4Stack #40 โ€” answers & breakdown

Saturday, August 22, 2026

This day was an encore โ€” a rerun of puzzle #8, first played on July 21, 2026. The full write-up lives on that puzzle's page.

The sixteen cards in this puzzle were: Tekken, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Guilty Gear, Forza, Gran Turismo, Mario Kart, Need for Speed, Harvest Moon, Animal Crossing, Story of Seasons, My Time at Portia, Nioh, Lies of P, Mortal Shell, Code Vein.

The four stacks

Fighting game franchises

Tekken, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Guilty Gear

Racing franchises

Forza, Gran Turismo, Mario Kart, Need for Speed

Farm & life sims

Harvest Moon, Animal Crossing, Story of Seasons, My Time at Portia

Soulslikes (not by FromSoft)

Nioh, Lies of P, Mortal Shell, Code Vein

Want to try it yourself? Play puzzle #40 โ€” archive plays don't affect your streak. Or jump into today's puzzle.