2019-05-01_Games_World_of_Puzzles

Easy Medium Hard Mixed

DIFFICULTY RATING

COVER DESIGN | REGIS MODESTA

PENCILWISE

52-SKIDDOO ................................................................

500 RUMMY ....................................................................

ART ON THE SQUARE .............................................. 24

BATTLESHIPS ................................................................

BOXOFF ...................................................................... 50

CODE CROSSWORDS ...................................................

CORNER POCKETS ................................................... 63

CRAZY PAVEMENT .......................................................

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 ........................................ 60

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 2 ............................................

DOUBLE CROSS ........................................................ 51

DROP IT! ...........................................................................

DROP US A LETTER .................................................. 10

DSZQUPHSBNT! ............................................................

FAMILY REUNIONS ................................................... 66

HELTER-SKELTER...........................................................

HUE’S THAT SINGER? ................................................

JAZZ LEGENDS ..............................................................

KID STUFF ....................................................................

LIKE SANDS THROUGH THE HOURGLASS ..............

LOSING THE HOME OPENER .................................. 52

MIXED DOUBLES ............................................................

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! ..........................................

ONE, TWO, THREE ..........................................................

PAINT BY NUMBERS ................................................ 56

PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY ...........................................

PENCIL POINTERS 1 ..................................................

PENCIL POINTERS 2 .....................................................

QUOTE BOXES ........................................................... 12

SIAMESE TWINS ............................................................

SKYSCRAPERS ......................................................... 13

SNAKE CRISSCROSS ....................................................

SOLITAIRE HANGMAN ............................................ 16

SPLIT ENDS.....................................................................

TEST YOUR TRIVIA I.Q. ............................................ 64

THE BIG BANG THEORY ..............................................

THE SPIRAL ............................................................... 19

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP ..........................................

WILD AND CRAZY GUYS .......................................... 21

WORLD’S MOST ORNERY CROSSWORD ..................

MAY 2019

IN THIS ISSUE

Moving Forward, Looking Back: Records Revisited A glimpse into the over-the-top world of record-setters 34

Your Word Against Mine: Scrabble Happenings, Puzzles, and Tips An in-depth review of the free app Libretto, plus plenty of puzzles 38

Sole Survivor: Diagonal Danger A challenging chess puzzle 41

Change of Art Find the 10 differences between these illustrated scenes 42

This Old Game: Facts in Five Vintage games from the collector’s closet 43

PLUS...

Wild Cards A potpourri of amusing little puzzles for your solving pleasure 26

What’s Happening
Previews of upcoming events 33

Contest Big 12 44

Contest Results Role Playing Encore (from September) 45

Electronic Game Reviews Sheeping Around, Istanbul 46

Board Game Reviews Laser Chess, Cryptid 47

Game On! Offbeat news, trivia, and more 48