4Stack #85 — answers & breakdown
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
The sixteen cards in this puzzle were: Touhou, DoDonPachi, Ikaruga, Mushihimesama, Gradius, R-Type, Darius, Einhänder, Cave, Treasure, Psikyo, Toaplan, Bomb, Chaining, Rank, Grazing.
The four stacks
Bullet hell series
Touhou, DoDonPachi, Ikaruga, Mushihimesama
Horizontal shmups
Gradius, R-Type, Darius, Einhänder
Shmup developers
Cave, Treasure, Psikyo, Toaplan
Shmup jargon
Bomb, Chaining, Rank, Grazing
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