Games World of Puzzles

WILD CARDS

CHESS CHESS MAZE

You are the white King trying to get from the lower left corner to the upper right corner, via the most direct path. Navigate through the stationary black pieces, who face downwards, one square at a time in any direction. You can never move into check, but you may capture unguarded pieces to clear your path. Are you equal to the Royal Challenge?

—KEN “AJ” FEUCHT

WORDPLAY 3D PUZZLE

What do all these words have in common?

—DAVID BASKIND

TEASERS “HAMLET” MADE EASY

Aside from being one of the most famous quotes in literature, the Bard’s words, “To be, or not to be” each share something in

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Games World of Puzzles

Games World of Puzzles2 min read
…from The Editor
The puzzle-packed August issue of GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES is here to help you beat the heat! Wherever you choose to solve—poolside, under some shade trees, or at home with the AC blasting—you won’t run out of puzzles anytime soon. You may know that th
Games World of Puzzles1 min read
Making Other Arrangements
The answer to each clue is an 8-letter word or proper name—no multi-word phrases are used. If the answer to clue 1 were ARRANGED, we might be told in the little arrow just before or after the word to remove an R and add an I. Thus, the answer to clue
Games World of Puzzles1 min read
Kid Stuff: Picture Analogies
An analogy is a kind of word puzzle that asks you to figure out the relationship between two sets of things. In other words, an analogy is a comparison of sorts. An example of a simple analogy is: “Yarn is to scarf as flour is to bread.” In this inst

Related