Puzzle Day
The right apps for puzzle lovers and puzzle foxes
Puzzle Foxes celebrate Puzzle Day on January 29th.
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On January 29th, friends of puzzles will celebrate Jigsaw Puzzle Day. Here is a selection of five apps for digital puzzle fun.
For centuries, people have been passing the time with puzzles and riddles – meanwhile often also in digital form. Here are five apps to keep you entertained on today’s jigsaw puzzle day.
“Ravensburg Puzzle”
Users can find numerous classic puzzles from different areas such as sports, animals or landscapes in “Ravensburg Puzzle”. Several puzzles are freely accessible in the free app (iOS and Android) from the well-known manufacturer – others can be purchased. Depending on their desire and level of experience, players can choose the number of pieces in the puzzles – between 20 and 500.
“mini subway”
A different kind of puzzle fun offers “mini subway” for iOS, Android and other platforms. In the simulation, players must strategically expand ever-growing subway networks in different cities. Gradually, more stations open up, which means that puzzle fans adjust lines or set new ones completely. Because the network has to be efficient so that passengers don’t wait too long. The sequel “Mini Motorways” (Apple Arcade, Steam) works in a similar way, in which players expand a city’s road network.
Sudoku
One of the most popular logic puzzles is Sudoku. Usually puzzlers should fill a 9×9 grid with digits from 1 to 9 and have to make sure that each of them occurs only once in the nine blocks, lines and rows. There are countless Sudoku apps on the App Store and Google Play – often for free or at a low price. One of the best alternatives is the “Sudoku Master Edition” for iOS.
crossword
Crossword puzzles have also been very popular for decades. Classics among fans of the letter puzzle include that of the “New York Times”, for which there is also an app available for iPhone and Android devices. Here, too, fans will find numerous alternatives, for example “Crossword Pur”, also available for iOS and Android.
“94 percent”
“94 percent” (iOS and Android) is a modern game for quiz fans. Players type what others associate with certain situations, things or images – and have to figure out 94 percent of the answers given. For example, where do you need a ticket? Beware, spoilers: one of the answers you’re looking for is “Bahn”. But what are the others?