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The minimalist game master The minimalist game master

A game master tells his party of players that he has converted to the school of minimalism, and is..
Confusing Statement Confusing Statement

The three overlapping ellipses form seven curved regions. There are seven tiles. Place one tile in..
Anand Gains 4th Victory, But Team Duda Defeats Leaders Anand Gains 4th Victory, But Team Duda Defeats Leaders

GM Viswanathan Anand scored yet another victory, defeating GM Jan-Krysztof Duda, but it wasn't..
I Hate Traffic And So Do You I Hate Traffic And So Do You

I need to travel through the city from my house to school, but the traffic is horrible right now.I..
Carlsen Wins Climactic Clash vs. Anand, Leads Team To Top Carlsen Wins Climactic Clash vs. Anand, Leads Team To Top

In a highly-anticipated rematch, GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Viswanathan Anand, leading the SG..
Nepomniachtchi Breaks Away Again, Outplays Ding In Game 5 Nepomniachtchi Breaks Away Again, Outplays Ding In Game 5

Players and officials were surprised by snowfall, freezing temperatures, and heavy winds in Astana..
Round and Round (the World) Round and Round (the World)

This is part 17 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its..
Word of the Day : Profligate Word of the Day : Profligate

prof·li·gate> adjective :: Recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant.> The rest of Prince..
Trivia Quiz: 1980s: Advertising Slogans Trivia Quiz: 1980s: Advertising Slogans

Braingle's Daily Trivia Quiz for Jan 12, 2024 An Other Quiz : How well do you remember those..
Attacking Hyenas Attacking Hyenas

$N$ Hyenas are standing on a plane region in a forest. At $t=-1$, they see dead meat nearby. Being..
Rumors and Truths Rumors and Truths

My potency to provoke, a smile or weeping, Repugnance in my core, I carry its keeping. With a..
Tale Of 2 Comebacks: 6 Winners Top Trials 9-14 Of Olympic Esports Series Tale Of 2 Comebacks: 6 Winners Top Trials 9-14 Of Olympic Esports Series

The Trials Phase of the Olympic Esports Series 2023 concluded with the following players qualifying ..
Explain this incorrect proof that 3=0 Explain this incorrect proof that 3=0

Consider the quadratic equation $x^2+x+1=0$$x=0$ is not a solution to this equation, so it is safe..
What is on this map of the US? What is on this map of the US?

What are the green dots on this map?HINT: You might want to ignore the two in North Carolina. They..
Hopscotch Cryptograph Hopscotch Cryptograph

With a little squinting, you should be able to discern a message which runs from the top to the..
Nakamura With Black Defeats Dominguez, So Overcomes Caruana Nakamura With Black Defeats Dominguez, So Overcomes Caruana

The 2023 American Cup continued in St. Louis on Monday with championship bracket semifinals that..
Word of the Day : Curmudgeon Word of the Day : Curmudgeon

cur-mudg-eon> noun :: A crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man.> The curmudgeon would shake..
Break It Break It

We mentioned yesterday that it is very easy to become attached to your first idea and have trouble..
Krush Extends Queenship, Wesley So Defeats Nakamura In Tiebreaker Krush Extends Queenship, Wesley So Defeats Nakamura In Tiebreaker

It took two full games and two messy tiebreakers before the victors of the action of day nine in..
Breaking Gnomon Cipher Breaking Gnomon Cipher

[First time posting so apologies if this is an inappropriate question for this site.]I recently..
Decimal to message Decimal to message

I have a secret..
Ernie and the Chance to Save a Beautiful Relationship Ernie and the Chance to Save a Beautiful Relationship

I should have smelt a rat when Ernie invited me to an event at the local club rooms, because when I ..
Cyrus' Adventure (Part 7) Cyrus' Adventure (Part 7)

The wall opened. Cyrus and T.E.D. got out of the room. Suddenly, the passageway started collapsing! ..
Language Brain Teaser : Behead - Body Parts 2 Language Brain Teaser : Behead - Body Parts 2

Braingle's Daily Brain Teaser for Jul 01, 2023 When you behead a word, you remove the first..
The Ultimate Brain Health Puzzle Book for Adults: Crosswords, Sudoku, Cryptograms, Word Searches,.. The Ultimate Brain Health Puzzle Book for Adults: Crosswords, Sudoku, Cryptograms, Word Searches,..

Boost your cognitive health with The Ultimate Brain Health Puzzle Book for Adults. Crosswords,..
Sudoku Puzzle Book for Adults Volume 2: 300 Puzzles – Easy to Hard Levels Review Sudoku Puzzle Book for Adults Volume 2: 300 Puzzles – Easy to Hard Levels Review

Are you a fan of Sudoku puzzles? Check out our review of Sudoku Puzzle Book for Adults Vol. 2: 300..
Nakamura Continues Tuesday Run Nakamura Continues Tuesday Run

GM Hikaru Nakamura won his third consecutive Titled Tuesday in the early tournament on February 21. ..
Noita Eye Glyphs Noita Eye Glyphs

A puzzle found hidden between the background layers of the computer game Noita. The puzzle has not..
Guess Where? - a GCHQ word association puzzle (board game edition) Guess Where? - a GCHQ word association puzzle (board game edition)

This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #7: Board gamesInstructions (adapted from The..
Popping pentominoes Popping pentominoes

I started with the following configuration:I then popped a few spots in the shape of the same..
Riddle : Anagram Riddle 9 Riddle : Anagram Riddle 9

Braingle's Daily Brain Teaser for Apr 30, 2023 I am a set of three words, all with the same..
Create all numbers from 1-100 by using 1,3,3,7 Create all numbers from 1-100 by using 1,3,3,7

Create all the numbers from $1$ to $100$ using the numbers $1,$$3,$$3,$ and $7.$You can only use..
Language Brain Teaser : More Than One Language Brain Teaser : More Than One

Braingle's Daily Brain Teaser for Mar 31, 2023 There are four letters that are anagrams to..
Introducing Bullet Brawls And New Arena Options Introducing Bullet Brawls And New Arena Options

As a fan or as a player of top-level chess, whether you need a weekend chess fix or are looking for ..
Nakamura Arrives, Dubov Repeats Nakamura Arrives, Dubov Repeats

GM Daniil Dubov became the first two-time Titled Tuesday winner of 2023 on January 17 and was..
Affirmations Affirmations

The mind is very receptive to suggestions. If you repeat to yourself that you feel stressed out..
Ukranian GM Shevchenko To Play For Romania Ukranian GM Shevchenko To Play For Romania

The Ukrainian GM Kirill Shevchenko has changed federations to Romania, the Romanian Chess..
Time (and a place) for an odd-one-out puzzle Time (and a place) for an odd-one-out puzzle

This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #6: Is it really that [time] again?It is a tough ..
Word of the Day : Acarpous Word of the Day : Acarpous

a-car-pous> adjective :: Not producing fruit; unfruitful.> Because of a genetic mutation, the..