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LETTER REBUSES
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Pre-1776
era: 2 wds.
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Christmas
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What drivers yield to
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clippings
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target
rings
Destitute: Hyph.
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Spies:
2 wds.
C
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Each array of letters and symbols above represents a familiar
word, phrase, or expression. In #1, for example, the arrangement
of letters shown stands for the word GRANDPARENTS (GR and P
aren’t S). Clues are provided to help you out.
ANSWERS, PAGE 78
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Annual
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2 wds.
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Made a
quick exit
DESK
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CONTENTS
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PENCILWISE
IN THIS ISSUE
Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2016 16
Magnus Carlsen defends his Masters title
Family Game Night Across the Globe 34
An informal survey of the games
enjoyed by families worldwide
World Puzzle Championships 56
How do you stack up against
the world's top puzzlers?
PLUS...
What's Happening 33
Previews of upcoming events
Your Word Against Mine: Scrabble
Happenings, Puzzles, and Tips
38
Tools to improve your game
This Old Game 40
Vintage board games
from the collector’s closet
MinMoves Puzzles
41
A logical game of musical chairs
Wild Cards:
A potpourri of amusing
42
little puzzles for your solving pleasure
Contest:
New Role-Playing Connections
44
Contest Results:
45
Coded Crisscross III (from October)
Electronic Game Reviews 46
The Room Three, Fallout 4
Traditional Game Reviews 47
Hengist, Flip City
Game On!
48
Offbeat news, trivia, and more from
today s world of games and puzzles
DIFFICULTY RATING
Easy
Hard
Medium
Mixed
500 Rummy
Battleships
Buried Gold
Camoulage
Chip Off the Old Block
Cryptic Crossword 1
Cryptic Crossword 2
Crypto-Funnies
Double Cross
Dszquphsbnt!
Family Reunions
Get in Gear
Hashi
Helter-Skelter
Kid Stuff
Lettur Perfekt
Life of Ease
Mixed Doubles
Mixed Doubles: Shades of Meaning
One, Two, Three
Paint by Pairs
Pencil Pointers 1
Pencil Pointers 2
Pentominoes: A Variety Cryptic
Playing the Odds
Playing the Half-Dozens
Quint-Essential
Quote Boxes
Siamese Twins
The Plus
The Spiral
Tough as Diamonds
What Loose Lips Do
Word Squares Crisscross
Wordspair
World’s Most Ornery Crossword
You're on a Role!:
A White House Movie Mini-Caper
may 2016
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G
AMES
W
ORLD OF
P
UZZLES
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23
52
7
6
54
55
3
51
20
66
6
13
30
8
31
21
4
22
32
64
5
18
63
10
62
29
12
53
49
19
28
15
14
67
67
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COVER PUZZLE
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BASED ON A PUZZLE BY PHILIP COHEN
COVER DESIGN
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REGIS MODESTA
THE EDITOR
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FROM
Editor in Chief
Janis Weiner
Senior Editor
Jennifer Orehowsky
Editor
Raymond Simon
Contributing Editors
Scott Appel, Thomas L. McDonald
Supporting Players
Jocelyn Mathis,
Joel Nanni, Karen Powell
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Senior Artist
Kevin Boone
Supporting Artist
Julia L. Tran
Production Manager
Bethany Lawler
GAMES PUBLICATIONS
President
Despina McNulty
Newsstand Circulation Director
Dave Tyler
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here’s no question that we live in a digital age. We see evidence of
this everywhere: Go into any waiting room, for example, and you’ll
ind people passing the time on electronic devices—iPads, Kindles,
smartphones, etc. They may be playing games, managing their bank
accounts, or simply avoiding interacting with others—even members of
their own family.
So naturally you might start to wonder if traditional family activities
are becoming a thing of the past. Happily, the answer to that question is
a resounding no. In fact, board games—one of the pastimes family and
friends enjoy most—are experiencing a resurgence as of late in the United
States. The board game industry saw a 10 percent rise in sales in 2014.
Classics like Monopoly and Scrabble are still going strong, while newer,
more strategic games like Settlers of Catan have joined the ranks of top
sellers.
But what about the rest of the world? Are board games as popular
in, say, Russia, as they are here? To answer those questions, Jonathan
Schmalzbach conducted an informal survey of his friends and family
overseas. His article “Family Game Night Across the Globe” (page 34) will
give you some insight into what games are enjoyed by families worldwide.
It’s an entertaining and interesting piece that also delves into the history
of some ancient games.
And in preparation for your next family Scrabble night at home, you
can check out Scott Appel’s “Your Word Against Mine” (page 38) for
tips, news, and puzzles that will help you improve your game. All of this
information, including the puzzles, is more accessible than you might
think, even if you’re the most casual of Scrabble players.
Finally, if you’re all about the puzzles, you’re in for a couple of treats.
Along with the usual favorites, we present “You’re On a Role!” by
Christopher Magan. This “White House Movie Mini-Caper” casts you as a
reporter who must solve a series of puzzles in order to learn what actor
will star as George Washington in an upcoming Hollywood biopic. Give it a
try and see if you can get the scoop! Or try some of the favorite puzzles of
the members of the U.S. Puzzle Team, who in October 2015 competed at
The World Puzzle Championships in Soia, Bulgaria. These puzzles, which
are brought to you by team captain Nick Baxter, can be found on pages 56
through 61. Are you up to the challenge?
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may 2016
C
RYPTO
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UNNIES
FROM THE GAMES LIBRARY
In this comic strip, all the dialogue has been converted into a cryptogram. That is, each letter of the alphabet has been
consistently replaced by another letter throughout the cartoon. For example, if G represents V in one word, it will represent V
in every word. Look for distinctive letter patterns and punctuation to help you get started.
ANSWER, PAGE 70
may 2016
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AMES
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PUZZLE AND ILLUSTRATION BY PHIL SCHEUER

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