quote [ Inspired by make ten, hellscaper, and set. ]

quote [ We've given our website a makeover, now with a database of over 350 amazing puzzly problem-solving games to explore and discover. ]

quote [ Games are built by union members and supporters and are not affiliated with the New York Times company. Please pardon any bugs. We are working hard to win a contract! ]

quote [ You take the tetris block and drop it onto the next tetris block, making it constantly go up. ]

quote [ Simon Tatham's portable puzzle collection

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quote [ Guess the word of the day. Guesses reveal where the word is positioned alphabetically. Everyone plays the same word each day. ]

quote [ While Achavanuntakul responded by taking the links down, and fully acknowledged the illegality of the site, she argued that there was a moral imperative to preserve games, especially when rights holders? refused to make their games available to consumers.

And because the designers of games often weren?t the owners of the IP, they had a different view of HotU than their own publishers. One designer that emailed in to thank HotU for its archival efforts, according to Achavanuntakul, was Chris Crawford, the maker of Excalibur and Balance of Power. ]

quote [ The Tetris-based treatment leverages a concept known as ?mental rotation,? a cognitive task central to the gameplay of Tetris. In the game, players must mentally rotate and manipulate different-shaped blocks to fit them into a grid. The visual engagement and mental task of manipulating these shapes require significant cognitive resources, which, according to Holmes and her colleagues, ?can disrupt the brain?s ability to replay intrusive memories. This distraction prevents the trauma-related flashbacks from becoming deeply ingrained.? ]

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quote [ An analysis of how three weird-but-widespread game controllers shaped the way we play. Nobody ever considered how weird a Wiimote is. ]