4Stack #41 โ€” answers & breakdown

Sunday, August 23, 2026

This day was an encore โ€” a rerun of puzzle #9, first played on July 22, 2026. The full write-up lives on that puzzle's page.

The sixteen cards in this puzzle were: Ocarina of Time, Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, StarCraft, Skyrim, Minecraft, Dark Souls, Portal 2, Breath of the Wild, PUBG, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, Baldur's Gate 3, Tears of the Kingdom, Alan Wake 2, Lies of P.

The four stacks

Released in 2023

Baldur's Gate 3, Tears of the Kingdom, Alan Wake 2, Lies of P

Released in 2017

Breath of the Wild, PUBG, Cuphead, Hollow Knight

Released in 2011

Skyrim, Minecraft, Dark Souls, Portal 2

Released in 1998

Ocarina of Time, Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, StarCraft

Want to try it yourself? Play puzzle #41 โ€” archive plays don't affect your streak. Or jump into today's puzzle.