Newsletter 131

As more and more game apps and puzzle variants come out for games like sudoku and Hitori, it begs the question:

“Do old puzzles stay fun?”

For a lot of people, yes! And this ex-Microsoft “lunatic” consistently sets and pumps out interesting puzzles himself.

5 brainy game insights you’ll love!

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

We weren’t kidding with that guy; he literally calls himself “HalfBakedLunatic” and is a regular setter in Logic Masters Deutschland.

You’d be surprised by the very loyal and active puzzle fanbase in Germany; we even had the sheet puzzle veteran behind Str8ts, who appeared on Dragon’s Den, talking about it.

Need a simple puzzle to play before you sleep? Cultivate is a short, 20-level puzzle game that even kids can solve.

This week’s web game pick is: Signal! Very easy to play puzzle game—just guide the signal light using the directional tiles to the sensor. Made by a first timer, so comment away!

For last week’s trivia, the answer is… Tulip. All the other flowers in the choices are also within the top 10 when it comes to proliferation, but tulips in particular are just so abundantly blooming within the U.S. during spring that they reign as the top 1.

This week’s trivia question will be:

Eid Mubarak to our Muslim friends during Eid al-Fitr! And for everyone who enjoys our games, be sure to sign up for an HGG account if you haven’t to get the best puzzle experience.

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

The Hey, Good Game Team