Today's 4Stack hints & answers

Puzzle #52 · September 3, 2026

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Hint 1 — a nudge for each color
  • Yellow: the category name is 2 words and starts with “RTS…”
  • Green: the category name is 2 words and starts with “4X…”
  • Blue: the category name is 2 words and starts with “Tower…”
  • Purple: the category name is 1 word and starts with “Auto-battlers…”
Hint 2 — today's four category names
  • Yellow: RTS classics
  • Green: 4X strategy
  • Blue: Tower defense
  • Purple: Auto-battlers
Hint 3 — one card from each stack
  • Yellow includes: StarCraft
  • Green includes: Civilization
  • Blue includes: Bloons TD
  • Purple includes: Teamfight Tactics
Reveal today's full answers (spoilers!)

RTS classics

StarCraft, Age of Empires, Command & Conquer, Warcraft III

4X strategy

Civilization, Stellaris, Endless Space, Master of Orion

Tower defense

Bloons TD, Plants vs. Zombies, Kingdom Rush, Defense Grid

Auto-battlers

Teamfight Tactics, Dota Underlords, Auto Chess, Battlegrounds

Yesterday's answers — Puzzle #51 (Wednesday, September 2, 2026)

Kart racers

Mario Kart, Crash Team Racing, ModNation Racers, Sonic Racing

Arcade racers

OutRun, Burnout, Daytona USA, Need for Speed

Rally games

Colin McRae Rally, Dirt Rally, Richard Burns Rally, WRC

PC sim racing platforms

iRacing, Assetto Corsa, rFactor, Automobilista

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