4Stack #43 — answers & breakdown

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

This day was an encore — a rerun of puzzle #11, first played on July 24, 2026. The full write-up lives on that puzzle's page.

The sixteen cards in this puzzle were: CJ, Niko, Trevor, Tommy Vercetti, Ezio, Altaïr, Kassandra, Eivor, Cloud, Squall, Tidus, Noctis, Master Chief, Cortana, Arbiter, Sgt. Johnson.

The four stacks

GTA protagonists

CJ, Niko, Trevor, Tommy Vercetti

Assassin's Creed protagonists

Ezio, Altaïr, Kassandra, Eivor

Final Fantasy protagonists

Cloud, Squall, Tidus, Noctis

Halo characters

Master Chief, Cortana, Arbiter, Sgt. Johnson

Want to try it yourself? Play puzzle #43 — archive plays don't affect your streak. Or jump into today's puzzle.