Smart Games for Smart Communities
Dear Reader,
It’s December and it’s time to bring on the holiday cheer! At Amuse Labs, we wish to express our gratitude to you for sharing our love for puzzles. Throughout the year, one thing that inspired us was how different groups and communities creatively incorporated Smart Games as a source of fun, awareness and engagement. In this month’s newsletter, we focus the spotlight on such communities.
Happy puzzling!
Library of books and puzzles
Memorial Hall Library has been serving the Andover, Massachusetts community since 1873. Its website is a place where people can find books, conduct research, learn about city events and enjoy solving puzzles. The site offers?Smart Games?including crosswords, sudokus and jigsaws using the PuzzleMe? platform. The library even publishes its own puzzles, twice a month, as a fun way to connect readers with the benefits of the library.
Of rainbows and unicorns
Autostraddle.com , an LGBTQIA+ focused news and entertainment website, covers various topics including dating, fashion, politics, films and more. A recent addition to their offerings is a suite of?crossword, word search and WordroW puzzles, powered by PuzzleMe. Constructed by indie creators from the puzzles community, these Smart Games are as witty as they are queer. A simple but exciting start to this section is the ‘guessing’ game WordroW.?Can you solve this mega one?
As students and alumni
Applications of Smart Games in an academic institution go beyond education. Puzzles have found a place in student-run newspapers, magazines, newsletters, clubs, committees, and department-led communities. Universities, colleges and schools use PuzzleMe games such as crosswords, sudokus, quizzes, and jigsaws to cover on-campus news and connect with peers and alumni. Harvard Independent , Harvard College’s student weekly newsmagazine,?publishes crosswords?with intriguing and entertaining clues connecting specifically with its young audience. The Faculty of Arts and Science at the 加拿大多伦多大学 sends bimonthly newsletters to their alumni which carry themed crosswords. The clueing is smartly inspired from on-campus news stories. Here’s their latest?holiday themed crossword.
If you are a part of a similar community, then?begin your puzzle journey here.
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Senior Citizens - healthy and engaged
The Los Angeles Times publishes a special guide to?Healthy Living for senior citizens. The section is carefully curated to inform readers about staying healthy, changing their lifestyles, food, travel and local healthcare options. Each section in print and online includes a unique, custom crossword that aligns with the overall theme of the issue and deepens the community’s connection with the content.
Did you know?
Last month, Auto Trader UK - a British automotive classified advertising business - broke the Guinness World record to host the largest online quiz. With 7,279 participants joining the session, they surpassed the last record of 2,328 participants held by Camden Council in Australia.
The theme of Auto Trader’s quiz was electric vehicles.
Source: Guinness World Records
About us
Amuse Labs is the creator of PuzzleMe?, the leading digital platform for Smart Games. It is a B2B SaaS company trusted globally by brands and publishers and specializes in digital games, powering Crosswords, Sudokus, Jigsaws, Quizzes, Word Searches and more. Explore opportunities to partner by?sending a note at [email protected] or?applying?if you’re interested in working with us!
Oh, and to the journalists on our mailing list, if you’d like to cover any highlight from this newsletter or about Amuse Labs, then?write to us at [email protected]