Newsletter 122

Crosswords have been around for a long time, so the biggest challenge to puzzle setters is making them interesting enough to play.

The question is, how exactly does someone make a compelling version of a century-old puzzle game?

Well, this crossword expert, who has submitted entries to the New York Times since he was 12, offers his insightful advice.

5 brainy game insights you’ll love!

(Games, links, and resources we've bookmarked for you.)

If you’re aiming to get younger prospective players drawn to crossword puzzles, we highly recommend Crosswordle and Puzzmo’s Cross|word.

Consider yourself a good word sleuth? Try Redacted, a free, intuitive decryption game playable directly on Reddit.

Bypassing workplace or school internet restrictions to play web games is hard—unless the website itself identifies as a math resource site.

This week’s web game pick is: Winterzorn! A short, dialogue-based narrative game revolving around a story about a very harsh winter.

For last week’s trivia, the answer is… Soup. Since January is especially cold here in the United States, soup has been the ideal comfort food for many families of different generations. The funny thing is, this whole thing started as a promotional event for Campbell Soup!

This week’s trivia question will be:

We’re launching a game very, very soon, and we’re so excited for everyone to start playing it! We’ll give you a hint: it’s a colorful logic game~

That’s all for this week. See you next Friday!

The Hey, Good Game Team