4Stack #27 — answers & breakdown
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Rockstar and its rivals. The yellow and purple groups both come from Grand Theft Auto, which is the entire difficulty of the board.
The sixteen cards in this puzzle were: Los Santos, Liberty City, Vice City, San Fierro, Bully, L.A. Noire, Max Payne, Manhunt, Saints Row, Sleeping Dogs, Mafia, True Crime, Big Smoke, Roman Bellic, Lamar Davis, Lester Crest.
The four stacks
GTA cities
Los Santos, Liberty City, Vice City, San Fierro
GTA settings. San Fierro is San Andreas's San Francisco, and the only one here that has appeared in just a single game.
Rockstar deep cuts
Bully, L.A. Noire, Max Payne, Manhunt
Rockstar's non-GTA catalogue. Max Payne is the technicality — the first two were made at Remedy in Finland, with Rockstar publishing before developing Max Payne 3 itself.
Open-world crime rivals
Saints Row, Sleeping Dogs, Mafia, True Crime
The competitors. Sleeping Dogs is the interesting one: it began development as a True Crime sequel, lost the licence, and shipped under a new name.
GTA supporting cast
Big Smoke, Roman Bellic, Lamar Davis, Lester Crest
GTA supporting characters, one apiece from San Andreas, IV and V. Two groups on this board are Grand Theft Auto, and the split is places against people.
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