4Stack #86 — answers & breakdown

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

The sixteen cards in this puzzle were: Wing Commander, X-Wing, FreeSpace, Everspace, Elite, X4, Rebel Galaxy, Freelancer, Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane, DCS World, IL-2 Sturmovik, Ace Combat, Crimson Skies, Rogue Squadron, HAWX.

The four stacks

Space combat sims

Wing Commander, X-Wing, FreeSpace, Everspace

Space trading sims

Elite, X4, Rebel Galaxy, Freelancer

Flight simulators

Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane, DCS World, IL-2 Sturmovik

Arcade flight games

Ace Combat, Crimson Skies, Rogue Squadron, HAWX

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