4Stack #71 โ€” answers & breakdown

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

The sixteen cards in this puzzle were: IGN, GameSpot, Polygon, Eurogamer, Nintendo Power, EGM, Computer Gaming World, Edge, Metacritic, OpenCritic, HowLongToBeat, MobyGames, The Game Awards, BAFTA Games, DICE Awards, IGF.

The four stacks

Gaming outlets

IGN, GameSpot, Polygon, Eurogamer

Defunct gaming magazines

Nintendo Power, EGM, Computer Gaming World, Edge

Databases & aggregators

Metacritic, OpenCritic, HowLongToBeat, MobyGames

Industry awards

The Game Awards, BAFTA Games, DICE Awards, IGF

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