November 2007 issue

December 2007 issue
(on sale October 30)

Features

Turn, Turn, Turn
Exploring Doug Engel’s complex sequential movement puzzles.
Tom Cutrofello

Script Tease
If you just can’t remember your lines, here are some visual clues. Jeff Moran

Double Trouble
Can you match the famous twins pictured here to their descriptions?
Sherry and Gunnar Johnson

Creights
Has a card game ever had more crazily capricious rules?
Joshua B. Parker

Altered States
Can you identify such maps as Nevadaho and Rhodeticut?
Sherry and Gunnar Johnson

Beguilers
Our think-and-blink department offers you a square deal.
Mike Shenk

Dipole
Unstack and restack your checkers in this two-player strategy game.
Mark Steere

Ornament Assortment
There’s only one logical way to trim this tree.
Jennifer Balogh

2008 Buyer’s Guide to Games

The Traditional Games 100
Reviews of the 100 best new board games and card games.
Edited by John J. McCallion

Traditional Game of the Year

The Electronic Games 100
Reviews of the 100 best new electronic games.
Edited by Thomas L. McDonald

Electronic Game of the Year

The GAMES Hall of Fame

Niche Games

Contest: I.D.
A creative contest involving “initial” descriptions.
Stephen Sniderman

Contest Results
First Eighteen from July and Cartoon Rebuses from August