Thomas L. McDonald reviewed Drop Duchy, a recent game from Sleepy Mill Studio, in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles. As he wrote, “Drop Duchy drops deckbuilding, combat, medieval strategy, and Tetris into the pot and succeeds in making an appealing stew.”. Rating? A!

“If crossword creation followed the models of advertising and TV production, newspapers would contract more editors, senior executives and legal/compliance teams than they would setters.” — Alan Connor

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Andrew Parr reviewed “Matching Minds with Sondheim” in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles. “Whether you’re a theater nerd, a puzzlehead, or someone who lives at the intersection of the two, this book is a delight,” Parr wrote. Check it out!

Do you enjoy solving tricky cryptic crosswords?. Then you should try the latest by Stella Zawistowski. It’s in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles. Give it a shot!

For the September issue of Games World of Puzzles, I wrote about Simon Ennis’s recent documentary “The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop.”. It’s a thoughtful movie about the world of indie board games and is currently available on several streaming platforms. Check it out!

Andrew Parr’s series, Discovering Japanese Logic Puzzles, continues in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles. This month it’s “Tie the Knot,” a puzzle Parr created. It’s an attempt, he explained, “to capture the theme of unity in a logic puzzle.” . Give it a try!

Thomas L. McDonald wrote about the old card game Piquet in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles. As he notes, many consider it the best game for two players because of “its high level of interaction, sophisticated elements of strategy, and constant scoring.”

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The “Quote Boxes” puzzle in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles is awfully good. It includes a poet once described as “our present-day Homer,” a contemporary cultural critic, and an author who kept peacocks as pets. Solve the puzzle to see what they have to say!

“We’re all gluttons for punishment as long as it’s punishment of the right kind: amicable, surprising, pleasing and, above all, open-ended. We puzzlers are just more overt about our appetites.” — Bret Rothstein, a historian of play

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“Typically, you wouldn’t get such a positive response from something like crossword puzzles or Rubik’s Cubes, but the guys on this team are very responsive to it, and they love it.” — Jack Dreyer, MLB pitcher & crossword constructor

“As a game developer and puzzle designer, I see the method as the true treasure.” — cryptographer Elonka Dunin on Kryptos

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Thomas L. McDonald reviewed Castle Combo in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles. “It’s an entertaining little game,” he wrote, “quick to play but with enough decision-making to keep it engaging.”

“Market research company Circana said games and puzzles, including Pokémon cards, are enjoying a fresh wave of popularity among nostalgic adults, helped by social media influencers brandishing their rare finds.”.

Does doing trivia quizzes with coworkers foster teamwork?. Can solving logic puzzles help you climb the ladder of success? . Check out Donna Talarico’s article “Workplace Wins” in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles to learn more. You’ll be glad you did!