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“Most franchises eventually become trapped by nostalgia; The Simpsons seems to dump it straight back into the Springfield nuclear power plant and convert it into fresh fuel.” — Bex April May
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GAMES World of Puzzles retweeted
Jun 14
The NBA Finals may be over but I wrote a meta crossword for the Post called "Ordered Pairs" where you have to find the secret NBA team when you're done. Give it a try here: washingtonpost.com/games/cro…
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Calling all vexillologists!
June’s issue of Games World of Puzzles has a simple (but confounding) puzzle sure to appeal to you: “Flags of State.”
Your job? Correctly identify the flags of all 50 U.S. states, plus Washington D.C. and 5 inhabited territories.
No googling!
ALT “Flags of State” Puzzle in Games World of Puzzles Magazine, June 2026
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Why didn’t someone tell us about the cribbage board giveaway!?!
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
🎁 Cribbage Board Giveaway
🍺 $5 Foxtown Beers
🏠 Highland House Saturday
🆚 Wausau Woodchucks
🚪 Gates Open: 4:05 PM
⚾️ First Pitch: 5:05 PM
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If you’re the kind of solver who enjoys a genuine challenge, we suggest you take a stab at Stella Zawistowski’s latest cryptic crossword.
Just turn to page 61 in June’s issue of Games World of Puzzles and get started.
Good luck!
ALT Cryptic Crossword by Stella Zawistowski in Games World of Puzzles Magazine, June 2026
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Happy International Day of Play!
To learn more about this UNICEF initiative, visit unicef.org/parenting/day-of-….
In the meanwhile, ponder this:
“If we can all play well together, if we can find out how to do that, we might be able to raise the stakes infinitely.” — Bernie De Koven
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Attention, solvers: June’s issue of Games World of Puzzles opens with a “Pop Quiz.”
That’s right, Nayoung Im’s colorful cover doubles as a puzzle.
If you can identify all 18 items, pop a bottle of champagne and celebrate!
ALT “Pop Quiz” on Cover of Games World of Puzzles Magazine, June 2026
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“There’s real interest in people getting offline and meeting each other in real life. I think you see that in chess.” — Jennifer Shahade, Woman Grandmaster #chess inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-d… via @phillyinquirer
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“Tents” is an amusing logic puzzle you can play from the comfort of your couch.
No need for bug repellent, MREs, or sunscreen; a sharpened pencil will suffice.
Pick up June’s issue of Games World of Puzzles and give it a shot!
ALT “Tents” Puzzles in Games World of Puzzles Magazine, June 2026
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Oops! We missed this. But there’s still time to register!
Westwords is just over two weeks away! Register today to claim your spot and join us on June 14th in Berkeley.
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“Unfortunately, the subject at the heart of the story — chess — is not one that the author knows well, and in those sections of the book where he tries to explain the events of individual games, he can go wildly astray.” — Dylan Loeb McClain nytimes.com/2026/06/04/books…
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“Traveling Songs,” an amusing matching puzzle by Stu Agler, is in the Wild Cards section of June’s issue of Games World of Puzzles.
Your job is to match 20 song titles to the artists who popularized those songs.
Who knows? Might make a nice playlist for your next road trip!
ALT “Traveling Songs” Puzzle in Games World of Puzzles, June 2026
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“They treat the puzzle like a mixtape, and they treat language as powerful and arbitrating. They are very, very focused on an inclusive puzzle – where inclusive is both political and cultural.” — Natan Last on Gen Z crossword constructors csmonitor.com/USA/Society/20… via @csmonitor
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GAMES World of Puzzles retweeted
Jun 2
In today's post, we've got info on upcoming crossword puzzle tournaments, events, and Free RPG Day. June is absolutely packed with puzzle and game fun!
puzzculture.com/2026/06/02/j…
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Thomas L. McDonald reviewed Sea Scroll, a new set-building game, in June’s issue of Games World of Puzzles.
McDonald praised the game for its artwork, table appeal, and variability.
“Itʼs the type of design that could easily become a perennial favorite,” he wrote.
Grade? A!
ALT Review of Sea Scroll, a New Set-Building Game, in Games World of Puzzles Magazine, June 2026
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In the latest installment of “Discovering Japanese Logic Puzzles,” Andrew Parr introduces “Worms.”
This amusing puzzle, created by Naoki Inaba, is relatively easy, so Parr has added a few tricky ones—just for fun.
Get June’s issue of “Games World of Puzzles” and give ’em a try!
ALT “Worms” Puzzles in Games World of Puzzles Magazine, June 2026
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Joel Nanni’s “52-Skiddoo” is always fun to solve.
For such a simple puzzle, it can be confounding. But we enjoy the challenge!
His latest, in June’s issue of Games World of Puzzles, includes a synonym for immovable, immutable, and unswerving.
Have you found it yet?
ALT “52-Skiddoo” in Games World of Puzzles Magazine, June 2026
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GAMES World of Puzzles retweeted
May 26
When you think about why you enjoy puzzles, who do you think of? In today's post, I celebrate one of those people.
If there's someone you'd like to honor, or a story you'd like to share, I'd love to hear it.
puzzculture.com/2026/05/26/t…
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“By the mid-2010s, Mbock became one of the world’s top players of Chun-Li, the ‘strongest woman in the world’ from the Street Fighter series. He’s so good that he’s actually beaten gaming legend Daigo Umehara…” — Gene Park washingtonpost.com/style/202…
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“What makes ‘Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play’ worth recommending is not simply that it tells a familiar story well. It is that it treats games with seriousness without draining them of joy.” — Jake Su savepointgaming.co/review/su… @SavePGaming
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