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Puzzability's Puzzle Trifecta Software: version 1.0 Think you're smart? Enjoy problem solving? Then you'll love Puzzability's Puzzle Trifecta, a downloadable collection of 100 interactive puzzles that you can play within your web browser! Treat yourself to countless hours of entertainment while sharpening your problem-solving skills! The 100 unique Java applet games are comprised of three popular types of puzzles culled from the Puzzability vaults: 20 Blockbuster sliding block puzzles, 40 Say What? quote puzzles, and 40 Step by Step word ladders. Blockbuster Puzzles -- A Blockbuster is a two-part challenge in which you reveal a picture by moving jumbled squares and then guess the answer suggested by that picture, which is a punny illustration that fits the category given. Try one free online... Say What? Puzzles -- The object of Say What? is to reveal a quote reading across the lines of the grid. Dark squares represent spaces between words. Letters can be rearranged within each column. The speaker of the quote is given above the grid. Try one free online... Step by Step Puzzles -- A Step by Step puzzle starts with a two-word phrase and turns it into a word ladder. The two words of the phrase appear at the top and bottom of the grid, and the starting word changes into the ending word one letter at a time, with a clue given for each step between the two. Try one free online... Requires a Java-enabled Web Browser This platform-independent download is comprised of HTML pages and Java applets, compatible with any Java-supported operating system such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The only requirement is a web browser that supports JavaScript and Java. Not sure if your web browser is compatible? Download the Free Preview or Play the Free Online Preview -- if your web browser can successfully load and play the 3 preview puzzles, then your browser is compatible. If the preview puzzles do not work, then try installing the Java Runtime for Firefox, Safari, Netscape, and other compatible browsers: http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp About Puzzability Puzzability writes puzzles for print and electronic media ranging from quick and easy puzzles for kids to multilevel brainbenders for seasoned solvers. It has created puzzles and contests for many types of websites, major newspapers and magazines, ads and packaging, game shows, and other media. Puzzability was founded in 1996 by Mike Shenk, Amy Goldstein, and Robert Leighton, who somehow have worked a combined 60 years in the puzzle business. |
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