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Just launched: a puzzle hunt we’re making to celebrate the 15th anniversary of The Alinea Group. The game is composed of 10 puzzles launched over the course of May. The second one, a pop-up concept called SPACE BAR, just posted, and you still have about an hour to submit your answer to enter the raffle for that prize: a signed Grant Achatz chef’s coat. If you miss the deadline, don’t fret, there’s lots more to come. Subscribe and stay tuned.

My good friends at CU Adventures in Time and Space have been hit hard by the shut-down. They’ve spent the last month translating one of their best escape rooms to an online experience you can do at home and over Zoom with friends. I playtested it, and it’s a lot of fun. The game takes about 60-120 minutes.

There is a much-needed movement happening right now behind the scenes at The New York Times crossword, pushing them to cater to a younger, more diverse audience. This story digs into the effort.

This doc lists online versions of a huge selection of board games, card games, social deduction games, strategy games that can be played remotely.

Or perhaps you are in more of an escape room frame of mind. Here is a good list of play-at-home escape room games.