Monthly Archives: May 2008

Crossword Puzzle Pointers

May 30, 2008
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Here’s a great site for crossword lovers that I found.  Ephraim’s Crossword Puzzle Pointers is a very simple page that just provides links to puzzles recently published in major peridicals.

Trizm Update

May 27, 2008
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When I first posted about Trizm puzzles a couple months ago.  I mentioned that puzzles that were playable online wouldbe coming soon.  Well, the time has come!  You can now play the puzzles on the site.

Wii Picross

May 13, 2008
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For fans of picross puzzles (also sometimes called logic art or nonograms), the Wii Picross site is not to be missed.  The site has a great interface for solving the puzzles online and it allows users to create and submit their own puzzles.  As a result there are over 3500 puzzles available to play on the site.

The site is currently running a contest for puzzle submissions with the theme “Where You Are.”  Prizes include a Nintendo DS game or picross books.  Submissions will be accepted until May 18th.  Enjoy!

Blog Roundup 05/05/08

May 5, 2008
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  • Bozzball’s puzzling world is featuring four new puzzle types this month.  Including: Fillomino, Futoshiki, Ripple Effect, and Tents and Trees.  There’s also the promise of new puzzle types coming in June.  Which reminds me… it’s been a long time since I wrote a post on a puzzle type…
  • Passion for Puzzles has a post about a game called Scorching Earth.  The post compares the game to migration, but I think it’s a pretty loose resemblance.  For starters, Scorching Earth is much more challenging.  It’s also less of a maze and more of a fill-in-all-of-the-squares puzzle.