4Stack #46 โ€” answers & breakdown

Friday, August 28, 2026

This day was an encore โ€” a rerun of puzzle #14, first played on July 27, 2026. The full write-up lives on that puzzle's page.

The sixteen cards in this puzzle were: Shigeru Miyamoto, Hideo Kojima, Sid Meier, John Carmack, Gabe Newell, Markus Persson, Palmer Luckey, Tim Sweeney, Troy Baker, Nolan North, Laura Bailey, Charles Martinet, Koji Kondo, Nobuo Uematsu, Mick Gordon, C418.

The four stacks

Created iconic franchises

Shigeru Miyamoto, Hideo Kojima, Sid Meier, John Carmack

Founded gaming companies

Gabe Newell, Markus Persson, Palmer Luckey, Tim Sweeney

Prolific voice actors

Troy Baker, Nolan North, Laura Bailey, Charles Martinet

Game composers

Koji Kondo, Nobuo Uematsu, Mick Gordon, C418

Want to try it yourself? Play puzzle #46 โ€” archive plays don't affect your streak. Or jump into today's puzzle.