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Quick Links Navigating the twists and turns of today’sStrandspuzzle proving to be a challenge? No worries! If you find yourself scratching your head over a particularly tricky word, or if you’re at a loss for the entire solution, we’ve got you covered as your linguistic life raft. Get a nudge in the right direction and keep your winning streak alive (and those bragging rights intact). This guide will give insights on today’s theme, offer hints, and even provide the complete solution....

Quick Links Some hobbies can double as investments, with limited edition and rare toys and collectibles reselling for hundreds of times their retail prices.Pokemon TCGcards are among the more popular examples, with desirable cards reaching hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the secondary market. Unfortunately for new collectors, players, and investors, the high profitability leads to counterfeits leaking into the market, and some are remarkably convincing. There’s no worse feeling than learning that the card you spent $100 on is worthless, but this guide can help you separate the bank from the jank....

InChicken Police: Into The Hive!, while the story is quite gripping, it does end on a somewhat somber note. Chances are, as you played, things didn’t unfold as you expected, leading to a moment that dampened your spirits. However, things don’t necessarily have to end on such a dark note. If you keep a strong rapport with your colleague Monica throughout the story and engage in plenty of conversations with her, a different ending awaits....

When Indiana Jones was trying to figure out which the real Holy Grail Was in The Last Crusade, he had to use his knowledge of history and insights to pick the right one. However, that tense scene wouldn’t have been as great if his annoying companion kept giving him hints like “Try picking the dirtiest looking one.” Indiana Jones and the Great Circleis trying to avoid exactly that kind of annoying companion hints –looking at you, Atreus....

Quick Links Marvel has invadedMagic: The Gatheringwith a Secret Lair drop that brings several of its biggest superheroes into the world’s longest-running collectible card game. There’s Wolverine, Storm, Captain America, The Black Panther, and of course, Iron Man. Being the scientific sort, Iron Man’s Magic colors follow the faction of arcane invention, and Tony Stark’s key ability revolves around Magic’s most mechanical card type. Any Commander deck with Iron Man at the helm is going to lean heavily on artifacts, and just like any antique pocket watch, getting all those artifacts to fit together can be tricky....

Ravensburger has announced the newest official format forDisney Lorcana, and, if you’ve attended any of the Lorcana Challenge events, there’s a chance you’ve already played it. Pack Rush is designed to be a quick way to play Lorcana with just four booster packs. Originally made to pass the time between rounds at events, the format is now getting its own formal rules that could see it become a staple at game stores too....

Summary Mario is infamous for saving the Mushroom Kingdom and rescuing princesses in peril, but he wouldn’t be able to do most of these things without a little help from his friends. Despite a heroic heart and passion for stomping on enemies and consuming raw mushrooms, the plumber can sometimes be powerless without a companion by his side. Whether it’s a family member, an ally with a common cause, or someone who works with Mario out of desperation, these partnerships often allow our hero to unlock essential abilities to help him reach his goals....

Summary Mortal Kombatco-creator Ed Boon is asking fans whether or not they want to see Deception’s iconic Konquest mode make a comeback in the future. For as long as Mortal Kombat has been around,it’s offered bonus experiences that supplement its main Towers, battles, and story modes. While some of the morerecent examples of this like Towers of Time and Invasions have been controversial with fans, there’s one that seems to be unanimously loved - Deception’s Konquest mode....

Amber is filled to the brim with powerful princesses and music lovers from across the Disney franchises. And, inDisney Lorcana, that love of music, that hope of healing, and want to do good, for the most part anyway, is reflected in this yellow gemstone. But what if you want to collect or sell your cards? It makes it less about the strongest cards and more about how valuable a card is....

What a great year for games it’s been so far, folks! To be fair, it feels likeeveryyear of the last three decades has been a great year for games, so it’s always a little baffling why we act surprised that we got some humdingers in the bunch. And it’s not like having a great year for games stops there from being an unending wave of AI-generated art puzzle games for Switch or hero shooters that look like they were designed under the mandate of creating the most boring characters possible in a sci-fi setting that isn’t cyberpunk or steampunk but kind of just ‘designed-by-committee-punk’....

Nintendo did possibly the most Nintendo thing ever earlier this month and revealed the motion-sensing tech it had filed a patent for wasn’t anything to do with the Switch 2, and was, instead,an alarm clock. Not an accessory for your Switch, just a standalone, Nintendo-themed clock that people have seemingly been very willing to pay $100 for. For the past week, I’ve been incorporating the Alarmo into my life as much as I possibly can in the name of journalism....

Summary Surging Sparks, thePokemon TCG’s final expansion of the year, was released last week, and there’s more than just an incredibly powerful Stellar Tera Pikachu ex to tempt players into picking up products from the new set. A handful of stores are giving away various promo cards to celebrate the launch of the expansion, but where you pick up some new TCG products will determine which cards you get. Best Buy, GameStop, and the Pokemon Centerare all offering promo card two-packs to customers whospend $15 or more on Pokemon TCG products....

Summary Dataminers claim to have found evidence inthe recent Game Freak hackthat voiced dialogue was cut fromPokemon Legends: Arceusahead of its 2022 launch. When I say voice acting, I don’t mean a script read line-by-line. These are grunts, laughs, and little phrases that, going by the format ‘Dialogue#(NUMBER)’, would have likely triggered when talking to different NPCs, much like inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. You can hear themfor yourself here....