifth edition (and second edition online) of the Boswords…

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Voltaire and Frederick the Great: Puzzle Pals?

In today's blog post, we discuss an interesting bit of puzzly wordplay exchanged by Voltaire and Frederick the Great!

One of the most curious – and tumultuous – friendships in history was that of Frederick the Great and Voltaire. Voltaire, the 18th-century philosopher and writer, never shied from criticizing the monarchy in his outspoken defenses of civil liberties. That makes it all the more curious that he became friends with the Prussian King Frederick II, aka Frederick the Great. They bonded over a shared…

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#Brain teaser #DIY puzzling #frederick the great #Puzzle history #PuzzleNation #Puzzlin&039; fool #puzzly history #rebus #rebus puzzle #voltaire #Wordplay

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A Kinder, Gentler Tetris? How!?

In today's blog post, we discuss a kinder, gentler version of Tetris, as we check out Lovetris!

[Image courtesy of Eurogamer.] If there was a Mount Rushmore of puzzle games, Tetris would have to be up there. It made the Game Boy one of the most successful mobile platforms in gaming history. It has been played on every continent AND aboard the International Space Station. Everyone has played Tetris at one time or another. In fact, it’s so ubiquitous that you’ve probably not only played the…

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PN Review: Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent

In today's blog post, we recap and review the latest #CrosswordMysteries film, Terminal Descent!

Almost two years ago, the first Crossword Mysteries movie debuted. A Puzzle to Die For introduced the puzzle world (and the mystery world) to crossword editor Tess Harper and NYPD detective Logan O’Connor, as the unlikely duo unraveled the murder of an art dealer with a crossword puzzle in his pocket. During the final commercial break, three more Crossword Mysteries films were announced for the…

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#brendan elliott #crossword #crossword mysteries #Hallmark #hallmark movie #Hallmark Movies & Mysteries #Hallmark Movies and Mysteries #Lacey Chabert #movie review #PuzzleNation #Puzzlin&039; fool #puzzly mystery #Review #riddle me dead #terminal descent

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Portal 2 Celebrates 10 Years with Time Travel!

In today's blog post, we discuss the tenth anniversary of Portal 2 and the recent release of Portal Reloaded!

Last week, one of the most iconic puzzle games in the history of video games turned ten years old. Portal 2 is the beloved sequel to the groundbreaking (and mind-bending) game about a gun that creates portals through which you can leap, fall, and maneuver your way past increasingly complex puzzles and locked rooms. You can make portals — blue or orange, one to enter, the other to exit — with the…

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Puzzly Ways to Manage Stress!

In today's blog post, we discuss puzzly ways to manage stress!

Stress is a killer, no doubt about it. Everyone needs ways to escape it, to mitigate it, and to give their mind and body a break from the pressures of stressful situations. There are all sorts of products out there and suggestions for how to manage stress, but in the last few years, there has been a marked increase in what are known as “stress toys” or “fidget widgets.” Sure, stress balls have…

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Prose, Poetry, and Puzzles: Multiple Ways to Look at the Same Text!

Prose, Poetry, and Puzzles: Multiple Ways to Look at the Same Text!

Puzzle fans are used to searching for multiple avenues of entry when it comes to solving. Crosswords have the across and down clues. Some people go straight for the pop culture clues, while others seek out fill-in-the-blank clues. Diagramless crosswords add an additional challenge by removing the black squares and set numbers that guide you. Fill-Ins and Word Seeks have all sorts of entries you…

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#binding #chinese poet #der kleine katechismus #devotional #dos-a-dos #infinite puzzle #jigsaw #jigsaw puzzle #martin luther #palindrome #palindrome poem #perspective #picture of the turning sphere #poetry #puzzle poem #puzzle poetry #PuzzleNation #Puzzlin&039; fool #puzzly poem #puzzly poetry #religious text #star gauge #su hui #xuanji tu

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PuzzleNation Product Review: ThinkFun's Block Chain

In today's blog post, we twist and turn as we try to unravel ThinkFun's newest brain teaser, Block Chain!

[Note: I received a free copy of this game in exchange for a fair, unbiased review. Due diligence, full disclosure, and all that.] Mechanical brain teasers can be incredibly complex, requiring many steps all taken in a particular order to achieve a goal. They can be devious, hiding components from sight and forcing you to deduce or luck your way into maneuvering the brain teaser in a certain…

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#block chain #Brain teaser #dexterity puzzle #fidget cube #fidget toy #pirate #product review #PuzzleNation #Puzzlin&039; fool #robot #ThinkFun #unicorn

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Looking Forward to the Year in Puzzles and Games!

In today's blog post, we spread the word about some exciting puzzly projects already announced for 2021!

We spent this week looking back on the year that was 2020, celebrating the resilience, innovation, creativity, and kindness that makes the puzzle community so unique and remarkable. But today, on the first day of 2021, it feels appropriate to turn our gazes forward instead of back, looking ahead for what’s to come. And for our fellow puzzlers and PuzzleNationers, there are already exciting…

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Meet the Daily POP Word Search Constructors: Heather Phaneuf

In today's blog post, we introduce you to another marvelous constructor for the Daily POP Word Search app!

One of the Daily POP Word Search app’s best features is the level of input from topnotch constructors. We’ve assembled one heck of a team when it comes to creating terrific, exciting, fresh, themed word search puzzles.

And over the next few weeks, we’d like to introduce you to some of them. Some names you may know, some you may not, but they’re all doing amazing work on these puzzles and deserve…

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