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1 1977 September archive.org
2 1977 November archive.org
3 1978 January archive.org
4 1978 March archive.org
5 1978 May archive.org
6 1978 July archive.org
7 1978 September archive.org
8 1978 November archive.org
9 1979 January archive.org
10 1979 March archive.org
11 1979 May archive.org
12 1979 July
Games & Books
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13 1979 September Special feature about Dungeons & Dragons archive.org
14 1979 November archive.org
15 1980 January archive.org
16 1980 March archive.org
17 1980 May
Games & Books
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18 1980 July
Games & Books
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19 1980 September archive.org
20 1980 November archive.org
21 1981 January
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22 1981 March archive.org
23 1981 May archive.org
24 1981 July archive.org
25 1981 September
Games & Books
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26 1981 November archive.org
27 1982 January
Games & Books
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28 1982 March
Games & Books
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29 1982 May
Games & Books
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30 1982 July
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Games & Books
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31 1982 September archive.org
32 1982 October
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33 1982 November archive.org
34 1982 December archive.org
35 1983 January
Games & Books
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36 1983 February
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37 1983 March
Games & Books
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38 1983 April
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39 1983 May
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40 1983 June
Games & Books
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41 1983 July
Games & Books
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42 1983 August archive.org
43 1983 September
Games & Books
Games & Books
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44 1983 October archive.org
45 1983 November archive.org
46 1983 December archive.org
47 1984 January
Games & Books
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48 1984 February archive.org
49 1984 March archive.org
50 1984 April
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Games & Books
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51 1984 May
Games & Books
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52 1984 June
Games & Books
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53 1984 July
Games & Books
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54 1984 August
Games & Books
Games & Books
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55 1984 September
Games & Books
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56 1984 October
Games & Books
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57 1984 November archive.org
58 1984 December archive.org
59 1985 January
Games & Books
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60 1985 February
Games & Books
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61 1985 March archive.org
62 1985 April archive.org
63 1985 May
Games & Books
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64 1985 June archive.org
65 1985 July
Games & Books
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66 1985 August
Games & Books
Games & Books
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67 1985 September
Games & Books
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68 1985 October
Games & Books
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69 1985 November archive.org
70 1985 December archive.org
71 1986 January archive.org
72 1986 February
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Games & Books
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73 1986 March
Games & Books
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74 1986 April
Games & Books
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75 1986 May
Games & Books
Games & Books
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76 1986 June archive.org
77 1986 July archive.org
78 1986 August
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79 1986 September
Games & Books
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80 1986 October
Games & Books
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81 1986 November archive.org
82 1986 December archive.org
83 1987 January
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84 1987 February
Games & Books
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85 1987 April
Games & Books
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86 1987 June
Games & Books
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87 1987 August
Games & Books
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88 1987 October
The Best Games of the Year
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89 1988 January
Games & Books
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90 1988 March
Games & Books
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91 1988 May
Games & Books
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92 1988 July archive.org
93 1988 September archive.org
94 1988 November
Best Games of 1988
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95 1989 January
Gameplay
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96 1989 February/March archive.org
97 1989 April/May archive.org
98 1989 June/July archive.org
99 1989 August/September
Gameplay
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100 1989 October/November archive.org
101 1990 December/January archive.org
102 1990 March archive.org
103 1991 July archive.org
104 1991 August
Games & Books
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105 1991 October
Games & Books
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(Vol 15, #4)
1991 December Features: A. Ross Eckler Jr.'s "The New Anagrammasia", Impossible bottles, 16-Bit video games

Other: Campus-specific Monopoly clones, Time Traveler, Acrostics Network

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107 1992 February archive.org
108 1992 April archive.org
109 1992 June archive.org
110 1992 August
Games & Books
Games & Books
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111 1992 October
Games & Books
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112 1992 December archive.org
113 1993 February
Games & Books
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114 1993 April
Games & Books
Games & Books
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115 1993 June archive.org
116 1993 August archive.org
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119
(Vol 18, #1)
1994 February Babble On, Arch Rival, Santa Fe Inca, Gear Works Binary Arts (Snowflake, Mystery Shapes, Pentominoes, Nature's Spaces, Cryptic Classics) Features: Judit Polgár, Gustave Verbeek

Other: Mark Nyman, Wendy Brackman, Adrian Fisher's "Cobasaurus"

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132
(Vol 20, #2)
1996 April Carrom, Tricks, Field Command, Buzzword, Everway Tritryst, The Riddle of Master Lu, Madden 96, FIFA Soccer 96, NHL 96, Hardball 5 Rubik's Cube Masterpiece Features: Botched Sweepstakes, Lotteries, and Game show contests, Alan R. Moon

Other: Super Fundoor

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137
(Vol 21, #1)
1997 February Modern Art, The Settlers of Catan, Spy's: The Espionage Game, Jumble Plus, Don't Make Me Laugh, Nick at Nite Classic TV Trivia Game Lighthouse, The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Rose Tattoo Features: Pennsic War

Other: Ralph Marlin & Co.'s "Games & Toys" ties, Adrian Fisher's "Adrian Fisher, Maze Artist - Your Land is His Canvas", Nintendo 64

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138
(Vol 21, #2)
1997 April Starcrossed, Catchpenny, Five Crowns, Dino Hunt, Premiere, Movie Mania, Bailiwick Toonstruck, Circle of Blood Features: Orion's Crystal, Hasbro's online games

Other: Sentosphere's games, TrueFace Cyberwatch

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139
(Vol 21, #3)
1997 June Cluché, Spy Alley, Knightmare Chess Obsidian, Marble Drop, Titanic: Adventure Out of Time Puzzle Arcade, IQube Features: Action games (Disruptor, Blast Chamber, Bug Too!, Sonic 3D Blast, The Adventures of Lomax, Spot Goes To Hollywood, Wave Race 64), Puzzle video games (Smart Games Word Puzzles #1, Skill Traps), Sports games (Front Page Sports: Baseball Pro '96 Season, NHL '97, ABC's Monday Night Football, NCAA Championship Basketball, You Don't Know Jack ... Sports)

Other: American International Toy Fair (Powerpenz Airmail, Colorforms, Uncle Milton's Ant Farm, Real Action Prize-O-Matic Crane Machine, Toy Story Alien, Talk to Me Barbie, My Lickety Treats Doll, KISS (action figures), Sing and Snore Ernie, Cabbage Patch Kids Brushin' Teeth Baby, Hydro Strike, Star Wars Laser Blaster, Laser Tag, Trap Mobile Laser Blaster, Imperial Assault Joystick, Sounds of the Force Electronic Memory Game), XS, E-Pub Chat

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140
(Vol 21, #4)
1997 August Quoridor, Fluxx, A to Z, Pit, Free Parking, Waterworks Rama, Yoda Stories, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Features: Cover the Spot and Carnival games, Mind Sports Olympiad, Klutz Press

Other: Hacker Trap, PlayStation Underground, Caesar's Magical Empire

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141
(Vol 21, #5)
1997 October My Dog Can Do That!, Quandary, Beyond Balderdash Norse by Norsewest: The Return of the Lost Vikings, Outlaws, Fable Vadasz Cube, Mind Lock, Whitewater, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess, Chess for Dummies Features: Internet gaming, Game magazines

Other: Emotional IQ Test, CrosSynergy Syndicate

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(Vol 22, #2)
1998 April Aces & Eights Collector's Edition Poker, Africa 1880, Pass the Bomb, Mutual Fundz Smart Games Puzzle Challenge 2, Sid Meier's Gettysburg, Riven, Galapagos: Mendel's Escape Features: 1998 AAAI Conference

Other: Wearable computers

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145
(Vol 22, #3)
1998 June Clichébles, 221B Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes and the Time Machine, Starship Troopers: Prepare for Battle!, Hollywood Studio Terra: Battle for the Outland, Shanghai: Dynasty, Mah Jongg Wall, Frogger My Lover, Super Mazes, Ancient Board Games Features: Museum of Bad Art, Game magazines Thibbs
146
(Vol 22, #4)
1998 August Say When!, The Wonderful World of Disney Trivia Game, Alphablitz Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Worms 2, Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time The Rock, Smile Tiles, Time Blocks Features: History of the 1993 dispute for title of World Chess Champion

Other: A Game of Chance, History of Scrabble, Haiku Headlines, PlayStation (Crash Bandicoot 2, Klonoa, Gex: Enter the Gecko, Pandemonium 2, Intelligent Qube)

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147
(Vol 22, #5)
1998 October Lotus, Halunken & Spelunken, Falling Starship Titanic, Blasto, Kuba The Stone Features: Baseball cards, German-style board games (Funagain Games, Rio Grande Games)

Other: World Checkers Champion, Interview with Douglas Adams (Starship Titanic), Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour season 1997–98, Channel Craft

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148
(Vol 22, #6)
1998 December Sanctum
1999 Buyer's Guide
Features: History and future of Go

Other: The Merlin Mystery, Atari (World of Atari)

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149
(Vol 23, #1)
1999 February Carat, Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper Virtual HorseRacing Simulator, Lode Runner 2, Dune 2000 Features: Mental exercise (Mind Sports Olympiad)

Other: Jam!!, Newsgroups, Gathering of Friends

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150
(Vol 23, #2)
1999 April Edison & Co., Bosworth, Baseball Tycoon John's Practice Putting Green, Walter Wick's Optical Tricks, The Encyclopedia of Games, Challenging IQ Tests Features: Flea circuses; Console games (Lode Runner: The Legend Returns, Asteroids, Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Lemmings & Oh No! More Lemmings, Bomberman Hero, MediEvil)

Other: Beeping Wallet, Ouija Internationals

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151
(Vol 23, #3)
1999 May Filthy Rich (The 3-D Game of Capitalism), Ex & Hopp Thief: The Dark Project, Heart of Darkness Features: Ralph Baer, Christopher Elis (Give and Take)

Other: Faces, The Ultimate Composite Picture, Psycho House, Quicktionary Reading Pen

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152
(Vol 23, #4)
1999 June Kahuna, Samurai Half-Life, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles Features: Magic tricks

Other: The Star Trek Experience, Jason Robért (The Lab Puzzle Book)

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153
(Vol 23, #5)
1999 August Plunder, Pokemon, Apples to Apples, X-It! Populous: The Beginning, Lode Runner 3-D, Stratego Features: Games in Uzbekistan

Other: The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (3D film, Synthespians)

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154
(Vol 23, #6)
1999 September Europa: 1945-2030, iMagiNiff! RollerCoaster Tycoon, Baldur's Gate AIBO, Spintrek Features: Carnival games as folk art, Shareware (Floyd's Bumpershoot, Detective Chess, Clear It!, Tiler's Torment, Babylon II)

Other: Legoland

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155
(Vol 23, #7)
1999 October Ra, The Power of Two Rich Diamond, Sci-Fi Pinball Features: Bruce Pandolfini, Game literature (Competitive Dominoes, Winning at Backgammon, Chess Braintwisters, The Genealogy of Chess, Win at Hearts, Win at Spades: Basic and Intermediate Techniques)

Other: Joe Cramer, Game Doctor, Moller M400 Skycar

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156
(Vol 23, #8)
1999 November Ricochet Robot, Quoz, What Were You Thinking?, Krieg und Frieden (War & Peace) Pandora's Box, Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace Features: Numerology, Hasbro Interactive (em@il games), Chess variants (Grand Chess, Omega Chess, Stealth Chess)

Other: Billy Mitchell's Pac-Man perfect score, Mindmaker's Game Commander

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157
(Vol 23, #9)
1999 December
2000 Buyer's Guide
2000 Buyer's Guide
Features: Spades

Other: Virtual economy (Ultima Online), SatCel, 1999 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion, 2000 Buyer's Guide (Sega Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, NeoGeo Pocket Color)

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158
(Vol 24, #1)
2000 February Anno 1452, Brawl, Octi Star Wars Pit Droid, Prince of Persia 3D Features: Arcade game emulation (Joust, Mr. Do, Mario Bros., Galaga, Arkanoid, Ms. Pac-Man, Robotron, MAME)

Other: J.C. Ayer & Company puzzles, Game Deputy, Face Factory

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159
(Vol 24, #2)
2000 April Landlord Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Pong: The Next Level Eternity puzzle, American Mensa Guide to Casino Gambling: Winning Ways Features: Sword swallowing, Wizards of the Coast (Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia, AD&D Core Rules 2.0 / Expansion, Forgotten Realms Interactive Atlas, Dragon: 25 Years of Dragon Magazine on CD-ROM)

Other: The Games Café, Model jet planes

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160
(Vol 24, #3)
2000 May Stephenson's Rocket, Die Mauer (The Wall) Zillions of Games, Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Savior, Blood of the Lamb Features: Reiner Knizia

Other: Low-Smoke Pyrotechnics, Smart Dust

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161
(Vol 24, #4)
2000 June Igel Ärgern (Hedgehogs in a Hurry), Tile Chess The Sims, Crazy Taxi Anamorphic Jigsaw Puzzle Features: Connection games (Hex, Y, Bridg-It, TwixT, Havannah, Octagons, Trellis); 2K series (NFL 2K, NBA 2K, NHL 2K)

Other: World Puzzle Championship, Abstract Games

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162
(Vol 24, #5)
2000 August Kings Cribbage, Rosenkönig, Vino, Chez Geek Chu Chu Rocket, Thief II: The Metal Age Features: Euchre

Other: Messier marathon, Politicards

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163
(Vol 24, #6)
2000 September Sky Runner, Schotten-Totten Lemmings Revolution, Rayman 2 Features: Amusement park rides, Space flight simulator games (StarLancer, FreeLancer)

Other: In-flight games (Arcadia), World's largest Tetris

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164
(Vol 24, #7)
2000 October Vinci, Hellrail, Second Perdition MDK2, Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption Features: Gamers Choice Awards

Other: Internet television (The Board Room, The Game Room), Mind Games

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165
(Vol 24, #8)
2000 November DuoWord, Corruption Virtua Tennis, Shareware (Dweep, Passage 3, 3D Uz) Features: Johnson Smith & Company (Johnson Smith Company Catalog), Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (Atriarch, Anarchy Online)

Other: Mr. Potato Head (as spokesperson for Rhode Island), Environmental Go

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166
(Vol 24, #9)
2000 December
2001 Buyer's Guide
Features: Electric football Thibbs
167
(Vol 25, #1)
2001 February Java, Die Händler (The Dealers) Samba de Amiga, Maximum Pool Features: English rhymes for "orange"

Other: Andy Soltis, Habro's National Jigsaw Puzzle Championship, Wolfgang Kramer

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168
(Vol 25, #2)
2001 March Hare & Tortoise, Vox Populi Escape from Monkey Island, The World Is Not Enough Features: English words ending in "-dous", Zeno's paradoxes, PlayStation 2

Other: 2000 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion (Classical World Chess Championship 2000), Disney Imagineer

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169
(Vol 25, #3)
2001 April The Great Brain Robbery, Crib Wars, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) American McGee's Alice, Daytona USA Play Cribbage to Win Other: 2000 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion (FIDE World Chess Championship 2000), Cosmic Baseball Association, Gathering of Friends (Kris Gould, Frank Branham, Joe Huber) Thibbs
170
(Vol 25, #4)
2001 May San Marco, Babel Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Typing of the Dead Features: Secrets and Easter eggs (Triboluminescence of Wint-O-Green Life Savers, Buttoning differences for men and women, Cue mark, Alan Smithee, Charleston code, Hidden tracks, Easter eggs in Operating Systems, DVDs, and the Internet, Photic sneeze reflex, etc.), Java applets/PopCap Games (Diamond Mine/Bejeweled, Alchemy, Lucky Penny Video Poker, Psycho Babble, Atomica, Seven Seas, Mummy Maze)

Other: Geocaching, Dr. Broth & Ollie's Brain-Boggling Search for the Lost Luggage: Across Time and Space in 80 Puzzles

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171
(Vol 25, #5)
2001 July Lord of the Rings, Traumfabrik (Dream Factory), Doge SimCoaster, Sega Smash Pack, Volume 1 The Dots-and-Boxes Game, Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays, Vol. 1, Spectramaze Features: Lord of the Rings board game

Other: Fiction Writer's Brainstormer, South Cone Trading Company gaming tables

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172
(Vol 25, #6)
2001 August Evo, Carcassonne, Azteca, Elixir Star Trek Away Team, Europa Universalis, Black & White, Serious Sam Features: Pro Tour (Magic: The Gathering) (Magic: The Gathering, Darwin Kastle, Gary Wise, Alex Shvartsman, Mike Long)

Video games: Future of Nintendo (Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance), Online games (Tribes 2, Allegiance, Phantasy Star Online, EverQuest), PC games (Arcanum, Baldur's Gate II/Throne of Baal, Half-Life: Blue Shift), Dreamcast (Shenmu 2, Phantasy Star Online Version 2), PlayStation 2 (Final Fantasy X, K-Project, Metal Gear Solid II: Sons of Liberty)

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173
(Vol 25, #7)
2001 September San Francisco, Formula Motor Racing, Drakon, Wyatt Earp Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns, Mario Party 3, Tropico, High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 Features: Skee ball

Video games: Online game (RealArcade, GameSpy Arcade), Logic maze (Alice Mazes), E3 2001 (Sony PlayStation, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox)

Tabletop games: The Luzhin Defence, Prison-based correspondence chess

Other: Shelby/Shelbish, The Board Room (The Complete Lord of the Rings with Reiner Knizia, The Complete Tigris and Euphrates with Reiner Knizia)

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174
(Vol 25, #8)
2001 October Africa, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mystery Rummy Case No. 3: Jekyll & Hyde Microsoft Train Simulator, Emperor: Battle for Dune, Red Faction, Rayman Advance Wasgij?: Country Road / Wasgij?: The Wedding, The Magic Show Features: Jay's Journal of Anomalies (Gurners, grinners, grimaciers, contortionists)

Video games: Game Boy Advance (Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Chu Chu Rocket, Super Mario Advance, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Earthworm Jim, GT Advance Championship Racing), Online games (Ultima Online, EverQuest, Battle.net, World War II Online), Lunar Lockout, PC games (Silent Hunter II, Destroyer Command, Gadget Tycoon, Airline Tycoon, Political Tycoon, Startup, Day Trader, Sid Meier's SimGolf, Green Berets), PlayStation 2 (Saiyuki: Journey West, Onimusha, Grandia II), X-Box (Project Ego)

Tabletop games: Connection games (Trellis, Anchor)

Other: Hash House Harriers, General Mills Cereal Adventure, Caribbean Crossword Cruise

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175
(Vol 25, #9)
2001 November Empires of the Ancient World, Zapp Zerapp, Face-It, Who Stole Ed's Pants? Startopia, Bomberman Tournament, Anachronox, Twisted Metal: Black Features: Harry Houdini

Video games: Mac gaming, Online games (Anarchy Online), PC games (Gathering of Developers, Ion Storm, Daikatana, Anachronox, Deus Ex, Deus Ex II, Thief III), Dreamcast (The Floigan Brothers, NFL 2K2, NBA 2K2, NHL 2K2, Tennis 2K2, NCAA College Football, World Series Baseball 2K2, Shenmue 2, Propeller Arena Online, Beach Spikers, Half-Life, Soldier of Fortune, Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles, Rayman 2, Skies of Arcadia), Video game adaptations (Crazy Taxi, Max Payne, American McGee's Alice, Soul Calibur, Street Fighter)

Tabletop games: Connection games (Nonadjacent Anchor, Orbit)

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176
(Vol 25, #10)
2001 December
2002 Buyer's Guide
2002 Buyer's Guide
Features: Collectible card games (Magic: The Gathering, MLB Showdown 2001, Harry Potter Trading Card Game, Star Wars Customizable Card Game, Jedi Knights, Star Trek Customizable Card Game, Voyager Warp Speed, Young Jedi, The Trouble With Tribbles, Austin Powers Collectible Card Game, The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, Redemption), George W. Bush

Other: Classic games (Go, Chess, Shogi, Xiang Qi); Nintendo GameCube, X-Box

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177
(Vol 26, #1)
2002 February Starfarers of Catan, Die Magier von Pangea (The Wizards of Pangea), Blackrock Castle, Wilderness War Ico, Spy Hunter, The Incredible Machine: Even More Contraptions, Ultimate Ride Features: Aaron Weissblum's AKA Hunts

Video games: Online games (EA.com, Pogo.com, Majestic), Shenmue II, Lords of the Realm III, Stronghold, Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Star Fight, Video game industry reaction to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (Crime Patrol, Ghost Recon, Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro)

Tabletop games: Ralph Burkert (Die Magier von Pangea), 3 Stones

Other: Tilt mazes (Amazing Maize Maze, Straight Ahead Maze)

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178
(Vol 26, #2)
2002 March Antiques Roadshow The Game, Nexus Monopoly Tycoon, Halo, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Nemesis Factor, Perfect Party Games, Alfred Hitchcock: A Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle Features: La Loteria

Video games: Dark Age of Camelot, Comparison of Nintendo GameCube and Xbox (Halo, Shrek, Dead or Alive 3, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee, Madden NFL 2002, Star Wars Rogue Leader, Luigi's Mansion, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pikmin), Video game industry reaction to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (World War III: Black Gold, Rogue Spear: Black Thorn)

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179
(Vol 26, #3)
2002 April Top Secret Spies, Kupferkessel Co. (CopperKettle Co.), Vom Kap Bis Kairo (From Cape to Cairo, Hexen Rennen (Witch Race), Ebbe & Flut (Ebb & Flow) Star Wars Obi-Wan, MKA: Mortal Kombat Advance / Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revenge, NHL 2002, Splashdown Video games: Sega Soccer Slam, Import gaming (Shenmue II), The Fellowship of the Ring / The Lord of the Rings Part I, PS2 Online, Medieval: Total War, Online games (Video game addiction)

Tabletop games: Auction 2002

Other: Walter Wick (Can You See What I See?), Z-Cardz, Robert Heike, Günter Burkhardt

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180
(Vol 26, #4)
2002 May Urland, DVONN, Liberté, Pompeji (Pompeii) Rez, Medal of Honor, Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars, Sid Meier's SimGolf Features: Marc Salem

Video games: Nintendo GameCube (Pikmin, Luigi's Mansion, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, Super Monkey Ball, Wave Race: Blue Storm), Toontown, Linux for PlayStation 2, Majesco, Dance Dance Revolution (Dance Dance Revolution Konamix), Neverwinter Nights

Other: Googlewhacking, 2002 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion (FIDE World Chess Championship 2002)

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181
(Vol 26, #5)
2002 July Where's Bob's Hat?, Mexica, Settlers of Catan card game/Expansions, Atlantic Star, Phoney Baloney, Ein Arsch Kommt Sellten Allein (Reprehensible Fellows Seldom Come Singly) Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle / Sonic Advance Scramble Squares Features: Competitive eating

Video games: Magic Online, Virtual economy/Gold farming, Game demos

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182
(Vol 26, #6)
2002 August Alibi, You're Bluffing!, Agora, Moods Pirates - The Legend of Black Kat, Star Trek Bridge Commander, Strange Adventures in Infinite Space, Virtua Fighter 4 Features: 1000 Blank White Cards

Video games: Train simulators (Microsoft Train Simulator, Trainz, BVE: Boso View Express, Bahn, Rail3D, Runaway Train, Trainz Paint Shed, Yardmaster, Boss, Workshop, Online, Branchline, Commuter, Pioneer, Railroad Tycoon, Railroad Tycoon II, Rails Across America), Game demos, Pikmin flower, Virtual Kasparov, Master of Orion III, Medal of Honor, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Tribes Fast Attack, Spyhunter, Myst miniseries

Tabletop games: Middle Shogi Manual (Chu shogi)

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183
(Vol 26, #7)
2002 September Pueblo, Kingdoms, Pampas Railroads, Puerto Rico Freedom Force, Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Spider-Man Features: Jackpot

Video games: City of Heroes, Sid Meier's Civilization III: Play the World, Galactic Battlegrounds, Clone Campaigns, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, RollerCoaster Tycoon II, Metal Gear Solid 2 / Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, 6th generation price wars

Tabletop games: Martin Wallace, Hostage Chess

Other: 2002 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion (Prague Unity Plan), Action Centered Training's giant board games, Dominions, Games

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184
(Vol 26, #8)
2002 October Dschunke (Junk), San Gimignano, Emerald, Santa Fe Rails Dance Dance Revolution Konamix, ZooCube, Hunter: The Reckoning, Star Wars Starfighter Special Edition Features: Mazes (Adrian Fisher, Maize mazes, Mirror mazes, Hedge mazes, Water mazes, Decorative paving mazes, Labyrinths, Six minute mazes, etc.)

Video games: America's Army, Online games (EverQuest, Ultima Online, World War II Online, A Tale in the Desert, Ultimate Baseball Online, Motor City Online, Phantasy Star Online, Final Fantasy XI, Star Wars Galaxies, Blizzard's World of Warcraft, The Sims Online), Doom III, Command & Conquer Generals, Steel Battalions, Super Mario Sunshine, Star Fox Adventures, Metroid Prime, Legend of Zelda, Jazz & Faust, LucasArts adventure games, Full Throttle 2, Hoyle Games Collection II, 100 Great Games for the Palm

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185
(Vol 26, #9)
2002 November Villa Paletti, Clash of the Gladiators, Dragon Land, Wallenstein, Brewmaster: The Craft Beer Game Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Neverwinter Nights, Soccer Slam, Stuntman Features: Video game art, Internet art, and Art games (Cathartic User Interface, Game Show, Sophie Calle, Trance, Netomat, Jackpot, MetaPet, Jarvis Rockwell's Maya installation, Danny O's Ball Walk, Pencil Whipped, Game On, Triggerhappy)

Video games: America's Army, Warcraft III, The Sims, The Sims Deluxe, Livin' Large, Larry Holland, Peter Hirschmann, Clone Wars, Bounty Hunter

Tabletop games: World Boardgaming Championships, Dungeons & Dragons (EN World), Bill Payne

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186
(Vol 26, #10)
2002 December
2003 Buyer's Guide
2003 Buyer's Guide
Features: Barbu, Collectible card games, Jigsaw puzzles Thibbs
187
(Vol 27, #1)
2003 February Gold Digger, Zahltag (Payday), Hammer of the Scots, Lord of the Rings Sauron expansion Mafia, Casino Empire, Battlefield 1942, Links 2003 G8 Game Timer Features: Practical joke devices/Novelty items (H. Fishlove & Co.)

Video games: Human-computer chess matches (Chessmaster, Christiansen – Chessmaster, Fritz & Junior, Kasparov – Deep Junior, Deep Blue), Unreal Tournament 2003, The Lost Vikings, Kill Bill, Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1 & 2, Tribes 2 (Team Rabbit 2, Tribes Classic, Tribes Fast Attack, Tribes Aerial Assault)

Tabletop games: Gary Cowley (Face-It/Suit-Up), Dungeons & Dragons

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188
(Vol 27, #2)
2003 March TAMSK, Nautilus, X-Bugs, War & Sheep!, Tony & Tino, Drake & Drake Animal Crossing, Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee, Wheel of Fortune 2003, Jeopardy! 2003, Monopoly, Scrabble Complete Features: Mesoamerican ballgame

Video games: Steel Battalion, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, Dead to Rights

Tabletop games: Kris Burm, Sid Sackson, Tabletop game websites (BoardGameGeek, The Game Cabinet, Luding, Risk! Homepage, Card Games)

Other: North American Wife Carrying Championships, Everything I Know About Business I Learned from Monopoly

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189
(Vol 27, #3)
2003 April Fire and Ice, Freeloader, Wildlife, Cityscape SimCity 4, The Sims Online, Ratchet & Clank, Legends of Wrestling II Features: 2002 gaming retrospective (MIT Mystery Hunt, Curling, Intercoastal Altercations, Book of Challenges, National Puzzlers' League Convention, Gen Con Game Fair, Gwen Con, Push, Nevada, Microsoft Puzzle Hunt, The Mobley Wedding, The Game, Las Vegas, Fightball)

Video games: Mecha games (BattleTech/MechWarrior/MechAssault/MechCommander, Steel Battalion, Robotech: Battlecry, Radio Alchemic Drive: RAD, Super Robot Wars Impact, Murakamo: Mech Hunter), Tabletop game adaptations (BrettspielWelt, EBTG - Brett & Computer), Civilization III: Play the World, Halo, Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, Jeff Tunnell/Dynamix/GarageGames (Marble Blast, Chain Reaction, Orbz, Robot Battle, Torque engine)

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190
(Vol 27, #4)
2003 May Krone & Schwert (Crown & Sword), Nodwick, Odin's Ravens, Korsar (Corsairs), Ad Acta (On File), Cavetroll Impossible Creatures, Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced, Splinter Cell, War of the Monsters Features: Antique board games and board game collecting, How Would You Move Mount Fuji?, Monopoly variants

Video games: Westwood Studios, Bestselling games of 2002, Medieval: Total War, Rome: Total War, The Sims Online

Other: Wonderful World of Words, Kasparov – Deep Junior

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191
(Vol 27, #5)
2003 July Wheedle, Volltreffer (Bull's-Eye), Clans, Octiles Freelancer, Unreal 2, Praetorians, American Conquest Video games: Handheld gaming, Thoth Game Engine, MechWarrior movie, MageKnight movie, 6th generation console wars, Game Boy Advance (Nintendo Puzzle Collection, untitled Zelda game), Strategic Simulations, Inc. (IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles, Harpoon 4, Lock On: Modern Air Combat), Ubisoft (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) Thibbs
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(Vol 27, #6)
2003 August Age of Steam, Play On Words, Settlers of the Stone Age, Dibs Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, Sonic Advance 2, Pro Race Driver Features Puerto Rico

Tabletop games: Interview with Andreas Seyfarth, Arimaa

Video games: Used video games online (eBay, Half.com, Funagain Games, Newegg, Amazon.com, Buy.com, Dragglestown, The War Store, New Wave Mail Order), Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome, Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII, Masters of Doom, military simulation games based on the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Retrogaming (PhillyClassic, Classic Gaming Expo, Entity, Space Invaders Collection)

Other: The Clocktower Mystery, John Ninomiya/Cluster ballooning, John Ivers/Amateur roller coaster construction/Negative-G.com

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193
(Vol 27, #7)
2003 September Visualeyes, Fresh Fish, New England Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Bandits: Phoenix Rising, NBA Street Vol. 2 The Game Inventor's Guidebook Features: Games with meta-rules (Magic: The Gathering; Rumble; Eleusis; Fluxx; Democrazy; Proteus; Dvorak, Mao, Lemma, Nomic, nomic games)

Tabletop games: online chess, This Week in Chess at The London Chess Centre, Playchess.com, ChessBase, Chess Cafe, Chess Variants Site, Chessopolis, Portable Game Notation

Video games: Usenet, EverQuest (EverQuest II, Lords of EverQuest, EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers, EverQuest: Evolution), Wallace and Gromit in Project Zoo, Sims 4: Rush Hour Expansion Pack, The Sims Bustin' Out, The Sims 2, Doom 3

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194
(Vol 27, #8)
2003 October Amun-Re, Balloon Cup, Paris Paris, Mystery Rummy Case No. 4: Al Capone and the Chicago Underworld, Crossword Pyramids, Zoosim Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind Expansion: Bloodmoon, PlanetSide, Hulk, Midtown Madness 3 Features: Jasper Maskelyne's Wartime trickery

Video games: Ragnarok Online hacking, EverQuest Macintosh Edition, Warcraft: The Board Game, GameCube sales, Battlefield Vietnam, Enter the Matrix, Usenet newsgroups

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195
(Vol 27, #9)
2003 November Mystery of the Abbey, Dante's Inferno, The Penguin Ultimatum, I'm the Boss! Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, Jet Grind Radio, Mario Golf Features: Jasper Maskelyne's Wartime trickery

Video games: Interactive fiction (Andrew Plotkin, Graham Nelson, Michael S. Gentry, Emily Short, Adam Cadre), Cheating in video games/Walkthroughs, Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, online go (GoBase.org)

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196
(Vol 27, #10)
2003 December
2004 Buyer's Guide
Features: Mike Selinker

Collectible card games: Ophidian 2350, The Simpsons Trading Card Game, Neopets Trading Card Game, SpongeBob SquarePants Trading Card Game

Other: World Boardgaming Championships (Puerto Rico), Peanuts Monopoly, Peanuts Uno, Peanuts Chess

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197
(Vol 28, #1)
2004 February Wordigo, Lawless, King Me!, Strange Synergy, High Society SimCity 4 Rush Hour, Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure, Voodoo Vince Features: BrettspielWelt

Tabletop games: Überplay, The Million Word Crossword Dictionary, Mountain

Video games: Cheating in video games (Steam, GameSpy), Half-Life 2 leak, 6th generation console wars

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198
(Vol 28, #2)
2004 March Pirate's Cove, YINSH, Senjutsu, Vampire Kirby Air Ride/Mario Kart: Double Dash‼, Gladius, Empires: Dawn of the Modern World Features: High strikers

Tabletop games: Eagle Games (Civilization: The Boardgame, Age of Mythology: The Boardgame)

Video games: Star Wars Galaxies

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199
(Vol 28, #3)
2004 April Age of Mythology, Spooks, Vanished Planet, Balancing Aliens Magic: The Gathering Battlegrounds/Culdcept, Secret Weapons Over Normandy Features: The Game of Flying Obelisks

Books: The Tanagram Book, The Awesome 3-D Puzzle Challenge, Go! More than A Game, Eye-Pleasing, Mind-Teasing 3-D Conundrums, Truly Baffling Optical Illusions, Mastering Checkmates, All About Mancala: Its History and How to Play

Video games: Auction sniping, DVD games (Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective, Xena Warrior Princess—Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Trivial Pursuit DVD Pop Culture Edition, Lilo & Stitch's Island of Adventures DVD Game)

Other: Duane Cash's Rubik's Cube variations, Associated Press' dropping of chess coverage

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200
(Vol 28, #4)
2004 May Princes of the Renaissance, Siegestones, Carcassonne: The Castle, Maya Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, NFL Street, EyeToy: Play Features: English rhymes for "silver"

Video games: 2004 handheld console wars (PlayStation Portable), ScummVM, Sonalysts (Jane's 688(I) Hunter/Killer, Jane's Fleet Command, Sub Command, Dangerous Waters, Harpoon 4), Female video game player demographics, Allegiance/Allegiance Zone, Game designers

Tabletop games: Dollar

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201
(Vol 28, #5)
2004 July Word Rich, Fantasy Pub, Attika, Oasis, Subulata, Saga Champions of Norrath, 007: Everything or Nothing Features: Piecepack

Video games: World of Warcraft, James Bond video games (007: Everything or Nothing, GoldenEye 2), Midway Games (Justice League, The Suffering, NBA Ballers, Major League Baseball: SlugFest, Psi-Ops, Mortal Kombat, Area 51, NARC, Gauntlet/Gauntlet Dark Legacy), Star Wars: Republic Commando

Other: Scott Hagwood/Memorization/Mnemonics

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202
(Vol 28, #6)
2004 August Alexandros, Ticket to Ride, Secret of the Tombs, Go Mental Far Cry, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, Pokémon Colosseum Features: Jigsaw puzzles (Jack-in-the-Box Puzzles)

Video games: Online crossword puzzles, Alchemy, Ubisoft (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six III, Ghost Recon 2, Pacific Fighters, Myst IV: Revelation), Golf simulators (QMotions-Golf Indoor Golf Simulator, Tiger Woods PGA Tour)

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203
(Vol 28, #7)
2004 September Hoity Toity, Die Fugger, Scream Machine, Dos Rios, Hansa, Gulo Gulo Samurai Warriors, Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, Custom Robo Features: Hearts

Video games: E3 2004 (Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Black & White 2, Catwoman, Def Jam: Fight for NY, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth, The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, The Sims 2, The URBZ: Sims in the City, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Crash Twinsanity, Empire Earth 2, Evil Genius, Fahrenheit, Fight Club, Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, Half-Life 2, Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, Men of Valor, Predator: Concrete Jungle, Red Ninja: End of Honor, Spyro: A Hero's Tail, StarCraft: Ghost, Tribes: Vengeance, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Star Wars Battlefront, Mercenaries, Star Wars Republic Commando, Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed)

Other: 2004 developments in the dispute for title of World Chess Champion (FIDE World Chess Championship 2004), The Way of Go: 8 Ancient Strategy Secrets for Success in Business and Life

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204
(Vol 28, #8)
2004 October Finstere Flure (Creepy Corridor), Santiago, Die Sieben Siegel (The Seven Seals), Sunken City, Relationship Tightrope, Adam & Eva Full Spectrum Warrior, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Features: Toy colleges, (American International Toy Fair, Mattel Games Division, Fischer-Price Toys, Wild Planet Toys, National Toy Hall of Fame)

Video games: E3 2004 (Conker Live and Reloaded, Legend of Zelda, Splinter Cell 3, The Movies, Resident Evil 4, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Paper Mario 2)

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205
(Vol 28, #9)
2004 November Goa, Anno 1503, Tongiaki, Maharaja, Poison Pot, FBI Mario Golf Advance Tour, Hot Shots Golf Fore!, Spider-Man 2 Features: Video poker

Video games: City of Heroes, Kingdom of Loathing

Other: Word Wars, FIDE World Chess Championship 2004, What Presidents Are Made Of

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206
(Vol 28, #10)
2004 December
2005 Buyer's Guide
Features: Eric Harshbarger

Collectible card games: Magic: The Gathering, Star Trek CCG, Yu Yu Hakusho TCG, Pokémon, G.I. Joe TCG, On the Edge, Yu-Gi-Oh!, MegaMan NT Warrior, Duel Masters TCG, Star Wars TCG, Star Wars CCG, Star Trek CCG, Lord of the Rings TCG, Monty Python and the Holy Grail CCG

Video games: Nintendo DS

Other: Fool the Guesser, The Logan Deck, 3rd Game Show Congress, Can You See What I See? Cool Collections

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207
(Vol 29, #1)
2005 February Boomtown, Snorta!, The Kites and Darts Game, Teleporters, Goldbräu, Keythedral Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, Scrapland Features: English rhymes for "purple"

Video games: Steam, Xbox sales, Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter, Acclaim Entertainment

Tabletop games: World Boardgaming Championships

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208
(Vol 29, #2)
2005 March Project Kells, Election USA, Betrayal at House on the Hill, *Star Secret of the Silver Earring, Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders Features: Games as art objects (Liubo)

Books: Sherlock Holmes speculation

Tabletop games: Patrick Matthews

Collectible card games: Pokémon TCG (Poké Card Creator Contest/Kids' WB! Pokémon TCG booster packs)

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209
(Vol 29, #3)
2005 April Camelot Legends, Columns, Dawn Under, Gloom, Station Master, Marvin Marvel's Marvelous Marble Machine, A.K.A. The Marble Game RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, World of Warcraft, Mario Party 6 Features: Spiel/Essen 2004 (Chicago International Toy and Game Fair, Louis XIV: Intrigue in the Court of the Sun King, Mall World, Reef Encounter, Jambo, Geschenkt)

Video games: Nintendo DS (Asphalt DS, Madden NFL 2005, Spider-Man 2, Super Mario 64 DS, The Urbz: Sims in the City), Steam (Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 2)

Other: International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions 2004, Hikaru Nakamura, Quzzle

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210
(Vol 29, #4)
2005 May Ys, Der Untergang von Pompeji (Escape from Pompeii), Jambo, Burn in Hell, Mall World, Carcassonne: The City Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf Features: The Settlers of Catan

Tabletop games: NetWords

Video games: Fritz, Chesster 2

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211
(Vol 29, #5)
2005 July Die Weinhändler (The Wine Merchants), Submarine, Niagara, Jungle Smart, Heart of Africa, Caribbean Star Fox: Assault, Champions: Return to Arms, Oddworld Stranger's Wrath Features: Dominoes (World Domino Championship/Fédération Internationale de Domino, Dominoes variants)

Video games: The Sims 2: University, City of Heroes, World of Warcraft, City of Villains, Guild Wars

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212
(Vol 29, #6)
2005 August Ticket to Ride Europe, Primordial Soup (a.k.a. Ursuppe), Adversity, Around the World in 80 Days, Oltremare: Merchants of Venice God of War, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Subtrax Features: Mirror mazes (Peaugres Safari Park)

Tabletop games: David A. Cherry

Other: Cowtown Cattlepen Maze, Deal Me In!: Online Cardrooms, Big-Time Tournaments, & the New Poker

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213
(Vol 29, #7)
2005 September Amazonas, Monsters Menace America, Ice Cream, Australia, The Motley Fool's Buy Low, Sell High, Gone Fishing Features: Can sculpture

Other: Polarity, SimplyFun, Star Wars Episode III Tie-Ins (Star Wars III video games, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Miniatures, Battle Planner, Attacktix, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Trading Card Game, Trivial Pursuit, Star Wars edition, Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition, Star Wars Monopoly, Star Wars Chess, Lego Star Wars: The Video Game, Star Wars Galaxies)

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214
(Vol 29, #8)
2005 October Shadows Over Camelot, Carcassonne: The Princess and the Dragon, My Dwarves Fly, Polarity, Candamir: The First Settlers, China Donkey Konga 2/WarioWare: Twisted/Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, Forza Motorsport Features: Looney Labs (Icehouse, Aquarius, Cosmic Coasters, Fluxx, Chrononauts, Nanofictionary, The Mad Lab Rabbits)

Video games: 7th generation console wars (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Revolution)

Other: BoardGameGeek (BGG.con), Videogames: In the Beginning

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215
(Vol 29, #9)
2005 November Louis XIV, Wild Pirates, Iglu Iglu, Razzia! (Raid), Tanz der Hornochsen! (Dance of the Bullheads), No Merci (No Thanks) Destroy All Humans!/Psychonauts Features: Carousels

Tabletop games: Poker variants, Thomas Liesching (Niagara)

Video games: Video games based on Marvel Comics for Xbox360, Far Cry Instincts, Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue

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216
(Vol 29, #10)
2005 December
2006 Buyer's Guide
2006 Buyer's Guide
Features: Opening sentences

Collectible card games: Anachronism, Zatch Bell! The Card Battle, Teen Titans Collectible Card Game, The Kids Next Door Trading Card Game, Magic: The Gathering

Collectible miniatures games: HeroClix, MechWarrior, Pirates of the Revolution, Rocketmen, Navia Dratp

Other: Chessboards, 15th Annual WBC, Dollar auctions

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217
(Vol 30, #1)
2006 February WordSearch, Jochen der Rochen (Fish Boogie), Trump, Tricks, Game!, Keesdrow, Darkness Falls on Sevinpold, RoboRally Indigo Prophecy, Black & White 2, Ultimate Spider-Man/X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse 2006 Pentomino Daily Calendar Features: Oskar van Deventer

Tabletop games: Porcio

Video games: Game Boy Micro

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218
(Vol 30, #2)
2006 March Wildfire, Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean, Himalaya, Die Dolmengötter (The Druid Gods), Poison Shadow of the Colossus, The Movies, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 Flipside Tabletop and video games: Comic & Gaming Crossovers (HeroClix, Vs. System, Attacktix, Super Hero Showdown, video games based on comic books), Murray Heasman

Other: New York Pizza Show, The World's Longest Crossword Puzzle, A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality, Russians Versus Fischer (2d ed.)

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219
(Vol 30, #3)
2006 April PÜNCT, Wits and Wagers, Lucca Città, Techno Witches, Ark, Siena, Castle Merchants Guitar Hero, Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie Video games: Independent Games Festival

Tabletop games: Large-sized miniatures, Miniature Amusements/RollerCoaster Tycoon Construction Set, International Board Gaming League

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220
(Vol 30, #4)
2006 May Carcassonne: The Discovery, Aloha, Glory to Rome, Freya's Folly, Vegas Showdown, Hacienda Super Mario Strikers, True Swing Golf, Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones Features: Militainment/Virtual battlefields

Puzzles: Rocky Chiaro

Video games: Mac gaming (PopCap Games), Majesco Entertainment, Dr. Sudoku

Other: Mechanical puzzles (General Symmetries, Inc.), Corus chess tournament

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221
(Vol 30, #5)
2006 July Il Principe, Parlay, Wallamoppi, Hey! That's My Fish!, Tricky Town, Beowulf: The Legend, Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization Fight Night Round 3, Black, Star Wars: Empire at War Features: The Howard Bros. Circus

Video games: Xbox 360 (Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo: Elements of Power, Condemned: Criminal Origins, PGR 3 (Project Gotham Racing 3), Call of Duty 2, Dead or Alive 4, NBA 2K6, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Gears of War, Prey)

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222
(Vol 30, #6)
2006 August Reef Encounter, King Arthur Card Game, Ticket to Ride: Märklin, Rocketville, Railroad Tycoon, Ostia: The Harbor of Rome The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Top Spin 2 Features: Locked room mysteries

Video games: PopCap Games (Games for Health), Xbox Live Marketplace

Other: The New Yorker Book of Cartoon Puzzles and Games, Mechanical puzzles (R&A Media), Chess boxing, Perplex City

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223
(Vol 30, #7)
2006 September Jot!, Caylus, Sketchword, Cosmic Cows, Gemblo, Play Nine Tomb Raider: Legend, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, Odama, Metroid Prime: Hunters Features: Wordplay

Video games: LAN parties, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!

Other: Allan Boardman

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224
(Vol 30, #8)
2006 October Mykerinos, Pecunia Non Olet (Money Does Not Stink), Skyline of the World, Corintho, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Heroes of Might & Magic V, Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends, Magnetica, Half-Life 2: Episode I The 15 Puzzle Features: Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center (Jam-O-Drum, Experimental-gameplay, Animateering, Game Innovation Database, PeaceMaker, Quasi)

Video games: Wii, Nintendo DS Lite

Other: Gridlock: Crossword Puzzles and the Mad Geniuses Who Create Them, Edge-matching puzzles (Eternitygames), Reunification of the World Chess Championship

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225
(Vol 30, #9)
2006 November Pacru, Aquadukt (Aqueduct), Heximania, Rum & Pirates, Thurn and Taxis, Ringgz, Aqua Romana, Masons Lemmings, Table Tennis, New Super Mario Bros. Features: Letterboxing

Video games: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas

Other: Bryan Berg, Mechanical puzzles (Faerie Tale Books)

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226
(Vol 30, #10)
2006 December
2007 Buyer's Guide
2007 Buyer's Guide
Features: Classic puzzles (Table-to-stools puzzle, Tangrams, Ma's Puzzle, 8-puzzle, Penrose triangle)

Video games: ESRB Ratings

Other: The New Puzzle Classics: Ingenious Twists on Timeless Favorites, The All Five Puzzle, 16th Annual WBC, Trading card games/Collectible card games, 18XX games, Chess variants

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227
(Vol 31, #1)
2007 February Shear Panic, Abridged, Easter Island, Blue Moon City, Great Wall of China, Eat It!, Seismic, Lego Star Wars II, Okami, Madden NFL 07, Scarface: The World Is Yours Features: Double deck pinochle, José Grant's Puzzle rings

Video games: X06

Other: Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles, Lost jigsaw puzzles, Mensa Guide to Solving Sudoku

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228
(Vol 31, #2)
2007 March Mission: Red Planet, The End of the Triumvirate, Margin for Error, Valley of the Pharaohs, Word Spot, Terra Nova, Across Words Guitar Hero II, Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, Sid Meier's Railroads! Features: MagiQuest

Video games: FoxMind, Jericho, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, The Official Warcraft Encyclopedia

Books: Monopoly: The World's Most Famous Game & How It Got That Way, LIFE Picture Puzzle: Can You Spot the Differences?

Other: Perplex City

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229
(Vol 31, #3)
2007 April Wayfinder, Claim It!, City & Guilds, Disorder, Canal Mania Viva Piñata, Gears of War, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Evidence: The Last Ritual Magnetic Bumper Cars Features: Kagen Schaefer's Puzzle boxes, Belegarth Medieval Combat Society

Video games: Party games (SingStar Rocks!, Karaoke Revolution, Karaoke Revolution Country, Dance Dance Revolution, Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol, Guitar Hero II, Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4, You Don't Know Jack, Wii Sports, WarioWare: Smooth Moves), Wii

Other: Second Life: The Official Guide, Deep Fritz vs. Vladimir Kramnik, Board game conventions (Essen, BGG.con, EuroQuest)

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230
(Vol 31, #4)
2007 May Cobras in the Cockpit, Genesis, Gheos, Doodle Dice, The Thief of Baghdad, On the Underground Hollywood Mogul 3, Ultimate Pro Pinball, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All, Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis Video games: World of Warcraft (World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, World of Warcraft: The Board Game)

Puzzles: Isis puzzle/Isis Adventure

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231
(Vol 31, #5)
2007 July Pillars of the Earth, Qwirkle, Taluva, GiftTRAP, Factory Fun, Mr. Jack Sam & Max, God of War II, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Features: Women-only tabletop gaming events (Ladies Only No Limit Hold'em, World Poker Tour Ladies Event, Borgata Fall Ladies Open, Susan Polgar Invitational for Girls, U.S. Women's Chess Championship, All Girls' National Chess Championship, Women's bridge competitions)

Video games: PlayStation 3

Puzzles: Michael Toulouzas' mechanical puzzles

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232
(Vol 31, #6)
2007 August Khronos, Par-K, To Court the King, Dilbert: The Board Game, Alchemist, Numbers League Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 for Wii, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords Features: Restaurant gaming (uWink, The blue turtle)

Video games: Music games (Guitar Hero II, Rock Band), Xbox 360

Tabletop games: Clobber

Other: Mechanical puzzles as art objects (Museum of Modern Art), The Brainiest Insaniest Ultimate Puzzle Book!, Lessons in Play: An Introduction to Combinatorial Game Theory

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233
(Vol 31, #7)
2007 September Clue Suspects, Gemlok, California, Fnap, Arkadia, Cineplexity, Hermagor Catan: Live!, Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Rubik's Brain Racker Features: Annual Fairs and Festivals (Cheyenne Frontier Days, Iowa State Fair, Minnesota State Fair, Alaska State Fair, Los Angeles County Fair, State Fair of Texas, Fryeburg Fair, Georgia National Fair, Shiprock Navajo Fair, Florida State Fair)

Other: Monopoly (house rules), 2007 World Chess Championship

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Vol 32–38
Games World of Puzzles
Issue Year Month Tabletop game reviews Video game reviews Book/Puzzle/Toy reviews Other Contact
Vol 39–40
(Vol 41, #7) 2017 September Baba Yaga, LYNGK Ink Spotters: Sherlock Holmes Series, Slayaway Camp A-maze-ing Animals Features: Games 40th anniversary retrospective (contributors, contests), Conventions (WashingCon, GamerGrace, Pacificon Game Expo, PAX West, Dragon Con, Northeast Indiana Scrabble Tournament, RinCon, Wizard World Comic Con, GrandCon)

Video games: AlphaGo

Tabletop games: Rail Baron

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