Previous issue: October 2011

2011 Games of the Year
(from the December 2010 issue)

November 2011 issue
(on sale September 13)

Features
The Impossible Bottle Man
Magician Jeff Scanlan amazes by putting objects that shouldn’t fit into a bottle. Tom Cutrofello

At the Crossroads
Where interstates intersect, name the city. Paddy Smith

Eyeball Benders
Our trip to the zoo yielded these close-up shots—of what animals?
Randy Centner

State IDs
In what states will you find what’s in these map details?
Jeff Moran

Drawn and Quartered
A rebus puzzle in which you’ll see a white elephant sail.
Peter de Sève

The Subtle Cannon
Six tricky counting problems based on the opening setup of xiangqi. R. Wayne Schmittberger

Change of Art
Can you find the 10 differences between these illustrated scenes?
Mrcela Mladen

GameViews

Supreme Victory
The Supreme Court finally weighs in on the subject of violence in video games.
Thomas L. McDonald

Duke Nukem Arrives
The most legendary piece of vaporware in software history finally ships. Thomas L. McDonald

Four for iOS
Reviews of Candy Train, Bumpy Road, Tiny Tower, and Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer. Thomas L. McDonald

Electronic Game Reviews
Alice: Madness Returns
F.E.A.R. 3
The Woman in White
Dungeon Siege III
Edited by Thomas L. McDonald

Traditional Game Reviews
Stomple
Die Burgen von Burgund
Spectral Rails
Insidious Sevens
The Secret of Monte Cristo
Mermaid Rain
Strasbourg
Faux-Cabulary
Edited by John J. McCallion

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