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Tag: games

  • Competitive jigsaw puzzle solving

    Sometimes, as they say, the algorithm delivers. In this case, a YouTube video of competitive jigsaw puzzle solving popped up from one of the more well known puzzlers, Karen Puzzles.

    There is a surprising intensity to the competition, especially when the competitors are near completion and each only have a dozen or so pieces left. As a sport, and provide plenty of material for ESPN quality commentary – history of competitors, techniques, and more.

    In the below video, she attempts to do a speed run of a 5000 piece puzzle, breaking down strategies and approaches for competitive jigsaw puzzle solving.

  • Puzzmo

    Puzzmo offers a collection of casual puzzle games from the traditional crossword, a fresh take on sudoku, or a clever incarnation of poker. It offers leader boards and groups to challenge friends.

    puzzmo homepage

  • Whac-a-mole movie

    No, it’s not The Onion. A Whac-a-mole movie is in development.

  • Worldle

    Geography nerds can play their own Wordle like clone–Worldle. You’re given a stencil of a country or territory and you guess. Clues include how close you are and in what direction you need to go. Bonus rounds test surrounding counties, the flag, seal, capital, language, unique destination.

    Worldle screenshot

  • The Wiki Game

    A fun way to explore Wikipedia: The Wiki Game. Click article links to navigate from one article to another. It’s timed and scored like golf.

  • Fade

    Fade is an addicting Flash game, where you guide a llama, hurdling over cliffs and shrubbery as it picks up speed to see the world in perfect color. See, the game starts in black and white, and as the llama picks up speed, somewhere around 35mph, the world begins to turn to color. You earn points for distance traveled to spend on skill power ups to go even farther. Also, there are achievements, if you need that sort of thing to validate your gaming experience.

  • Graph Racers

    I guess I’m a little late to this, but Graph Racers is a pretty nifty concept. Take some graph paper, make a course, get at least 2 players, each with their own colored marker and have them race around the graph paper track.

    Racetrackgame.PNG