MacNN | Puzzle News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Puzzle, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Red Marble launches Dr Lynch: Grave Secrets for Mac http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/05/grave.secrets.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/gravesectrets-game-05.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Red Marble Games has released Dr Lynch: Grave Secrets, a hidden-object search and find game for the Mac. Gamers play as Dr. Ignatius Lynch, a paranormal investigator researching claims of ghost sightings at an archeological dig in England. Players seek clues from a cast of characters, looking to unearth hidden objects and solve bonus puzzles.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/05/grave.secrets.ships/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:00:00 GMT Azada: Ancient Magic features literary characters http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/23/azada.sequel.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0810/azada-sequel-23.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Big Fish Games has launched Azada: Ancient Magic, the sequel to Azada. The puzzle-adventure game expands on the original's one-page puzzles, with 20 books in the sequel, along with a secret book for players who completed the original game. New villains, heroes and legends from classic literature have been added as well.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/23/azada.sequel.released/ Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:55:00 GMT Squaresville iPhone app features picture puzzles http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/21/squaresville.iphone.app/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0810/squaresml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Rusty Ross has released Squaresville, an app for the iPhone and iPod touch that features picture puzzles. The images are scrambled and then reassembled using the touch screen interface to move the tiles to the appropriate spots, using just the single empty space to slide a piece into. The app allows for the user's photos to be used, or one of the built-in game images that include a dog, ocean scen... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/21/squaresville.iphone.app/ Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:10:00 GMT Azada: Ancient Magic coming to the Mac soon http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/01/azada.coming.soon/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/azadastory.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Big Fish Games has announced the release of Azada: Ancient Magic, currently only available on the PC, with a Mac edition in the works that should be released within the next month. Azada: Ancient Magic is the sequel to Azada, which was the first puzzle adventure game to be released through online digital distribution. The game allows players to interact with some of the most famous characters from... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/01/azada.coming.soon/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:35:00 GMT Code Breaker logic game for iPhone http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/26/iphone.gets.logic.game/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/codebreaker-4iphone-26.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Gala Factory has announced Code Breaker, a code-logic puzzle game for the iPhone and iPod touch. In the game, colored dots form a scheme that has to be guessed in ten tries or less. The game hints that a player's guess is the right set of colors, but wrong order, or the correct position of a specific color. It supports saving the a game in progress when switching away for a phone call, and keeps t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/26/iphone.gets.logic.game/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:50:00 GMT StoneLoops! of Jurassica features prehistoric puzzles http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/05/new.prehistoric.game/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/Jurassica-game-03.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Game studio Codeminion has released StoneLoops! of Jurassica, a dynamic-puzzle arcade-style game set in the prehistoric Jurassic period, for Mac OS X. The game-play features explorers smashing stones while avoiding meteors and pterodactyls, spread over 75 unique levels. Players pass to new levels by destroying sets of colorful stones while working to survive dinosaur attacks, with trophies and new... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/05/new.prehistoric.game/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT Balance public beta offers Labyrinth-like gaming http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/18/balance.goes.mac.beta/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/Kampo-Balance-18.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kampo Interactive has released a public beta of its new Balance Mac Beta, an accelerometer controlled puzzle game. The game, reminiscent of the wooden board game Labyrinth, tests users' mouse-control abilities. Gamers nudge playfields up and down to guide balls to targets and through obstacles. It offers over 75 levels, with community records available. Kampo has promised an iPhone version in the ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/18/balance.goes.mac.beta/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:45:00 GMT ByDesign release Make Bouncy Bouncy http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/01/make.bouncy.bouncy/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/mbblogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ByDesign games on Tuesday announced Make Bouncy Bouncy, a new puzzle game for casual gamers. Gameplay centers around players 'bouncing' their way through over 35 levels of 3D spacial mazes of increasing difficulty, collecting 'bouncy bouncys' a type of in-game credit. With easy-to-learn one-handed controls and fast game-play, ByDesign says "players do not need to quit their day job to enjoy playin... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/01/make.bouncy.bouncy/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:55:00 GMT PiddlePup Games unveils Crumb puzzle game http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/13/piddlepup.unveils.crumb/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/12-crumb-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />PiddlePup Games on Thursday unveiled Crumb, a colorful new adventure game where players must collect magical crumbs in a quest to unveil the mysteries of the Forest Mother. Players choose one of six playable characters to venture through 50 levels in the lush Enchanted Forest, solving puzzles to unlock the secrets of the forest. PiddlePup Games is currently selling Crumb for $20, and is available ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/13/piddlepup.unveils.crumb/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:55:00 GMT Endangered species game debuts http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/02/safari.sketch/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/red_080602_rover.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Red Rover Games has announced the release of Safari Sketch a new match-three puzzler that uses exotic locales to view endangered species from around the world. Red Rover Games also announced a donation of US$2 for each sold copy of Safari Sketch to the nonprofit Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). In Safari Sketch, adventurers can gather hand-rendered likenesses of more than 50 exotic and en... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/02/safari.sketch/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT